When I was very little girl, I think five years old, I once got lost in a large department store. Apparently, on losing sight of my Mum I did the obvious thing for someone within a five year old brain - and got in the nearest lift! I had rapidly gone from 'slightly lost' (Mum… Continue reading Stay Where You Are
Let Yourself Rest If you’re exhausted, rest. If you don’t feel like starting a new project, don’t. If you don’t feel the urge to make something new, just rest in the beauty of the old, the familiar, the known. If you don’t feel like talking, stay silent. If you’re fed up with the news, turn… Continue reading Let Yourself Rest
I feel sure you must all have seen enough pictures of me lying around and doing nothing for the time being so sharing today all the lovely cats and dogs my students have sent in (turns out they are mainly cat people like me). Our pets are so good at letting go and settling down… Continue reading Cats and Dogs
Here is another supported position for breathing in the back of the body - prone savasana. If you find it uncomfortable to lie on your front, either because it hurts your lower back, or your neck doesn't like to be twisted to one side, then lying over a bolster, or a pillow (or both) can… Continue reading Prone Savasana
As promised I wanted to show you a supported version of balasana, the child's pose, which can be done from seated in chair (thus avoiding pressure on the hips, knees or ankles). There are lots of benefits from this supported pose, including relief from lower back pain, and the softening and opening of the lung space… Continue reading Childs Pose Part 2
Yesterday I spent my twenty minutes of restorative yoga practice doing postures to facilitate my breathing: Supported Childs Pose - 3 mins (back lungs) Twist on Bolster - 3mins right side, 3 mins left side (side lungs) Downward Facing Dog - 1 min (all lungs) Supported Reclining - 10 mins (front lungs) Time-lapse video of… Continue reading Childs Pose Part 1
