Reuniting Body, Breath & Mind
What have you been learning during your time in lock down? I refer to self-study and life lessons rather than a language or hobby. Have you slowed down? Have your priorities and values changed? Has your thinking become clearer? Have you realized that it is not your haircut that makes you who you are. It […]
What is it for you? Food, armchair, blanket, book, movie, garden, walk or Yoga? During times of need, it is good to seek out that which is a nurturing way to unwind. Whether it is your comfortable shoes ready for a walk or run, or curling up under your favourite blanket for a snooze or […]
The Possibilities of Change Running parallel to ‘The Grief of Change’ (see the previous post) is another flow ‘The Possibilities of Change’. So now we know how it feels to be living in lockdown. The very early days revealed new rhythms with the time constraints of the usual work routine removed. For those in ‘retirement’ […]
Throughout our lives we will experience the natural process of grief. We will experience it more than once, and it will not always involve death. We can grieve for any form or loss, or change. Grief is a cycle of emotions and emotion is energy = energy in motion. It is documented that there are […]
Sometimes, bringing a term theme together works out better than could be anticipated, and the term we are finishing this week, is one such term. To take two sequences, learn the poses and transitions of each, and then link the two; well that is rather a challenge – for me and for you. But, it […]
Although I find it somewhat hard to believe, this is my 17th year of teaching Yoga. How wonderful that some dedicated yogi’s have been with me through all these 17 years. Thank you for your support, enthusiasm, understanding and humour. To those who have joined me along the way; this is such an amazing practice […]
Today is the 4th day of 2020, and the Saturday morning Yogi’s were back on their mats today. What a great start to the yoga year. I was reminded that I hadn’t disclosed the theme for the first term. With encouragement from the 9am’ers, I am inspired to do so. Right there in the centre […]
Continuing on from ‘Homework’ (refer to July’s post) try these are three useful prompts when you feel you are making progress in developing your Personal Practice. Attempt What are you prepared to attempt? This is not necessarily a physically challenging pose, but setting a guideline for your-self. i.e. 1 practice between classes, or 2 practices […]
If life is tight and stressed, loosen up your Yoga practice. When your shoulders feel knotted; roll them back where they belong and do some gentle whole body stretching and breathe with those stretches. If you feel there is not enough quite time for yourself; sit for 10 minutes and observe your breath. When life’s […]
Just like daylight saving………….let’s ‘spring forward’ into our practice. Grateful to the warrior poses for keeping us warm and mobile; we now leave our winter practice behind, and work with the rising energies of spring. Spring is about growth, creativity, renewal, and cleansing. Spring energy is assertive, it is the season of new beginnings, fresh […]