Holidays // cat pic // mats // home practice // new classes Here are the crucial bits, your YOGALEN news in brief: I’ll be away for two weeks, 5-21 July. Cat picture. Four yoga mats tested How to practise at home NEW classes at Activ Tailored Fitness from 22 July. Straps and blocks now availableContinue reading “Classes on pause from 5 to 21 July, and other news”
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Find your soul mat: 4 sticky mats tested
The problem with most yoga mats – even the ‘sticky’ ones – is that they aren’t that sticky. You get to maybe the third downward dog and the thing’s slippery as eels. You find yourself doing that awkward thing of walking your hands backwards while trying to look all still and strong and comfortable. AndContinue reading “Find your soul mat: 4 sticky mats tested”
Saturday 10.30-11.30 @ MCY is cancelled
There’ll be no Saturday morning class this week because the room’s been double booked. And no classes in July because I’ll be away. Come say hi / bye in my other classes this week – and I’m covering a couple over the weekend. More details on FB – go like my page yeah? Have anContinue reading “Saturday 10.30-11.30 @ MCY is cancelled”
No BBC yoga this week
The room’s been booked all day, all week, so unfortunately we can’t get in there at lunchtime tomorrow. I’m hoping to run the class as regularly as possible, but it’s a busy time and production teams keep booking out the whole space. This makes me very sad, but hopefully next week we can get backContinue reading “No BBC yoga this week”
Workshops are the best thing, like Star Wars
I love going to workshops. You get to spend way more time picking apart certain aspects of yoga practice, you get to do lots of fun partner work, and you come out feeling elated and exhausted and like you’ve done something super productive with your day. But the best bit – better than playing aroundContinue reading “Workshops are the best thing, like Star Wars”
Why should you BYOM?
That’s Bring Your Own Mat, btw. Don’t have one? Well here’s the definitive guide to rectifying the sorry situation you’re in. But wait, you might be asking yourself why you should have your own mat in the first place. You might be doing fine on the ones at the gym, you’re not that fussed aboutContinue reading “Why should you BYOM?”
Buying a yoga mat: YOGALEN gets his Which? on
A mat is a mat is a mat and that’s that, right? Wrong! What began as a chopped up bit of carpet underlay has now been researched, redesigned, rethought and totally reformatted. Yoga mats have become a symbol of the healthy life, filled with the promise of a glowing soul and everlasting youth. Studies showContinue reading “Buying a yoga mat: YOGALEN gets his Which? on”
Postcards! Get a free class in June!
I’ll be at the Gibson Street gala today handing these out. Come find me and get a FREE class in June with the flyer…
Do more yoga! I’m covering three classes from 4-7 June
What better way to kickstart June than with an extra dose of yoga? We’ll be halfway through the year, so it’s sort of fitting to do double the amount of yoga in celebration. Luckily, a friend of mine is off on holiday next week and I’m covering her classes, so if you fancy ramping itContinue reading “Do more yoga! I’m covering three classes from 4-7 June”
Yoga for Morning People
It’s called mysore for a reason: it’s all about my sore calves, my sore hamstrings, my sore hips, etc. Even my sore armpits (who knew that could happen?). The background: I’m fresh from six days of early starts and a couple of hours of Mysore-style Ashtanga with Luke Jordan and Sonja Radvila before breakfast. IContinue reading “Yoga for Morning People”
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