“Train your senses to be obedient. Regulate your activities to lead you to the goal. Hold the reins of your mind as you hold the reins of restive horses’’
The wheel and the web: Discourses based on verses selected from the Shvetashvatara Upanishad
Shvetashvatara Upanishad
Patanjali says: ‘stira sukham asanam’; alertness that is comfortable and light is to be practised during posture.
He continues: ‘prayatna saithilya anata samapattibhyam’; the conclusion (the return to its essential form) of yoga is found when exertion has a relaxed, spacious quality.
The yogi’s mind then moves into an unbounded limitless relationship (with life and practice).
Concluding, he […]
The Buddha reminds us of the right approach in his famous metaphor of the raft from the Majjhima Nikaya.
In it, he describes a situation, where a man standing on the near shore, which is dangerous, needs to get to the far shore, which is safe.
There are no bridges or ferries so he builds a […]
Starts on 6th June, all welcome!
With Khadine Morcom
Wednesdays 5.30pm - 6.45pm
The Sidney Walter Centre, Sussex Road, Worthing
(5 minutes walk from Worthing train station)
£6/5 concessions.
khadine, worthing, yoga drop in
When yoga teachers talk about being non-competitive, this does not reflect some utopian idealism, but a down-to-earth pragmatism. A sense of space provides sufficient disentanglement from our formations, compulsion lessens, and the opportunity to respond begins. This is the beginning of what yoga poetically describes as ‘Ishvara Pranidhanna’: surrender or dedication to God, or handing […]
Yoga retreats
27 May: yoga in the woods, near Lewes, with Beka Card. More details…
3 June: half yoga day, Brighton Buddhist Centre, with Jim Tarran. More details…
8-10 June: permaculture & yoga weekend, near Lewes, with Beka Card. More details…
18-22 June: yoga holiday in Turkey, with Jim Tarran. More details…
1 July: yoga day, Westmeston Parish Hall, with […]
An international meditation group called ‘Open Dharma’ are hoping to open a centre in northern Spain this summer. There will be a one-day yatra or pilgrimage: silent sponsored walk on Sunday 1 July around the Lewes area to fundraise for the Open Centre. Also, one-to-one yoga tuition on a donation basis.
Their means […]
Thursday mornings, 9.30-11am, in Hanover, with Leonie
We will be exploring and moving deeper into asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation practice, with a view to releasing the potential in the breath, the body and the mind.
Alexandra Dance Academy, 11 Howard Road, Hanover, Brighton, BN2
Cost: £48/£40 8 week concessions or £7/£6 drop-in
Suitable for: all levels of experience, […]
For Sunday morning relaxation and rejuvenation
With Charlotte
We will look to work with the breath in poses, focusing on depth and opening to help move tension from the body - an antidote to the busy world around us.
All levels
Sunday 11am - 12.30pm
£6 or £5 concessions
Alexandra Dance Academy, 11 Howard Road, Hanover, Brighton
Call Charlotte […]
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March 9 • April 27 • July 13
with Jim Tarran
This relaxing day away from it all will incorporate asana practice, pranayama, mantra and meditation.
These days always book up and have a waiting list so please pay in advance or secure your space with a deposit.
To book, see Jim at a class and pay […]
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