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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
“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
‘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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