Pure Yoga, Asia’s leading yoga studio, continously introduces unique and exciting yoga experiences for yogis and yoginis. With the Lunar New Year approaching, here are the latest Pure Yoga offerings to revitalise you for the challenges ahead. 

Yoga Dance

Led by Hari Om (biography attached), who started learning at the age of 3 and performed publicly at 5, Yoga Dance provides a “soulful experience” for busy Hong Kong people with hectic 24-hour schedules. Taking on a distinctively funky and flamboyant persona, this style of yoga comes in variations.  Bollywood Fusion is a high-velocity cardio workout to the tunes of Indian pop music, excellent for beginners and anyone else who wants to de-stress and detox; Indian Dance infuses classical choreography with lots of hand gestures, eye and neck movements that enhance co-ordination; Kuchipudi is the traditional dance originating from South India in fixed movement sequence and helps to improve memory and co-ordination.  It is also a total body workout for your thighs, arms and shoulders.

Experienced dancers have a few more not-to-be-missed classes including Dance X, another incredible cardio session of non-stop music and impromptu choreography; Indo Hip Hop is geared towards dance lovers with at least 6 months of experience who are looking for a more intense session that improves flexibility and muscle strength.

Yoga Dance classes will be available weekly at all Pure Yoga locations.  For class schedule, please visit www.pure-yoga.com.

Yoga Nidra

Complete relaxation in a yogic environment is at the core of Satyananda Yoga Nidra® (Psychic Sleep), a simple yet powerful guided relaxation done lying down and a favourite with yoga students of all levels.  It is a technique used to withdraw the senses, which systematically induces complete physical, mental and emotional release.  The result is a blissful experience in which the body and mind sleep, but the consciousness remains active and aware following the instructions, a little like dreaming while awake.  This simple and effective meditation practice helps to rectify insomnia and can be used for deep healing.

Pure Yoga will offer the 60-minute Satyananda Yoga Nidra® -The Power Nap starting in February.  The class combines Surya Namaskar (sun salutation series) and a 30-minute Satyananda Yoga Nidra® to help students stretch and release tension from the body/mind using the smooth flow of Surya Namaskar.  It also promotes deep relaxation and ‘letting go’, which induces greater comfort in stillness.  All eight stages of the Yoga Nidra practice will be systematically shared, so students can enjoy the healing and nourishing gifts of yogic sleep with awareness.

For schedule details, please visit www.pure-yoga.com

40-Day Personal Revolution Programme

City dwellers are always overwhelmed with work and everyday challenges.   The resulting stress not only affects your emotions but also your body system.  A solution can be found in The 40-Day Programme designed by Baron Baptiste, a man of experience in life transformations, self-development education, yoga philosophy and practice. The programme focuses on rejuvenating your health, cleansing body and mind, balancing your emotions, enhancing personal power, improving co-ordination, muscle strength and flexibility in addition to alleviating stress. 

Led by Wendy Wyvill and assisted by Dawnette Hidley, this programme will be a journey of activities that include yoga practice and meditation, guidance on diet for body detoxification, journalling to record the transformational process, and weekly meetings for sharing and supporting.  It is a progressive programme, each week delving deeper into different themes and areas of your life, and opening you up for growth and transformation. 

The programme runs from 21 April to 30 May and welcomes all levels of practitioners.  Early bird (on or before 7 April) registrants can enjoy a special fee of HKD 552 and regular price is HKD 690.  Participants are required to purchase the “40-Days to Personal Revolution” book by Baron Baptiste at the studio and attend a 150-minute information session with Wendy before programme starts. 

For details, please contact Pure Yoga Central Studio at 2971 0055.