Equestrian Yoga
Connect with yourself, enhance your riding
Understanding your body and increasing your awareness of yourself can provide long term benefits for your riding, and for your partnership with your horse.
Our equestrian yoga events are all about connecting you with your body and your body with your horse.
Connect with your Body Horse
Why Equestrian Yoga?
Improve your fitness
If you want to be a competitive rider and take your horse up the grades, you need to be fit. Your fitness comprises your core strength, flexibility, balance and respiratory function. Yoga will help you increase your postural strength and seat, which are the foundations of a riders ability.
Proprioception
Proprioception is the awareness of where your body is in space, and is a key teaching of Yoga. It is important to the brain for co-ordination, posture and body awareness. Consider that as riders we are supposed to hold our hands and legs in the correct position at all times. Awareness of your body will help you be able to do so, enabling you to progress with your riding.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is moment-to-moment awareness, the quality of being in the now. There’s a sense of freedom, of perspective and of being connected. Practicing yoga will help you to be more mindful, connecting with yourself and with your horse, to take your riding to the next level.
Meet Sarah-Jane
Sarah-Jane Wagg (fondly known as SJ), is a lifelong horse rider and a certified yoga teacher, qualified to connect you with your body and your body with your horse. As a competitive rider, SJ understands how the practice of yoga can enhance one’s riding ability, and is passionate about sharing this knowledge with others.
She aims to empower individuals to take control of their own bodies and use their breath, core strength, flexibility and understanding of proprioception to enhance their riding performance. She is dedicated to helping others achieve balance and wellness through the practice of yoga, which she used herself for many years to keep a balanced life whilst working in corporate environments, and overcoming some chronic health issues.
Events
What we've got on offer
Immersive Clinic
Half day event | SQ
08.45 – 09.00 Arrival
09.00 – 09.30 Theory
- A brief history of modern yoga
- Who can practice
- Proprioception
- Energy Locks
- Mindfulness, setting a positive intention
- Fitness (core strength, flexibility, balance, and respiratory
function)
09.30 – 10.30: Vinyasa Flow practice
- Hip opening
- Core strength
- Balance
10.30 – 11.15: Light snack and discussion on the longer term benefits of yoga for your own health and ability to deal with stress and what this can mean for your partnership with your horse
11.15 – 12.15: Dynamic Stretching practice
- Flexibility
- Suppleness
- Mobility
- A sense of humour, open mind and positive energy
- A passion for working with horses as partners
- A basic level of fitness (you don’t need to have practised yoga before)
- Water
- Gym gear, must be comfortable and loose/stretchy
All participants are required to have a yoga mat, a strap and two blocks. If you do not have these items at home, SJ has some available for sale. Should you wish to purchase from SJ kindly let her know well in advance. Once an order has been placed amendments to orders are not possible.
These half day clinics offer an introduction to the full spectrum of equestrian yoga. Get in touch to discuss an event near you.
Refresher Course
90 minute class | R200
Our refresher practices are ideal for those looking to consolidate their skills as well as those seeking a short introduction into equestrian yoga.
05:00 pm – 6:30 pm: This practice will cover:
- Core strength
- Hip opening
- Balance
- Supplness
- Flexibility
- A sense of humour, open mind and positive energy
- A passion for working with horses as partners
- Water
- Gym gear, must be comfortable and loose/stretchy as well as warm!
All participants are required to have a yoga mat, a strap and two blocks. If you do not have these items at home, SJ has some available for sale. Should you wish to purchase from SJ kindly let her know well in advance. Once an order has been placed amendments to orders are not possible.
Personalised Practice
Keeping it up | R500
To suit your needs and time, SJ can provide you with a personalised practice sheet. This will include a one hour private lesson in person or on zoom to help you master the exercises.
SJ provides personalised practice plans for course attendees and individuals alike, so you can practice equestrian yoga at your pace, in your home.
An included 1 hour private class (either on zoom or in person) will help you master the exercises so you can practice them thereafter. Improve your connection with your body and your horse, in your own time.
These sheets require either prior attendance at one of our courses, or a short consultation with SJ. This is so she can put together a personalised practice for your body, to ensure the exercises target your areas of improvement. It also allows her to determine how much time you can dedicate to maintaining your practice.
