Finding your freedom.

One of the qualities of the yogi and yogini is their ability to lift themselves and others up. Just a few weeks ago in class, someone mentioned it was “blue Monday” which is apparently the statistically most depressing day of the year, where people find themselves stuck between the excesses of Christmas and the next […]

Each moment is new.

At the start of January our focus, shifts to the promise of the New Year, which leads to new years resolutions, plans for betterment, lifestyle changes. Our new year marks the perceived start point in the cycle of the seasons, this cycle being just one of many that exist in all of life, each day is a […]

Krishnamacharya and the transmission of Yoga

In the yogic tradition much signifigance is given to the connection between teacher and student, or guru and chela in Sanskrit.It is recognised that this is not just a passing on of information, or techniques but that it is also a transmission of a more subtle type, where the experience, state of yoga is transmitted […]

130th anniversary of the birth of Krishnamacharya.

Today sees the 130th anniversary of the birth of TKV Krishnamacharya, recognised as the father of modern Yoga. A lifelong student and practitioner of Yoga, he was also a scholar, holding six degrees, one in each of the major Vedic Darshanas. As a teacher, his enthusiasm and devotion was boundless illustrated by the fact that […]

Long nights and Pratyahara

      The last week has seen the clocks change, as Britain and Ireland adopt daylight saving and it certainly feels like we’ve transitioned from summer to winter. This change is not just external, we ourselves are obviously deeply effected, not only are our activities changed by this, so is our sense of perception […]

Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami

I initially encountered Srivatsa Ramaswami on his first visit to the UK in 2007, when he taught in Edinburgh.  Discovering that he was a both a direct student of TKV Krishnamacharya, the father of contemporary Hatha Yoga, as well as having studied with him for longer than anyone else, I knew it was an opportunity not to be […]

Photo shoot with Newforge Studios

Over the summer months, when my schedule is a little quieter, one of my intentions had been to update the gallery photos of Yoga asanas with some new images and produce some short videos. I had mentioned this to Brian and Margaret, at Newforge studios who had taken the previous photos over three years ago and […]

Studying with the Mohans, August 2018.

I’m very fortunate to have had the opportunity to have recently studied with A.G. and Indra Mohan. The Mohan’s are two of TKV Krishnamacharya’s longest standing students, A.G having studied with him from 1971 -1989 and Indra being one of the few people to receive a post-graduate diploma from him. Over the years they have […]

The Heart of Yoga.

I’m feeling very fortunate and blessed to have had the opportunity to study with the fantastic Mark Whitwell. Wendy had made the journey to study with him earlier this year and certainly brought many gifts home, which inspired me to join her on her return to the beautiful Ojai Valley in California. A student of […]

Instant Yoga.

Yoga is union, to enter into union first one finds connection with the other, from connection two become one, this unity is harmony, harmony feels good, it feels right, find harmony with where you are, with every detail of this moment. This is perfection in this moment. Perfection, the sacred, the divine, all that is […]