Work at BBC Scotland?

Lucky you! Your wednesday lunchtimes are about to et a whole lot better. Wednesday lunchtime flow yoga classes: 1:10-1:50, £5 drop-in. It’s in the studio in the Ancillary building. BUT The room was booked by a production team (who take precedence over yoga teachers, appaz) for this lunchtime (22 May), so we won’t be ableContinue reading “Work at BBC Scotland?”

Newsletters are here!

I was basically heartbroken when I realised the newsletters from this year were in danger of slipping off into the unknown depths of the internet. So here they are, salvaged, in all their glory. If you like reading them and can’t imagine what you’d do if you missed one, subscribe here, then add yo@yogalen.com to yourContinue reading “Newsletters are here!”

Hotjooga: Finland’s answer to Bikram

I was in Helsinki recently and I was keen to get to the heart of the Finnish capital, to discover what really made it tick, to unearth its intricate history, delicate politics, and carefully designed social framework. Naturally I did this by booking into some yoga classes online. This would have been impossible without GoogleContinue reading “Hotjooga: Finland’s answer to Bikram”

Yoga for the Office

So you love yoga and you’re a super high powered office type with NO TIME to get to class today. You love the idea of doing a bit of yog to spruce up the day, but don’t want to look like a total weirdo as you’re doing it? Yeah me too. So I’ve put together aContinue reading “Yoga for the Office”

Ever hated chair pose? Try chair yoga instead.

This morning I went over to the Playbusters’ Women’s Group in the east end to give them a half hour taster of restorative yoga. It’s always rewarding to introduce people to yoga, especially when they all come round from savasana (we did a lovely 10 minute one) feeling like they’ve had a proper night’s sleep.Continue reading “Ever hated chair pose? Try chair yoga instead.”

Wait, yoga’s like clubbing now?

Oof! Today’s gonna be a busy one, and with no time to practise before lunchtime or early afternoon, it had to be early morning yoga. Yeah I know, early morning yoga and early morning clubbing are at different ends of the spectrum, but I reckon they overlap in more than just the time slot, soContinue reading “Wait, yoga’s like clubbing now?”

New Tuesday Venue! Wooden floors, tall ceilings…

From 26th February I’ll be running a Vinyasa Flow class at the Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance (101 Park Road, G4 9JE), Tuesdays 6-7 p.m., which is just north of the park, just south of Great Western Road, and just about perfect for anyone in the West End. It’s a student-friendly fiver for a class, andContinue reading “New Tuesday Venue! Wooden floors, tall ceilings…”