Emma Newlyn Yoga

I’ve recently kindly been asked to write a couple of articles for EkhartYoga.com and YogaMoo.com. Very grateful to have more writing out there available for everyone to see, so if you’re interested in learning more about the philosophical side of yoga with my piece on Santosha from the Ekhart Yoga site, click HERE. If you want to find…

Not my favourite posture, I’ll admit! Virabhadrasana 3 or Warrior 3 represents another aspect of the warrior Virabhadra in Indian mythology. (For just a little more detail on Virabhadrasana, click HERE). This asana is brilliant for strengthening the intrinsic muscles of the feet, the ankles, legs, hips and abdominal muscles, while testing our balance and will-power!…

Balance your blood sugar and stay energised for hours with raw almond butter chocolate chip cookies!   Balanced blood sugar levels are an essential part of managing our mood, our energy levels, and ensuring we don’t reach for the sugar-packed chocolate bar when four o’clock rolls around…. Plus, it’s SUMMER and we need all of…

Lunges are incorporated into lots of different types of physical activity, from gym workouts, HIIT, and ‘runner’s lunges’ – but as with everything, what makes a difference with a Yoga posture is the intention behind the pose. Observe your body and mind as you practice, being aware of each sensation and each thought that arises…

Our hands have the ability to harm, to help, or to heal. They can communicate love, hate, and any emotion in between. Essentially, our highly evolved and articulate hands are what separate us from other mammals and allow us to grasp, build and create the world around us. Just as reflexology links parts of the…

  When it comes to feeling that sense of opening, expanding and lengthening the body, Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana is one of those postures which can really help satisfy that sensation. Lengthening the calf muscles and hamstrings, while opening the rib cage and hips – this posture also teaches us a valuable lesson about the balance…

A good mood is determined by many aspects, but what’s going on within us physiologically and chemically determines whether or not we’re even able to feel positive. The ability for our brain to function properly, our cells to communicate productively, our oxygen levels to remain balanced, and our hormones to stay in check basically decides…

Setu = ‘bridge’ or ‘dam’ Bandha = ‘lock’ or ‘bind’ Asana = ‘posture’ or ‘pose’ Backbends are brilliant for counteracting our habits of slouching, collapsing the chest and generally closing ourselves off from the world all day. Having our bodies and hearts open is something which can often be subconsciously a little scary. To open…

Surya = ‘sun’ Namaskar = ‘Salutation’ from the word namas, meaning ‘to bow’   If you’re new to yoga, the sun salutation sequence is likely to be one of the first sequences you’ll learn – depending upon the style of yoga you choose to practice of course. If you’ve already been practicing for a long…

  ‘Urdvha’ = ‘upward’ in this case ‘high up’ Prasarita = ‘extended or spread out’               Eka = ‘One’   Pada= ‘Foot’    Asana = ‘Pose’  In this asana – one foot is extended up high, creating a splits-like action with the legs.   There are certain words which…