PREPARATORY BREATHING PRACTICES

Most of what we do in weekly classes consists of preparatory practices to become aware of the natural breathing process.  

1. Natural breath awareness - for example...

This is the class from 5th March 2014.  I'm afraid there are no little stickmen.  I'm hoping that when you read it through you'll be able to remember what we...

According to "Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha "  balancing asanas help develop the functions of the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls how the body works in motion.  Balancing...

These are  three practice plans, each about 20-25 minutes, depending on how many repetitions and your own breath length, once you get to know them.  They are intended for more...

Inspired by and modified from a sequence called Office Yoga in "Yoga Journal". Useful for people whose physical limitations mean that chair poses or standing with support are required.

This is a sequence of 12 postures done while seated in a chair.  It's not a good photocopy but I hope it'll remind you of the sequence we practise in...

Swami Niranjanananda taught in Brittany in 2006 that his guru, Paramahamsa Satyananda’s approach to yoga had as its main theme the cultivation of the personality; personal growth by transforming negative...

Home practice doesn’t have to be anywhere near as long as a weekly class to be effective.  

So here are some guidelines to help overcome the three biggest hurdles...