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Where to begin? Learn Ashtanga Yoga with Michael
It can be difficult to know where to begin learning Ashtanga Yoga. That’s why we started our Ashtanga Yoga Beginners class on a Wednesday evening. If you’d like to move through the sequence at a slower pace and get more detailed instruction, this is the class for you. But this class isn’t just for beginners…
Yoga in Pregnancy – the Benefits by Victoria Harris
I was the rather typical left-brained, career driven, 32 year old chartered accountant when I became pregnant with my daughter. I applied the same ‘hurdle’ theory to my pregnancy as I did to all other major feats and events in my life so far. If you study, plan, prepare then you will overcome the hurdle and get the best outcome, just like a qualification, wedding, moving home etc.
Yoga philosophy. Why give it time and attention?
There’s more to yoga than the stuff we do on our yoga mats. Understanding yoga philosophy, the ideas and thinking behind yoga, really helps us get the most out of our practice. And if you teach yoga it can really enhance and enrich the messages you’re sharing too.
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.
Reaching kids with Yoga Outreach
A lot of our CYS Yoga Teacher Training students and MCY teachers talk about wanting to share yoga with groups in the community. Those who would never normally come along to a regular yoga class. When Ana (our Vinyasa Flow teacher and recent CYS Glasgow graduate) was invited to share some yoga with children who’ve experienced challenging upbringings she bravely jumped at the chance.