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This blog gives a view of yoga from a student’s point of view. That’s me! I have been teaching since 2012 but always a student. I love being part of the yoga world and continually learning. I write about the top teachers, the yoga shows and festivals, the studios and workshops, and the promise of yoga’s self discovery. In this blog I include retreat information, workshop recommendations and Yoga In The News.
On Juneteenth, June 19th, a day of reflection on the end of slavery, the Ashtanga world got together to discuss ‘Ashtanga Yoga 2021 & Beyond’, how inclusive, modern, inviting and how sincere the yoga world is. When I say ‘the yoga world’ I mean highly respected teachers such as my teacher David Swenson and others on the world circuit like Eddie Stern and Adam Keen.
Read MoreDid you see the tennis and the extraordinary slides of Novak Djokovic? No wonder he won! Sliding on the grass ended the hopes of other players but Djokovic kept sliding and hitting. Yes, of course he’s a yogi (and a vegan)! Here’s another thing! “He has spoken at length about how meditation has helped him to achieve ‘happiness and joy’ away from the sport. When the results weren’t coming, Novak has claimed it was due to a ‘lack of balance on the court emotionally’.”
Read MoreWhat would be the easiest yoga pose, do you think? Would it be the one actually called ‘Easy Pose’… Sukhasana or crossed-legged position? I might have to take this to the authorities for disinformation! It isn’t easy! There doesn’t seem to be a Guinness Book of Records record for sitting crossed-legged and I’m not surprised.
Read MoreHave you heard of the yoga teacher, Mary-Jo Fetterly who had a skiing accident and became a quadriplegic? She became paralysed but immediately ‘transformed injury into inquiry’ with her yoga toolbox. She used mantras and pranayama to retrain herself and has been breaking all records of recovery from quadriplegia ever since. That’s the Toolbox!
Read MoreGood Times Yoga: Vinyasa Yoga in gyms, Corporate Yoga in your workplace, and private sessions in my studio in Ealing Broadway. Yoga on YouTube: short, simple sessions to get you moving.
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