Our work in the yoga classes this year will be based upon looking after our hearts. The work this term involves physical postures to open the chest and strengthen the back – by doing this we are creating more spaceContinue reading “Opening Your Heart”
Category Archives: Yoga for your health
Lets Explore… SEATED TWISTS
Twists are great ways to reduce tension in the back muscles and they also help to undo knots in our minds as well… (It’s the yoga magic!) Additional benefits include a wringing action in the soft tissues which squeeze outContinue reading “Lets Explore… SEATED TWISTS”
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?”
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”
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”
Nadi Shodana Pranayama – Alternate Nostril Breathing
Alternate Nostril breathing sounds and looks pretty strange, but it has great health benefits once you learn to do it. As the name suggests we breathe through alternate nostrils in a set pattern. Nasagra Mudra is the hand position weContinue reading “Nadi Shodana Pranayama – Alternate Nostril Breathing”
The Gayatri Mantra
The Gayatri is a joyful and upbeat mantra. This chant is from the Rig Veda one of the oldest known written works. It has been sung from the very beginnings of time. It has a calming and uplifting effect andContinue reading “The Gayatri Mantra”
A 5 Minute Pause
Taking a pause for a few moments in Child’s Pose – Shashankasana – can help to release tension in the back and neck and quiet the mind. It’s a bit like being a tortoise, withdrawing into your shell. To takeContinue reading “A 5 Minute Pause”
Let Your Light Shine
When we greet with Namaste! We are greeting the light within the person or people we see. It is not their physical shape, attitude or energy of the body but the light within. You can think of this as aContinue reading “Let Your Light Shine”
VAJRAPRADAMA MUDRA
In class this term we are shining a light on the often overlooked workhorse of the body – the digestive system. This mudra (hand gesture or seal) is the ‘gesture of unshakable trust’ – we hold it in front of theContinue reading “VAJRAPRADAMA MUDRA”
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