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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.
I came across this quote that reminded me of the retreat from Rod Stryker in his book The Four Desires. He says that there are three signs of the effectiveness of one’s practice: “More joy, less fear, and a shortening of the time between creating an intention and having it come to fruition”
Read MoreLast Friday I listened to a Q&A with Sharath Jois. He was asked why Lotus Pose has to always start with the right leg. Good question! Sharath’s answer was that the right leg equals positive energy and the left leg neutralises negative energy!
Read MoreI’m loving teaching office yoga at the moment. It’s off the mat, no Lulu Lemons, no fuss. Yes, maybe we should be on an island retreat. Maybe we should be cut off from the world. Maybe there should be statues and incense and sitar music. But when all of the conditions are not there, yoga still exists.
Read MoreI wrote a little while ago about ‘Namaste’ and whether we should use it at the end of class with the gesture of hands together and a little bow. There must be so many words in so many languages that convey something beautiful in greeting and parting such as this; Namaste, Ayubowan, Aloha, for example.
Read MoreI had to share this writing from a yoga teacher with you, (she’s in quarantine as she writes): ‘The future I had built as an image in my mind, and my present circumstances are at odds with one another. I realize so much of my past ability to be content with the present was predicated on the idea that in the future, I’d be somewhere else’.
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.
Yoga to enjoy! Good Times Yoga!
I always read your emails and am uplifted, this one I had to recognise as very special.
“So enjoyed Tuesday’s stretchy session – such a good way to end the day – thank you 😊”
“Yoga is so misunderstood and you gave me the insight to interpret myself and give me more self understanding. Some might say ‘peace'“.
“I love your Friday email, it is really uplifting!”
“I look forward to reading your email, always a font of knowledge and food for thought. Just wanted to thank you for the thought you put into our classes and Friday newsletter.”
“Just read your email and, as usual, it’s lifted my spirits as well as acted as a reminder to take care of myself too. ”
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