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morning sun

morning sun

how to 'start the day/in happiness, in kindness.'

april

three practice suggestions for the month

the long game

a mindset for practice

special yoga group class

in aid of UNICEF

march

notes for yoga this month

home

somewhere to unroll your mat

february

practice prompts for the month

soaring

three ideas for fostering a sense of freedom in practice

january

a mudra and some words to help you open quietly into the new year

honesty

honesty

happy christmas

what follows

an idea for letting a posture shine in its own right

candlelit yoga

candlelit yoga

in aid of charity this christmas

december

deep winter practice

to be alive

a short poem by Gregory Orr

yoga shorts

yoga shorts

on meditation

november

a practice suggestion

‘the song of the body’

a quotation

‘the breathing respect that you carry’

a poem about presence by William Stafford

spine

'To follow the way the spine functions during this process of breathing is of the greatest interest. The wave of expansion while exhaling, originating from the spine, is the basis of our teaching.' Vanda Scaravelli Awakening the Spine

october

october

inspiration for practice through the month ahead

bridges

towards a deeper focus

harvest

a practice for the breath

sandra sabatini

weekends of yoga this autumn

september

a poem for this moment in the year

yoga shorts

eyes closed

august

inspiration for yoga this month

quiet

the art of listening

part of a whole

art for deeper connection

yoga research

promising results for yoga practitioners

falling awake again

two 'falling awake' books

one-to-one

helping to sow the seeds of yoga

unfolding

another practice for spring-time expansion

blossoming

roots and branches - practice inspiration for spring

review

rule breaking in practice

falling awake

comfort in meditation

today

a poem for spring by Billy Collins

full emptiness

"look at how little there is..."

yoga shorts

breathing through your knees

lighter

a poem

simplified practice

posture recycling suggestions

breath

breath

a reflective river of silence

‘as best you can’

how to enjoy yoga every day, whatever the circumstances

paying attention

... all you have to do

tuning in

a few lines to inspire moment to moment awareness

triangle

inspiration for your own version of this posture

a journey into being

a recommendation

dusting

sweeping clean for the new year

practise and let go

for meaningful change

old and new

"For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice." T.S Eliot

minstrels

a poem for christmas by william wordsworth

owl

letting the soundscape in

lying down

a long term project

inner peace

where world peace lies

haiku

four poems for autumn by Basho

sphinx

slow yoga - a backward bend

current

a meditation on breath

full catastrophe

a book recommendation

autumn

a poem

light and dark

practice at the autumn equinox

floating

on vast seas of breath

do nothing

a vital task

song of hope

a poem

as it is

pausing for thought

head space

letting the light in

enthusiasm

'nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm' emerson

open your eyes

see the front of the body take flight

when night is almost done

a poem which resonates with the spirit of yoga

no ice required

inspiration for practice from the great ice dancer john curry

eyes wide open

a new exploration of familiar postures

midsummer

midsummer

inspiration

wrists

touch for preparing the body for a posture

a clear midnight

a short poem by Walt Whitman

face

another example of how touch can help our practice

bumble bee breath

homing in

hands

to reassure our feet

at the spring dawn

a poem for this bank holiday weekend by Angelina Weld Grimké 1880-1958

horizon

a long journey

far away

a gentle breathing practice

morning offering

morning offering

in praise of lighter mornings - lively with possibility

morning light

if this is all you have time for - it would be enough

fluid

ideas for safe and fruitful practice

rainbow

after the storms...

snowdrop

a poem by Alice Oswald

‘all the marvellous earth’

a meditation

kind

'We aren't going to have peace on Earth until we recognise this basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.' MLK

rest

'the template of rest is the natural exchange of the body breathing...' David Whyte

new year

a blessing

winter surfing

wave riding

all right

something settling and hopeful

read easy

read easy

on books and reading

softly breathing spine

a moving meditation

nurture

how to nurture yoga in your life

a blend of beginnings

if confidence or inspiration in practice still eludes you...

beginning 3

an idea for starting your practice sitting down

beginning 2

an idea for starting your practice lying down

beginning 1

if your body feels stiff and you aren't certain how to begin.... here are some ideas for making a slow, sensitive start to your practice

meditating

Billy Collins, finding truth about meditation

practising

together

renewal

a poem of promise

grace

'Pratiloma Ujjayi is a gentle and gracious pranayama technique' Paul Harvey.

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