Fresh Figs in the Land of Love

Hello Yogis!

Well, Kythera is a memory for another year. Kapsali’s gorgeousness retreats into the past for another year: its double bay and Aphrodite’s rock, its deep blue sea churning and kicking up September foam, its tavernas and cafes, cotton wool clouds and warm air, my morning run up to ‘the capital’ picking figs to eat along the way. We’re doing our retreat next year! Definitely! See pictures of previous years here.

My home studio is bare and a bit lonely for lack of classes last week. Dark mornings and dusky evenings make for a welcoming mat in a plain white studio, waiting for our chakras to spin their multi-colour goodness.

Despite the cool air and dark evenings, bring your tightness and stiffness, your hamstrings and shoulders, and come to class. You could bring a jumper for Savasana… I have blankets as well.

Classes

You can book classes here. Monday and Tuesday at 7.00pm are the Stretchy classes. Wednesday at 7.00pm is the Ashtanga-based class. Friday morning at 8.30 is the Ashtanga class that we start with 10 minutes of meditation. It makes for a lovely practice. Come along. 

Yoga In The News

Forbes has: How The Wine And Yoga Movement Started In The U.S. “I was working in wine sales at K&L Wine Merchants in San Francisco and we were doing a blind tasting,” reports Shannon. “It was my first time, but I won the blind tasting because I used mindfulness techniques to calm my mind, activate my senses and correctly identify the wine.”

Women's Health has:  'I had high cholesterol in my thirties – here's how I changed my diet’. ‘‘Alongside the changes to my eating habits, I made an effort to be consistently active. I did yoga every day, increased my steps and included a cycle or longer walk at the weekend. ‘In just nine weeks, my cholesterol level had dropped by 25% and was back within the normal range’.

Well+Good has: Camel Pose Benefits, How To, and Form Tips. Sub heading: Ustrasana, or Camel Pose, Is the Yoga Position That Can Help With Back Pain, Constipation, and Rounded Shoulders: ‘The key with the camel pose is not to overdo it with the backbend. "The priorities are to find a backbend that you do not want to run away from and to discover a shape where you can breathe deeply for about 30 seconds”".