This summer I’ve decided to do another yoga teacher training — this time in the holy town of Rishikesh in northern India. The question is, which one do I choose? I’m hoping that writing out my thought process will help me make a decision and in return will help anyone else who is also considering […]
Interview with Devakar Sandhu: yoga teacher training in India
Although I’ve been to India several times to practise and study yoga, I’ve never done a teacher training over there, which is something I’d love to do in the near future. I’m currently in the process of deciding which training to choose and so thought I’d ask yogi, Devakar Sandhu from the Akshi Yogashala […]
My experience teaching yoga after my Yoga professionals teacher training
Since signing up to do my Yoga teacher training with Yoga professionals, I’ve been teaching yoga classes and have also now done a few 1-1 sessions. Although people have always been kind afterwards and thanked me for the class, I’ve felt each time there was something missing. Although I have a daily yoga practice and […]
The regenerative power of yoga nidra — 30 minutes is equivalent to 4 hours’ sleep
“In yoga Nidra, you have the waking state, go through the dreaming state and into the deep sleep state, yet remain fully awake.” — www.swamij.com I tried yoga nidra for the first time on Saturday during my meditation teacher training, thanks to Natalie who led the session. The experience I had was wonderful. In just […]
Teaching my first yoga class after training with Yoga Professionals
Almost six months ago, I signed up to do my first yoga teacher training with Conrad Paul who owns Yoga Professionals. Today, just a few weeks after passing my practical assessment, I taught my first paid yoga cover class. I’ve taught small groups of people before informally and done one to one sessions, but this […]
My Yoga teacher training experience so far with Yoga Professionals and YMCAFit
After wanting to do my Yoga teacher training for so long, It’s great to be finally doing it with Yoga Professionals and YMCA Fit, who kindly gave a me a course discount in return for writing about my experiences of the course. In the future, I would like to go back to India and study […]
How to do the yoga forearm scorpion asana (Vrischikasana)
I first attempted the scorpion pose naively five years ago but had no arm strength. After many failed attempts at getting even close to it, I gave up. I was running before I could walk! If this pose taught me anything it was patience, humbleness and the importance of being present during yoga practice. For […]
My new eco yoga mat made from natural plant based materials
My new ecoYoga jute mat arrived the other day so this evening I ventured into my local park to do some yoga. I live in London, and got this mat from a small company in Scotland who specialise in making yoga mats from sustainable and environmentally friendly materials. It’s nice to be using a mat […]
Mysore style Ashtanga yoga — first time experience
A few months ago I decided to start doing Ashtanga yoga because I felt it was time to vary my yoga practice and challenge myself more. Over the last three years, apart from my home practice, most of the classes I’ve been going to have been Sivananda, which is quite a slow, restorative but intense […]
Step by step advanced 10 minute yoga sequence with pictures
I quite often hear people say that they just don’t have time to practise yoga at home or they’re not sure what specifically to practise. Considering that most yoga practices are an hour long, this is understandable, so I’ve put together the following 10 minute yoga sequence you can do at home. It’s based on […]