Breathe In, Breathe Out

'Asana is that perfect moment when the body is utterly still, effortless; sensation and breathing suspend themselves so that time comes to a halt.

Then: happiness in a moment of infinity.'

Patanjali, Yoga Sutras II, 47


Patanjali's Yoga Sutra (Penguin Classics)

Pregnancy Yoga

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CLIFTON HAMPDEN

Enjoy a special time with your baby.
Beginners/confirmed practitioners: all welcome!
Group/one to one sessions available on request.

  • Breathing awareness can help you during labour and delivery.
  • Regular practice helps with concentration and relaxation.
  • Simple stretching exercises relieves backache and make you stronger physically and emotionally.

Please contact Laurence on 01865 407 661 or 075 546 35 112
yogin67@gmail.com.
Come enjoy our friendly sessions.

Tariffs

CLIFTON HAMPDEN
Drop in: £9 each session (90 mins)
Four classes card: £32 (to be used within five weeks)
Four Pregnancy classes: £40

Ten classes card: £80 (to be used within eleven weeks. If used within 10 weeks, eleventh class is FREE)

Group and One to One sessions also available. £25/ one to one. £36 / one to two. Milage not included.

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Yoga song by Elvis Presley

You would  imagine Elvis Presley more interested in boxing and karate. But  according to his personal hairstylist, Larry Geller, he  also studied yogic philosophy through books brought by Geller. .. Who since the  King died published his own ”spiritual biography” of Presley, Leaves of Elvis’ Garden: The Song of His Soul

Anyway, just for the fun, I chose here a video  on Youtube, where Elvis sings with joy about Yoga.

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Elvis Presley – Yoga Is as Yoga Does

(Words & music by Nelson – Burch)
Well I can see that you and yoga will never do

Yoga is as yoga does there’s no in-between
Your either with it on the ball or you’ve blown the scene
I can see lookin’ at you, you just can’t get settled
How can I even move, twistin’ like a pretzel

(Yoga is, yoga does)
(There’s no in-between)
(Your either with it all the way) Or you’ve blown the scene
(Or you’ve blown the scene)

Come on come on, untwist my legs
Pull my arms a lot
How did I get so tied up
In this yoga knot
You tell me just how I can take this yoga serious
When all it ever gives to me is a pain in my posteriors

(Yoga is, yoga does)
(There’s no in-between)
(Your either with it all the way) Or you’ve blown the scene
(Or you’ve blown the scene)

Stand upside down on your head, feet against the wall
A simple yoga exercise done by one and all
Now cross your eyes and hold your breath, look just like a clown
Yoga’s sure to catch you if you come falling down

(Yoga is, yoga does)
(There’s no in-between)
(Your either with it all the way) Or you’ve blown the scene
(Or you’ve blown the scene)

(Yoga is, yoga does)
(There’s no in-between)
(Your either with it all the way) Or you’ve blown the scene
(Or you’ve blown the scene)

Yoga battles

I was going to write a piece on Yoga schools battles. if you are practicing happily, you probably can’t care less about who does what and the difference between

BKS Iyengar, founder of Iyengar school

BKS Iyengar, founder of Iyengar school

Iyengar,

 

 

 

 

 

K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of Astanga Yoga

K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of Astanga Yoga

Astanga,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swami Satyananda, founder of Bihar School

Swami Satyananda, founder of Bihar School

Bihar

 

 

 

 

 

Bikram Choudhoury, founder of Bikram Yoga

Bikram Choudhoury, founder of Bikram Yoga

Bikram

 

 

 

 

 

But if you are in the ” industry” and teaching Yoga, you might want to read the well researched “Yoga battles“, published last June in the Indian Calcutta Telegraph.

 

 

imagesCA383SAIInspiring Yoga teacher Wendy Teasdill once told me: “Don’t worry about school battles and do your practice.” I often think of her and practice as well as I can.

In the UK , a lot of teachers go through the British Wheel of Yoga to qualify. Now if you go to American Yoga Alliance website (they have  recently opened a UK branch), you read:

Quote 1 “…The BWY are NOT the governing body and you do not require to do their training courses to teach yoga. There is no official governing body for yoga in the UK.

Quote 2 “…There is no governing body for yoga in the UK. Yoga Alliance UK has been established to promote and encourage high standards of teaching. Joining is on a voluntary basis, and we do not claim (or want) to be a governing or regulating body.”

My qualifications being certified by Yoga Alliance, I therefore stick to it and do my practice as well I can.

 

Back on Track

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Changing the litter: make sure you get the right posture.

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