Yoga Blues – what to do when your practice becomes mechanical
“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&#
May 09, 2017
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Is yoga an easy route to mindfulness?
Mindfulness seems to be a buzzword at the moment. The internet is awash with information on mindfulness and hardly a week goes by without a newspaper or magazine article on its benefits. I am bemused by the way it is often presented as a quick fix, cure-all technique. My own experienc
January 28, 2016
How to give the best hugs
Did you know that there’s an art to hugging? Some people have the ‘hugging art’ naturally. Everyone can learn skills to hug better. My first tip is that aiming to give a hug is a much more successful approach than aiming to receive one. ‘Success’ will ari
Moving Body – Quiet Mind
“Lie down on your mat and begin to check in with your breathing…” is a common instruction at the start of a yoga class but does this work for everyone? Many years ago I had a private student who would invariably arrive for class in a hyperactive, agitated state. I soon learned t
‘crawling back to baby’
“Here we are – a group of middle-class, middle-aged women, CRAWLING around the room!” said a student in class recently. It’s true that we often practise crawling and other developmental movement patterns in my classes. The reason we practise the patterns is bot
August 17, 2015
Mula bandha is good for you, right?
‘Mula bandha should be ON for life!’ Said Derek Ireland my first teacher of Astanga Vinyasa yoga. I think most yoga practitioners would agree that to constantly engage mula bandha is extreme, yet many believe it’s a practice that’s ‘good for you.’ WHAT IS
February 12, 2015
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