Fifty years of yoga practice
In 1972 I experienced my very first yoga class. I went with my mother and an ex-boyfriend. It was the Ex’s idea to go – although he subsequently married a Born-again Christian who thought yoga was the work of the devil. We were aware of yoga during the 60s and so didn̵
December 20, 2022
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Arches low, arches high – how to have happy healthy feet
“My daughter has flat feet” a trainee said on a recent Yogacampus training module on the feet and legs. I urged him to find another way to describe his little girl’s feet – especially to her. When people talk about flat feet, they probably mean collapsed arches
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
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
Head to Tail – sequential movement of the spine in asana
I have many memories from my first yoga teacher training course with Donna Farhi, even though it was way back in 2000. One memory is especially vivid, it was a spinal yield and push inquiry – there were three of us, me in child with my head supported on a block, one perso
March 06, 2019
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The Downward Facing Dog Blog – how to do adho mukha svanasana
‘Downward Facing Dog is the garlic of yoga,’ said Donna Farhi. The reason for the analogy she explained, is that just as garlic enhances a dish, Downward Facing Dog enhances asana practice. Benefits include – lengthening muscles in the backs of legs, strengthening ha
The ‘flexible ribbon’ – and the power of visualisation
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
Hypermobility help – through body awareness and movement patterns
“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
Knees – to lock or not to lock?
“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
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 &
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