Winter Solstice practice
Winter solstice is approaching; we will move into a yoga practice to honour the sun and light time lengthening again. We will also work...
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Dec 8, 2021
It’s “Back bend week”
We will work the joints and muscles to enable us to discover what the back bends can make us experience. Alongside the breath being...
Dec 1, 2021
A spinal twist- we will be able to have modifications of this posture in class.
For this revolved triangle posture- parivrtta trikonasana we need the pelvis to be really open to make balance and breath easier. We...
Nov 24, 2021
Learning more on the spine and the inner column
In yoga this week, we are learning more on how the spine moves- keeping an awareness of how the spine moves enables us to maintain a...
Nov 17, 2021
Don’t stay stuck
If we feel stuck there’s a heaviness and stiffness in the body and mind; a lack of energy and an inflexibility. We are able to release...
Nov 10, 2021
Breaking out of restrictions
Following the path of yoga and realising the Self we master the senses mind and intellect. We can live in freedom and eternal peace There...
Nov 3, 2021
The Supreme Law of Life
We can understand and know that we are not restricted within our body or mind. In this week’s classes we will experience that when we...
Oct 27, 2021
When our mind is open to always learning from yoga it opens us into our fuller dimension.
A photo I’ve found of myself being a student learning in a class with 2 of my students next to me on my right (Suzanne Cooke and Dee...
Oct 20, 2021
Who is within the play of the gunas?
This week we will see that within nature; our body and mind is also within the realm of nature, there is a play of 3 forces. They are...
Oct 13, 2021
Peace is your fragrance
Yoga and meditation results - here is a photo of a student’s record of heart rate in meditation. Student says “ Thanks for a good session...
Oct 6, 2021
You are beyond body and mind
New teaching theme for yoga starts tomorrow: (Thurs) (photo looking out from my dad‘s house one morning this week) Understanding and...
Sep 29, 2021
What brought you to yoga - and how dedicated are you along your path?
Bringing Gita’s teaching from the chapter -“Wisdom from Realisation” - how certain things happen to us to go and find out more about the...
Sep 22, 2021
Understanding the mantra AUM
New teaching theme starts for Thurs evening (tomorrow’s) yoga class. - using the meaning and teaching of the mantra AUM- from the...
Sep 16, 2021
Integrating teachings from Patanjali and Hatha text.
2,47 Patanjali- by lessening the natural tendency for restlessness and by meditating on the infinite posture is mastered. The Hatha...
Sep 8, 2021
Feeling divine power
Firstly some news - To all ongoing yoga students and potential new ones … Today I live streamed the Wed class from Trinity Church Hall...
Sep 5, 2021
Yoga - it’s meaning
I am inserting this piece of knowledge that we read from the Yoga Philosophy to reinforce that yoga is NOT an exercise class and we...
Aug 30, 2021
Insight into spaciousness when mind is stilled
( the video clip is a sample from my last class- this is how you would be taught if you were taking a class face to face or live streamed...
Aug 8, 2021
Pranayama- powerful practice in so many ways
Teaching theme is understanding and experiencing the importance of really being alert with breath to bring about expansion of prana...
Aug 1, 2021
How to perfect asana
Patanjali 11,47 is referring to how asana is perfected. There is a point when persevering effort is no longer required. By maintaining...
Jul 25, 2021
Awakening and cultivating Buddhi (intellect) into true wisdom.
By awakening Buddhi (intellect) in the asana practice we can eliminate what is not true and what is left to be true according to what the...
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