Reuniting Body, Breath & Mind
The resistance moves of push and pull regularly appear in our practice sessions. We start to feel the difference, hands lightly touching in anjali mudra or pressing together enough to feel the press, or really pushing against a block. Likewise, pull makes itself known when we use a belt or stretchy band. Last week we […]
You only need to read this if you are a yogi who is dedicated to their practice. Maybe not everyday, but most days see you on your mat. How often do you change your practice? Often – to keep it interesting, to keep your practice from becoming stale or routine. Seasonal – Offering your body/mind […]
Seems everything is ‘e’ these days………e-cars, e-bikes, e-scooters ……. Thankfully, Yoga has remained manual. However, there are several places for ‘e’ in yoga. My favouries are Enthusiasm, Energy and Effort; and I try and apply these to each and every practice and class. The underlying ‘e’ that I encourage (oh, there’s another ‘e’ for encourage) […]
If you have managed to keep a fairly clear track for your mind, your New Year resolutions will be following their intended path. But the thing about tracks and paths is the variables Potholes Detours Lookouts Lay bys Round abouts and they are all worthy of consideration. Yes some of our goals hit a rut, […]
Have you ever thought about New Year resolutions as goals that need training for? They don’t just happen, you have to get fit for them……..mindfully fit. Here’s the longer version. In Yoga we train the body. You know that. It’s why most of us start yoga in the first place. We train the body to […]
When you put a question to a class, answers are always many and varied, expected and unexpected. Answers come from the heart, the head or the feeling body; depending on what energy the person is tuned to at the time of answering. This weeks question was to interperet ‘Inner Stillness’ Discussion as to whether the […]
This has been an interesting term. Going back to basics, the ever present beginners mind, being able to check our alignment in a familiar pose. Does our alignment change because the body changes or ages? Or because we get lazy or complacent? Good question, and you need to answer it for yourself for each pose. […]
What has Goldilocks got to do with Yoga? and what are the Three Yogas? Take a moment to contemplate these two questions. Goldilocks found the home of the three bears; little bear, middle bear and big bear. There were the bowls (of porridge, but that came later) the chairs and the beds. All accordingly suited […]
Once you become a regular on your mat at home; you need to keep up your motivation. Sometimes it helps just to change your intention or practice what you need. Focus Options A peak pose Favourite, or least favourite pose A favourite sequence If it is a favourite it will flow, and sequence work is […]
I’ve made an interesting observation, discovery and improvement; and its all thanks to a grumpy knee and learning my own lessons of self observation and being prepared to retrain my habits. This grumpy knee had been affecting my Sukhasana (Easy pose/Sitting with the legs crossed). The knee couldn’t drop into its usual position without discomfort […]