Yoga and Running
As summer approaches more and more people take up running. Sometimes I think yoga and running are opposites- as in yoga we aim to 'do no harm' yet with running so many people harm themselves.
One to one yoga
It's not just busy executives that can't find time to get to class. I teach one to one yoga to retired people and busy mums in the comfort of their own home - at a time to suit them. Sometimes it is my existing students that attend my classes that want an extra boost for their practice. Sometimes I teach yoga to couples.
Exercise over 50
Most of us understand that the quality of our later life will depend on our health. So it is strange that we may have given our current health little thought. Some of us put our health on a 'to-do list' when actually it should be a daily priority. Exercise over 50 is an investment in your health for the rest of your life.
Eating and Yoga Class
Some people are not sure about how much time should be left between eating and yoga class. Some students are coming to Yoga class having not eaten for a very long time.
Yoga Classes-what to wear?
New students ask me before coming to their first yoga classes-what to wear?
What are your arms doing in Yoga ? Gomukhasana
Gomukhasana- cow face pose- common problem
This first image shows what I often see in class when we attempt this pose – students catching their hands- just because they can.
I admit it is tempting to catch- but it can be […]
Do you know what your arms are doing in Yoga?
Urdhva Hastasana
In class we often do this pose, Urdhva Hastasana, both arms stretching straight up. It can lift the whole body and help us breathe. Or it can seem like an endurance test. But my feeling is the majority […]