“Constant and clear attentiveness to the tail will shift the stagnant matter around it, bringing back its original freedom.”
Sandra Sabatini; Whole Body Breathing
When I invite you to practice yoga with me, I am asking you to explore shapes, movements and pauses that can provide you with openings and softening, structure and support.
“Go where it feels best, where your energy flows best. Exercise your ability to sense this.”
Erich Schiffmann
When I invite you to practice yoga with me, I’m inviting you to explore shapes, movements and pauses that can provide you with openings and softenings, structure and support.
Learn about yourself and the in-built mechanisms you have in place to connect to your breath, movement and your ability to slow-down. This is where the real learning happens.
Know what it is you need for your shoulders, and then for your whole body as you re-integrate what you discover for yourself during the practice.
“Perfection is having the greatest range possible of comfort.”
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
When I invite you to practice yoga with me, I’m inviting you to explore shapes, movements and pauses that are as Bonnie so simply puts it within the “greatest range possible of comfort” to yourself. So when you take this mini series of practices with me, please do honour yourselves fully and listen to your unique experience of the practice.
Learn about yourself and the in-built mechanisms you have in place to connect to your breath, movement and your ability to slow-down. This is where the real learning happens.
Know what it is you need for your hips, and then for your whole body as you re-integrate what you discover for yourself during the practice.
“It’s more than just a shape, it’s how your breathing in that shape…What is your intention whilst you’re in that shape? What is the quality of presence whilst you’re in this shape…?”
Theo Wildcroft in conversation with Jivana He-man Episode 32 Accessible Yoga Podcast
“Carry your body, but please do not let your body carry you!
We must walk well, as animals do!
Lift one foot and move it forward, allowing the heel to make initial contact with the ground. Feel the weight of gravity in that foot. Let it spread towards your toes. Your other leg should remain open and extended at the back of the knee. When you move the second foot forward, transfer the weight of gravity from your first foot to your second.
This way of walking will help you re-establish order…”
Vanda Scaravelli on walking; Awakening the SpineREAD MORE
If you are new to Yoga it’s natural that you will have some questions? More often than not we are recommended by friends or peers to practice yoga with a certain teacher, have been recommended to take up yoga by a GP to help with certain conditions such as back pain, anxiety or breathlessness and sometimes we may stumble across a local advert for a class near to where we live and want to find out more. I have questions for you, but you will also likely have some for your practitioner which is why I’ve decided to home in on some of the most frequently asked one’s in this article.
There are only 3, so I hope this is enough to start with? If not and you find yourself asking more questions along the way, do send your questions over to me, and if I can’t answer them for you, I will point you in the right direction so you can do a little further research for yourselves. After-all yoga is a path of self-inquiry, self-learning and so start with some questions before you begin to ensure this is something you are wishing to explore further for yourself.