10:30 PM

CONNECTING BODY & BREATH

Explore existing patterns in your body and their impact on the breath, while creating new imprints that re-establish a connection to the breath through movement. This workshop aims to position our bodies optimally for improved breathing and increased freedom of movement. Read More

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9:13 PM

Chair Yoga - Not Just the Latest Fitness Fad

Goat yoga, nude yoga, beer yoga – it seems like everything is being paired with yoga to get students on the mat. So, is ‘Chair Yoga’ just another of these fitness trends and should you try it?   Read More

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12:42 AM

Spotlight On: Setu Bandha Sarvangasana

You will likely have encountered this pose many times, and in yoga classes of all styles. Aside from ‘working your glutes’ do you understand the benefits and reasons why we incorporate Setu Bandha Sarvangasana or bridge pose into our practice so regularly? Here’s the lowdown…  Read More

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10:56 PM

Nine Ways with Uttanasana

The great thing about yoga is that there is a wide variety poses to choose from – therefore giving us an almost infinite number of combinations and sequences to practice. BKS Iyengar’s most famous book, Light on Yoga – also known as the ‘yoga bible’, contains descriptions and instructions for more than 200 poses! Read More

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7:47 PM

Yoga Philosophy and Education with Prashant

Yoga is far more than a physical exercise! While there is often a focus on the asanas or poses in modern day classes, they are merely the means, with the body and breath as the instruments, that allow us to reach the ultimate goal of yoga – balance, freedom and enlightenment! Read More

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7:04 PM

The Benefits of Online Yoga

There’s no denying that 2020 has been a tough year! While many things remain uncertain; one of the silver linings has been our ability to stay connected and continue our yoga practice via online classes. Read More

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7:24 PM

Everything you need to know about Restorative Yoga

Many Iyengar yoga schools run their classes on what’s known as the ‘Pune cycle’ – a four-week program that has a different focus each week. The first week’s class is usually focused on standing poses, the second on twists and/or forward bends, the third on backbends and the fourth week is restorative. Read More

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7:04 PM

Spotlight on: Makarasana

Even though, Makarasana doesn’t have it’s own separate and defined instructions in Light on Yoga, it’s a pose that we practice regularly as part of our ‘baby backbend’ sequence, so we thought it might be helpful to put the spotlight on it for this month’s blog - and had to do some deep digging and lots of practice to get some info to share! Read More

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6:43 PM

Keep cool with Yoga

As we move into the warmer summer months, and our climate becomes hotter and drier – it’s never been more important to ‘stay cool’ and keep our body and brain cool and moisturised. Read More

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5:21 PM

CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT AND STILLNESS

Join Sue Everett for a general yoga workshop exploring what it means to live with a practice, how we move with it over a lifetime and how we can sit in stillness with it. Read More

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