I don’t know about you, but I consistently have at least one A4 sheet in my bag, written on it a big list of things to do. One day I was complaining to my sister about it, and she dropped a very simple, but very effective – even yogic – line, “you can only do one...
An extraordinary story of recovery from a nearly fatal accident Gareth joined one of my beginner courses some years ago, made good progress, and soon became a regular in our Mysore morning program. He then stopped attending, which I put down to him maybe having moved...
A Yoga Challenge is a great way to get you through winter, reignite and consolidate your practice. This challenge is for everyone willing to try. It is designed to inspire you to bring more yoga into your life with the support of the entire studio community. Make it...
In our endeavour to build awareness of our planet and it's now fragile eco-system - also for us to have some fun, we are introducing the monthly 'Enviro Hero'. Every time you come to class on foot, or by public transport, bicycle, or magically 'beaming' yourself...
Urdhva Dhanurasana – Wheel The full backbend – upward bow posture – or commonly called ‘the wheel’, is a classic Yoga posture and quite complex. To practice it well requires a lot of ‘opening’ as well as strength in several parts of the body. Although for most a...
One of the students I teach is smiling constantly throughout her practice. She seems to very much enjoy moving her body, loves a challenge, and simply laughs when she is not succeeding in something. She responds to that which she feels challenged by, with either a...
Use the opportunity of the Public Holiday to join us in Yoga! Monday 10 June 7.00-9.00am Mysore with Angelika 9.15-10.45am Yoga Flow with Lisa no further classes will be held on Monday [button size="medium"...
Every first Monday of the month NSY will gift you a FREE yoga class at 6.00pm. Everyone is welcome; newcomers and students known to the studio alike. It's also a great opportunity to introduce a friend to our beautiful yoga shala! Next FREE yoga class - Monday 3 June...
Being able to relax is meant to be the natural state of any human being. Unfortunately in our often very full lives, we can’t readily fall back into this natural state when needed; for some, even the cue ‘relax’, causes more tension than relief. The inability to...
How do we know if what we are learning is authentic Yoga? It depends on our definition of ‘authentic’. After many years of continuous & consistent practice, for me, authentic Yoga involves all three components; asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises),...