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Wellness Qigong

Wellness qigong

Wellness Qigong

Wellness qigong

Wellness Qigong
(Attention: there will be no classes in August!)

yoga for women
(attention! classes are cancelled)

Wellness Qigong

(attention! classes are cancelled)

Wellness Qigong

Summer is a wonderful time when we can enjoy the sun, fresh air, green grass and trees, fresh fruits and vegetables. For yogis, summer also opens up great opportunities, because right now it is so useful and pleasant to conduct yoga classes in nature. This is especially true for residents of megacities, so yoga in Moscow parks is what those Muscovites who want to get a boost of energy from Mother Nature herself need. You will learn about what yoga in parks is and what its features are by reading our article.

Yoga in Moscow parks 2016

Yoga lessons on outdoors it is better to spend in not too noisy places, where there is green grass underfoot and tall trees that create a cozy shade. Moscow parks are perfect for this purpose. This year it was decided to hold yoga classes in more than 30 parks in Moscow. In each of them, a suitable clearing has been selected, where you can practice asanas, pranayamas and meditations completely free of charge. The classes will present a wide variety of styles and directions of yoga. These include classical hatha yoga, ashtanga and kundalini yoga, laughter yoga, yoga for children and pregnant women, as well as various master classes and yoga for beginners. Certified yoga masters will allow you to get acquainted with different directions, and if you are a beginner, choose the style of yoga you like. All you need is the desire and good mood, comfortable clothes, a light blanket, a bottle of water and, of course, ! For rainy weather, many parks have awnings that allow you to enjoy nature without getting wet. You can easily find information about the parks, their location and class schedules on the Internet.

Benefits of outdoor practice

So, changing the environment and going outside the usual studio, you will certainly feel the difference in how you feel in the same asanas. Outdoor activities balance the psycho-emotional state and favor more conscious practice. Feeling your unity with nature, you will feel a surge of emotions from simple things: your own breath, a light breeze, sunlight. In addition, in contact with the surface of the earth, your body synchronizes the biological clock, which means that your sleep will improve and your stress level will decrease.

Now imagine how much more effective your pranayama practice will be in the open air! You will saturate your body with oxygen, and in meditation you will feel peace from the sounds of nature. In addition, yoga in the park is a great opportunity to choose your style of yoga or find your teacher if you are a beginner yogi. And, of course, such wonderful events contribute to new impressions and new acquaintances with like-minded people!

In summer, in the parks of the Moscow Department of Culture, you can get acquainted with different types yoga. Classes for everyone will be held from June 1 to August 31 at 37 venues as part of the Yoga in the Parks project.

150 experienced certified instructors will be teaching the townspeople health-improving practices, who will be able to choose a program for both beginners and those who are already familiar with yoga. Trainings are organized in the mornings or evenings. One lesson will last from one to one and a half hours, depending on the type of practice.

Beginners will be offered lightweight asanas (yoga postures). The parks will provide an opportunity to meet with more than 20 types of yoga, as well as master qigong gymnastics. Lessons consist of physical activity, meditation and breathing exercises.

You can join classes without prior registration. You just need to take a mat with you and come to training in comfortable clothes that do not restrict movement. In rainy weather, classes will be held only in parks where awnings are equipped. These are, for example, Goncharovsky and Babushkinsky parks, as well as Fili, Vorobyovy Gory, the Mitino landscape park, the park of the 50th anniversary of October and Kuzminki. Training will be canceled if the air temperature drops below plus 18 degrees. You can find out about changes in the schedule on the pages of the parks in in social networks and on their websites,” the press service of Mosgorpark said.

In some parks, it will be possible to practice not only classical types of yoga, such as hatha and kundalini, but also unusual ones. For example, in "Museone" teach the yoga of laughter, or hasya yoga. It is based on respiratory and lung exercise, which cause natural laughter and relieve nervous tension.

AT garden "Hermitage" it will be possible to master the Taoist complex articular gymnastics and breathing practices"Power of the Earth". These exercises are suitable for those who suffer from chronic fatigue, pain in the back and muscles, swelling of the legs, insomnia and irritability.

Parks for outdoor yoga

The Yoga in the Parks project is running for the eighth consecutive season. Lessons in nature under the guidance of instructors attract citizens and give many an incentive to strengthen the body, start leading healthy lifestyle life. in green recreation areas started on May 1.

A variety of activities have been created in the parks - workout grounds, courts, football fields, jogging and cycling routes, as well as rental points for sports equipment, scooters, segways and bicycles.

Free open-air yoga classes start. They will take place in the morning, afternoon and evening. You can follow the detailed schedule on the parks website, it will be published a few days before the start of the lessons. Citizens will be able to attend training until August 31.

Everyone, regardless of the level of training, will be able to learn both popular areas of yoga, such as hatha or kundalini, as well as its unusual types, such as yoga for the face or yoga of laughter. Pre-registration is not required. Participants only need to bring a mat and come in clothes that do not restrict movement. In rainy weather, classes will be held only in parks with awnings - these are Goncharovsky and Babushkinsky parks, as well as Fili, Sparrow Hills and Kuzminki. If the air temperature is below plus 18 degrees, training will be canceled.

“This summer, the program of free yoga classes in the parks will be held for the seventh time. She is very popular with the townspeople. Outdoor classes will be conducted by more than 200 certified teachers with at least one year of experience. The duration of each of them will be from one hour to one and a half - depending on the direction of yoga, ”the press service of the Moscow City Park explained.

Instructors will introduce more than 20 types of yoga. For example, park visitors will be able to repeat or master new asanas and pranayamas ( breathing exercises) hatha yoga, kundalini yoga, ashtanga vinyasa yoga, kaula yoga and power yoga. All these types combine meditation, breathing exercises and physical activity.

In addition to popular destinations, citizens will get acquainted with unusual species yoga. For example, in Tagansky Park, everyone will be able to master the course of anti-aging procedures - yoga classes for the face will be held there. It aims to develop different muscles faces and necks that lose tone over time. Some exercises are based on counteraction: the muscles of the face are strained, lightly pressing them with the fingers and preventing their movement. Also during the classes, participants will simultaneously make funny faces and facial massage. Thanks to these and other exercises, the skin becomes smoother and younger. In addition, such training will become the prevention of osteochondrosis. cervical spine, eye and ENT diseases.

In Gorky Park, they will teach you how to laugh correctly in the yoga lessons of laughter, or hasya yoga. It is based on breathing and light physical exercises that cause natural laughter, thereby relieving nervous tension. The effect is enhanced by the fact that the lessons are held in groups. In the classroom, students will perform a set of asanas aimed at relieving muscle and nervous tension, and will also perform tasks aimed at making themselves and other participants of the master class laugh.

And in the museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno" for those who prefer quieter practices, they organize yoga classes with live music. Participants will be able to meditate, perform asanas and pranayamas and sing mantras to guitar accompaniment.

Starts May 1st. 21 parks of the Department of Culture of the City of Moscow have prepared a festive program for this day. The largest entertainment program awaits guests of Gorky Park.

Parks offering free yoga classes this summer:

- Gorky Park;

- "Sparrow Hills";

- "Museon";

- "Zaryadye";

— Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill;

— Hermitage garden;

- "Sokolniki";

— Perovsky park;

— garden named after Bauman;

— Babushkinsky park;

- "Fili";

— Park of the 50th Anniversary of October;

— Tagansky park;

— children's park named after Pryamikov;

- Vorontsovo estate;

- "Krasnaya Presnya";

- Krasnogvardeisky Ponds;

— Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve;

- "Northern Tushino";

— Lianozovsky park;

— Goncharovsky park;

— Izmailovsky park;

— park near the ponds "Rainbow";

— park "Dubki";

- the estate "Altufievo";

— a park on Angarskaya street;

— ethnographic village Bibirevo;

- "Levoberezhny";

— the park of the Northern River Station;

— Olympic village park;

— a park near the Jamgarovsky pond;

— square in Olonetsky proezd;

— landscape park "Mitino";

- "Borisovskie Prudy";

- "Gardeners";