As a young teenager I learned to do Yoga from a book. It suggested that one would stay ‘young and smart’ by pursuing this practice. This sounded appealing to me, so I followed it. Without my parents knowing, I tried the postures on a small rug in front of my bed at...
Lately a few Yoga students have taken up learning to chant the Yoga Sutras by heart. They are practicing this in the early morning Mysore class, which has enhanced the lovely atmosphere in the room. Whenever we are singing or chanting, we are exhaling, which relaxes...
There is a wide-spread misconception that Yoga consists of easy stretching and relaxing. This eliminates the fact that to feel truly relaxed it is very helpful to exert yourself first, and that Yoga is definitely also strengthening; as well as also coming at us with...
Use the opportunity of the January Public Holiday to join us in Yoga! Saturday 25 January 2025 8.00-9.25 am Ashtanga Yoga with Angelina 9.30-11.20 am Mysore with Angelika 11.30-12.30 pm Ashtanga Beginners with Angelika Sunday 26 January 9.00-10.30 am ...
Ashtanga Yoga consists of six series of postures, which greatly increase in difficulty. In my experience of teaching over the past 30 years, the majority of students won’t complete the first or Primary Series in this life-time. The first series already involves very...
It has been beautiful to watch a few students in the Mysore room embarking on the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. This series requires a very different kind of energy and strength than the Primary Series. This is most likely because the Primary Series...
