HRH Prince of Wales charity helps fund yoga and meditation for young prisoners. The Prince realises the ancient practice of yoga has beneficial effects on both body and mind and can bring some peace, calm and positivity for those in prison. Pictured here is one of my yoga therapy colleagues trained at The Minded Institute Continue reading
I AM NOW MEDICATION FREE … THROUGH MINDED YOGA
Ciara Brimfield, 34, from Winchester, Hampshire, has endured panic attacks and severe anxiety since her late teens. A short course in Minded Yoga ignited an ongoing passion and offered a ‘toolbox’ to deal with panic and stress. She is now studying yoga with the hope of teaching others… I have practiced yoga and meditation on Continue reading
“The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.” BKS Iyengar
I just love this quote ….and maybe because I have slight perfectionist tendencies it resounds for me quite intensely. I am one of those people who find it hard to sit at an untidy desk to work – instead I take up valuable work time tidying the desk and then find I don’t have Continue reading
NEXT YOGA SESSIONS – AWAKEN THE YOGA IN YOU!!!
The next blocks of 5 yoga sessions will run as follows ….. MONDAYS 10 AM to 11.10 AM 28th January 4th February 11th February 18th February 25th February WEDNESDAYS 12 NOON to 1 PM – all those who have completed the 8 Week Yoga Course for Stress at any time are welcome to join this Continue reading
Asteya – do not steal from yourself or others …
So we are at the end of the second week of January and how are we finding life so far this year? Most of the people I speak to still feel like they are picking themselves up off the floor after a couple of months of preparing for Christmas and New Year followed by two Continue reading
AUTHENTICITY
We are already on the road into 2019, with or without new intentions integrated into our lives. It is worth remembering that no matter what, there is no need to self-criticize if we have still not managed to commit fully to our new year’s resolutions .. there is still plenty of time, 51 weeks in Continue reading
HAPPY NOW YEAR!! EXCITING TIMES TO MAKE NEW INTENTIONS ….
Wow! We are on the brink of a new year and exciting new beginnings …. shedding all that came with 2018 and preparing ourselves to embrace the 365 days of 2019. As always at this time of year we find ourselves contemplating what has passed – the good, the bad and the ugly – and Continue reading
YOGA OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD
This comes wishing you a Very Happy and Peaceful Christmas and New Year The next classes are listed below with three sessions a week starting from January, including the new Wednesday class. Please email me if you would like to sign up for a block of sessions. Monday Morning Block of Five Sessions at 10 Continue reading
With Christmas coming it is even more important to keep up your practice!
I hope you are all having a good week so far and not letting the Christmas frenzy get to you now that we are in December! Taking a little bit of time out for ourselves is even more important when we are really busy. The more busy we are, the more we should keep our Continue reading
PRACTICING DAILY FOR A FEW MINUTES IS BETTER THAN ONCE A WEEK FOR AN HOUR
As Timonthy McCall, the author of “Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing”, reminds us in his Foreward to the recently-published “Yoga for Mental Health”, the ancient formula for success in yoga, is regular practice without interruption over a long period of time. And the best way to encourage improvements in health Continue reading