Beka Card concludes her diary from retreat in India…
Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
Soft support. Deep Friendship
Sarnath, near the holy city of Varanasi, is the place where Buddha gave his first teachings in the famous deer park. For many, many years it has been a place of pilgrimmage for Buddhists and there […]
Tuesdays 8.15-9.30pm, Anahata Health Clinic
119-120 Edward Street, Kemptown, Brighton
with Charlotte Watts
STARTING JULY 3
Charlotte pays deep attention to helping students cope with the busy world we live in and in this late-evening class, the emphasis will be on relieving tension and then calming body and mind for deeper relaxation and sleep, using the tools of asanas […]
This session will invigorate your nervous system and flush out toxins from the body. It is suitable for anyone wishing to increase confidence and clarity. It is particularly helpful for people suffering from mild depression (not clinical) or anxiety based on fear. It is not advised for anyone post op or with a medical condition. […]
Revolved Side Angle Pose
* Step your feet about four feet apart (1.2m)
* Turn your left toes in right foot, leg, hips and trunk to the right lift the left heel and revolve on the ball opf the foot to bring the left hip further round extend the calcaneus tendon Achilles heel) and psoas (top inner […]
Utkata = powerful, mighty
* Stand with your feet together (can be done with the feet a little way apart where hips are wide or inner thighs bulky)
* Ensure that the toes are level and not turning out.
* Raise arms on an inhalation
* Inhale, lift the arms, both palms facing inwards towards one another, from the […]
Extended Side Angle Pose
utthita = extended
parsva = side, flank
kona = angle
* Step your feet about four feet (1.2m)apart
* Turn your left toes in and your right foot and leg out
* Ensure that the feet line up so that your right heel lines up with your left instep.
* Check that the right instep is parallel to […]
When we follow teachers’ instructions, or recall a focus point from a book, we need to add some limitation, some framework or context, in which the instructions can be followed in a way which is conducive to yoga’s principle of gathering the senses in (Pratyahara).
When one is not blown around by worldly winds, and […]
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