No More Wednesday Evening Yoga class in Sandhurst

Due to a fall in attendance this year and an increase in hall hire charges I have decided to close my Wednesday evening yoga class in Sandhurst.

Thanks for attending and sharing your yoga practice.

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Interesting Yoga stuff on Pinterest:

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Musicure - Neils Eje

My favorite music for yoga, MusiCure by Neils Eje:

Neils Eje on U Tube

Interesting posture sequence and discussion on Sciatica:
http://yogagypsy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/therapeutic-yoga-stretches-for-sciatica.html

Sandhurst Yoga Class on Microsoft Sway

Have you tried Microsoft Sway? It's a storytelling app.
It works on phones, tablets and PC/Mac.

Article about Iyengar in theguardian.com

BBC article about BKS Iyengar (on his death Aug 2014)

Forward Bend Sequence

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose)

Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand)

Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)

Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

Vrksasana (Tree Pose)

Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose)

Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)

Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)

Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)

Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose)

Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose)

Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)

*Sirsasana (Headstand)

Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand)

*Eka Pada Sarvangasana (One-Legged Shouderstand)

*Parsvaika Pada Sarvangasana (One Leg to Side Shoulderstand)

Halasana (Plow Pose)

Upavistha Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend)

Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose)

Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Pose)

*Ardha Padma Paschimottanasana (Half-Lotus Seated Forward Bend)

*Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana (Three-Limbed Forward Bend)

Marichyasana I (Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi,I)

Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)

Jathara Parivartanasana (Supine Twist or Revolved Abdomen Pose)

Savasana (Corpse Pose)

Reference: YogaJournal.com

Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence

Do our emotions control us? Or do we control our emotions?

Emotions are our automated physical responses to our environment. Sometimes they are useful, sometimes not.

While practicing your yoga postures be aware of your emotional responses and take a mental step back from them.

Breathe; relax; watch; allow, and observe your emotions with equanimity and calmness.

From a detached perspective sample the temperature, texture, colour and sound of the emotion.

Allow some distance between the stimulus and your response.

References: 1) Kripalu yoga school. 2) New Scientist 2nd Jan 2016: Control Yourself.