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.”
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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?”
Saturday 16 February Class cancelled
Gah! The room at MCY is double booked this coming Saturday (16th), so there’ll be no VInyasa Flow class 10.30-11.30 a.m. There will however be an awesome workshop going on, by Jambo Truong, which I’m heading along to. Details here.
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…”
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?”
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