Sitting still and simply observing your own breath or working with a Pranayama (Ujjayi, abdominal breathing, 3 part breath etc) are all calming exercises that will help you to get to know your own breath. Simple practices such as theseContinue reading “Understanding Your Own Breath”
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Lemon & Honey water – a healthy way to start your day
You may have heard that a lemon and honey drink in the morning works wonders for your health. This is because honey and lemon both contain powerful therapeutic properties – and mixing them together makes an excellent tonic to kickContinue reading “Lemon & Honey water – a healthy way to start your day”
Lost Your Yoga Mojo?
Don’t worry, we all ebb and flow with our commitment to practice. The main thing is to get back to it as soon as you are able. Yoga is most advantageous when you do it little and often – 15Continue reading “Lost Your Yoga Mojo?”
Learn to Relax
If you are feeling more anxious as a result of the pandemic why not try this excellent book. It is very readable – interspersed with exercises to help reduce stress, live in the moment and relax. As you go further intoContinue reading “Learn to Relax”
Do Yoga Q&A #2
Got a question about yoga? Want to know where to put your arm in Trikonasana? How does Downward Dog help your shoulders? Why do we chant OM? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to explain it forContinue reading “Do Yoga Q&A #2”
Improving Your Balance
Balancing on one leg is very good for us – it strengthens the standing leg and also helps our sense of balance (which relies on a complex relationship between your senses – in particular your vestibular system in the innerContinue reading “Improving Your Balance”
Why do we chant OM?
I like to chant OM 3 times at the beginning and end of all my classes. I’m sure over the course of my teaching this might have put a few people off – it is a bit weird to theContinue reading “Why do we chant OM?”
A Beautiful Summer-time Practice-Akasa
Akasa is a Sanskrit word meaning space – a wide, open expanse. It can describe the ether, the sky or the atmosphere, but it also reminds us of the spaciousness we can cultivate within ourselves. When a sunny day arrives,Continue reading “A Beautiful Summer-time Practice-Akasa”
CHANGE OF SEASON
March 21st is this year’s Equinox – where daylight hours are equal to night time. This is the time of year when yogis do more ‘cleansing’ practices – to shake of that stodgy feeling of heaviness. You might like toContinue reading “CHANGE OF SEASON”
The River by Thich Nhat Hanh
“Once upon a time there was a beautiful river finding her way among the hills, forests, and meadows. She began by being a joyful stream of water, a spring always dancing and singing as she ran down from the topContinue reading “The River by Thich Nhat Hanh”
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