So this past Tuesday I went to my first essential oils yoga class. The class was a combination of a seminar on essential oils and yoga class incorporating essential oils. It was held at a local church, where they hold their regular Doterra classes but they had a special guest speaker who was a certified yoga teacher come in and teach the yoga part of the class.
The seminar was informative as usual but I especially loved the yoga portion. The class was a "kundalini" inspired yoga class which is completely new to me. Traditionally, Kundalini Yoga incorporates movement, dynamic breathing techniques, meditation, and chanting. This class didn't really incorporate chanting but it did have a lot of movement, longer poses and mediation. Overall, I found this class challenging yet quite enjoyable. I am a bit intimidated to try Kundalini yoga class at an actual studio because I am not confident in my poses yet.
As far as the essential oil portion went, they added lemon to your water, they added peppermint to your hands for you to inhale, they put Roman Chamomile on your 3rd eye and the back of your neck prior to starting yoga, they put an oil (forget which one) to your forearm in the middle of the class and then they put lavender on the back of your neck towards the end of class (right before the meditation portion of the class). They were also difussing an oil during the whole class but again I forgot which one.
I found the peppermint to be energizing and I always find lavender to be relaxing so I particularly enjoyed those two oils. At the end of class I asked the teacher how I can incorporate the oils into a regular yoga class. She suggested applying an oil like Roman Chamomile prior to class and then bringing an oil like lavender to the class to apply right before meditation. She also said you might run the risk of a teacher not allowing oils in the class depending on the studio's specific policies. If this was the case, I would just apply the oil prior to class and then bring water with oils already in it.
However, I have found at least one class in the city that already incorporates essential oils into the class. Iron North Studio in Hintonburg offers a Yogaroma class on Saturdays. I plan to check it out in the next couple weeks and I can let you know how they incorporate the oils. I feel like as more people find out about the benifits of essential oils, more and more studios will offer these type of classes!
I plan to get Doterra's Balance oil this month which is a "grounding blend" so I think it would be the perfect oil to incorporate into your yoga practice.
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of incorporating essential oils into your yoga practice or just about essential oils in general, check out my Doterra page: www.mydoterra.com/essentialwellnessottawa
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