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Why Standing Poses? Answer 2: Alignment

This blog we continue to ponder the question - why is there such emphasis on standing poses in Iyengar yoga. This time, we consider the...

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Why Standing Poses? Answer 1: Overcome Inertia and Get Moving

Traditionally, the practice of yoga asana focused on seated poses. The word ‘asana’ can itself be translated from Sanskrit to mean ‘a...

The Afflictions - Limiting Clear Thinking

For this newsletter we pick up where we left off on the last one. We were looking at tools and skills that yoga can offer. One of those...

Yoga - Changing Us From The Inside

If you’ve ever imposed a lifestyle change on yourself, whether it be around food, drink, smoking, or exercise, you’ll know that it...

Yoga For All – Even The Donald!

A friend of mine is currently on a retreat near Kathmandu in Nepal. It’s a three month retreat and it’s closed. Which means three months...

Handling Christmas Stress

It's Christmas and life is frenzied. ... it is hard to find some quiet time.

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