What is Yin Yoga? You may have heard me talking about my recent Yin Yoga Teacher Training course and wondered what makes it different from “normal” yoga? Allow me to explain. The “Yin” part of the name comes from the Yin Yang principle which is a fundamental concept in Chinese philosophy and culture in general. It has Yin Yang as the two opposing forces of nature that when they come…
Taken from United Nations website: "The draft resolution establishing the International Day of Yoga was proposed by India and endorsed by a record 175 member states. The proposal was first introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address during the opening of the 69th session of the General Assembly, in which he said: “Yoga is an invaluable gift from our ancient tradition. Yoga embodies unity of mind and body,…
Elitism in Yoga This week I attempted to join two different yoga classes, (both the same style of yoga - let's just say it's one that uses a lot of props), and each time was turned down because I was either too inexperienced or couldn't attend due to "health and safety" reasons. In the first case, all I asked was whether there was parking on site, and the response was…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="551" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text delay="0"] I’m super-excited to announce that I will be running yoga retreat holidays starting September this year and continuing into 2020. I can now confirm that my first retreat will take place in September in Spain at a spectacular retreat centre, custom built for this purpose. The next one will be in March, 2020 where I am a guest teacher at another beautiful and different venue, also…
