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Jul 2, 2020
1 min

Freedom in practice (lockdown thoughts)

Ashtanga Yoga can be a refuge in uncertain times. It can help us feel more grounded in our bodies, and more lucid in our minds. There’s ...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Jul 2, 2020
2 min

Focus = flow

I studied Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtras over the 9 months of my teacher training and one of the things I love about the sutras is that it’s no...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

May 26, 2020
2 min

I wasn’t always strong.....

I wasn’t always strong. As I hit my 40s, despite lots of running, a bit of weight training, various fitness classes, I was developing mid...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Jan 18, 2020
2 min

Samasthiti ~ finding our foundation

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

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Jan 6, 2020
2 min

Ashtanga Yoga~Our daily medicine

As some of my students are discovering and have mentioned to me, practicing Ashtanga yoga is like a form of medicine. The postures are no...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Dec 27, 2019
1 min

Bhujapidasana! Why it’s worth it!

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

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Dec 9, 2019
3 min

The magic of repetition

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 fr...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Dec 7, 2019
3 min

What’s bandha?

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

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Dec 3, 2019
2 min

What’s that yoga breath?

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

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Dec 1, 2019
3 min

How Ashtanga Yoga helps anxiety....

Like so many things, anxiety has a cognitive component and a physical one. The two components cause each other, like chickens and eggs. A...

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Building flexibility within our practice...

Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 24, 2019
1 min

Building flexibility within our practice...

Every time we practice Ashtanga Yoga we take our joints through their full range of motion. Here in Ardha baddha padmottanasana, the stra...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 23, 2019
2 min

Headstands and other inversions....

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

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

Just when you think it's all over!

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...

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 19, 2019
3 min

What is it about 'moon days'?

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

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Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 19, 2019
1 min

Bamboo Clothing rocks!

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

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There is no age limit on ashtanga and joy....

Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

There is no age limit on ashtanga and joy....

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

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“Why did you touch my back?” Why I assist during class....

Ashtanga Yoga Plymouth

Nov 18, 2019
3 min

“Why did you touch my back?” Why I assist during class....

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 r...

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