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Jalandhara bandha
We will be working with a practice called Jalandhara Bandha - a necessary practice with pranayama to take the energy to the correct place...
Apr 19, 2022


Sthira Sukham Asanam - asana is a steady comfortable posture
“Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intelligence and benevolence of spirit.” Patanjali 2,46 Iyengar translation Using 5...
Apr 12, 2022


Pratyahara- 5th limb of yoga
Pratyahara- the practice of sense withdrawal is the 5th limb of Patanjali. Undoing the sense-gratification that keeps us hooked into...
Apr 5, 2022


Releasing subliminal impressions
Trying to let go of subliminal impressions in my body/mind here in the Camel pose. This posture is the one that ignites deep rooted...
Mar 29, 2022


Understanding when mind is stilled prana (life force) flows intelligently.
“As a temple or a church is kept clean each day, the inner body, the temple of the soul, should be bathed with a copious supply of blood...
Mar 22, 2022


Bringing mind/ body into a sattvic (calm, bright, balanced state)
Understabding that it is when the nature of mind is either in rajas (forceful) or tamas (dull) that there are vrittis (thought waves)...
Mar 15, 2022


One of the five mental disturbances - vikalpa.
Playing with fanciful thoughts or words and living in one’s own world of thoughts and impressions which have no substantial basis is...
Mar 8, 2022


Understanding why we suffer and how to remove it.
We will be starting a new course for March; we will be progressing onto postures and teaching themes that will enrich our body and mind...
Mar 1, 2022
Thoughts not based on reality
Ref Patanjali 1,8 and 2,5 This is having a thought that is not based on reality and this error can become a habit. We all have doubts and...
Feb 22, 2022


We are not the mental fluctuations
Trying not to get involved with the mental fluctuations in revolved triangle pose- pavirtta trikonasana. New teaching theme starts...
Feb 15, 2022


Aparigraha - non greed, non stealing, non possessiveness
As from Wednesday 9th Feb, the teaching theme will be in releasing from objects that cause attachments, trouble getting, keeping and...
Feb 8, 2022


Satya- truth
Teaching theme is related to Patanjali Yoga Sutras 2,36 - when the sadhaka (student) is firmly established in the practice of truth, his...
Feb 1, 2022


Saucha - purification
We are progressing with the Down Dog into Runners Lunge. That’s not to say in an egotistical manner but to emphasise the benefits of...
Jan 25, 2022


Using Buddhi - intellect
Dear students here is the teaching theme for this Wednesday onwards - We all face pain whether it be physical, mental, emotional. Yoga is...
Jan 18, 2022


Breaking down transition from Down Dog to Runners Lunge …continued
Using Patanjali Bk 3 - three important internal practices; (dharana , dhyana, samadhi- concentration, meditation and emergence of self...
Jan 14, 2022


Working with Satya- Truth
This week’s teaching theme; Working with Satya - Truth. It’s clear we see our body and it’s abilities through the mind concept and not...
Jan 4, 2022


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...
Dec 15, 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 8, 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...
Dec 1, 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 24, 2021
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