Did you know that a tight occipital bone at the base of your skull can effect overall health and mobility?! This week in yoga we will...

Using Viveka; by practicing discernment and understanding we are not the play of nature in the body. We can use the nature to experience...

When the mind stops …. there’s no classification… ego detaches and we see who we really are; Purusha; pure consciousness. We are not our...

Avidya means not seeing, not experiencing the mind as being thought- free. When this happens through meditation, the one pointed- focus...

It is the union of nature with the Self that causes the recognition of nature and the power within them both. The Self is independent but...

This week our teaching theme will focus on Samyama this is combination of dharana, dhyana and samadhi- practice of concentration which...

Very rarely are we fully aware/conscious of the now; in the action of now. The 2 forces of mind and prana (life force/ energy), maintain...

“Universe; nature exists in order that the experiencer may experience it and thus become liberated” Quote Swami Prabhavanda & Christopher...

In yoga philosophy the human framework is made up of 5 layers/dimension known as “koshas” in Sanskrit. 1-annamaya kosha , physical body....

The Reality of who we are beyond description has 3 major qualities Sat -Chit -Ananda meaning - Being, Conscious & Bliss. In meditation we...

Why do you practice yoga? Understanding it isn’t an exercise or method to relieve us of our ailments but if we are to prepare ourselves...

looking into & working with each half of the body separately, this brings more clarity in “seeing” what is underlying which can then be...

Understanding how we get caught up in a vicious cycle of finding suhka - a lightness/ pleasure and back to duhka ; pain & suffering....

we will be working through our Nidra- our sleepiness/ dullness especially in this weather we can feel sluggish in our body and mind and...

Teaching Theme this week as from Wednesday - looking into Sukha -(lightness, pleasure) and how it is followed by Raga - attachment. We...

Teaching theme is around the relationship we have towards ourself and the outside world and how it affects our health and wellbeing. It...

underunderstanding the effects of pranayama on the body during asana work Gherand Samhita states that “the first stage of pranayama gives...

Working towards Uddiyana Bandha; abdominal lock, from the Hatha teachings. Verse 60, Ch 3, “of all the bandhas, Uddiyana is the best....

Understanding what force binds us to selfish deeds and how it can threaten us in our lives. Ref Bhagavad Gita, Ch 3, Selfless Service v...

What restricts movement is a memory pattern set up to expect fear. If we don’t work in dhyana (meditation), we will recognise the pattern...