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Inhale, Exhale Relax: an article on how the use of breathwork can alleviate stress by Richard Rosen Sooner or later, most of us feel a little depressed or anxious, and certainly all of us know what it’s like to feel tired. There are many different ways of treating these feelings, from exercise to meditation, from… Continue reading Inhale Exhale

Our theme through October is working with the breath and coming to an understanding of our natural and essential breath. This article by Julie Gudmestad is a lovely explanation of the breath…. Take a Deep Breath With each breath you take, a symphony of muscular activity occurs. As you inhale, some muscles contract while others… Continue reading Take a deep breath

Throughout September we will be learning how to use the feet and ankles correctly and build all our poses from the feet up. I found the following article very helpful in explaining the actions of the feet and how they relate to our yoga asanas…have a read… Feet First by Julie Gudmestad If you want… Continue reading Feet First

Here is an article by Sally Kempton entitled “Give Me Strength” that brings some interesting ideas about the gunas out in a very clear way. Through August in class we will be exploring the three gunas or qualities, tamas (inertia) rajas (passion) and sattwa (peace)…you may find this illuminating…happy reading! Give Me Strength by Sally… Continue reading Give Me Strength

Carrying on with the theme of the Samskara’s that we will be contemplating through June, here is an article by a  yoga teacher and psychologist, Bo Forbes,  sharing her blueprint for transforming negative habits You can break free . As a yoga teacher, I see several archetypes in my classroom, yet none so disquieting as… Continue reading You can break free

Over the remainder of June we will be exploring the Samskaras in class, so i thought you might get something out of this article which is an excerpt from “Change For Good”  Sally Kempton Samskaras Free yourself from destructive emotional patterns and behaviour. We can help you do it with these six simple steps. There… Continue reading Understanding The Samskaras

In class we have begun an exploration of the Klesha’s (obstacles) to living a soulful life…here is a quick overview… The Klesha’s According to the Yoga Sutra (Book II), there are five kleshas, or afflictions, that can sidetrack you in your quest for spiritual evolution. AVIDYA The inability to see things for what they are;… Continue reading The Klesha’s a quick guide

Spiritual Initiation and the Kleshas This excerpt comes from a longer article by Bo Forbes entitled “The Awakening” It’s human nature to avoid the emotional roadblocks that pepper the path to spiritual maturity, to seek instead the slow and steady pace of the ordinary traveller. Yet reaching higher spiritual ground requires an extraordinary traveller. It demands… Continue reading Spiritual Initiation and the Klesha’s

As promised here is an article on the Niyamas, not penned by myself but by a highly respected yoga teacher from the USA Aadil Palkhivala. I was fortunate enough to study with him a few years ago when he came to England to do an intensive 5 day course on therapeutic yoga. We will be looking at… Continue reading The Niyamas

Over the past few weeks in class, we have been looking at some of the ethical precepts that underpin yoga,  starting with the first limb of yoga, the Yamas, or restraints on our behaviour. This theme will be continuing over the weeks to come, so I thought it was a good time to  post up… Continue reading The Yamas: rooting our practice and teaching in the first limb of yoga