Attending HYD classes:

​Preparation for class

• Wear comfortable stretchy clothing
  ​All classes conducted in barefeet
• Try not to eat for at least 3 hours
  and not to drink for 30 minutes prior to class
• Arrive 10 minutes before class. Turn mobile phones off
  Leave your belongings in the storage unit provided
• Set up your mat and rest in semi-supine until class starts
• Advise the teacher if you have a condition which may modify how you practice
  ​(physical injury, emotional, menstruation, headache, pregnancy, illness, overtired, medical etc.)
• Let the teacher know if you do not wish to be adjusted
• Let the teacher know if you have to leave early

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Making practice easier

• Look down not up
• Keep arms/hands on hips or chest rather than away from the body
• Bend your knees slightly in forward bending positions or to reach the floor when standing
• Use plank instead of push up
• Use plank with kneeling or straight legs instead of up dog
• Use down dog with legs bent ​rather than straight legs
  
  

Making practice harder

• Apply the teachers instructions that deepen the intensity of the pose
• Rest less between postures
• Use only one or two breaths to move between postures
• Maintain grip of the bandhas and relax the face, neck and throat

Finishing the class

• Put equipment away neatly
• Take your belongings with you