Date for your Diary
Friday 13th November 2015!
To celebrate BYC offically entering our teens we are having a day of celebrations,
in aid of UNICEF, on
Friday 13th of November.
To kick off in style, we are have a flash sale.
From midnight to midnight on Friday 13th November 2015
we will be selling:
13 Classes valid for 113 days for �113
which works out at ONLY �8.70 per class.
Please note: This class card will start on the day of purchase,
13th November 2015 and expire March 5th 2016.
As well as this awesome offer the genergous folks from Coco Zumi, Pip & Nut, Nuun, Nakd and Simplee Aloe have donated products to give away to you on the day,
while stocks last.
Not only that but our very own local chocolate guru Raw Bonbon is providing their NEW (and outrageously yummy) RAW TRUFFLES to taste on the day!
Trust us thats reason enough to come in!
We will be donating a �1 to UNICEF for everyone that comes to class on this day and, of course, will have a bucket at reception should you wish to donate as well.
So join us for a day full of laughter, sweat, backbending,
free stuff and charity.
The (not so) small print - about the class card not the day: Ts & Cs apply. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers, discounts or concessions. One purchase per student.
Offer is only available on 13th November 2015.
Card activates on date of purchase 13th November 2015
and expires, 113 days later, on 5th March 2016.
Purchasable online or in the studio.
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The Early Bird Catches The Yoga
EARLY BIRD EXTENDED
FOR ONE MORE MONTH!
The Early Bird 2 4 1 Drop In is back to give you that extra incentive to spring out of bed and into the warmth of BYC.
The Deal:
1 - Come to a 6.30am and buy a full price Drop In class (�15)
2 - Get a FREE Drop In class - valid at 6.30am classes Monday to Friday.
3 - Use this FREE Drop In class within 10 days of your first class.
4 - NOTE: there are no 6.30am classes on Saturday or Sunday.
Need more inspiration to make it out of bed and into the studio for 6.30am...? Just think of that wonderful warm room and the amazing post class feeling that will carry you through your day. Plus, you will have got your yoga done by 8am! Now that's a reason to set your alarm!
The (not so) small print:
Ts & Cs apply.
Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or discounts.
No concession price available.
Offer available until 3oth November 2015.
Only available at 6.30am classes Monday to Friday.
FREE class only available with full price Drop In purchase.
FREE class must be used within 10 days of your 1st class.
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Christmas at BYC
Jingle bells, Jingle bells
Yoga all the way
Oh, what fun it is to stretch
In BYC all day!
This Christmas why not gift your loved ones (or yourself) health, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind, balance, focus and so much more -
give the gift of yoga.
One Class Card �12: The Perfect Stocking Filler! 
This Christmas share your love of yoga with the ones you love, for the bargain price of �12 - thats a saving of �3. This beautiful BYC designed Christmas Voucher entitles the giftee to one class at BYC. Valid from 27/12/15 - 31/07/16.
ADD A WET KIT BAG FOR ONLY �16 SAVING �6 BYC Christmas Bundle �85
5 Bikram Yoga Classes (6 months expiry)
1 Embroidered BYC Grip Mat Towel
1 Wet Kit Bag
All for the bargin price of �85 thats a total saving of �21!
ADD AN ITEM OF CLOTHING
TO THIS AND SAVE A FUTHER �5! Gift Cards - Gift anything from �1-�1000.Want to give the gift of yoga but not sure what exactly you want to give? Our in studio or online gift cards are perfect. Simply pick the monetary amount you would like and then your lucky recipient can redeem is against, classes, clothing and products at BYC. 
Gifts for Your Yogi (be that yourself or another):Capris from �35 Bra Tops from �27 Leggings from �45 Women's Shorts from �25 Men's Shorts from �40 BYC Grip Mat Towel �24 Wet Kit Bag �7 Jason Shower Gel �9 Jason Hand Soap �5  This years BYC Christmas packages will be
available at BYC from 1st November 2015.
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Posture Clinic
Hands to Feet Pose (Pada-Hastasana)
So you have just rocked out an awesome backbend, and you are stood in your central position: arms straight over your head, elbows locked, palms squeezed together tightly, legs, buttocks and core are all engaged.
You maybe feeling a little light headed from your backbend and your arms and shoulders are really feeling the posture. Don't give up now you've come this far! Keep those arms enaged. Plant both feet firmly into the floor. If it isn't already (which of course it is), enage your core. Feel as if you are pulling your belly button inwards, while simultaneously pulling up on your pelvic floor.
Keep breathing in and out throught your nose.
There are several key pieces of advice we give to bikram yogis, one of these is
KEEP BREATHING IN AND OUT THROUGH YOUR NOSE, for the entire class (apart from the two breathing exercises and the Sit-Up). In some postures, this maybe challenging, but never hold your breath. Backbends are often a place where people hold their breath. You may not even realize you are doing it. However if you come out of a backbend fighting for your breath and a little light head, then it is more than likely you were not breathing. Focus on the breath and everything else will follow. A little tip for those postures, like a backbend, where you find you are struggling to breathe (rather then focusing so hard on the posture and forgetting to breathe which we've all done, trust us it doesn't help) is 80% + 20% breathing. Fill you lungs up before going into the posture, then when you are in the posture just breathe using the top 20% out, 20% back in, always though your nose.
So we've just returned to standing post backbend, not the slightest bit light headed as we've got our breathing down. Our legs and core are enaged, take a deep breath and hindge forward at the hips, so our upper body comes down as one solid piece, from the tip of your fingures to your buttocks. If you are still working on building a strong core or have a lower back injury, please slightly
bend your legs when coming down.
Now its time to channel your inner Beyonce/ Shakira/ Mick Jagger and rock out your best hip wiggle. Hands on the floor, gentle bend one knee and then the other moving your hips and stretching out your legs, lower back, and hips, you can even squat down a few times.
You've heard it a million times but have you ever actually heard it
"This is a U-Turn from a back bend to forward bending, so please be careful, your spine is not warmed up yet."
Bend your knees as much as you need to so that your legs and torso meet. You are trying to sandwhich (*Japanese Ham Sandwich* to be precise) yourself so that your upper body and your lower body are pressed tightly together, so that there is no gap for light, no gap for air, your upper and lower body have become one.
Reach around your legs take hold of your heels palms up, with your hands, thumbs and forefingers together and touching the floor. Bend your elbows and press the inside of your forearms completely against the back of your calves. Your goal is to eventually touch your forearms exaclty on your calfs and get your elbows as close as possible so your forearms and eblbows will be invisable from the mirror.
Depending on your flexibility you may not immeditaly be able to grab behind your heels. You can start where ever you can get to that day, i.e. at the sides of the feet. As you begin to stretch and open up, move your hands to the back of the heel. We all start from different positions with different strengths and levels of flexabiltities, the trick to progressing is to keep trying. To keep working to your edge, if we get to the edge of our ability every class this edge will move deeper and deeper. Only you know where your edge is, so don't cheat yourself, equally don't force yourself past it.
Now, using your arm strength and the grip on your heels, stretch your body towards the floor, while keeping you upper and lower body pressed together, stomach onto thighs, chest on the knees and the face below the knees, on the shins. Relax your coccyx. As you stretch your body down you should feel a wonderful stretch at the base of your spine in your coccyx. The goal is to one day lock out your legs and touch the top of your head to your toes. So simultaneously as you are stretching your self down, try straightening your legs, lifting your hips up, trying one day to lock your knees.
A locked knee means that your knees are in full extension.
To do this, the quads need to tighten to help pull up the kneecap and in turn effectively assist the knee joint to function correctly. If you are doing this correctly you should be able to see some muscle definition around your knee joint simply by tightening the quadriceps (obviously not while in this posture).
DO NOT JUST RAM THE KNEE BACK !
This puts unnecessary stress behind the knee.
The quadriceps are the hamstrings' antagonistic muscles. Your hamstrings bend your knee and your quadriceps extend the knee. If you want to "Lock your knee" you have to use your quadriceps. If you are working constantly and consistently to contract your quadriceps, your hamstrings will begin to open up and stretch. Using your own strength you won't pull muscles. However make sure to never bounce into this posture EVER. If you bounce, you are using momentum and your strength and this combination can pull/injure your muscles. There will be a gentle stretching discomfort down the back of your legs. This is ok. You never, ever, want to push into something that is painful, or shooting pain.
Discomfort = ok, pain = back off.
Remember: keep breathing, keep smiling, keep pulling gently. Relax your head, breathe, pull up using your biceps, breathe, roll forward, breathe, hips up, breathe, face touching your legs below the knees, breathe, contract your quadriceps, breathe, ignore the sweat, breathe, pull, breathe, pull.
Inhale, release your heels, arms, palms back together, come up arms and head together. Move as a class, move as one, keep your arms together over your head until the teacher tells you to relax your arms down by your side.
If you have lower back injury, or weakened core, you may want to walk your arms back up your legs until standing.
*Why a Japanese Ham Sandwich? Apparently a Japanese Ham sandwich in Bikrams definition comes with only ham and bread, no lettuce, tomato, pickle getting in the way. Just bread and ham squished togehter as one. 'No gap anywhere!'
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In Case You Missed it - You Can Now Book Online.
In October, BYC introduced an online booking system.
You can now book into class in advance, either online or via the Mindbody Connect App. Simply create yourself a Mindbody log in and you are good to go. Not only does the Mindbody App book you into class, it will also automatically sync your booked classes into your calendar, you can buy new class cards & gift cards, as well as see our full schedule and so much more...
The Rules:
You can cancel out of class, free of charge, anytime prior to 12hrs before the class. If you Late Cancel (anytime from 12hrs prior to the start of your class), you will be charged for this class.
If you have an unlimited class card with BYC (an Introductory Offer, Week Unlimited, One month Unlimited, Autopay) and you Late Cancel (anytime from 12 hrs prior to the start of class) more then 3 times in a month, your online booking facility will be suspended for a month.
Please arrive early. If you have not arrived 5 minutes before the class start time, your spot maybe given to those on the waiting list. Booking is not compulsory, however it is a great way to ensure your space in class.
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 A Look Into the Future BYC Class Cards From Jan 2016
As of January 2016 BYC is streamlining the Class Cards to simplify the options on offer.
As of January 2016, we will only have one 10 class card valid for 6 months. We will no longer be offering the 10 classes over 45 days. These class cards will now activate from the day of purchase and be valid for 6 months from this day NOT FORM THE FIRST CLASS.
The Autopay contracts are also being revised. We will only be offering one Autopay contract: The 12 month Autopay (peak, concession peak & off peak).
We currently offer a 3 & 6 month Autopay option. However, as there is a 2 month cancellation policy on all 12 month Autopay contracts , there is no need for these short term options. You can serve notice on your 12 month Autopay and cancel it at any time with 2 months written notice.
We hope these changes make our price list easier to navigate. If you ever have any questions on what class card is right for you, please do not hesitate to speak to us.
Also as of the 1st of Jan 2016 Bye Bye to �20 Extension so get it now before its gone!
From January 2016 BYC, we will no longer be offering a �20 extension on expired class cards.
There will be one option of a 10 class card valid for 6 months and any classes not used within this time will be lost. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CLASS CARDS WILL NOW START ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND NOT ON YOUR FIRST VISIT.
If you think you may have some expired classes waiting for you, NOW is the time to come in and activate them. The current �20 extension allows you the ability to reactivate expired classes for a month long period. As of January 2016, all expired classes will be just 'expired' and no longer useable.
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Winter Wellness
Add a shot of health to your Winter Season.
Organic Tumeric, Lemon, Ginger
& Organic Lemon & Giner Shots �2.50
Turmeric has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicines. Its active ingredient curcumin has anti-inflammatory , immune boosting and blood and liver cleansing properties. It is a rich source of iron and beta-carotene and is known for its effectiveness in preventing and fighting a host of diseases. So effective, in fact, that an American pharmaceutical company tried to patent it in 1995!
Ginger contains potent anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols, which boost immune function. Ginger also improves the absorption and assimilation of essential nutrients in the body. It also clears the 'microcirculatory channels' of the body, including the clearing your sinuses that can flare up seasonally or during colder months. As well as inhibiting rhinovirus, which can cause the common cold.
It is also loaded with antioxidants.
On top of all this Ginger has awesome digestive benefits. Lemon: This provides a concentrated dose of Vitamin C and boosts your immune system. Lemon has also been shown to have significant ability to inhibit the growth of microbes that can cause infection. Lemons act as a natural diuretic and detoxifier.
Why Organic?
New research from Newcastle University, published in July 2015, in the British Journal of Nutrition, has shown that organic crops and crop-based foods - including fruit, vegetables and cereals - are up to 60% higher in a number of key antioxidants than their non-organic counterparts.
As well as more nutritionally rich food, organic means you are avoiding ingesting a cocktail of chemicals. The National Academy of Sciences
in the States reports that 90% of the chemicals applied to foods have not been tested for long-term health effects before being deemed "safe."
By buying organic, you are also making a massive impact ecologically and environmentally: building healthier soil, combating soil erosion, supporting water conservation & water health, and encouraging biodiversity.
The Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trail, has been running a side-by-side comparison of conventional and organic agriculture since 1981. The trial has shown that a healthy organic agriculture system can actually reduce
In fact, the Rodale research shows that:
"If only 10,000 medium sized farms in the U.S. converted to organic production, they would store so much carbon in the soil that it would be equivalent to taking 1,174,400 cars off the road, or reducing car miles driven by 14.62 billion miles."
Good for you, Good for your world.
Win Win!
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NEW PRODUCT COMING SOON Little Sprout - Gourmet Superfoods
Little Sprouts brings you Spirulina like you've never tasted before: sun-dried, crunchy & raw, combined with carefully selected organic ingredients and gently dried to concentrate the flavour and nutrients.
A single tablespoon (7 grams) of dried spirulina powder contains ( 2): - Protein: 4 grams.
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 11% of the RDA.
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 15% of the RDA.
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 4% of the RDA.
- Copper: 21% of the RDA.
- Iron: 11% of the RDA.
- It also contains decent amounts of magnesium, potassium and manganese, and small amounts of almost every other nutrient that we need.
Spirulina also has powerful Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Properties which also mean that it may improve Muscle Strength and Endurance. Two separate studies* have shown spirulina to enhance endurance, significantly increasing the time it took for people to become fatigued.
These are a few of the very long list of tabled benefits that Spirulina can provide.... So just as well we are introducing Little Sprouts to BYC.
Ergogenic and antioxidant effects of spirulina supplementation in humans.
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Preventive effects of Spirulina platensis on skeletal muscle damage under exercise-induced oxidative stress
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Harvest Pop Up Sale Saturday 21st November. |
As the nights draw in and the days get colder there really is no better place then BYC!
We'll see you in class.
and the entire Team at BYC
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