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How to prepare for Lotus with Firelog or Double Pigeon
If you’re struggling with half lotus or full lotus or you’ve got a little bit of pain in the knees, firelog or double pigeon is a great prep to be working with most days. It’ll help you work into those muscles that help with external rotation at the hip. Even if you’re getting into lotus, this exercise can help you find an ease there and a comfort that’s maybe missing.
Hatha Yoga with Patricia – What’s it all about? Try online on demand classes
Patricia Galavis teaches our Thursday evening Hatha Yoga class here at MCY. We caught up with her to ask what’s it all about? But first, if you’ve not had the pleasure, a little about Patricia and her approach to Hatha Yoga (in her own words)…
Developing a Home Practice
Practising on your own at home can feel a bit weird, almost like you’re practising yoga in a vacuum – there’s no-one else there with you, no-one is giving you instruction or feedback and it can be REALLY quiet, just you and your breath. A yoga home practice is something more than taking online yoga classes in the comfort of your own living room.
Yoga for Beginners: Online On Demand Classes with Nicola Park
Our Monday evening Yoga for Beginners class with Nicola Park is the perfect introduction to yoga. This class draws inspiration from a number of different styles and yoga traditions. You’ll begin to move and stretch your body, become aware of your breathing and feel more focused and calm.
Headstand Preps: How To Build Your Foundation For Shirshasana
Lifting into headstand (shirshasana) can feel pretty much impossible for many of us in the beginning. I know I spent a good couple of years believing that my toes were full of lead and that they’d NEVER lift off the floor! Working on strengthening and stabilising your foundation without having to worry about whether or not the feet come off the floor can be really helpful.
Yoga at Home: Videos & Resources for Your Practice
Practising yoga at home can be a challenge. What should you practise? How long should you practise yoga at home for? To help, we’ve compiled some videos and resources for you here. Use them to build your own home practice and incorporate a little yoga into each day.
How to practice Loving Kindness Meditation PLUS audio download
The practice of meditation involves gently returning your mind again and again to a simple focus of attention. And that helps us feel better, cope better, be nicer and whatever other benefits come to you from meditation. One of my favourites is a Loving Kindness meditation…