January 2023 - blending the sacred wisdom of yoga into our practice
Over last year we had quite an agenda of themes which I hoped would be interesting and useful. It's an enjoyable challenge to find ways of linking the wisdom of the traditional texts with the asana and pranayama practices. Almost every class ends with a yoga nidra in the Satyananda style. Yoga nidra has spread widely now, often with modifications, and I hope everyone delivering it understands just how powerful it is. In the Yoga nidra training I received, a very useful part was reviewing Swami Satyananda's book and being given valuable advice about modifications, especially what not to use! This was usually from a mental health awareness perspective, especially possibly re-awakening old traumas.
The weekly Accessible class continued in Livingston and we were delighted to welcome back a previous member of the group who hadn’t been able to come during the pandemic. The Monday and Tuesday Zoom classes...