Bangkok’s latest yoga retreat

Dharma Yoga is the newest yoga facility, which recently opened in Bangkok and with the studio’s brown, black and contemporary coloured interior it looks really slick. Pure relaxation is what Dharma Yoga aims for. Nualpan Osthananda and her business partners enjoyed five successful years operating the reputed Sareerarom spa facility on Soi Thonglor, and now they have made the decision to expand into yoga.

The 5-million baht yoga studio is housed in the trendy “The Crystal” shopping mall and only employs instructors who at least enjoyed 15 years of experience in the field. Nualpan said: “Practicing yoga not solely enhances the body’s flexibility and strength but it decreases tension via pranayama as well. Pranayama is a way of breathing harnessing and controlling the human’s life force and correctly practicing this technique will result in the development of a stronger perception and willpower as well as a steadier mind.

Nualpan explained that “dharma” is a word referring to nature and it should absolutely help devoted practitioners establishing the connection of spirit, mind and body. The new studio offers lessons in three different types of yoga. These include: Ashtanga emphasising the right posture, Iyengar, slow movements focusing on body alignment and detail and Vinyagsa with dynamic movements.

Practicing Ashtanga Yoga

To introduce people to yoga, the establishment offers 90-minute lasting daily drop-in lessons for beginners. Each Saturday in the afternoon interested persons might attend a 60-minute lasting introductory class. A second Dharma Yoga branch is planned to open on Asoke Road.

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