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Is there something in your life you need to let go of?
This week in the cabin, we explored a little yoga philosophy alongside our physical practice. I very briefly introduced the teachings of Patanjali and the Yoga Sutras, written around 2,000 years ago. These teachings aren’t about poses — they’re a guide to living well in the world: how we behave towards others, how we treat…
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Refining our Sun Salutations to find more strength and ease
This week in the cabin, we spent some time work-shopping our Sun Salutations — slowing things down, breaking them apart and exploring the detail within each posture and transition. I remember when I first started yoga, I wasn’t a huge fan of Sun Salutations. The main reason was I never used to like Downward Dog…
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A story about the millionaire and the fisherman
This week in our flow classes, we focused on opening through the chest and shoulders — an area that is so important! So much of modern life pulls us forward. Sitting, driving, working at a desk, looking at our phones — we spend a huge portion of our day in a kind of “C-shape,” gently…
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Finding balance in yoga (and nobody cares if your toes are on the floor!)
Last week in the cabin, we focused on balance — and, as always, it led us somewhere much deeper than just standing on one leg. Balance and core go hand in hand. Physically, of course, the core supports us, stabilises us and helps us stay upright. But in yoga, the idea of a “core” goes…
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The quiet yet incredible power of Yin yoga
If you’ve never tried Yin, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. If you have tried Yin, you might be wondering what on earth’s going on in the body when it can sometimes feel like we’re not really doing much. So in this blog, we take a closer look at what’s happening…