Sivananda Yoga combines postures, breathing, and stillness to build flexibility, strength, and a calmer nervous system.
Built on five ideas: proper exercise, proper breathing, proper rest, proper diet, and positive thinking, the sequence covers exercise and breathing directly, builds in rest after every posture, and asks for the kind of sustained focus that keeps your mind as engaged as your body.
What it is
Each class follows the same structure: breathing exercises, a warm-up sequence of gentle sun-facing stretches, then twelve set postures — starting with a headstand and finishing with a twist — with a short rest between each one.
Technique
Breath leads the class. You’re guided into a slow, audible breathing style through the nose, which sets the pace for the sun-facing warm-up and carries through into the postures themselves. Movement is timed to the breath — one breath in, one movement out.
Postures are held, not rushed — long enough for the muscle to actually release, not just stretch. Between each posture, you rest flat on your back for a moment. That’s built into the sequence, not optional — it’s where your nervous system settles before the next posture asks something of it.
Benefits
Flexibility
The full sequence works the spine in every direction: forward, back, sideways, twisted
Circulation
Upside-down and backward-bending postures move blood flow in ways upright movement doesn’t reach
Strength
Postures like the headstand and the backbend build core and back strength through held tension, not repetition
Nervous System Regulation
The rest built into every posture lowers your heart rate and steadies your breath before it has a chance to spike
Sivananda Yoga Class Schedule
Even if you’ve never done yoga before, this is a good place to start.
📍 Chip Bee Gardens, Singapore
| Tuesdays – Sundays |
| 06:00 – 07:00 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
