New Year, New Me At the end of last year a very inspiring article encouraged me to set myself a challenge: an hour of yoga a day for a year. On the 31st December I began my journey. There were a couple of reasons behind wanting to do it: I want to deepen my yoga […]
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
Do you miss our teachers as much as we do? Here’s how to stay connected with them during the lockdown. ABI BARBER Banish any yoga nerves and step on the mat with Abi, who is offering classes every day of the week: everything from Morning Movement & Meditation; Slow Flow, a gentle practice suitable
Are you the techno-yogi who knows their Bluetooth from their NFD? Do you call up your class playlist from the ether with a swift gesture above their digital assistant who hangs on your every Sanskrit syllable? High Tech Tools for Yoga Teachers So what tools can the modern yoga teacher use to help them? Are
I often tell myself not to compare things, not to measure one thing against the other but to simply accept each thing for what it is: everything is perfect in its own way. However the one comparison I have often found myself coming back to again and again – with myself, with friends and with
According to B.K.S. Iyengar there are four stages to yoga: commencement, intent endeavour, intimate knowledge and consummation. Following from my article ‘5 Good Reasons To Start Yoga‘ from last week, I’m going to assume that we can tick the ‘commencement’ box — and that’s a big tick as it’s very true that the hardest step
Meditation goes hand in hand with yoga: dhyana being one of the eight limbs of yoga. As a yoga teacher, a regular meditation practice can greatly benefit not just you, but also your students. As you become calmer, happier and more balanced, your students will feel the effects as well. Meditation is no longer largely
Here are a few inspirational films to get started with to deepen your knowledge of yoga and expand your horizons. All these films offer a different perspective on yoga that reflect its intricate nature to broaden the mind. 1. Awake: The Story of Yogi Ananda Awake: The Story of Yogi Ananda is the biopic of
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. ~ Buddha As human beings in today’s society, we all live with stress. The sum total of the stress in our lives can be sorted into two categories: day-to-day and long-term. When looking at day-to-day stress
With the world as we know it on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, it leaves plenty of unanswered questions in the average yoga teacher’s mind. When will everything return to normal? When will I be able to teach regular classes again? And how will I survive financially without my yoga teaching income? At the
