…backward bends…

Posted on June 11, 2011 by ctyoga
Bendy, Bendy, Bendy backs….in a few hrs i’ll be starting a workshop on backward bends – 2 whole hours dedicated to ‘developing strength and flexibility of the spine’ with CanuYoga.
 
Backbending asanas are postures in which the spine is arched back, opening into the chest and across the abdomen. The benefits are many – back muscles are made stronger and less rigid, chest and lungs are stretched, legs and shoulders strengthened, hips and internal organs are stretched and toned.
 
N.B!!! it is best to practice backbends when the body & especially the spine are warmed up! I would advise starting with a few gentle backbends and working your way to deeper ones & remember! to neutralize the spine afterwards with downward dog 🙂

c/o Amey Mathews

I’ve got a busy day ahead so this may be my last post for today! Thankfully i woke up at 6am 😉
After the back bending, a few hours enjoying Southern Sounds Festival and then off to YogaHaven for some Hot Hot HOT Yoga! Bring it ON! Followed by more chilling around Clapham Common!
 
See you’s laters! x
 
PS. Did i mention that YogaHaven offer CANDLELIT yoga classes?! How awesome is that?
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JaMmM PackED WkenD!!!!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ctyoga

are you ready for the weekend???

Call me lucky – BUT – i’ve won 4 tickets to the Southern Sounds Fevstival on Saturday AND 2 tickets to the Get Loaded in The Park Festival on Sunday!!! Both happening at clapham common, SW4, from 12-21 – here’s the fliers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
is anyone else going? Let me know! I’ll be at Southern Sounds fest from 2-4.30pm & at Get Loaded from 7-closing 🙂
 
Besides freebies and festivals – i’ve got YOGA news to tell you about!!!!
This weekend is going to be Jamm Packed with lots of yoga goodness!
First up is a 2hr workshop with Canu Yoga on Saturday from 11-1pm.
The workshop will be on ‘Courage & Opening the Heart; Backward bends’
Then i’ll be volunteering at YogaHaven from 5-7pm – Hot Yoga!
 
Sunday – i’m REALLY excited about this – is a workshop with Stewart Gilchrist!!!
He is back at YogaHaven with a 2.5hrs workshop in a heated room on ‘Moving As If You Mean It’. If you are interested in going – he is amazing – here’s some info on how: Stewart Gilchrist workshop @ YogaHaven Clapham June 12th
 
FYI – Stewart is also hosting workshops at Evolve Wellness Centre on Saturday as i mentioned last time! So if you can’t make Sunday, def try your luck with Saturday!
 
YogaHaven are also organizing a Yoga Retreat to Morocco – if anyone is looking for a hot holiday destination, great food, sea, surfing – and Yoga! well look no further! Check out the link below:
Luxurious YogaHaven Morocco Retreat
 
I gotta run now, my class awaits! Ciao x
 
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It’s THURSDAY!!!! Yay!

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ctyoga
Ok so, not ONLY is it almost the wkend…BUT i’ll be teaching tonight at Egoist Body, 6 Fitzroy Square, W1T 5DX, from 7-8pm…if you’re in the area come on down – drop-ins are a £10er – can’t go wrong for an hr of goodness!
 
I’ve got some new music and some new warm up exercises! Can’t wait!
See you later alligators! 😉
 
 
 
 
 
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Yoga History Flowchart

Posted on June 1, 2011 by ctyoga
I found something incredibly cool today! Every tried to make sense of Yoga’s history and found it incredibly confusing? Well it just got a little bit clearer (?) … take a look at this!
 

c/o Alison Hinks

Less confused now, right? 😉

 

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Yoga for Soldiers!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by ctyoga
well well well…whaddaya know…Yoga classes are being offered to Kashmir soldiers in an attempt to reduce their stress levels! Some have even contemplated suicide to deal w/ their stress (it’s that bad) but yoga has helped them!
 
And the best part? this report is from my friend Bhanu Bhatnager reporting for AlJazeeraEnglish! Well done Bhanu!
 
 
 
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