A Willingness to Meet Things Head on….
I love in asana the inner relationship to the body’s position. The body produces sensations to which the mind reacts. While some sensations are pleasant some are not, and our responses to these are of interest to me.
Some friends of mine love to practice within the realm of intensity. [...]
Anatomical alignment is the first stage in finding depth and the teachings of comfort and steadiness are paramount in finding a deeper and stiller inner experience. Huffing and puffing in asana isn’t really conducive to a deeper opening. We may have to look into ourselves to see if we have a belief system driving us [...]
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The classes for me are a very special and sacred time. Time to be with ourselves in a non judgmental and attentive way. To have the space in which to discover many depths to ourselves and taste a much deeper sense of peace and stillness within. It’s this ‘essence’ of the class that I give most value [...]
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Chants Used in Integral Yoga Classes
In deep meditation, Yogis experienced subtle sound vibrations. Each vibration corresponds to a quality of the Divine expressed in nature. When repeated aloud or silently they are called Mantras, and with dedicated and focused repetition help you to experience the deep peace and connection to All. Mantras and sound vibration are the simplest and easiest way [...]
A basic beginners class is a sequence of asanas that have been very carefully put together to capture the essence of an Integral Yoga Class. The order, timing and placement act like an ‘inner alchemy’ in a way to bring about profound and healing elements to the student. I have included the Integral Yoga Sequence [...]
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New Beginners:
For a beginner student it is important to ease into the Hatha practice gently and steadily. Through this we keep our practice safe by not going too deep too quickly, listening to our bodies capacity, and coming out of the asana (posture) before our breath becomes laboured. Right from the start we emphasise [...]
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