Restorative Yoga For The Real Yoga Rebel
/Dear Yogis,
OK. I get it! When England play in the World Cup, no one wants yoga! (I think next Wednesday’s class might be in peril if that is true). Plus, it’s excessively hot! Don’t worry! Classes are inside where the ceiling fans are!
Tomorrow, Friday evening (26th), is the second instalment of Restorative Yoga. It is a divine way to wind down after a scorching and exhausting week. It’s an important branch of yoga. Restorative yoga can help with health conditions like joint pain and arthritis, chronic fatigue, and anxiety.
I was checking my notes from my recent training with Anna Ashby and she said some profound things about the value of a Restorative Yoga practice. “How do we find deep joy and worth in a time of change? The practice allows us to free ourselves and create space for something new to arise”. Nice, eh!
I like this quote from Ashby: “Restorative goes against the grain of constantly doing, achieving, moving, going. It invites you to be still. The body moves from a heightened state of stress to a calmer baseline”. That’s got to be worth doing!
Classes
Congratulations to the guinea pigs of Sunday’s Yoga-for-Strength. Come and add press-ups to your yoga journey. The ceiling fans will be rotating like helicopter blades!
No Friday class Next week, July 3rd. I’m doing more training.
Mon, Tues & Wed evenings = Stretchy yoga at 7.00-8.00pm – this is the popular one.
Friday morning = Ashtanga at 8.30-9.30am – this is the one that pushes you.
Friday evening = Long Restorative Yoga – 6.30-8.00pm – A proper unwind – fortnightly.
Saturday morning = Ashtanga at 8.30 – 10.00am – this is the longer one that pushes you.
Sunday morning = Yoga-For-Strength at 8.30 – 10.00am – this is Ashtanga with extra.
And, by the way, you can post a google review of my classes here.
Yoga in the News
USA Today has: Enthusiasts celebrate International Yoga Day worldwide. 12 photos showing scenes from different parts of the world including India, Cuba and Times Square.
The Independent has: Norway World Cup fans take over NYC and crash Times Square yoga with Viking Row. Norway fans have taken their epic tradition to the heart of New York City — and disrupted a summer solstice yoga class in the process. (You Tube here).
The Guardian has: Lululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event.
It said: “Due to limitations in our professional knowledge, we were unable to identify potential controversies initially, and we fully recognise that we should be more cautious and thorough in the early planning and review process of the drum performances.” (Also in the FT).
