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How to do shoulder stands in yoga

In this video I offer variations, modifications and alternatives for shoulder stands. So if you come to my online classes (or any class or home practice) these might be variations you would like to try out.

Is it just my age? Do I have to get used to achy joints now? These were some of our reflections in yesterday's yoga class. Vata’s home is in the pelvis. And because it’s made of space and air it’s anywhere there is space or air in the body. This includes the joints. Such as the hip joints!

The winter solstice is always a time of reflection as it’s the darkest time of the year. But this year it is also towards the end of the lunar cycle with the new moon in a couple of days. So the sky is dark indeed.

Breathing and meditation. Calming our mind. Soothing the nervous system. Nourishing our Souls.

In our Monthly Membership I recently asked if you had specific requests for our classes many of you replied: breathing and meditation. The nervous system. Anxiety…

I have been asked what I recommend of essential oils and aromatherapy for yoga and it’s a difficult question to answer because our personal connection to aromas is so individual. Some love lavender. Others hate it…

Essential oils are aromaTHERAPY. They are very beneficial. And that is why I love using them in my own practice at home. And why I would invite you to enjoy them too.

Essentially no. I don’t think we *need* props. Yoga, movement and flow are ways for our body to express itself and for us to explore being in our body.

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Pelvic steams (as I like to call them) have been done in many cultures across the world. There are other forms of pelvic application of herbs too of course. Fumigation/smoke is commonly used today in both ayurvedic and Chinese medicine as well as other traditional cultures.

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I became aware of this beautiful, warm floral and calming aroma. The scent that arrived made me smile, it felt soothing – and it changed my mode. Just the aroma. Aromatherapy.