I recently completed my yoga nidra teacher training and have finally made my first YouTube recording to help you sleep better with binaural beats and the soothing sounds of rain.
Yoga nidra, Dyad meditation, and the magic of pairing opposite emotions
Yin Yang, non dualistic and being ‘at one’ are terms familiar they feel like cliches. They’re thrown around all the time in the yoga world and in the books I read, but it wasn’t until a few days ago that I was able to get a first hand, embodied experience of what Yin Yang and […]
Can I teach meditation with a yoga teaching qualification?
This question came up on the last yoga course that I did, so I thought I’d share some of my thoughts, as I’ve done separate teacher trainings in both yoga and meditation. What is meditation in the context of yoga? In the context of yoga, meditation (dhyana) is the seventh limb of yoga and is […]
What’s the difference between Kapalbhati and Bhastrika breath? How to practise both
This is a pretty niche video post — partly because it’s a question that I found really hard to find an answer for a few years ago. There seemed to be a lot of confusion between what the difference actually was between these two yogic breathing exercises — Kapalbhati and Bhastrika. Here I outline the […]
Do I have to go to India for the ‘real’ yoga experience?
This is a guest blog post by Kosta Miachin Sometimes simply sharing loving kindness is the best yoga practice we can do. — Kosta Miachin Let’s start by taking apart that question. What is a “real” yoga experience? A real yoga experience is anytime you commit yourself to your breath and your practice. Yoga can […]
5 important things I learned at yoga teacher training
This is a guest blog post by Laura Heggs I recently completed a 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India. The training was packed into a 30-day period, and the days were long and intensive. I learned what every teacher should in a training: alignment, anatomy, and philosophy, as well as a few unexpected things. […]
Reflecting on the 5 yoga yamas and what they mean to me
The first time I was introduced to the eight limbs of yoga and the five yamas (1st limb of yoga) was during my stay at a Sivananda ashram in Tamil Nadu. Prior to this, yoga for me was mainly about the physical postures or asanas. I’m now interested in yoga as a whole philosophy and […]
How yoga and vipassana have taught me to enjoy things I’m not so ‘good’ at
One of the things I love about yoga as a philosophy, is that there is no competition, judging, or clawing your way with force to reach higher and higher levels — at least in theory! I also love that being labelled ‘good’ at yoga is something only you as the practitioner can judge for yourself. I […]
My 4 day hands on yoga anatomy immersion with Jennilee Toner and Ekhart Yoga
What began as a mission to spread the practice of safe and intelligent vinyasa flow yoga has evolved into an extraordinary quest of my heart. I initially thought The Perfect Chaturanga would be a simple yoga anatomy and injury prevention book but realized early on that there was so much more to share. — Jennilee […]
Introducing my new yoga website clarehudson.yoga
I’ve had the domain for a while, and I’m now happy to say that with the help of my boyfriend Andrew, my new site clarehudson.yoga is now up and running. l will still be writing on Thought Brick, but my new site will be a space for me to share what I have to offer […]