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 the abdomen.  But the photos online show a lot of people (usually very bendy people) simply overarching […]

This weeks pose…Bhekasana…(frog pose)2012-06-18T16:47:41+00:00

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 life.  Sitting, silent meditation is simply too hard.  I feel that Pranayama  (Yogic breathing) […]

in this weeks class…an introduction to pranayama2012-06-11T21:27:39+00:00

Come to class this week for a handy homework sheet!

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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 sheet (well, most of it) so you feel confident […]

Come to class this week for a handy homework sheet!2023-03-06T16:45:33+00:00

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 everything!
Look at the belly dropping forwards!
Look at the hump on the back!
If we can learn to realign […]

Posture and alignment- this weeks class2012-05-08T14:35:30+00:00

Friday 4th May lunchtime yoga class with Anna in Brighton

If you are in Brighton this Friday why not drop into BNHC for a class? 1pm -2.15pm, all equipment provided, just turn up!
Friday 4th May lunchtime yoga class with Anna in Brighton
They are behind Infinity foods, 27 Regent Street Brighton BN1 1UL – tel 01273 600010 – email [email protected] price […]

Friday 4th May lunchtime yoga class with Anna in Brighton2019-03-18T20:03:26+00:00

This week I’m teaching a restorative class


Once a month I teach a restorative class. And this is the week! For some students it is their favourite, as they enjoy the slower way we tend to work. That does not mean it is necessarily ‘easier’. We still need […]

This week I’m teaching a restorative class2021-04-02T06:50:21+00:00

Asana ideas- Urdhva Dhanurasana (the upwards facing bow)

Here is a picture of me going into the pose. I am on tiptoes as I haven’t put my heels down yet. If you are ‘in the know’ you may see it is not a perfect pose! I […]

Asana ideas- Urdhva Dhanurasana (the upwards facing bow)2021-04-02T06:40:17+00:00

Yoga and your feet

Iyengar yoga teachers can seem a bit obsessed by your feet and what they are doing.  You may wonder why.  Other schools of yoga don’t seem that bothered, so why are we?  The feet are the foundation for our legs, then […]

Yoga and your feet2021-03-29T08:04:54+00:00