Yoga means union when translated from sanskrit to English, or engagement.
It is through the process of engagement that the process of letting go is facilitated.
The more we endeavour to move towards the asana or to be fully concentrated on the mantra, meditation obect or breathing practice, or whichever other Yoga technique we employ, the more […]
Safety has to be any yoga teacher’s foremost concern and you can be sure that this is the case as regards Vajrasati Yoga teachers.
The question is more what works and why? All Vajrasati teachers have a firm grounding in anatomy. All teaching comes from the premise that psychology is the the backdrop for any communication, […]
Perma-blocks are handmade from re-cycled wood for yogis committed to sustainable living.
They are a useful aid to a variety of yoga poses and can enhance the experience, making yoga accessible to all.
For enquiries and orders, contact Beka Card: 07960 520128, or
email.
Beka is a qualified Vajrasati teacher, known and respected for her sensitive, holistic approach. For […]
Could it be that spring has come?
Well we all know not to count our chickens before they’re hatched but it is hard to resist a little internal fluttering as we move from snow drops to crocuses to daffodils, and as the dark nights finally become shorter.
All this being said, it is doubtless that March […]
Allow 45 minutes for practice
This sequence adopts certain poses with the support of a wall or a chair. This way of practicing, for both new and experienced yogis, should inform positioning when doing the asanas without support.
Vrksasana (Facing a wall)
Chataranga Dandasana (facing wall)
Uttanasana (at wall)
Virabhadrasana 3 (at wall)
Uttanasana (from a wall to a chair)
Viparita […]
Intense forward bend
(OOT-tan-AHS-ahna)
ut = intense
tan = to stretch or extend
Stand with your feet one of your feet’s length away from the wall (a little more if you have quite small feet for your height) and your back against the wall.
Place a flat-seated chair in front of you, turned so that the side […]
Warrior pose
(veer-ah-bah-DRAHS-anna)
Virabhadra (pictured) = the name of a fierce warrior, an incarnation of Shiva.
Repeat all stages as in Uttanasana at wall and stay for three to five deep breaths then…
Step your feet close to each other without turning the toes in or out.
Raise your right leg up to follow the line created by your […]
(chaht-tour-ANG-ah don-DAHS-anna)
chaturanga = four limbs: chatur = four, anga = limb, danda = staff, refering to the spine, the central “staff” or support of the body
Stand facing a wall with the toes up the skirt, ensuring that your feet are parallel to each other and that the toes neither turn in nor out.
Place both hands […]
(vrik-SHAHS-anna)
vrksa = tree
Stand about one of your feet’s length away from a wall, facing towards it.
Raise up one of your legs and place the heel at the top of the opposite thigh, pressing the heel and thigh together firmly.
Place both hands onto the wall on the finger tips (cupped) at shoulder height.
Look straight ahead, with […]
Corpse pose
(shah-VAHS-anna)
sava = corpse
Also called Mrtasana (mrit-TAHS-anna, mrta = death)
Lay down flat with a lift under the top section of your neck and the bottom of the skull.
Turn the palms of the hands up and tuck the shoulder blades under towards the feet.
DURATION: Several minutes
FOCUS: Allow yourself to detect any waves of warmth or […]
20th-24th April 2006, with Jim Tarran
Take a long weekend to replenish your spirit in a calm and beautiful retreat in the Sabina mountains, Italy. The location has indoor and outdoor yoga spaces, fabulous vegetarian (or vegan) food is included, and you will be led by Jim, an experienced and well-respected teacher, the founder of the […]
“Free will is the ability to do that which must be done happily”
Carl Jung
extract from Holy Spring
by Dylan Thomas
Praise that spring time is all
Gabriel and radiant shrubbery as the morning grows joyful out of the woebegone pyre
And the multitudes sultry tear grows cool on the weeping wall,
My arising prodigal
Sun the Father his quiver full of […]
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