It’s very difficult to get the balance right these days. Either you’re doing too much or you’re not doing enough. In my household, I tend to fall into the ‘too much’ camp, and my husband tends to fall into the ‘too little’ camp. Being creatures of habit, we take these tendencies into our yoga practice […]
Ankles are amazing things – they (literally) hold us up and propel us around. They absorb HUGE amounts of impact when we run and jump. And yet we rarely pay them any attention. Unless they are a problem, of course, then they can cause pain and suffering. Let me introduce you to the incredible world
What did Downward Facing Dog say to Puppy Dog pose? You are the Yin to my Yang! Yin yoga is another branch on the ever-growing tree of yoga styles. Emerging in the late 70s and early 80s, this is a fairly new style of yoga that has its roots set deeply in the Hatha Yoga
Some of the simplest yoga poses can be made that little bit more special by adding in an arm variation, in the same way that a more advanced posture can give a student a little more of a challenge but adding in the same movement. Try adding some of our favourite arm variations to your
Yoga teachers can learn from tapping into the meditation trends that are emerging in London and beyond, particularly if you’re seeking inspiration for your own classes or planning a workshop or special event. I talked about how meditation is no longer being seen as a distant, esoteric practice largely reserved for monks living in the
Once we start to move beyond a purely physical practice, and come to appreciate the deeper psychological dimensions of yoga, we start to see that it’s not all about poses. Yoga is about finding a sense of awareness that connects us to ourselves and to life itself. It’s possible to have the most impressive asana
Performance anxiety (often called “stage fright”) doesn’t always involve a stage. Anyone whose activity brings them to the attention of an audience, such as a yoga class or (even worse) a yoga assessment, can experience performance anxiety. What is Performance Anxiety? Performance anxiety comes about when our energy is occupied by ourselves and our anxiety
Poppy Pickles recalls her introduction to yoga through antenatal yoga, and reflects that the lessons she learnt then are still useful in her practice today. From the beginnings of getting to know her body from the inside out, to the practical implications post-pregnancy, many lessons can be learned from pregnancy yoga. The very first yoga
With the widespread popularity of yoga in our generation comes an increase in people qualifying to become yoga instructors. Does there ever come a point when there are too many yoga teachers? We don’t think so, and here’s why. Because of the vast array of people wanting to practice yoga there is an equally vast
A few weeks ago I was walking through my local park at the innocuous time of 3:35 pm on a Tuesday afternoon. I work from home, our house is on the market and we had a viewing, so I headed to a cafe in the park to be out of the way. Once in the
