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The myth of the heart opening pose

‘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
August 31, 2016
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backbends, Bhujangasana, compassion, Dhanurasana, healthy heart, heart opening, kindness, open hearted, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, shalabhasana, Urdhva Dhanurasana, ustrasana

Inspiration from Pina Bausch and revisiting ‘Saggy Cat’

I was doing some work in my front garden a few days ago, when one of my students walked by and then stopped to tell me about the film she’d just seen. The film was Pina. My student said ‘Now I have some understanding of what you’ve been trying to teach us in class!’ Having read about
May 16, 2011
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Amanda Latchmore Art, Cobra, Dhanurasana, emotions, Fluid Movement, Fluidity, mental health, Pina Bausch, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, somatics, Spine, well-being, wellbeing, Yoga Harrogate

‘Organic’ Yoga

‘Can yoga make you more creative?’ one of my students asked a few years ago. I replied that it seemed to help my own creative process and also my tenacity to see projects through. I asked a few students whose work involved being creative, what they thought? One person said she believe
April 02, 2011
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Beginners yoga classes in Harrogate, Body-Mind Psychotherapy, Bow, developmental movement patterns, Dhanurasana, Exploring Body-Mind Centering, Locust, mental health, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, shalabhasana, somatic yoga, somatics, Virabhadrasana 1, visceral sensation, Warrior 1, yoga classes in Harrogate

Soft Spine, Fluid Spine

In class last week we did the ‘Saggy Cat’ experiment. We investigated how to bring a more fluid connection between body/spine and head/neck in back bends and certain standing poses – and in our daily lives. From ‘all fours’ position – on hands and knees – we im
March 07, 2011
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Amanda Latchmore Art, Bhujangasana, Cobra, developmental movement patterns, Dhanurasana, health, registered somatic movement educator, registered somatic movement therapist, somatics, Spine, Trikonasana, Yoga backbends

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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