Yoga classes

Vinyasa Yoga is a dynamic and fun flow class, with a variety of postures (asanas) to strengthen the body and the mind. Vinyasa means 'connection of movement and breath'. Through the use of creative sequences of asanas, the teacher will prepare you for more advanced postures like arm balances, hip openers and backbends.

In the Astanga Led classes, you will learn the first part of the sequence of postures of the Primary Series of the Astanga Vinyasa Yoga System. The class consists of a fixed series of postures, which is guided by the teacher and focuses on increasing strength, flexibility and concentration of the mind.

Yoga Basics is a safe, positive and empowering experience for both students with no experience as well as the seasoned practitioner who wants to review technical principles. Building on the foundation of safe alignment, you cultivate strength, flexibility and stamina so you can evolve to a more vigorous and challenging practice.

The Mysore Program is a method of practice for the Ashtanga Yoga sequence, a series of postures connected by powerful movement, breath, and attention. This is the traditional method for learning Ashtanga, which is taught through one-on-one instruction from a teacher.

In a Yin Yoga class seated and lying down postures are held for 3-5 minutes. While the muscles are relaxed, the connective tissue in the body is stimulated by the specific poses. Yin Yoga combines the knowledge of Hatha Yoga with Chinese Medicine's meridians, Taoist philosophy and Buddhist meditation techniques. Yin Yoga has a positive effect on the organs, immune system, muscles and joints.

Restorative Yoga uses props, like blocks and bolsters, to support you in different postures and help the body to relax and let go completely. The class is calm, grounding and restoring. It is highly suitable if you are healing from an injury, dealing with stress or burnout or want to relax deeply.

Hatha Yoga is a traditional yoga method that includes postures (Asana), breathing exercises (Pranayama), Meditation, Chanting, and hand gestures (Mudra). The emphasis in Hatha Yoga is on balancing body, energy, and mind.

A Yin Yang Yoga class focuses on relaxing (Yin) and strengthening (Yang). It is a class in which you are both physically challenged and completely relaxed. Where the Yang (Vinyasa) part will focus on strengthening the muscles, the Yin part will focus on relaxing them completely. By balancing your Yin and Yang your energy flow will increase, giving you a peaceful balanced mind and body.

Healing yoga is a series of practices synthesized from Tibetan Yoga, Chinese Qi Gong, Hatha Yoga, Tibetan medicine and Ayurveda. The practice is simple and easy to learn, anyone regardless of age and experience can benefit by following this method.

Ayurveda yoga is basically a customized yoga class to balance your doshas. In Sanskrit the word “dosha” literally means “that which becomes imbalanced”, meaning that you do yoga postures, breathing and meditation exercises which will benefit your mental state and physical constitution.

Yoga Nidra translates to sleep meditation and is a practice of conscious relaxation designed to release held tension in our body, mind and energy field. The practise of Yoga Nidra guides students into a state of deep relaxation, by progressively relaxing and releasing tension from each part of the body. This helps us to feel more open inside and is a great way to reverse the impact of stress.

We offer Meditation & Mindfulness in most of our classes. Meditation is an important part of yoga. In fact, the physical yoga practice (or asana) is traditionally used as purification and preparation for meditation. There are many yoga meditation techniques that one can learn and we offer a variety of choices.

In most classes of Delight Yoga we also often practice Pranayama. Pranayama are a set of simple breathing techniques which help to cleanse and stabilize the body and mind.

Kundalini Yoga is the practice of awakening our Higher Self and our true purpose in life. It is a liberating form of yoga offering a unique and uplifting blend of spiritual and physical practices teaching you the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. Kundalini Yoga embodies dynamic movement, breathing techniques, mantra, mudra and deep meditation and relaxation.

Moving with your baby at Prenatal Yoga: Prenatal Yoga gives you the opportunity to embrace your changing body and support this process by practising meditation and yoga postures, in combination with breathing- and relaxation exercises and specific poses that can be used during delivery.

QiGong is an ancient Asian system of health and self-development. Slow circular, repetitive movements invoke a sense of inner peace and relaxation. Learn to cultivate and manage a high grade of Energy. Special emphasis will be placed on intention, alignment and Taoist “natural breath”. This practice builds strength, grace and calm. Suitable for all levels.

A heart-opening journey, combining the beautiful, deep tones of the cello with a vinyasa flow that will touch the depths of your heart and the strings of your soul.

We share cacao together and meet each other in a space of playfulness, connection and singing. Expressing your voice through singing soothes the body, welcomes the heart and calms the mind. Carried by the warm embrace of cacao, you can fully relax into the moment and be here and now, together.

Just as we exercise and relax our muscles of the body, we can do so with our facial muscles. An area the ancient yogis never forgot and we can learn to remember. By bringing movement, we bring circulation to our skin, fascia and muscles, help toxins and emotion leave our system and feel refreshed.

We offer regular monthly Satsang Special Classes at Delight Yoga as a vibrant core of Being in our Delight community, a way of living life directly from Truth.

"A thread of Love to hold us lightly Here"

In this new program, we will gather together to create a year of transformation at Home.

Our homes are the center of where we live our lives, where we would like to be at ease, natural, and free. Our bodies are our direct home, and our home is a reflection of our mind. All of our reality is a reflection of this intimate indivisible connection, a connection to everything that exists.

Join these monthly Mantra circles to cultivate a happy mind and a holy heart! In the ancient Yoga tradition, the wisdom of yoga was passed on by mantras. The word ‘Mantra’ literally means ‘to cross over the mind’. Chanting mantras takes us out of the head and into the heart.

Mysore Style is the traditional way to learn the Ashtanga practice as taught by the Jois family, in Mysore India. In this style of practice, the class is not “led” as a whole but rather each student receives a personalised guidance from the teacher, so that the practice is learnt slowly and progressively, virtually one posture at a time, while committing the sequence to memory.

Ashtanga Yoga Full Primary Series Led Class (experienced) This special Ashtanga Led class is guided by the teacher in the traditional way, with Sanskrit counting, working at a slightly faster pace, steadily and with focus, inviting participants to connect deeper with the meditative aspect of the practice.

In this circle we come together to calm the mind, relax the body and to connect through the repetition of the OM mantra. This is an invitation to allow the power of our unique voices to be the expression of pure consciousness, and deeply rest in a sense of being.

At Delight Yoga, we offer Voice Liberation special classes guided by expert teachers in Amsterdam. Voice liberation is literally about liberating your voice. What yoga is to your body, voice liberation is to your voice. Your voice is made to be heard, and we usually use it without thinking. When we start singing it will be different. We often shy away from our sound, or we have all kinds of judgments about it.

Open up your heart through your voice. Join Lonneke for an evening of opening your heart with singing mantras. During this evening you will experience the power of sound and vibration flowing through your body. Chanting mantras purifies us and brings us closer to the source, closer to the joy and love in ourselves.

Clear your mind, unwind and find your center during the seasonal changes. Join us in this extra long Deeprelax Yoga Nidra class where we are diving deep into ourselves. We go to depths where you’ll only find stillness, peace and love.

Listening to the sound of Alchemy Crystal singing bowls allows us to relax our body and to quiet our mind and its thoughts. While we are feeling the vibrations of the sound flowing through our body, our cells are resonating with those vibrations and we are able to forget about time and space and to feel our body weightless.

Monday to Friday morning we gather together for a Silent Morning Meditation via Zoom. The first 15 minutes are guided and the remaining 30 minutes we will be together in Silence. The guidance will support us to be at ease and relax into the field of the body.

Are you ready to free yourself from the limitations, fears, and confusions we are all individually and socially trapped in? We offer regular monthly Satsang at Delight Yoga as a vibrant core of Being in our Delight community, a way of living life directly from Truth.

In each season of 2022, we will offer one week of daily Satsang Classes guided by Satya. The theme of each week will be based on the season and its elements.

The Living Awake Online Program is a community, a container of support for each other, a thread of Love to lightly hold onto, giving us the ease we need to live our real potential as an awakened human being in the midst of everyday life.