Sue's Yoga Blog

Welcome to my Blog.
It is full of yoga related information as well as regular features such as Ask Sue and the Posture of the week. If you have a question you would like answered please Contact Me. I will endeavour to include them whenever possible.
Namaste

Did You Know?

Vinyasa means to flow.  A yoga vinyasa uses the breath to connect posture to posture forming a flowing sequence.  A yoga vinyasa will lengthen and strengthen all of the bodies major muscle groups and provide a cardio workout.  It will help tone and shape the body and can assist with weight loss.  Connecting breath and movement in yoga provides a strong focus which prevents the mind from wandering. Focussing like this also helps to clear your mind and prepare you for your day at work, home life, a sport, exam, or whatever the day ahead holds for you.

When you are pushed for time and cannot fit in a full yoga practice try performing a vinyasa first thing in the morning, it will fine tune body and mind and really set you up for the entire day.  If you do have more time available I would recommend a vinyasa first thing each morning and a full practice on three evenings each week.

Yoga2hear offer a range of 30 minute Beginners Vinyasa MP3 Downloads and Improvers Vinyasas MP3 Downloads. The Vinyasa classes use the unique yoga2hear instructional system to introduce each posture in a clear, concise and easy to understand way. The instructions are complemented by music track that creates a mood perfect for flowing yoga. Each class is accompanied by a guide book that gives a series of reference photos for each posture in the flowing sequence as well as hints and tips on how to get the most from the class.

Ask Sue.  

I have a family and a busy home life, how can I advance my yoga practice?

When it comes to advancing your yoga practice or integrating yoga further into your daily life, it is worth spending a little time to identify the impact that yoga has already made on your life.  Think about how you felt about and dealt with various situations before you practiced yoga and then identify how yoga has enhanced not only your well being but also your levels of patience and tolerance.  Once you have become aware of the impact that a regular yoga practice has had on your day to day life it becomes easier to roll out your yoga mat and practice at home.  If we see yoga as something we can only do in a gym or a yoga studio it is much more difficult to integrate the tools that we learn when we practice yoga into our day to day living. I believe that the more you practice yoga the better you will feel, by making yoga part of your daily life you will be able to use it to help in many different types of situations.

Posture of the Week; Triangle - Trikonasana.

Stand with your feet leg length apart. Imagine a clock face in front of you. Position your left foot to face 12 o'clock and your right foot to face 2 or 3 o’clock. Your hips and torso are facing forward and your arms are level with your shoulders. Inhale and move your ribcage to the right, as you exhale drop your right arm down towards your right leg and lift your left arm straight up. Look to your left hand or your right foot if you are unsteady. Breathe slowly through the nose.  Hold for ten breaths and then repeat on the other side inhaling and exhaling slowly through the nose.

Triangle helps to strengthen the legs and torso (especially the sides of the body), it also aids digestion and stimulates the nervous system. It features in our Beginners Yoga Vol.2, Improvers Yoga Vol.2 and Yoga for Snow Sports Vol.2 classes.