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July 28, 2017
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‘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 &
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Yoga Blues – what to do when your practice becomes mechanical
May 09, 2017
“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&#
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The Inchworm Story – movement antics at Harrogate Yoga
March 22, 2017
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
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Is commitment always a good thing?
December 16, 2016
Today was a departure from my usual routine, instead of beginning the day with an hour or so of yoga practice, I went to a B2B breakfast meeting at Hotel du Vin, Harrogate. The participants were a welcoming group of local business people. We were all required to say a few words about
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The myth of the heart opening pose
August 31, 2016
‘Open your heart – become more compassionate with heart opening poses!’ Instructions on these lines are common in yoga classes and in both online and print magazines. Here are some examples from respected online yoga magazines: ‘Heart opening poses help you bec
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