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Counting the Ashtanga Yoga Practice: Why, how & where to start?
Ashtanga Yoga is a counted system with each breath and coordinated movement being accounted for. This count comes from counting the vinyasa (co-ordinated breath/movement) of each posture – each posture has an ideal number of inhales and exhales for moving into and out of the posture. Traditionally these vinyasa are counted in Sanskrit.
Yoga Flow for Sports with Amanda Hamilton
Amanda is an ultra-runner, sports massage therapist AND manages a research team for a very well known spirits company. I remember the first time I met her being hugely impressed by her achievements. She’d come in for a chat about joining our teacher training course in the summer of 2018. I only had a couple of places left and she had to make a decision fast. I’m super glad she chose to join us!
Guided Relaxation Audio Downloads For Rest, Calm & Clarity
A guided relaxation works as a practice on it’s own but it’s also a lovely way to end your yoga asana (posture) practice. You can practice them at any time of the day. All you need is 5-10 minutes and a quiet spot where you can lie down and relax. These practices promote rest, calm, clarity and can help to relieve stress and anxiety too.
Jump backs and jump throughs: exercises to give you lift
Jump backs and jump throughs are something we can get a little bit hung up on, especially in Ashtanga yoga. Achieving some lightness and fluidity of movement can really help as you flow through the practice. However, jump backs and jump throughs are not the be all and end all. The idea is to give these movements steady, consistent practice and attention but try not to get too focused on them.
Building Shoulderstand: Develop Control & Confidence for Salamba Sarvangasana
When you first come to yoga class, working up into shoulderstand can be challenging. That could be for any number of reasons. Maybe it’s a long time since you’ve been upside down. Or maybe you’re working with pain or injury. The fear of that pain coming back can make moving into a position like shoulderstand, where you’re balanced on your shoulders and the neck feels vulnerable, really difficult.
Moving Mysore Style Classes Online
If I’m being honest it’s taken me a while to come around to the benefits of online Mysore style classes. From the beginning I fully understood that meeting online was key to keeping our community connected despite not being able to meet in person. The routine of turning up at the same time for class is fundamental in helping us all cope during these uncertain and constantly changing times.
Yoga for Beginners Explained
[GUEST BLOG by Nicola Park] Maybe you’re wondering if Yoga for Beginners is for you. Yoga for Beginners is for absolutely everyone. The beauty of it is that we work at the pace that is needed, depending on who is there. A real mixture of people come along to this class so every week is different.