yoga4healthyliving

Letting Go

'When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick up anything.'

                     - Alex Haley

Introducing Kate Tribe...

What Kate has to say about Yoga:

"Having travelled with breast cancer over the last 21 years - an initial mastectomy and then more surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy after two more tumours - the left side of my body is pretty damaged, internally and externally.  Coming to Beryl's classes after neglecting my yoga practice for many years has enabled me to regain full use of my arm and shoulder.  After doing the plough and shoulder stand a few weeks ago, I could not believe what I had achieved in just a few weeks and how well I feel.  Thank you Beryl!"

Thank YOU Kate!  Kate is a lovely student to have in any yoga class.  Her bright eyes and lovely smile and good humour despite all her traumas, make teaching my Tuesday afternoon class all the more enjoyable for me.

Bill's Restaurant

Went to Brighton at the weekend and through chatting to some people on the beach found a fabulous restaurant which has been open about a year.  'Bill's restaurant' had fantastic 'nutritious and delicious' food and a wonderful lively atmosphere.  The salads were awesome and included avocado, freshly cooked beetroot, roasted vegetables, pumpkin seeds, herb leaves etc.  Added to which the presentation was so unlike what we are used to in this country.  My big gripe about eating out is poor presentation and lack lustre service.  Neither of these was an issue at Bill's.  The desserts were truly works of art, even the danish pastries were topped with fresh raspberries and blackberries.  Good thing for my waistline that I don't live on the south coast of England!

Ujjayi breathing

Erich Schiffmann,  in his wonderful book, 'Yoga The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness' encourages us to use Ujjayi breathing to create and sustain an energized relaxation, as well as centring our awareness in the present moment.  I particuarly enjoy using it when I am deep into a posture such as a sitting spread leg fold to allow myself to go deeper into the posture with ease. 

Click here to find how Erich describes Ujjayi breathng.

Problems

"We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems." 

One of my biggest "shifts" came when I was given the most magnificent nugget of advice, which was "to all of life's problems there is at least one solution, you just need to find the best!"

Now whenever I am faced with one of those 'opportunities' I simply recall that piece of advice.