I teach an approach to movement that uses some yoga poses together with breathing practices to reduce “suffering”. The easiest way to do this is through the body. We look inside yoga poses and try to discover “habits” of holding that may be causing tension.
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Are You Sitting Comfortably?
These words may evoke childood memories of listening to stories, hopefully enraptured by the storyteller. In yoga classes the same words may evoke “dread”. Whilst the teacher encourages students to settle into a period of breathing practice , meditation or just sitting. “Just sitting” – easier said than done when knees feel as if they…
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Walking Backwards for Christmas
The title of a crazy song by The Goons and now a suggestion to improve balance, knee function and brain health. Who would have thought? people who are interested in functional movement, I would proffer. We have spent this last term using, talking about, massaging and generally focusing upon feet. The stability of the outer…
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Grounded
– to stop something …. having a sensible and realistic attitude to life…, stepping back to observe your mind; calming down stress and upsets; take in the good of positive experiences; self- compassion; exercising restraint…….. We have “stopped/paused” aspects of our lives over the past year. We have been grounded by the pandemic, our plans…
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