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Injuries, the practice, teaching from experience - Ana Costa, 'The Chai Sessions'
These past few months every time Ana and I get together we end up talking about injuries! In particular, we've been comparing notes on our own shoulder injuries and chatting about how injury has not only changed our practice but also the impact it's had on how we teach yoga postures.
I thought it'd be fun to get together over a cuppa and share some of our chat with you all.
Rest, Relax, Be Still - Audio Downloads
CYS graduates Hina, Angiolina, Chelsea and Matt have kindly recorded their favourite guided relaxations for me to share with you and offer as a free resource here on the MCY website.
MCY's Got Talent - Maintaining Hip Mobility with Jean McInerney
I know that when Jean started her training with us back September 2019 she couldn’t imagine ever teaching a yoga class, never mind recording a class for us to share with you!
On Coming Back
Returning to the practice, meeting limitations, and the magic of ‘beginners’ mind’
Things are opening up again, and we’re coming back. It’s certainly not quite “back to normal” but even so I often feel like there’s a pressure to be jubilant about returning to many of our old habits and activities, which we don’t always necessarily feel. It’s complicated!
The Practice of Rest
True rest is not something most of us actively make time for in our lives. We’re busy. There’s stuff to do… then there’s more stuff to do...
Amidst the never ending to-do list, when exactly are we supposed to rest anyway? What does rest even mean or look like? Why bother?
MCY's Got Talent - 15 Minute Yoga Practice for busy days with Clare Skelton
Yoga’s a practical tool intended to support us as we live our lives. While it’s tempting to think we don’t have time, or it’s not a proper practice unless it’s lengthy and blissful, it’s often our short practices shoe-horned between other commitments that bring us the richest gifts! Give Clare’s 15-minute on demand class a try…
MCY's Got Talent - Fluidity of Movement with Diana Krasniqi
I’m sure many of you will really identify with the ups and downs of practise Diana talks about here, especially how injury can stop you practising and leave you feeling disconnected from your body. The very opposite of what we’re trying to do in yoga!
Diana graduated from our CYS Glasgow Yoga Teacher Training programme last August in the midst of Covid. I’m so proud that she’s had the courage to find her way back to her practice, explore what works for her own body and share it with us all here.