Yoga

musings

Musings & More

Well, this post is going to be kinda different in that I'm intending it to keep growing. I'm always finding snippets that I'd love to share but that are just too little to write a whole post about. So, this…
yoga for anxiety

Yoga for Anxiety

Life is stressful. Fact. And it seems to me that it gets ever more so as technology progresses. Just look - yes, actually look up from your smartphone - at the abundance of frowns and worry lines on those around…
dru yoga

The Benefits of Dru Yoga

What is Dru Yoga? Dru Yoga is one of the UK's most popular forms of yoga. Dru Yoga is characterised by beautiful, gentle, flowing postures and movement sequences that release the energy blocks that often underlie painful emotions and dis-ease.…
yoga for the heart

Yoga for the Heart

The Anahata Chakra & The Hrit Chakra The heart centre (or Anahata chakra) is known as the psychic centre of transformation. When our energy is focused through the Anahata chakra, then creativity and compassion abound. Within the Anahata chakra sits…
the power of trees

The Power of Trees

I have always loved trees - their wisdom, their magnificence and their strength. There is just something magical about them. In every season, trees are truly beautiful  - the bright, new green leaves of spring, the many shades of green…
thick yoga mat

Choosing a Thick Yoga Mat

Most people looking to buy a thick yoga mat are no doubt doing so for increased comfort, especially for their knees and wrists. You may want a thick yoga mat because you have arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome, or maybe…
christmas gifts for yoga lovers

Christmas Gifts for Yoga Lovers

The smug messages have already hit social media, haven't they? People who bought their Christmas presents before Easter are now announcing that they are all wrapped and they are sitting by their extravagantly decorated Christmas trees waiting for their Christmas…
shelfie

My spiritual shelfie

I have been buying books faster than I can read them for a long time now and, of those that I have read, I have forgotten a lot. So, I have challenged myself to read (or re-read) every single one…
yoga courses

Yoga Courses

Following on from my announcement that I have started the Dru Meditation Teacher Training Course, this post is a list of all the yoga-related courses that I would love to do if time and money were no barrier. Oh, there…
dru meditation teacher training

Dru Meditation Teacher Training

Newsflash! There has been quite a leap in my yoga journey; I have signed up to the Dru Meditation Teacher Training Course! I attended a taster day on Saturday, primarily to get the CPD hours to renew my membership to…
pranic energy

How Does Dru Yoga Work So Effectively?

The gap between modern medicine, quantum physics and ancient forms of health care, is closing fast. According to quantum physicists we are essentially beings of light or energy – a fact well known to the ancient yogis who studied the…
yoga abs workout

A “Kick Ass Abs Workout”

A month ago, I started a 30-Day Yoga Challenge, taught by Erin Motz. The challenge is entirely free, suitable for everyone and is simply available on YouTube. I like to experience the styles of different yoga teachers. I take particular…
transforming depression

How Dru Yoga Transforms Negative Emotions

Extensive modern research validates the ancient yogic principle that our bodies, emotions, thoughts and self are all inextricably linked.  If we observe ourselves carefully we will notice how certain thought patterns are intricately connected to our physical wellbeing and vice versa.…
what is dru yoga

What is Dru Yoga?

The style of yoga that I teach is called Dru Yoga - a gentle, flowing style of yoga with the power to positively transform body, mind and emotions. These are powerful claims, but I do not make them lightly. Whilst…
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