Anna Macedo Yoga Blog Posts
I am very passionate about Iyengar Yoga and passing on my knowledge to others. If you are interested in keeping up to date on Iyengar Yoga, you might find my Yoga Blog Posts interesting. I cover a range of subject matters which include Yoga Health Benefits, Yoga Tips, Yoga Improvements and more. You can read my Yoga Blog Posts below.
If you are only going to practice one pose this Easter….
If you have been coming to my classes recently I will have taught you this wide legged pose called Prasaritta Padottanasana: For many of us we start like this woman in red- feet wide, [...]
How often should I practice Yoga???
We know that Yoga is not like any 'normal' exercise- it affects the body and mind in a very different way. But these differences build up with practice. You can practice on your own, at [...]
The importance of opening your chest in yoga
The more I practice the more I realise how important it is that I try and keep my chest as open as possible. Does that sound obvious? An open chest allows us to breathe [...]
Why don’t we listen to music during Yoga classes?
I have recently been asked this question by a student. After all, you can buy lots of CDs and MP3s that say they are for Yoga. So why won't you find them being played [...]
This week I teach restorative yoga- but what is it?
Well, technically, Restorative Yoga focuses on relaxing the body in restful postures. But many familiar asanas can be performed in a way that makes them restorative. For example, this week I'll be teaching the forward bend, [...]
Short documentary : a yoga therapy class at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune
click here Rare footage of a medical yoga therapy class at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, India Nowadays only fully certified Iyengar Yoga teachers are allowed to apply to go to the RMIYI in [...]
“Can yoga help me lose weight?”
This is probably the second most common question I'm asked by beginners starting Yoga in January! (See my previous blogs for the other questions). And it is a question that makes my heart sink....partly because [...]
Enrolling now- a morning of yoga in Goring by Sea BN12
Three hours of yoga sounds like a long time but it really flies by- and as this is at an Adult Education college it is also great value- £15 We will have time to [...]
If you are only going to do one pose this Christmas…..this is the one to do!
I have been seeing a lot of very stressed students in the build up to these "holidays". Unfortunately, for many of us, it can be quite a stressful time. I give out homework sheets [...]
Can you really do yoga on a sandy beach?
Well, half the yoga teachers in the world seem to do yoga holidays on the beach, don't they? Their adverts are often accompanied by pictures of them in very skimpy bikinis too! Not something that [...]
Do you need to ‘like’ your yoga teacher???
Everyone has their own ideas on how to choose a yoga teacher....here are mine! 1. Choose a style of yoga- see my previous blog on "The first qualification for being a yoga teacher" 2. Find [...]
Why flip-flops are bad for your feet!
In my classes I spend a lot of time trying to get students to be aware of their feet and the effect they have on the body. Have a look at this picture. Some of [...]
“I’m too stiff to do yoga!”
Perhaps the most common thing I hear from people is this phrase! And I can sympathise, I really can, as I started out as a very stiff person myself, some twenty years ago. It is [...]
Should yoga be an Olympic sport?
This story appeared on the web on March 1st 2012 as a public relations stunt for an organisation called USA Yoga.It's just now been taken up by world media due to the Olympics starting in [...]
The first qualification for being a yoga teacher….
According to the father of modern Yoga, the first qualification to be a Yoga teacher is to have a connection to the 'ancient Yoga lineage'. This is one reason Yoga is not like normal exercise. [...]
The thymus gland…breathing into the chest
The Greek word 'Thymos' means 'life energy' ! The thymus gland is an organ in the upper chest cavity that processes lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that fights infections in the body. This [...]
Anna is teaching at gospel oak methodist church NW3 on Mondays in July
If you are in London on Mondays why not drop into a class I am covering? Venue: Gospel Oak Methodist Church on Agincourt Road NW3 2NY Dates: July 9th [...]
This weeks pose…Bhekasana…(frog pose)
Wow it was hard to find a good image of this pose to use on my blog! This is a great pose for massaging the knees, opening the front of the body and massaging [...]
in this weeks class…an introduction to pranayama
Sometimes students ask me about meditation. Why don't we meditate in class? For me asana is meditation in action, teaching me constant mindfulness that I can try and carry into my day to day [...]
Come to class this week for a handy homework sheet!
Come to one of Anna's classes in the next week or so and get a lovely colour homework sheet with handy hints and tips! In fact, during the class we will go through the [...]
Posture and alignment- this weeks class
This week I will be teaching classes that look at posture and especially at the alignment of the pelvis. Why the pelvis? Well, as this diagram shows, a forward tilt to the pelvis affects [...]
