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We begin every class by spending a few moments in Samasthiti (or ‘equal standing’) as pictured. It is the practice of standing with equal, steady, and still ...

As some of my students are discovering and have mentioned to me, practicing Ashtanga yoga is like a form of medicine. The postures are not ends in themselves...

Bhujapidasana - at first it is possibly the most dreaded postures of ashtanga primary series, although it’s only half way through! but gradually it becomes e...

As most of my students know, my hubby has been attending all my classes since I first started teaching about 7 years ago and he’s gone from barely being able...

The three focal points of breath, bandhas and dristi (gaze point), known as the Tristhana method, is unique to Ashtanga Yoga, and helps to actively draw the ...

Nowadays the accurate way to refer to the breath used in the Ashtanga practice is “breathing with sound.” Not Ujjiya. Just deep free breathing. (rather than ...

Like so many things, anxiety has a cognitive component and a physical one. The two components cause each other, like chickens and eggs. Ashtanga Yoga is as e...

Every time we practice Ashtanga Yoga we take our joints through their full range of motion. Here in Ardha baddha padmottanasana, the straight-leg hip flexes,...

It is generally accepted that the health benefits of inversions are pretty incredible both mentally and physically so worth working towards. However headstan...

I grew to love this posture Utpluthih....just when you think it’s all over, there’s that one final posture. Reminding you that you always have the strength t...

Some Ashtanga practicioners follow the tradition of not practicing on full moon days due to an ‘increased risk of injury’ (because of an excess of prāṇa (bec...

Over the moon to be asked to collaborate with wonderful Bamboo Clothing, local and sustainable fashion.... Here’s a wonderfully written account of one of my ...

It’s always great to see so many ‘older’ students coming to my classes and really embracing all the benefits of practicing Ashtanga yoga at their own level, ...

Occasionally a student will say to me “why did you press my back? Am I doing it wrong?” And my answer is always a resounding “NO” and a reassurance that I mo...