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2020, a year to remember
It’s been a difficult year.
I’ve heard said a few times now that 2020 is a year to forget. But I think that’s completely wrong. I think 2020 should be a year that we remember. And remember for a long time to come.
It’s been such a year of fear, suffering and loss. Of kindness, compassion, gratitude and hope. Of learning, adapting and creativity. We shouldn’t forget any of that.
Why don’t more men do yoga?
All of the benefits of yoga can be enjoyed by men as well as women so why don’t more men do yoga? There’s a lot of mistaken beliefs about yoga and they can get in the way: it’s for girls; it’s too fluffy or touchy feely; it’s for hippies; it’s not enough of a “work out”; you need to be able to do the most difficult version of everything right away…
COVID-19: A message from Judi…
As you know we’re pretty down to earth here at MCY. There’s a lot of information and conjecture just now about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and we don’t want to panic. BUT I feel that if the situation is as serious as it seems to be just now then the additional hygiene measures we’ve been advised to implement aren’t enough.
Yoga Outreach – Sharing, Relationships & Community
Every year I host Edinburgh Community Yoga and their brilliant weekend of yoga outreach training. As a Glasgow yoga studio I’m adamant that we have to take our place within our local community. We have to contribute what we can to support the community, foster relationships and nurture it to grow.
Stress & slowing down by Ana Costa
In the strive to be successful, we easily lose ourselves. Recent surveys show scarily high levels of stress being reported across the UK, with only 7% of young adults reporting that they never feel overwhelmed or unable to cope. For the sake of being successful at work, in our family lives, and in our social lives we are compromising our own physical and mental health.
Looking backwards to move forwards
Last summer I took a whole month out and travelled to Boulder, Colorado to study and practice with legendary yoga teacher Richard Freeman and his wife Mary Taylor at the yoga studio they founded, The Yoga Workshop. It was a 200 hour programme which included practice, teaching methodology, adjusting, philosophical study, chanting, silent meditation, anatomy and cadaver labs! In other words A LOT.
Living Fully
Back in September I had a bit of an issue with my health. It came back up these last couple of weeks before Christmas. Thankfully everything is fine. Again. Like a lot of experiences, this brought into sharp focus that you really never know the minute. And while it’s easy (and very normal) to get caught up in imagining and fearing the worst, the other thing I noticed was occasional, fleeting moments of intense colour and beauty.