Reuniting Body, Breath & Mind
I know we all travel for different reasons; because we want to or because we have to. For those that travel by choice, there is the opportunity to experience, explore and indulge in all things interesting and unusual – often quite different to what we know as ‘normal’ and are used to in our home […]
There is such a lot of ‘E’ in our lives today – E.cars; E.bikes; E.mail………………… There are some really great ‘E’ words for Yoga too. Evolve Exhalt Explore Extend All of these words can be applied to your Yoga practice. Exhalt has become a favourite word this term; thanks to the Exhalted Warrior […]
Following on from “Location, Location, Location” is “Adaption, Adaption, Adaption”. Lean to adapt your practice of Yoga to suit the current location and surface. If you remain open to learning…………there is always something to learn. A recent lesson came from a shoreline practice. The surface was unstable course coral sand the practice line ever changing with […]
In our very individual world’s we would each have an equally individual space for our practice of Yoga & Meditation; by creating a calm space of our choosing with view and decor to please. However, in our mobile impermanent life, we are not always there to enjoy our own creation. Therefore, a yoga practice needs […]
It is interesting to observe a room full of Body’s practicing Yoga. Even after years of practice, some ‘body’s’ never seem to change the way they enter, maintain and leave a particular pose – or the practice as a whole – confirming a stale rigid practice. For those at the ‘beginner’ level of practice, there […]
Wonderful Yogic Words Mindfull v Mindless Breathfull v Breathless Stressfull v Stressless Restfull v Restless Where being Mindfull is better than being Mindless; and yet Stressfull is worse than being Stressless. . . . . we can have restfull nights and restless nights; and when it comes to the breath – Breathfull is not recognized […]
Manipulate or Coordinate ? How do you approach your physical Yoga practice? Is it a rigid or fluid practice? Do you manipulate by mind OR coordinate with the breath? Observation clearly indicates there is a difference. When a body is manipulated by the mind, there is a rigid format of routine; posture and movement patterns […]
Breath & Flexibility Term two will pick up on two previous (Term one) topics ‘Breath’ and ‘Flexibility’ and develop from there. We explore the principals of each, combine the two; and observe how our practice can change and deepen. Working with three main theories Allowing the breath to lead the movement Listening to the messages […]
……….and here we are at week 5 of a 10 week term……………..and having covered 4 of our topics we progress to ‘Stability’. Stability will teach us that in order to become stable we will need to apply the principals we have learnt from: Ageing practicing to suit the need, ability and mood of the moment […]
Yoga & Cyber – they are both about connection Yoga is about connecting to one’s inner world; Cyber is about connecting to one’s outer world Yoga is about contentment and containment; Cyber is about entertainment and distraction. Why do people walk the beach, the park or elsewhere in the great outdoors and still feel the […]