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
Yoga in the time of corona
If ever there was a time to see if yoga really works as a practice, we’ve had the past six months as a serious trial. We’ve had to face shock after shock and the need to adapt very quickly to a different way of life, with no certainty for the future in sight. Yoga has prov
Harrogate Yoga is 20 years old
Beginnings My decision to move to Harrogate was made back in 1999. I thought I’d find aspiring yogis in the town and I wanted to minimise travel by car. So I searched for a property with some space for yoga classes that was near the centre of town and the train station. When I f
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
Babies know how to twist!
Twists – there are a multitude of teaching instructions and ‘how-to-do’ theories for these asanas. I believe that in the practice of yoga poses, particularly twists, we often make things more complicated than they really need to be. If we observe the developmental mo
How to sequence towards Parivrtta Trikonasana
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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