Behind the scenes at Harrogate Yoga
‘Have you had a nice break?’ is a common question from my students when classes begin again in September. Luckily no one asked me, because I would’ve said: ‘I’ve had one of the most challenging times in my life and I’m on my knees – so the ans
October 06, 2014
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How to have beautiful, healthy feet – banish bunions and other abominations!
‘Amanda you’re obsessed with feet’, one of my students said to me the other day. It’s true I am fascinated by feet – every day I spend time feeling how weight travels into and through my own feet. I do this as I go about my daily activities – not ju
Living in the moment
Fear and how it can negate our ability to live in the present moment, was the theme of my quote for classes last week. The reading came from a book on Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh: ‘When we are not fully present, we are not really living. We’re not really there, either for our loved
March 24, 2014
Is sugar the food of love?
In amongst real news at the start of 2014, there’ve been headlines such as ‘The Sugar Trap!’ ‘No more sugar’, ‘Are you addicted to sugar?’ I’m bemused, surely there’s nothing new about the news that too much sugar is bad for us? Bu
Eating Mindfully
It’s the ‘New Year’s Resolution’ time of year when many people resolve to make changes in their lives. Personally, I think it’s a good idea to have an ongoing overview of changes that need to be made throughout the year. But I have one right now that is n
Getting the Dragon to Fly!
Finding optimal ways of taking weight into our hands, was a theme on a morning workshop here at Harrogate Yoga a few days ago. Ultimately our aim was to have integrity of alignment in poses such as Ardha Vasisthasana, Vasisthasana and ‘Belly of the Dragon.’ The morning beg
‘Are you safe with yourself?’
‘Are you safe with yourself? Am I safe with myself?’ These were questions that Donna Farhi put to us on a recent yoga intensive in Manchester. Donna enlarged upon the question by saying ‘Can you look after yourself and speak to yourself as kindly as your very, best f
Authenticity – with or without make-up
‘Your practice is for you alone. It is difficult to hear the soft voice of inner wisdom amidst the cacophony of constant comparisons. It is simply impossible to sense your soul when you are striving to be superior.‘ Aadil Palkhivala. This was the reading in class last week
How to do Trikonasana – the fluid way
Back in 1991, I had my first experience of Body-Mind Centering® on the beautiful Greek island of Skyros. ‘Sense millions of cells in your body….. expanding and condensing in a breathing rhythm all of their own’, said our teacher, Jens Johannsen. Then we basked in the
Community
For a shy, retiring sort like me, this has been quite a week. It began with last Sunday’s British Wheel of Yoga Northern Region AGM in Durham and ended yesterday with the North Yorkshire BWY Federation at Poppleton, York. I was the teacher at both these events. Much has happened
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