The wind element is the essence and spirit of the class, it is where the transformation takes place, the work has been done, we have burnt it up and now we have moved on.
As part of our yoga session we can either use this facet to immediately fuel the fire or to calm it down. Read more…
Once we have warmed up the joints, energy centres and muscle groups relevant to our yoga class we can safely move into the Fire Element.
In a series of waves, we build the fire, the heat, the intensity, the challenge, the effort, the energy …………………… then bring it down …. allowing the practice to be absorbed into our beings ………… and then fire it up once more. Read more…
Once we have fashioned a doorway from which to move into the meditation, we need to start lubricating each joint complex, muscle group and chakra specific to the our chosen theme.
We need to awaken within, a sense of fluidity. Vinyasa means flowing, we need to flow like water. We need to move seamlessly from one yoga pose or idea to the next. Read more…
Mother Earth:
There are many formulae we could use to help us to create the anticipation in a yoga practice; the longing to enter into the flow, the courage to evolve beyond our present limitations, and then finally the conviction to fully release and let go. Read more…
Creating, inventing, imagining, dreaming A THEME for the yoga session.
Here we are setting the intention for the class … what you want to achieve during that session … once we have established a goal we know where we are heading, we have something to strive for. Read more…
The power of vinyasa yoga lies not only on the physical plain however also very deeply on the emotional and spiritual one.
A well sequenced vinyasa class synchronised with an exquisitely attuned voice (pitch, tone and intention) and with or without divinely choreographed music, can transform a very normal state of being into an space beyond this or any dimensional plane experienced on planet earth…and best of all no drugs required! Read more…
It intrigues me that some souls adamantly want to associate a religion with the science of yoga.
That many souls decide not to embark on the yoga journey that will bring them ultimately to the source of self respect and joy… because they feel it conflicts with their religion?
It makes me want to share my philosophy and understanding of what yoga is about and what I believe each religion aspires to and why yoga assists you no matter what religion you may follow. Read more…
