WORKSHOP Follow up – Tips for your yoga home practice
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Deepen your Yoga Home Practice Workshop
Last year, I held a course on How to Start a Yoga Home Practice. It was really well attended and I had very positive responses from everyone that attended – that it helped with their practice at home. With the intention of taking that deeper, I am going to be holding a workshop on 21… Continue reading
WORKSHOP: HOW TO START A YOGA HOME PRACTICE
Want to do yoga at home but don’t know where to begin? Never seem to find time to get on your mat at home? If so, then this workshop is just for YOU! Join me for 2 Saturdays in July for a workshop on HOW TO START A YOGA HOME PRACTICE. In these 2 weeks,… Continue reading
Looking back at India, December 2016
Wishing all of you out there a very happy new year. This year I am committed to regularly filling these pages with news, ideas and thoughts about yoga, in-depth looks at asanas and just a whole bunch of great stuff for you to read. Let’s get to it! I spent an incredible 3 weeks in… Continue reading
4-Week Course in Feb – Introduction into Iyengar Yoga
Join me every Saturday in February for a 4-week Introduction into Iyengar Yoga. This course is specifically for beginners or students who have not done much yoga. Over weeks, I will guide you on a journey where you will learn the fundamentals of Iyengar yoga and share with you some of the insights and reasons… Continue reading
An introduction to the Niyamas – Part 1
Continuing onto the second limb of Ashtanga yoga, are the niyamas, which are the personal ethics and habits we are encouraged develop in order to propel us on our path within. The niyamas, present to us very personal traits that, if practiced, assist us in successfully overcoming a lot of the suffering and conflict we find within ourselves… Continue reading
An Introduction to the Yamas in thought and pose – Part 5
The final yama is aparigraha which is translated as non-coveting what doesn’t belong to us, was introduced in the fifth week. This can also be interpreted as non-grasping or being happy for other people’s success in spite of your own circumstance. Nothing illustrates this better, in my opinion, than backbends.
An Introduction to the Yamas in thought and pose – Part 4
The fourth week I discussed the yama of Brahmacharya which is traditionally explained to be celibacy. I feel that this is quite a controversial yama. While I agree that sometimes sexual energy can dissipate focus and muddy intelligence, I feel that most people don’t fully embrace or understand their sexuality. So being cautious to go into… Continue reading
An Introduction to the Yamas in thought and pose – Part 3
In week three, I discussed Asteya which is interpreted as non-stealing – but it can also be the idea of abundance. Usually, stealing happens because of a “lack of”. By resonating to abundance and believing we already have enough or that there is enough of everything in the universe, we guide ourselves to a state of not… Continue reading
An Introduction to the Yamas in thought and pose – Part 2
In week 2, I introduced the next yama which is Satya or truth. The root of the word satya is sat, which means ‘being’. I discussed about being honest with ourselves, about living, speaking and being our truth and also to be honest and truthful to the people in our lives. To illustrate this concept… Continue reading