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Jul 172 min read

Empower Your Mind and Body with Jiva and Joy

Inside Out 2 is the must watched sequel to Inside Out. These films personify emotions and in the latest film the main character Riley...

Rosie Lux

Jan 21 min read

Reshape yourself

Reshape yourself through the power of your will. The Bhagavad Gītā Tapas is your friend when it comes to reshaping. Tapas, willpower or...

Rosie Lux

Nov 29, 20231 min read

Heart warming

As the temperature really drops it’s so important to keep physically warm. It’s not about toughening up and bearing the cold. Keep your...

Rosie Lux

Nov 1, 20231 min read

Measuring the effects of yoga

With just a few more classes to take us to the end of 2023, I thought it would be nice to take a closer look at the benefits of yoga and...

Rosie Lux

Sep 15, 20232 min read

The BBC should have asked me

How disappointing to see this BBC article perpetuate the perception that yoga, meditation, mindfulness or breath awareness is ‘a bit soft...

Rosie Lux

Aug 30, 20233 min read

Yoga Goals

Studying the body and then getting an injury is like getting some free revision for me. When I sprained my ankle recently I was strangely...

Rosie Lux

Aug 2, 20232 min read

Sweating rituals

Sweating rituals exist around the world from Finnish saunas to Turkish baths to Mayan tamascal. In Ayurveda, steam baths are used for...

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Jul 12, 20231 min read

Hot yoga

Yoga has been popular for thousands of years because of its varied and complete practice which supports the body through the seasons. As...

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Jun 7, 20232 min read

Shape

We are shaped by society and the company we keep. Think of all the different shapes your body makes as you embody the different roles and...

Rosie Lux

Apr 26, 20231 min read

Relax and enjoy

We live in challenging times and perhaps more than ever before, we need tools that can help us to manage the dramatic changes that are...

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Apr 19, 20231 min read

Propping

Propping a state in which you hold yourself up with excess force against gravity. Propped postures show muscle and joint tension through...

Rosie Lux

Apr 12, 20231 min read

Collapse

Collapsing is a state in which you sink into the earth without the ability to respond by lifting. Collapsing is what you might do,...

Rosie Lux

Apr 5, 20231 min read

Yield

Yielding is the quality we’re looking to embody in class this month. Yielding is relationship to earth, the ability to surrender to the...

Rosie Lux

Mar 29, 20232 min read

Steadiness and ease

Since the world is uncertain and complex, many different skills are required to thrive. Golf is a great metaphor for yoga and the things...

Rosie Lux

Mar 15, 20232 min read

Self help, doesn't help

Self help doesn't always help. In a world where most of our immediate needs for safety and shelter have been met, with 'life improving' ...

Rosie Lux

Mar 1, 20231 min read

Agility

The key to resilience is our capacity to be agile and flexible in how we adapt to challenges and change. Just like us, our ancestors had...

Rosie Lux

Feb 22, 20232 min read

Stretch yourself

I’ve gone on quite a journey during my years of practice and teaching yoga. Yoga as a practice is not set or fixed and no teacher has it...

Rosie Lux

Feb 8, 20231 min read

Spanda

Feelings ebb and flow. You’ll feel expanded big and open. At other times you’ll feel dull or agitated, contracted. All states are...

Rosie Lux

Feb 1, 20231 min read

Expansion

Each month is a new theme and this is no exception. The idea of a theme is to give us focus, which is inspiring and motivating. As well...

Rosie Lux

Jan 25, 20231 min read

Supported and uplifted

Gravity is everywhere. Although it has no colour or flavour or sound, gravity is the most pervasive force in the human habitat. And yet,...