Month: August 2014
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Practice: Eka Pada Malasana / One Legged Garland Pose
Eka = ‘One’ Pada = ‘Foot’ Mala = Garland Asana = Posture *Possible prop needed: One block, or a rolled towel. Balancing is one of the most important aspects of our practice. Not only does it help our nervous system to wake up and start building new neural pathways as we work…
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Bed Time Yoga
Written for CasperSleep.com. You don’t need a spacial mattress for this practice, however I was recently introduced to this new memory foam mattress company who have designed a mattress that not only allows you to get a good night’s sleep, but serves as a great platform for staying physically healthy too, through practicing yoga or exercising in…
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Practice: Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge)
Our bodies are built to move in a natural way, but unfortunately we have a habit of doing things that don’t necessarily serve us so well. Sitting in chairs for long periods of time, cycling, running on hard pavements in unsupportive shoes, and exercising on machines that don’t support the way our bodies naturally like to…
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Part & Parcel. A Yoga Documentary Satsang
Having been one of the organisers of this year’s Brighton Yoga Festival, which raised money for two local charities, I got the chance to meet many incredibly kind and passionate people, all of whom care about spreading the word of yoga in order to help others. The festival was a huge success and I’m so grateful to…
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Practice Utthita Parsvakonasana
Utthita = Extended Parsva = Side Kona = Angle Asana = Posture Yoga postures are a lot more than they appear to be on the outside. To anyone looking into a yoga class of people moving from strange shape to even stranger shape, it may seem absurd as to why we would choose this practice.…
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Vegan Buckwheat & Fig Granola
Granola is often thought of as a ‘healthy’ alternative to sugary cereals, but the kind you’re likely to find in the supermarkets is still mostly full of sugar and additives. By making your own, you not only know exactly what ingredients are going in to your food, but you get the added satisfaction of providing…
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Practice: Marichyasana A / Pose Dedicated To The Sage Marichi
Marichi = ‘Ray of light’ (of the sun or moon) Asana = Posture This posture is ‘dedicated to the sage Marichi’, son of Brahma the creator. ‘Tightness’ within the body isn’t necessarily a problem, in fact it’s usually the overly flexible people that are more prone to injury. When we’re looking at becoming…
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‘Breathe Into It’…. Just one way the breath can help you through difficult Yoga Postures
The breath is our most important teacher. Shallow, short breaths that reside up in the chest often imply we’re under a bit of stress, or that we’ve got a lot on our minds – whereas slow, deep conscious breaths indicate a more relaxed, balanced mind, and help us to switch on the parasympathetic nervous system…