Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Yoga Classes

We provide all equipment, but you are welcome to bring your own. Please note that classes may fill up, the best way to guarantee a space is to book via our DariYoga Online booking system. We ask that you arrive at the studio a minimum of 5 minutes before your class begins.

DariYoga clients are advised not to undertake strenuous physical activities without first seeking medical advice if they have concerns over their physical condition. DariYoga reserves the right to refuse access to any client if, in its absolute discretion, it considers that the health of the individual concerned may be endangered by practising yoga. If there is any doubt, the Client should consult their doctor.Clients accept the risk of injury from performing exercises and are advised to consult their doctor prior to beginning any programme or class. DariYoga accepts no liability for loss or damage to property or injury of Clients on the Studio premises or outside the Studios.

Terms and Conditions of Class Passes

A class pass is issued with each set of 5 or 10 classes. A class pass is valid for 12 months from the date of payment. Class passes are not transferrable between students. Classes will not be credited if the pass expires. Class passes are not refundable.

Terms and Conditions of One to One Sessions

Private sessions must be paid for in advance. Any changes to class times, or cancellations must be made 12 hours in advance of the start time of the class. Please note your teacher may have commitments straight after, so start times and end times must be adhered to. If the client (you) is late for the class, your instructor will try to teach the full class time but reserves the right to finish the class at the agreed time.

Cancellation and Refund Policy for Group classes:

Class bookings can be cancelled up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund or transfer. If you paid with your class pass, your class will be credited back to your account. Any cancellations made on short notice will not be credited back to your pass or refunded.

Any questions?
Please don’t hesitate to contact: tyunevadaria@gmail.com or 07519553091

3 Tips for Yin Yoga students

Hi yogis! Ahead of my new yin classes I want to have a little intro on here to help you understand and prepare better for what to expect in a Yin Yoga class.

At this point you might have practised Yin, or maybe only heard of it before and did a quick search but still unsure - then read on!

So here's 3 tips to help you enjoy a Yin Yoga class:

TIP 1: Understand what Yin Yoga is (and isn't!)

Yin is often confused with Restorative, but it is not the same. There are some similarities—they both target the parasympathetic/rest-and- digest nervous system; they are both wonderful for stress relief; and they both feature primarily reclined or seated poses. Unlike Restorative Yoga, however, which is a Hatha Yoga style, Yin is a hybrid of Hatha Yoga with traditional Chinese Medicine. Yin works with meridians to move the flow of chi, while Restorative and other forms of Hatha work with prana and chakras. 

In addition, Restorative Yoga—as its name suggests—is about restoring you back to your optimal level of well-being. This assumes you aren't currently there. Yin Yoga assumes you are not injured. While Restorative poses are gentle, Yin poses take us to our edge in order to strengthen the joints and target the fascia. If you rank effort on a scale of 1-10, Restorative Yoga is a 2-3 while Yin Yoga is a 4-5, and while it can be beginner-friendly, it is not easy. Yin Yoga shouldn't put you to sleep!

TIP 2. Have a thorough understanding of the three principles of Yin Yoga.

PRINCIPLE 1. Find your edge

In every Yin asana, students should be right at their edge in terms of sensation—not too little, where they aren't stressing their joints at all, but not so much that it becomes unsafe.

Finding your edge is one of the most challenging parts of Yin Yoga and it looks different for each person. 

PRINCIPLE 2. Hold the pose

To really reap the benefits of Yin Yoga, poses must be held for at least two minutes; you can go as long as ten but that's very advanced. The average amount is 3-5 minutes. Think of it as a marathon, and not a sprint!

PRINCIPLE 3. Resolve to be still

Yin poses are held without tensing up or contracting muscles. Use props to help you surrender into the pose rather than struggle against it. Avoid fidgeting once you are settled in.

TIP 3. Set the mood

How you do this will depend on you! A lot of people struggle with the stillness of yin (especially at first), so having background music is a good idea. As with any yoga class it's worthwhile setting the scene - light a candle, ask your household members to not be disturbed. Make the room you are practising in cosy and warm.

Hope that helps! 

Enjoy :)

These are taken and adapted from Kassandra Reindhart's Yin ebook.

Recipe: Slow Roasted Peppers with Beans

It's a fuss-free variation of peperonata and it's cooked in the oven rather than a frying pan. With garlicky beans, this dish is perfect piled on rounds of thickly sliced bread.

Serves: 4
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 50 min

INGREDIENTS:
5 vine tomatoes, quartered
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
1 orange pepper, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 bay leaves
1 large spring of fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon sea salt flakes
Plenty of freshly ground black pepper

BEANS:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove of garlic, minced or grated
1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes
1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 lemon, zest and juice (do not mix)

TO SERVE:
Slices of fresh bread of your choice (sourdough in our house)

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/gas 6.
Tip the tomatoes, peppers, oil, herbs, salt and pepper into a roasting tin large enough to hold everything in one layer, mix well, then transfer to the oven and roast for 40 minutes. If after half and hour it looks as though the peppers are catching too quickly, turn the heat down a notch.

Meanwhile, combine the olive oil, garlic, chilli flakes, salt, cannillini beans and lemon zest together in a bowl and set aside. 

Once the peppers have had 40 minutes, stir through the beans, turn the oven down to 160°C fan/180°/gas 4 and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Taste and adjust the salt and pepper as needed, adding more olive oil if you wish, then remove the bay leaves and rosemary springs, and stir the lemon juice through.

Serve with bread. 

This tastes even better the next day, although there's a very small chance there will be anything left!

Enjoy!
Source: The Roasting Tin Around the world.

DariYoga Spring Series

Workshop I: Yoga Classics: Head to Toe

Saturday 28/3 10am - 12pm

How to make each pose suit YOUR body and be of maximum benefit to YOU.

In the first workshop of the series we will go through some of the key poses of hatha yoga that you are certain to encounter in 99% of yoga classes.

With more time than in a regular class, we will have the luxury of spending longer in these poses to understand the principles of alignment. We will learn modifications to make key postures safe & accessible, increasing the effectiveness of your practice and also advancing in the pose depending on your ability. 

This workshop will be perfect for complete beginners of all ages and backgrounds - it will build a strong foundation and give you confidence to join group classes. And you don’t need to be able to touch your toes!

More experienced yogis will get a better understanding of the anatomy of the postures and learn how to go deeper and build it up for a challenge!

During the workshop we can discuss some of the poses as a group to understand the differences our bodies have and there will be plenty of opportunity to freely ask questions during the practice. We will provide handouts to take home so you can remember what you’ve learned and use it to start or continue your own home practice!

Workshop II. Hips and Hamstrings Workshop: Yin/Yang

Saturday 04/11 10am - 12pm

Unlock your potential by releasing the Hips and Hamstrings!

Lots of my students and people I meet from other movement worlds are really keen to work on hips & hamstrings.

Limited mobility and flexibility in these areas effect a lot of us due to our lifestyle, spending a long time seated at work or home, sports like cycling and running, over-training small movement patterns and rarely moving our hips through their full range of motion, unfortunately all of which can sometimes lead to injuries (most commonly lower back issues).

The hips are vastly complex and need many different strategies to open them effectively. The hamstrings, however, are fairly straight forward, but they are big powerful muscles and they take a lot of work to change, making these areas both challenging and interlinked to work with.

This 2-hour Workshop will:

• Show you comprehensive stretches for hamstrings and how to make them work best.

• Explore groups of asanas for inner and outer hips, breaking down the different muscles involved and moving your hips through their full range.

• Learn the application of yin and yang yoga combination to target fascia, connective tissue, ligaments and muscles.

Releasing these areas can vastly improve your movement and posture keeping you injury free! This is great for daily life, your yoga practice and activities where mobility of the legs is important like climbing, dancing and martial arts etc.

Workshop III. Arm Balances and Inversions Workshop

Saturday 09/05 10am - 12pm

Invigorate your entire body and change your perspective!

This area of practice is the most requested focus for workshops by my students, and it’s easy to understand why!

The amazing feeling of flight that you can achieve with arm balances, when only your hands are touching the floor! The adrenaline & lightness when flipping your world upside down! Many students are tantalisingly close, and for those who can, it’s addictive!

This session would benefit everyone with a desire to break through to the next level in their practice, whether it’s to perform their first arm balance, or to master all of them.

I will breakdown several of the key arm balances, and look at the ‘benchmarks’ of strength & flexibility required to achieve each one. Together identifying our individual missing links, tackling them with exercises to unlock these tricky postures. 

The second part of the workshop will be dedicated to safely approaching inversions for students at every level, finding the best way for you to get upside down! This will involve breaking down the technique for Headstand & Handstand, learning how to build your personal inversion practice and achieve your goals. 

This workshop is open to all, but in order to get the most from it, a level of strength and fitness is required. 

Having the ability to hold plank position and do a push up is ideal, any more than that is fantastic.

Female practitioners need to be aware that inversions are not recommended during your period.

Book here.

Home Practice: YogaGlo

They often tell you that once you start teaching your own practice starts going downhill... And it's true (sad but true). Ever since I relocated to Harrogate I struggled to keep up with my yoga - I felt my flexibility and strength were slipping away from me. I tried various places and teachers but couldn't keep it consistent. The only tools I used were a couple of videos from my Russian teachers and Yoga with Adriene. First were often too demanding and used to get me upset if I couldn't quite complete the video, the second was not challenging enough.

My approach to practice changed with my yoga qualification course - 'your practice' becomes your Sadhana. Your time on the mat, time that we use for our own [spiritual] development. Becoming a teacher enables you to 'build' your practice naturally - there was no more torment about 'what am I going to do on the mat?'. You just sit, listen, and then begin, and see where it takes you.

Sadhana takes time and dedication. Sometimes you just want an easy way out. This is where YogaGlo comes in for me and I can not recommend it enough.
It has got mountains of videos, teachers, styles, lenghts - you name it, they have it. At only $18 a month it's a no brainer for me. If you are looking to expand your practice and do more at home - try it. First month is free, and no - they didn't pay me to advertise!

Current reads: Yoga Critical Alignment

I have been interested in this method for a while now - my friend is an adept and teaches Critical Alignment in Moscow. There is a lot of promise and intrigue around the method, but sadly it's not represented in the UK. On my recent trip to Moscow I attended 2 classes - only to leave for home straight after I was beginning to get hooked!
I bought the book a while ago and started reading it only to abandon it after less than 100 pages. This is my 2nd attempt - I felt that after I had actually been to class I can make more sense of it.
It's quite dry and takes a long time to process chapters - it is definitely more of an academic text that light reading.
I am a bit of a yoga 'meloman' and like trying new things/styles, so I would like to try practising this style on my own and am going to invest in some kit soon.
I will keep you posted about progress on this hefty tome!

To buy the book/read more about go here.

Exciting new website!

Welcome! I am pleased to finally announce my redesigned website www.dariyoga.co.uk. It has taken me nearly 2 years to update it and make sure it's fully mobile responsive. I have added this blog page to keep you informed of news, upcoming workshops, and general inspiration! Hurrah!