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Yoga in the time of corona

If ever there was a time to see if yoga really works as a practice, we’ve had the past six months as a serious trial. We’ve had to face shock after shock and the need to adapt very quickly to a different way of life, with no certainty for the future in sight. Yoga has prov
September 13, 2020
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Harrogate Yoga is 20 years old

Beginnings My decision to move to Harrogate was made back in 1999. I thought I’d find aspiring yogis in the town and I wanted to minimise travel by car. So I searched for a property with some space for yoga classes that was near the centre of town and the train station. When I f
February 23, 2020
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Adaptability – the highway to health and happiness?

In Harrogate – my home town, we’ve had plenty to adapt to in the past few days – we’ve been hosting the UCI World Championships! My excitement began to grow as I witnessed the Fan Park and many other vital pieces of infrastructure being built on West Park Stray. Earl
September 26, 2019
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Is a smile more or less healing?

‘Each time you smile, you throw a little feel-good party in your brain‘ I read recently in a Psychology Today article by Ronald E. Riggio. He went on to say ‘The act of smiling activates neural messaging that benefits your health and happiness…’  I often
August 02, 2019
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authenticity, positive thinking, smile, smiling

Babies know how to twist!

Twists – there are a multitude of teaching instructions and ‘how-to-do’ theories for these asanas. I believe that in the practice of yoga poses, particularly twists, we often make things more complicated than they really need to be. If we observe the developmental mo
August 27, 2018
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Ardha Matsyendrasana, developmental movement patterns, Half Lord of the Fishes, healthy spine, how to do a twist, Marichyasana 3, parivrtta trikonasana, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, twists

Slow…Slow…Quick Quick Slow..

‘This may look like a heap of bodies on the floor‘ – was how I began a post on Facebook about the first day of Yogacampus Teaching Training York. In fact we were acting out Autonomic Nervous System responses to gain some experiential understanding. The scenario for &
July 28, 2017
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autonomic nervous system, dance, Gary Carter, martial arts, Quickstep, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, slow flow yoga, somatics

Yoga Blues – what to do when your practice becomes mechanical

“I feel I don’t need to do regular self-practice at the moment” a student was telling me recently. “I think I try to stay mindful and follow my breathing as much as I can. I try to be attuned to what’s going on. I do massively believe in Thich Nhat Hanh&#
May 09, 2017
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Authentic Movement, authenticity, Fluid Movement, mindfulness, somatics, spirals, yoga practice

The Inchworm Story – movement antics at Harrogate Yoga

The Inchworm Story – movement antics at Harrogate Yoga Is that an apple stalk on my kitchen floor I wondered? Or could it be ….ALIVE? I slid some kitchen paper under the ‘apple stalk’ and placed it on my kitchen table for a closer inspection. I gave it a little poke – this
March 22, 2017
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Body-Mind Centering®, caterpillars, Danny Kaye, David Bowie, developmental movement patterns, harrogate yoga classes, healthy spine, Inchworm, looper, Melanie Bastier, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, RHS Harlow Carr, somatics, spinal push pattern, Spine

Friendship

  ‘To make someone else happy, you have to understand that person’s needs, suffering, and desires and not assume you know what will make them happy.’ A few weeks ago I read these words by Thich Nhat Hanh to my students. The quote is part of a longer piece on friendship – sh
June 06, 2016
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Friendship, gifts, Happiness, Lotus Elise, presents, Thich Nhat Hanh, well-being

Is yoga an easy route to mindfulness?

Mindfulness seems to be a buzzword at the moment. The internet is awash with information on mindfulness and hardly a week goes by without a newspaper or magazine article on its benefits. I am bemused by the way it is often presented as a quick fix, cure-all technique. My own experienc
January 28, 2016
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Bessel van der Kolk, breath, breath movement, Breathing, Hakomi, mindfulness, Ron Kurtz
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About Amanda

“I began practising yoga in 1972 and I loved the effect it had on me – of gradually becoming stronger in mind and body, more resilient to life’s ups and downs, more connected to my feelings, more joyful and more creative. Both my yoga journey and my creativity gained momentum in the early nineties, it was at this time that I was privileged to begin learning Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga………….”

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