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How to deal with Emotions in Yoga Postures

Hip openers, backbends can trigger all kinds of emotions. Understand the connection of body and mind, and learn how to release stored emotions for good.

6 Tips To Stay Motivated In Your Yoga Practice

Sometimes we need a few tricks up our sleeves to motivate and inspire ourselves to step on our yoga mat.

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Back bends don't need to be painful nor scary. The

Back bends don't need to be painful nor scary. They fill us with energy and gives us light-heartedness 😊.

I will teach a backbend masterclass this Saturday.

We learn how backbends can influence our nervous system, our moods, and our mind.

We look at the anatomy and test which part of your body needs strengthening and opening.

We will strongly focus on alignments and proper execution of the postures to keep your body strong and safe.

👉 Sat, 30th September 2023 / Online / 9am – 10.45am (UK time)
(included in my membership)

DM if you like to join 🙏

#backbends #masterclassbackbends #ashtangayoga #ashtangaonline

Back from Switzerland, rested and full of energy a

Back from Switzerland, rested and full of energy and ideas!

I was covering in-person Mysore Style classes in Zurich, and I soooo enjoyed it!

I also spied a yoga rug with the Yoga Creation label on it next to a yoga mat! It was an old student of mine who moved to Zurich! It was so lovely to connect with her again 😍 (Yoga Creation was my studio in East London, which I closed during the pandemic).

I also went up to the mountains to Davos with my family to celebrate my Dad’s birthday.

When I was younger, I really disliked hiking. My parents had a hard time to get me and my sister to put on our hiking shoes. 🙈 But to be fair, their hikes usually went from a promised 2-hour hike to a 5-hour one until my sister and I went on strike 🤣..

Nowadays I love hiking! I feel so nourished by being surrounded by nature. My mind quiets down, and there is so much space in my head that I come up with all kinds of new ideas 😉.

My schedule included in my online membership:

💛 Every Friday morning:
Ashtanga Mysore Style
6 am – 8 am

💛 Sunday 24th September:
Guided Ashtanga Yoga & Conference
9 am – 11 am

💛 Saturday 30th September:
Masterclass: Backbends Unravelled
9 am – 10:45 am
(You can join this class also if you are not in the membership)

#ashtangaonline #yogaworkshop #backbendworkshop #ashtangayoga

What I love most about teaching is connecting with

What I love most about teaching is connecting with students.
I’ve always valued working with smaller groups. It allows me to get to know them to make the experience for both of us personal 🤗.

That is why I created a membership, where we come together to connect.
We meet for weekly Mysore Style classes, guided monthly Ashtanga classes and workshops. We have Q&As, and talks about yoga and the workings behind asanas. A place where we come together.

I love that my students feel supported and accountable in this group – thanks for being a part of it🙏.

If you want to know more, DM me or use the link in my bio 👆.

#ashtangaonline #yogamembership #loveforyoga #connectingyoga #yogaforlife

Learning pinchu mayurasana was a long journey for

Learning pinchu mayurasana was a long journey for me. Most of the time, my body felt like a cooked noodle upside down, with no balance, no strength, and my thoughts and emotions were all over the place.
But I learnt perseverance, how to deal with frustration 😉 and how to clear my mind before attempting arm balances; as we all know, when the mind is shouting, there is no way to focus and balance 🤪.
Now I love it! I love the strength I need to hold it. I love that I must first deal with my mind to be able to balance and bring awareness into the practice.

I teach this Saturday a 90min class, where we turn the world upside down 🙃
Link in bio 👆

Which posture did you always want to learn but never got around?
Do you have a favourite one?
Do you have a scary one?

Send me a DM or leave a comment and let me know 🙏

#upsidedownyogi #inversionsyoga #forarmbalance #masterclassyoga

Have you ever experienced a feeling of sadness, an

Have you ever experienced a feeling of sadness, anger, or frustration when you are in a yoga posture?

I remember when I learnt headstand, as soon my feet left the floor I was in tears! I had no idea why or where it came from. 🙃

🙏 Have you experienced this in your own yoga practice? Let me know in the comments.

We were looking at the connection of emotions in asanas in my last Saturday class. The students were able to experience this work in a safe space and it was really interesting to hear what came up for them. And we were looking at a way how to dissolve them.

In the previous Saturday class we dived into the topic: How to stay motivated with your yoga practice.
I created a workbook for this lesson. You can download it for free, the link is in my bio. 👆

💫 If you like to know more about my Saturday classes, then become part of the Ashtanga Yoga & Beyond Membership or send me a DM.
🔗 Link in bio

#emotions #bodymindconnection #yogapractise #yogainspiration

Stepping on your yoga mat is a great place to get

Stepping on your yoga mat is a great place to get to know yourself. What kind of thoughts do you have when you know the practice by heart and your body goes into autopilot? Or when you do an asana that is challenging you on every level?

How do you react to those thoughts? Are you spinning them further? Can you draw your attention back to your breath and let go of them, detaching yourself from arising thoughts?

Your breath is a reliable tool telling you what’s going on. When your breath is steady, your mind is calm. When your breath is not controlled, your thoughts can go wild! So pause before your next asana and get your breath under control, and you’ll be able to get back into the flow!

Happy practising 💛

Join me this week:

Every Friday morning:
✨ Ashtanga Yoga Mysore Style ✨
6am – 8am (UK time)

Sat, 12th August:
✨ Guided Ashtanga Yoga followed by a talk and Q&A ✨
9am – 11am (UK time)

#ashtangaonline #breathcontrol #ashtangamysore

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