An unexpected gem that I read unexpectedly: Stephen Cope's book about his journey deep into the yogic lifestyle as part of the Kripalu yoga community brought thoughtful reflections about both the physical and the more esoteric aspects of yoga practice. The slightly dog-eared copy of the book I borrowed from the studio A few months ago the Yoga Space studio in Horsforth launched a yoga teacher training programme, and with it came a small but very well selected studio library o

You might expect overpriced leggings or sweatshop brands to be controversial, but the humble sock brings out surprisingly strong opinions with yoga teachers and practitioners. This is why it's time to tackle the question of whether we should be wearing socks for yoga practice... Caught in the act, wearing socks for Yin Yoga What's the bother about wearing socks for yoga? As a yoga teacher and a student, I often see socks being worn on yoga mats, and I'm surprised that I haven

Personal Practice notes: This week I have been mainly practicing... Kali Mudra. Kali Mudra is a mudra for focus, intention, and getting...

If 'yoga' means to unite, how can we use awareness in our movement practice to come closer to the state of yoga?

Is being good or bad at yoga an idea we should keep?

As I write this, it's late April. Isn't this time of year wonderful?! The trees are blossoming or bursting into leaf bud. The spring...

Practicing opening the hips is not simply functional movement, to continue to move comfortably in many different ways throughout our...

From time to time we probably all remind ourselves to be kind to other people. The family member who forgets to hang the bath mat up...

I don't believe that a lot of people turn up at their first yoga class thinking "I want to build stability today". However, stability is...

Practicing yoga can hone your sixth sense! Ok, I don't mean psychic powers (unless you go deep on some more esoteric yogic practices and...

I'm about to launch a new class for people who are new to yoga. This got me thinking about how someone begins a yoga practice. I...