Yeah right! You might be asking yourself how a steady and comfortable seat might relate to yoga postures – most of which are anything but steady or comfortable. We’re talking about asana in terms of being the third of the eight limbs of yoga, as defined in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. It defines asana […]
Kayleigh Alwill is a multi-talented performer on a mission to take yoga to those suffering with mental health issues. Poppy Pickles speaks to her about yoga and mental health and how we can help her on her quest. Zen Monkey: What brought you to yoga? Kayleigh Alwill: I trained as a dancer, and have always
With Christmas being anything but normal this year, it’s important that we keep upbeat. Back in March many of us thought that we would go into lockdown and come out the other side and back to normality. But eight months later this is very clearly not the case. Whether it’s down to government mishandling or
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
