Sun Salutation Anatomy Part 1
This blog is generally aimed at the the current Teacher Trainee's, but is something that any regular practitioner or anyone with any...
The Yoga Pioneers - B.K.S Iyengar 1918-2014
BKS Iyengar on the Evolution of his practise. Prologue I didn't get to meet B.K.S Iyengar. My last visit to India was in the early part...
The Yoga Pioneers - Śrī T Krishnamacharya 1888-1989
Learning about Krishnamacharya's life was a hard task until his son Kausthub Desikachar wrote a book on the legacy of his legendary...
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in Nepal
Some snaps of my Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga week in Nepal. Arranged by Mahalaya Yoga. Above: Real men do Yoga 😉 Above: Lying down in the...
The Origins of Surya Namaskar
"Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise" "This body is a piece of earth powered by the sun. You are a solar powered life....
Idâ, Pingalâ & Sushumnâ
There are three fundamental nadis or energy channels in the human system according to yogic philosophy, the Idâ, Pingalâ and Sushumna....
From Nepal with Love - A Yoga Journey (Updated 10/10/2017)
My Yoga journey in Nepal started with a 7 day Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga retreat at the Neydo Buddhist Monastery in Kathmandu. The retreat was...
Yoga for Depression
In a recent study (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2017) assessing the effect of yoga classes on participants...
Love - The Yogis Perspective
The creative minds of the east gave us an image of Śhiva and Pārvatī as one person. One being. The image is Śhiva as Ardhanārīśvara -...
The First Yogi Part 1 (updated)
A very long time ago, perhaps as much as 15,000 years ago, before anyone had heard of Yoga or the Bhagavad Gita or even Tantra, a unique...
The Quadratus Lumborum
The quadratus lumborum or 'QL' is the deepest abdominal muscle and commonly referred to as a back muscle. The ‘QL’ wraps around the...
All about the Psoas Muscle
The following blog on the psoas is generally aimed at our current Teacher Trainee group and forms part of the Teacher Training programme....
The Complete Guide to Headstands (updated)
This blog will take a look at the "king of asanas", the headstand. You will read tips and see images and videos of your favourite...
Tree Pose (updated)
The Tree Pose as we know it was originally called Bhagīratha-asana by Krishnamacharya - the father of modern day yoga. Named after the...
Headstand Tip
A simple yet very enlightening tip from the master. No, not me, B.K.S Iyengar. He says to observe your Tadasana (mountain pose). "Any...
