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My phone is out of action!

The screen’s shattered and it’s refusing to come out of savasana. Obviously it’s a great moment to let go of material things, but material things are kinda convenient. Should all be sorted next week, but until then send me an email to [galenohanlon at gmail dot com] or get hold of me on facebook orContinue reading “My phone is out of action!”

Class Update

My classes for the new year are beginning to take shape. Come January it’ll be time to tell those mince pies to do one. You can do that here: At Merchant City Yoga, 2nd Floor of Peckhams, Glassford Street, G1 1UB, from 6 January Sundays, 3-4.30 p.m. // Yoga for Men. Everybody welcome. £8 drop-in, £35Continue reading “Class Update”

Yoga for the Party Season

Doing yoga every day can be hard, especially in December when it’s cold, dark, and it’s never been two hours (two hours!) since you last ate. (Yoga on a full stomach will have you reaching for the Gaviscon.) With all the shopping dashes and after-work drinks, the wine mulling, ice-skating, and mince-pie making to beContinue reading “Yoga for the Party Season”

When yoga runs hamok

I’ve always loved hammocks, mainly because when I’m in one it makes it easier to imagine I’m sailing across an ungirdled ocean, taking a quick nap between duties as a pirate with a shiny cutlass and a pocket full of wormy biscuits. A nice arcadian rhythm, if you will, between running amok and running hammock. Unfortunately, yoga rules out allContinue reading “When yoga runs hamok”

Make an asana out of yourself

Like many yoga teachers, I practise yoga regularly because it puts me one step closer to nailing a lifelong goal of getting my legs behind my head. But apart from having your right foot hooked around your left ear, one of the best things about yoga is the pose names. Not so much the onesContinue reading “Make an asana out of yourself”

Vinyasa what?

Yoga gets called a lot of things, which can be confusing. I teach Vinyasa Flow, but before I explain exactly what that is, we should take a look at some of the other styles. I like to think of all these different styles as people at some sort of wild yogi party, so let me introduce youContinue reading “Vinyasa what?”