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Ibiza yoga blog: Have a merry (mindful) Christmas

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I found this blog a while ago* and it tickled me! It talks about how to avoid over-indulging during the festive season of Diwali. And how to use your yoga as a way to stay mindful during this season of temptation, by using all the tools in your yoga belt. So if we substitute the chapattis for mince pies and the jaggery with Agave – it’s all the same – no matter where you live in the world. Season’s greetings!

Ibiza yoga blog: The changing of the seasons

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The changing of the seasons can be tough on the immune system, and colds and coughs seem to be everywhere you go!
There’s nothing worse than going to an Ibiza yoga or fitness class and the person next to you is spluttering their germs all over you. So – here are a sequence of postures which you can do in the comfort of you own space if you are suffering from that season change cold! This sequence is designed to help your clear you body and your energy system quickly, to get the blood pumping through whilst being kind and caring to the body.  Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: As the season ends, start a practice!

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As we ease into autumn after the heat of summer, our bodies need a gentle recalibration. Chillier mornings and cooler nights mean a warming yoga practice can help boost the immune system and keep everything moving through our energy systems.

Starting your yoga practice with a strong top to toe warm-up and then three rounds of sun salutations (surya namaskar) can be a really good way to kickstart the body. Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: Learning to read your body through yoga

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When you spend your days observing the bodies and systems of other humans, something happens to you. It’s like you learn another language. You can read a body just like you would read a road sign or a newspaper. And in order to get an idea of what’s going on on the inside, you don’t need to read the whole book, you can read the main headlines. We can all do this and this is the key to unlocking the body through an Ibiza yoga practice. As a teacher, you can guide and objectively view the body, but it is consciousness and awareness from the practitioner themselves – YOU – which is at the heart of fully opening and understanding your body and your ‘stuff’! Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: Shine bright like a diamond

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The more yoga I do, the less I sometimes feel I know. It’s like my initial understanding of yoga and its benefits is constantly being challenged as I become more open and conscious in my own life. Like this morning, I was teaching a private Ibiza yoga session to a client I have had for five years. We ‘know’ each other – I know her body and her thought process and in fact, I can see that thought process reflected totally in her body. She is trying so hard to ‘let go’. And isn’t that an ironic paradox? Surely as soon as you start trying, aren’t you holding on for dear life? Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: Beach ready yoga

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So the next Ibiza summer is looming and realisation is dawning that we need to, at some point soon, reveal the flesh which has been covered up and hidden all winter under comfort clothes and woolly layers. Never fear. Whilst I am of the belief that yoga is predominantly a breath and relaxation exercise, of course there are other physical benefits too. And whilst this should not, by any means, be the focus of the practice, it’s a lovely side-effect! So let’s enjoy it… Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: A twist a day…

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There is a perception of yoga by non-yogis, that yoga is about contorting yourself into pretzel-like twists. And I guess to a certain extent, they are right! In a good balanced Ibiza yoga practice, we do twist a lot. Of course there is good reason for those many twists we do – twists have many benefits including physiologically to the circulatory system and internal organs, structural benefits to the musculoskeletal system, and emotional benefits to your consciousness. Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: The practice of Ahimsa

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Ahimsa is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘non-violence’. And although we may consider ourselves non-violent people, violence can be very subtle in it’s manifestation and can work on many different levels. Ahimsa talks about violence to other people, of course, but also violence towards ourselves. Read more

Ibiza yoga blog: Love your practice

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Following on from our January Ibiza yoga blog, now we are ready to start our practice… And seeing as it’s getting close to Valentine’s Day, it’s a good reminder to do it all with love and kindness to your body. There is no competition, no destination and no one to hold your self up against in yoga. Just do what feels good for YOU!  Read more