I need a dynamic flowing yoga practice
As I grow older I learn really important things, that once realised seem so simple: For example: I function so much better in the morning. After 4pm there is no point in me making decisions, when...
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Fierce Grace: Trying a new studio
I’m trying a new local studio; Fierce grace in Brixton. Its still hot yoga, and I do like the heat in Autumn, Winter and Spring. Best still its a local studio, so I can pop in on the way and back...
Think you're stiff to do yoga?
I’ve always felt that I’m too stiff to do yoga. And on days that I have a sore back, or painful knees that little gremlin in my head tells me to 'stay home and not bother going to class'. Recently...
Gym workouts to compliment yoga practice
To gym or not to gym? It’s a tough question. Especially if you practice yoga regularly. For me, a regular practice is a minimum of 3 times a week. More if I can create the time because I need to...
Thank you Bikram Soho, my 2nd home for 7 years
Temporarily saying goodbye to my beloved yoga studio and 2nd home for the last 7 years is very hard. I’m guessing I must be nearing 1000 classes taken here, so I’m really shaking up my routine....
Should I try new forms of yoga?
My experience over the last 15 years is largely with Ashtanga and Bikram, where the Primary series or the Beginners series usually follow the same sequence of postures. Of course everyday is...
I'm glad Yoda isn't my yoga teacher.
Good class today and quite focused, until halfway, when I randomly remembered a teacher quoting Yoda is a class a couple of years back. “Do or do not, there is no try" The teacher suddenly...
To eat or not to eat before class?
"Don’t eat up to two hours before class. Just try a smoothie! Avoid dairy! Don’t practice on an empty stomach!" Do any of these sound familiar? Dietary advice before a morning yoga class can be...
Coffee & Yoga: Should we or shouldn't we?
When it comes to yoga, is coffee the devil? I’ve given up caffeine almost as many times as sugar! But some mornings I just can’t make it out the door without my freshly pressed cup of Java! If I...
What is Santosha? And how it helps me stick with yoga!
Why do I stick with yoga? I often feel like a shit in class, but unless I walk out injured, I always feel better at the end of a session. One of my favourite teachers explained this feeling as...
The loving support of parents!*?
I spent the last weekend with my family and casually mentioned over dinner that I’d booked onto a residential yoga workshop. My Mum scoffed and then said loudly, supposedly 'out of earshot'. "I...
The struggle to focus during a yoga class?
Ok so thinking about this blog hasn’t helped my focus much. I need to try being present again. It's so hard! Concentrating very hard on not thinking feels impossible. I get there for a moment, but...
I'm Dave and I can't do yoga!
Hi I’m Dave….and I often tell myself: “I can’t do yoga" Of course I do yoga, I’ve stuck with yoga, but it’s a struggle! In class today it started so well. My goal was to quiet my mind and focus....