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How to sequence towards Parivrtta Trikonasana

March 06, 2018
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Parivrtta Trikonasana was on the agenda in Level 2 classes recently. “I found the pose disorientating” said one of my students. At first I felt caught on the hop by this observation, then I was intrigued. I remembered something that Amy Matthews once said: “If itR
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The ‘flexible ribbon’ – and the power of visualisation

February 04, 2018
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The spine model in the Harrogate Yoga studio is currently adorned with pink tape – all along and around the front surfaces of the vertebral bodies. The pink tape represents the ALL (Anterior Longitudinal Ligament) – an important mid-line structure in the body. There are fo
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Hypermobility help – through body awareness and movement patterns

January 03, 2018
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“Good alignment involves a dynamic organisation of the body that facilitates the conduit of force through the body and beyond.” Wise words from Donna Farhi. However for the hypermobile yoga practitioner, good alignment may be difficult to achieve. Hypermobile joints are a common
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Knees – to lock or not to lock?

September 05, 2017
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“Pull up your knee caps and thighs” my Astanga Vinyasa teacher used to say repeatedly, back in the 1990s. I dutifully did as I was told – and more. The effect in my case, was hyperextension of the knees – the very scenario the instruction was intended to preven
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Slow…Slow…Quick Quick Slow..

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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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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Harrogate Yoga on Twitter

  • RT @DrDannyPenman: "The little things? The little moments? They aren't little." Jon Kabat-Zinn yesterday
  • RT @MindfulEveryday: “...mindfulness will never add anything to your life, it will only reveal what is already there.” ~ Unknown #mindfuln… 4 days ago
  • Moments from Part 2 of Barefoot Body Restorative Yoga Teacher Training. Perfectly paced, informative learning and i… https://t.co/IkzHRJFcJc 13 days ago

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