“There is a part of each if us that would like to miss the point – a part of each of us that wants to believe there is no magic, no mystery, that our own life is not blessed and sacred, that our days are not a miracle and that we are not connected to all living beings as a … Read More
Kundalini Yoga
This year for me was all about developing and deepening my own practice and finding something to train in that would really inspire me. As ever be careful what you ask for in life. The universe presented kundalini yoga and OMG it was just what I’d been looking for!! Yoga is a science as such, but Kundalini Yoga takes it … Read More
The Essence Of Yin
Since introducing Yin to the studio its had a deep and profound effect on everybody’s practice. It really goes to the essence of yoga as we’re able to transcend the body and leave the posture behind and begin to look at a much deeper aspect of ourselves. It shows us how much our mat is mirroring our lives and how … Read More
Gratitude and intentions for 2020
Every year at this time I reflect back over what’s happened in the last 12 months and look at what I appreciate and am grateful for, what I’m happy to let go of or want to change and what I want to call in for the coming year. This year I want to focus on: Health Freedom Personal Growth I … Read More
Why Do A 30 Day Challenge?
In January we focus on the 30 day challenge – building a daily practice into your routine for 30 days. It gives your body & mind a detox and reset, it creates a new discipline into your life and it starts the year with a positive, powerful energy. It shows you the potential of your practice when you are practicing … Read More
Space for renewal, time for growth
Having just returned from a retreat I can honestly say its the best kind of ‘break’. A retreat doesn’t just give you a holiday, it takes care of your wellbeing also. Our yoga retreat in Kerala combines the relaxation, enjoyment and space of a beach holiday with time everyday devoted to caring for your body & mind through morning practice of meditation … Read More
The Power Of Drishti
“Drishti means gazing point. Drishti improves concentration and brings about a realization of oneness during the practice. With the gaze focused in one place during our practice, we can be more present in the postures. This focus and awareness can carry over into our daily life.” R. Sharath Jois We all know how easily distracted our minds are. Having a point … Read More
Its all in the breath…
The breath is intimately connected to our life force energy, what yogis call Prana. In a yoga practice, the breath is the most fundamental point of awareness, everything gets built on its foundation. If we aren’t breathing well our life force becomes depleted and we lose our vitality. Blockages get created in the body – not only our physical one … Read More
The Niyamas
We’ve been writing about about Patanjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga for the last few months – detouring last month to talk about “The Middle Way”as I was talking about it a lot in class. The 8 Limbs is a yogi’s roadmap for a creating harmony, purpose and self mastery. It gives us tools for managing and transforming the busy chaos of the mind and moving consciousness … Read More
My story of change: A shift from caterpillar to butterfly mode!
Hello! My name is Bahar. I started yoga about 2.5 years ago; Mainly doing Yin yoga for the first year. The first six months of starting yoga for me was like this: [In the class hot and sweaty doing a strange yoga pose for 5 mins…] Yoga teacher: “Discipline! Discipline! Discipline!… You have to make these shapes so many times … Read More