The 5 Pillars
At PURE Yoga, we care for the development and growth of our student’s yoga practice; with this in mind, we developed the 5 Pillars. This is a system that categorises classes in 5 different Pillars and provides a clear path for students to be able to choose which classes to attend.
Each class is categorised under one Pillar according to the physical and mental requirements needed to attend such class and the results that come after it. Besides being assigned to a Pillar, classes are also categorised in Levels according to the skill and knowledge required to attend the class. The 5 pillars are: Healing,Grounding, Dynamic, Hot and Specialised.
The 5 Pillars
| FOCUS |
| Therapeutic and restorative |
| BENEFITS |
| Restore an injury, calm the nervous system, improve breathing, activate the parasympathetic system and increase flexibility |
| PROFILE |
| All people interested in healing and nurturing their bodies and students of all ages looking for a gentle practise |
| FOCUS |
| Slow-paced, detailed instructions |
| BENEFITS |
| Learn alignment, strengthen, tone, increase flexibility and improve the body-mind connection |
| PROFILE |
| People interested in learning detailed alignment of the postures and working at a slow pace |
| FOCUS |
| Fast-paced, moving with the breath |
| BENEFITS |
|
Increase stamina, strengthen upper body, tone and increase flexibility |
| PROFILE |
| Students with some yoga experience who enjoy an energetic practise and are interested in increasing upper body strength and stamina |
| FOCUS |
| Grounding or Dynamic yoga practise in a heated room |
| BENEFITS |
|
Condition the body, train the mind, raise the cardio level and increase endurance and stamina |
| PROFILE |
| People with at least a moderate fitness level who are interested in sweating and challenging themselves by practicing in a heated room |
| FOCUS |
| Specific focus: area of the body, yoga style, type of pose, etc |
| BENEFITS |
| Learn specific skills and train specific areas of the body |
| PROFILE |
| People who are interested in learning about a specific area or aspect of yoga, or want to train a specific area of the body |
The 5 Levels Within Each Pillar
| FOCUS |
| Prepares students to progress into Gentle and Level 1 classes |
| PROFILE |
| Raw beginners, people new to the yoga practise |
| FOCUS |
| Moderate physical and mental effort, stretching the body and relaxing the mind |
| PROFILE |
| Beginners, injured people and people looking for a gentle practise |
| FOCUS |
| Grow the yoga practise beyond basics, challenge the body and mind |
| PROFILE |
| Students with some familiarity to yoga poses |
| FOCUS |
| Grow the yoga practise beyond Level 1. Basic instructions are kept to a minimum |
| PROFILE |
| Intermediate students and consistent Level 1 practitioners |
| FOCUS |
| Advanced postures. No basic instructions |
| PROFILE |
| Advanced students and consistent Level 2 practitioners who can do Handstand (at the wall) and Wheel with arms straight |
