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So what Yoga do you teach???

4/30/2021

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This is a question I am often asked by students.  The best way to describe it is that all Yoga which includes movement or asana is Hatha Yoga. The majority of my classes are Hatha Yoga, each class has elements of Movement, Breath, Meditation and Relaxation within it, depending upon what theme we are working with at that time. There are various schools or Methods of Yoga, the primary ones are:
  • Iyengar - precise alignment within the Asana practice, developed by BKS Iyengar
  • Ashtanga - a fast flowing Yoga, not recommended in my opinion for beginners or  injuries/conditions.
  • Jivamukti Yoga - Again a strong practice, but includes spiritual chanting and Ahimsa/Non-violence to Animals is paramount.
  • Yin Yoga - Long held poses to teach stillness and work with connective tissue and ligaments, again wouldn't necessarily recommend to a complete beginner.
  • Hot Yoga/Bikram - Usually certain postures are given and you work under intense heat lamps.
  • Restorative - held poses using props to support the body, used to aid relaxation
  • Others include, Sivananda, Scaravelli, Kundalini and the more outlandish Goat or Puppy Yoga etc..
  • My advice is to ask the teacher what style they are teaching and be sure that you ask about there background training not all trainings are as intensive of the British Wheel of Yoga or Yoga Alliance courses. Above all though enjoy your practice you should not feel like you are being judged but nurtured to work with your own unique and fabulous body. Om Shantih - Peace to All 
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Ganesha Mudra

3/22/2021

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Mudra of the Week - Ganesha Mudra.  Ganesha is known as the remover of obstacles, but also places them, he gives us strength and courage.  This is a practice of "getting out of your own Way". Take a moment to think about what obstacles are within you right whilst performing Ganesha Mudra: Connect your right palm under the left palm and loosely hook your fingers.  As obstacles arise look upon them with Compassion and they may just dissolve away leaving you with a sense of inner strength and resilience. Affirmation you may use "May I overcome the obstacles I have placed within to reveal my own Truth" It takes practice and inner study, you can hold this Mudra for as long as you like.  Further practice is to gently pull into the hands on the inhale and release on exhale.G
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The Tree of Yoga

6/30/2020

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​The humble tree can represent the 8-Fold Path as set out by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. The asana (yoga poses) and the Pranayama (breath work) help the practitioner to detach the mind from the contact of the body, this leads towards concentration (Dharana) and meditation (Dhyana).

The covering of the bark protects the energy flowing inside the tree, between the leaves and the roots. This is pratyahara (sense withdrawal) our inward journey of our senses from the skin towards the core of our being. You could imagine the Sap as the juice that carries this energy inside as Dharana (Concentration).

When we experience this unity within, when the observer and the observed are one and the same, we are healthy, our flower or inner being blossoms into Dhyana (Meditation), which is the flower of the tree of Yoga. When this flower transforms into fruit, we have reached Samadhi. When the body, mind and Spirit are United and merge with the Universal Spirit. To attain the 8 Fold path of Hatha Yoga we have to Practice Practice Practice.

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