What a lovely sunny start to July, inspiring some extra Sun Salutation practice, which can include this beautiful Low Lunge. From Downward Facing Dog pose, exhale and step the right foot forward, bringing and keeping the knee in line with the ankle. Drop the left knee to the mat and point the left toes away. …
Posture of the month – July – Low Lunge/Crescent Moon – Anjaneyasana Read More »
Summer is here at last! It’s a perfect time to dive into a joyful, playful practice celebrating the sunshine and the abundance of the season as it unfolds. Side Plank/ Vasisthasana is a great preparation for other arm balance postures, strengthening and giving a wonderful revitalising stretch to the arms, the spine, abdomen and legs. …
Posture of the month – June – Side Plank – Vasisthasana Read More »
Posture of the Month – May – Warrior 2 / Virabhadrasana II The month of May is a time for celebration of the earth turning green, flowers bursting into bloom and an abundance of fresh energy all around – a particularly potent time for expressing ourselves and initiating creative plans. Warrior 2 helps us to …
Posture of the Month – May – Warrior 2 / Virabhadrasana II Read More »
Spring is a great time to focus on postures that help us to open the heart – expanding, creating space and clearing. Let’s this month use our yoga practice to open up, and connect with our true selves and our hearts’ desires for the year ahead. As there are still some coughs and colds around as a …
Posture of the month – April – Bhujangasana – Cobra Read More »
It’s blizzarding this morning…. but signs of Spring have been coming fast lately – buds appearing, hours of daylight increasing and little splashes of colour as primroses and crocuses open themselves up. After huddling to keep warm through winter we’ll soon be ready to stretch and do the same, opening up and breathing deeply as we launch into fresh plans and …
Posture of the month – March – Matsyasana – Fish Pose Read More »
February has breezed in, snowdrops are beginning to pop up and there are patches of blue sky to be seen, but there’s still a nip in the air so it feels good to keep moving – warming and stretching the body, energising and refreshing the mind as we look forward to spring. Downward Facing Dog …
Posture of the month – February – Adho Mukha Svanasana – Downward Facing Dog Read More »
Happy New Year! We wish you all a happy, healthy, successful and peaceful year ahead and look forward to sharing our yoga practice with you this month and throughout 2013 as it unfolds. If you are new to yoga, what better time to start – join us and try something new! See you soon…. x
Namaste friends ~ As we settle into the dark part of the year it’s time to snuggle up, keep warm and prepare for the winter. The flame colours of autumn leaves against a beautiful blue sky were stunning today, and tonight is clear and starry. Many people have been celebrating Diwali, the Festival of lights, …
Posture of the Month – November – Shoulder Stand Read More »
Autumn is well and truly here and we are starting to wrap up, take stock and look ahead to the darker months. This time of the year is all about balance and transition: time to let go of what’s no longer needed, just as the trees drop their leaves; also to feel gratitude for all …
Asana for the Autumn months September/October – Triangle Read More »
Hello summertime friends! We have been enjoying lots of yoga outside in the sunshine, as well as feeling uplifted and inspired by the excitement of the Olympic Games. As we all know, yoga isn’t a competitive pursuit, but I have been reading about Yogathons across the world where participants receive a gold medal for completing …
So, here we are the other side of the longest day. The mid-point in the calendar is a good time to take stock of our achievements since January, and also perhaps to consider how we can build on those achievements in the months that lie ahead. Warrior I is a strengthening, focusing posture but I also see it as celebratory: taking a confident stride forward feels empowering, and as we sink into the …
Bluebells, blossom and glimmers of sunshine between the showers – yes, Spring is here, albeit a rather damp one.. New life is being released into the plants and trees and we feel re-energised as we emerge from the Winter. Whether it’s Spring cleaning the house, clearing clutter in your life or detoxing and improving your …
