Grateful Yoga

Hello Yogis!

Some people are convinced that yoga is religious. Some try to prove legally that it isn’t. I think it's better than that. It trains your mind to be present and grateful, and it trains your body to be up for the challenge. Physical life gets harder and harder but we have a duty to be grateful for what we have, keep the body MOT’d and keep the positivity and energy going,

A friend's mother died recently and my heart is still stuck. In church, the final verse of the first hymn said: 'When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation and take me home – what joy shall fill my heart! Then shall I bow in humble adoration and there proclaim, my God, how great thou art’. It really struck me. You don’t have to be religious to see that it speaks of someone right at the end of their life, right at the very end, turning around and look back at their life and saying: ' Wow! How great that was! Thank you so much! I’m humbled! I was so lucky'.

I was asked the other day if I'm a Buddhist. I don’t feel I can claim that. I don’t think I do enough to deserve it. But I am a yogi; getting less stuck! I am trying. And I am grateful.

Come and try with me.

Classes

If you fancy escaping the football, come tonight! Monday is by far the most popular class so Tuesday is feeling unloved! You can book here for Monday and Tuesday stretchy classes at 7.00pm, Wednesday Ashtanga at 7.00pm and Friday morning Ashtanga at 8.30am.

Survey

Here’s a survey for those of you who have come on retreat with me and stayed in Porto Delfino in Kapsali with me. There are major changes happening to the hotel to appeal to people who are looking for a yoga, spa and self-care holiday. Please have a look at the survey, it won’t take long.

Yoga In The News

Thatsmags.com has: Flexible Hours: A Career in Yoga – That's Shanghai. “Yoga was already well-known in 2016 but it had a stigma of being slow, boring and mostly suitable for the elderly. The yoga that China’s older yogi generation practices is a slower Indian style. However, around 2016 we saw more American and European influences on yoga being practiced in China. More upbeat music, a faster pace and more fitness-oriented movements draw in younger people.”

London Post has: Paige Thorne joins Age UK yoga class to help raise awareness of loneliness. ‘Paige visited Age UK Hammersmith & Fulham recently to join in their weekly yoga group. During her visit Paige met with local staff and volunteers whilst chatting to the yogis, all aged 60+, to find out more about how local activity groups like this one can help to bring older people from local communities together to make new friends, reduce isolation and learn new skills.’