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Sukha and Duhka
Understanding how we get caught up in a vicious cycle of finding suhka - a lightness/ pleasure and back to duhka ; pain & suffering....
Jul 4, 2023


Nidra - sleep
we will be working through our Nidra- our sleepiness/ dullness especially in this weather we can feel sluggish in our body and mind and...
Jun 20, 2023


Releasing attachments
Teaching Theme this week as from Wednesday - looking into Sukha -(lightness, pleasure) and how it is followed by Raga - attachment. We...
Jun 13, 2023


Prana Vayus - life force currents within us
Teaching theme is around the relationship we have towards ourself and the outside world and how it affects our health and wellbeing. It...
Jun 6, 2023


Deeper understanding.
underunderstanding the effects of pranayama on the body during asana work Gherand Samhita states that “the first stage of pranayama gives...
May 30, 2023


Uddiyana Bandha
Working towards Uddiyana Bandha; abdominal lock, from the Hatha teachings. Verse 60, Ch 3, “of all the bandhas, Uddiyana is the best....
May 22, 2023


Overcoming selfishness
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...
May 16, 2023


Working in dhyana - meditation
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...
May 9, 2023


Samadhi - an exclusive mind.
JATHARA PARIVARTANASANA helps with xs fat reduction, tones, eradicates sluggish liver,spleen & pancreas, cures gastritis,strengthens...
May 2, 2023


7th limb: Dhyana, meditation
This week we will be working with the 7th limb - Dhyana meaning meditation; a continuous flow of attention directed towards the same...
Apr 25, 2023


The 6th limb to yoga
The 6th limb of yoga; Dharana which translates to the English word; concentration. It is the binding of the whole sum of the mind ( the...
Apr 18, 2023


5th limb of Yoga - Pratyahara.
Pratyahara means sense withdrawal. The senses do not function independently from the mind as they are portals through which input reaches...
Apr 11, 2023


4th Limb; Pranayama
This week we will understand how the 4th limb in Patanjali Yoga Sutras is very important in our physical existence and the spiritual...
Apr 4, 2023


Asana
There are 8 limbs towards the end goal of yoga. After the yamas and niyamas there is ASANA. When there is a steadiness and lightness of...
Mar 28, 2023


Ishvara Pranidhanam
We took 30 minutes to prepare the body for this posture - teaching themes help us so much ….. This week we will work with the 5th Niyama;...
Mar 21, 2023


Swadhyaya - 4th niyama
This week the teaching theme is 4th niyamas (individual practice to build character and build spiritually); SWADHYAYA meaning “self...
Mar 14, 2023


3rd Niyama- Tapah
This week we are working with the 3rd Niyama, these are self disciplines to help us grow spiritually. - Tapah; accepting but not causing...
Mar 7, 2023


Santosha; contentment
In Warrior pose - are we mentally active or in a centred state of being? The Niyamas are self disciplines to develop spiritually. 2nd...
Feb 28, 2023


Niyama; Saucha (purification)
Teaching theme in class this week is one of the Niyamas (these are self disciplines needed for our development spiritually.) Saucha -...
Feb 21, 2023


Asteya - non stealing
Teaching theme is the Yama, one of the great vows in life; asteya meaning non stealing. Patanjali Sutra 2,37 - to one established in...
Feb 14, 2023
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