Take some time to relax and transport yourself to a beautiful tranquil garden with this guided meditation. By focussing on your breath you will switch off your fight or flight response and go into rest and digest mode. Our breath is connected to our inner energy systems - just as it feeds the systems of … Continue reading Point to point breathing
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January is the traditional time to kick off new resolutions and start the year how we mean to go on. This year I’ve decided to reframe how I look at this and try something different. It all started when I went on a shopping trip during the strange limbo-land between Christmas and New Year. I … Continue reading My New Year intention – to be kinder to myself and live in harmony with the seasons
Sirsansana (Headstand) is described as King of the Asanas. An absolute essential for the serious Yoga practitioner. Is this really the case or should we take a more cautious approach to this inversion? At some point everyone who has practiced Yoga reaches their nemesis. Mine is Supported Headstand (Salamba Sirsasana). I can’t do Padmasana (Lotus … Continue reading Headstand is King of the Asanas – but is it for everyone?
Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations) is a wonderful Vinyasa (flow) which prepares the body for the practice of Asana (poses) and is also a great practice in its own right. But what if you can't or don't want to practice it? Firstly, there is no mandatory element to yoga practice. Different styles each have their own … Continue reading Four Part Daoist Breath – an accessible alternative to Sun Salutations
Today I had a bit of a revelation! It’s not that I’d avoided thinking about this, but it wasn’t really front of mind. I don’t know if I could actually practice Yoga Asana without the use of props - over and above my mat of course! When I first started on my Yoga journey about … Continue reading To prop or not?
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