Yoga Teaching and Learningat www.yogauk.com Hello Reader Welcome to the April newsletter. I hope you're enjoying the blue skies and sunshine.🌞 This month's article is about maximising the healing effects of yoga by small adjustments in our teaching. You'll find some ideas and tips for you to explore. The next community Q&A get-together on Zoom is this Friday at 1pm. Do come along to discuss how to support our students in their healing, or to add your own ideas to those in the article. And of...
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Yoga Teaching and Learningat www.yogauk.com Article: Roots and branches Stability in human movement A tree’s roots grow down into the earth. Its trunk gives it strength and support, and its branches reach out into the space around it to maximize the sunlight on its leaves. Unlike trees, humans are not solar-powered and so can't stay put and grow roots! We have to move around the planet to find food and shelter for survival. With a jointed body and no physical roots to anchor us, we have to...
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Yoga Teaching and Learningat www.yogauk.com Hello Reader Welcome to the February newsletter. This month's article is about how we decide what to study next for CPD when we have limited time and there's so much to choose from! There's also a free ebook about Knee Function in Asana you can download, which I hope you find interesting and useful. The next community Q&A get-together on Zoom is this Friday. I look forward to our discussions about what's going on for you in your yoga teaching at the...
4 months ago • 6 min read
Yoga Teaching and Learningat www.yogauk.com Hello Reader Welcome to the January newsletter. This month's article is about remembering to take time to look back over the past year and reflect upon your yoga teaching. The article includes a check list of aspects to consider. The turn of the year is the perfect time for a review! The next community Q&A get-together on Zoom is next week. I look forward to our discussions about the challenges of yoga teaching. Stay warm and well and all my best...
5 months ago • 6 min read
Newsletter December 2024 Hello Reader This December newsletter explores the role of mindfulness in yoga practice and the importance of developing mindfulness skills. And in appreciation for all your hard work this year, bringing yoga to your local community, there's a Mandala Colouring Book for you to download as a Christmas gift. Feel free also to gift this to your students if you wish. I look forward to seeing some of you at the next community Q&A get-together on Zoom next week where we'll...
6 months ago • 4 min read
Newsletter September 2024 Hello Reader Welcome to this month's newsletter to inspire and support your yoga teaching. I've been asked a few times recently about teaching people with scoliosis, so that forms the subject of this month's article. It's quite a complex topic because needs and experiences vary a lot from person to person. The article talks generally about how to guide yoga students with scoliosis most helpfully, and what to avoid. This article also applies to people who have a...
7 months ago • 7 min read
Newsletter October 2024 Hello Reader I hope your autumnal yoga classes are going smoothly, and that the heating is working in your yoga room.😊 I've had a few new students this term and I always love it when a complete beginner comes to class for the first time. But their initiation has to be managed sensitively, and I've written about this in my article for this month, which you can read below. We had a lovely and interesting conversation with Ranju Roy at our Q&A meeting last month about his...
7 months ago • 7 min read
Newsletter November 2024 Hello Reader This November newsletter explores the role of fascia in yoga and how understanding fascia can enhance your teaching. As a Rolfer I work directly with the fascial system and it's a topic I often get asked about. It's a body system that has long been known to exist, but until the pioneering work of Andrew Still (the founder of osteopathy) and Ida Rolf (the founder of Rolfing Structural Integration), it was largely considered to be padding! Fascia is...
7 months ago • 6 min read
Yoga Teaching & Learning Newsletter August 2024 Hello Reader Welcome to this month's newsletter for yoga teachers. Here you'll find news and offerings to inspire and support your yoga teaching. I've been thinking this month about small habits and how they affect us, and the power of the repetition of small actions - in life and in yoga practice. Below you can read my reflections on how it's the small actions that make yoga classes so special. "Be faithful in small things because it is in them...
10 months ago • 6 min read