Welcome to the Yoga Studio Journal
the yoga studio is open for individual yoga lessons by appointment. all welcome. leila@theyogastudiosomerset.co.uk.
“Yoga is not an escape from life but an approach to living.”
T K V Desikachar
after a while
as the year moves on, we can use the breath to help us prepare for autumn.
thank you to Sandra Sabatini for inspiring this practice.
idling along
"Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear...
And tumble up and down what thou findst there." George Herbert
soft
"But what we really need for entering life fully is a soft body. A soft body allows itself to be penetrated by life; it remains open, accessible, receptive, available to the present moment, and agile in responding to events. A soft body is poised for a relationship with the world around us." Tina Welling.
mighty mosses
III 33 "Anything can be understood. With each attempt fresh and spontaneous understanding arises." (trans. TKV Desikachar)
relaxing into silence
relaxing into silence with a peaceful breath - practising the heart of yoga
early morning sounds
there is a fresh presence in the early morning - it's a good time to practise.
more… wonderful!
we have been practising warrior posture this week, experimenting with taking the head back as Mr Iyengar taught.
soft belly
"as the body yields all efforts and holdings the infinite within is revealed." YS II 47
soft breath
"breathing isn't really something that you do but something that you witness as it happens." eckhart tolle