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Having never tried yoga before, I started with the beginner’s course in January 2010. I was hoping it would help me find a quiet place inside myself and possibly help with recently developed asthma. On the first day, I was taken aback by how athletic Ashtanga yoga is, and I felt like I was in over my head, but I was also struck by its beauty and the grace and ease with which David, Paula, Melanie and Ann demonstrated it. And so my journey began…I was shown the postures in a way that I could understand and as many times ... Continue reading

During pregnancy many students take up yoga for the first time without really understanding what it is they are actually signing up for, and without a clear insight into the benefits of a regular yoga practice. Yoga delivers far more than fitness during pregnancy although many choose to take classes for this reason alone. So many incredible changes take place within these 9 months, and yet it is often easy to be consumed by everyday activities and associated stresses to such an extent that we don’t fully connect with this miraculous life growing inside us. Yoga primarily enables the woman ... Continue reading

I found out I was pregnant with Grace one week before we were due to travel to India to spend a month practising in Mysore. After much deliberation we decided not to go and we opted instead to rent a house in a small hill top village in Spain, intent on immersing ourselves in our own private retreat. The setting was idyllic, we were surrounded by orange groves and there wasn’t a single neighbour in sight. I started each morning with a gentle ashtanga practice (except for a couple of days when the nausea was just too much!). I really ... Continue reading