It has been almost two years since I first qualified to teach and held my own classes in a local venue.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have hosted weekly zoom Kundalini Yoga classes and Meditation Evenings.  These classes really helped me develop as a teacher, so that I had the continued confidence to ‘hold the space’ and share this wonderful and supportive yoga with others.

I have been teaching at local spas and studios in between the lockdowns, but only now do I feel it is time for me to come off-line & begin offering my own classes again in a venue.

I will begin by offering four classes to introduce the basic elements of Kundalini Yoga.  Pranayama, the Mudras, the Body Locks and Kriyas will be introduced and the journey will begin for myself & for others.

If you are interested, you can join all four classes, or drop in to an individual class.

I will be offering more workshops too as we move into Spring and I am looking into offering a Full Moon Meditation evening possibly in a Yurt,  surrounded by beautiful countryside.

It feels that the time is right and this yoga stream is needed.  In fact, it was shared with the West for these turbulent times to give us more stamina and the mental focus to manage the changes that come.

Kundalini Yoga helps us to find balance, mindfulness & a sense of inner peace. The postures enhance the ability to increase self reliance and an elevated sense of awareness.

Prana is the energy and motion that flows through both the mind and body, affecting both general & emotional health.

Prana is divided into different frequencies that are called Vayus.  

The five main Vayus are winds or currents. Prana-Vayu, Apana-Vayu, Samana-Vayu, Udana-Vayu, and Vyana-Vayu.

Prana-Vayu’s energy is situated in the heart & chest. The flow of is inwards and upwards, nourishing the brain & the eyes. It governs the reception of all things: the senses, the thoughts & food.

Apana-Vayu, is situated in the pelvis regions and abdomen. The flow is downwards and outward.  This vayu supports digestion, reproduction & elimination of  all toxins.

Vyana-Vayu governs circulation throughout the body, assisting other vayus in their functions. 

Udana-Vayu, situated in the throat and has an upward, circular flow encapsulating the heart, head, brain and the five senses. Governing speech, expressiveness & associated to the thyroid metabolism & growth.  

Samana-Vayu is centred in the tummy &  at the naval point. It’s energy flows outwardly,    controlling digestion, assimilation of food, air, emotions & thoughts.  

On Bank Holiday Monday I will be teaching an online workshop to Balance the Vayus.

So if you have been feeling a little bit disconnected and sluggish, why not give yourself a complete ‘re-boot’ & attend this fun & powerful Kundalini Yoga Workshop.

The mind frequently is our inner bully. Constantly driving us forward to what we think we ought to be doing, or nagging us in some way about what we should do next, but rarely does the mind stop to applaud how well we are doing.  Or even to reflect on how far we have come and how much we have done.

To quote Mother Teresa, “not all of us can achieve great things, but we can all achieve little things with a great love.”

When we live with attachment it can stop us moving forward and therefore growing.  We hold onto things and when they change we can be thrown into a frenzy as we try to hold onto what we had.

Or, we can’t move forward because we would have to change, or leave or let go of what ever it is we want to hold onto.  We live in a type of fear, a fear of change, a fear of letting go.

How will we find the first steps to take  us towards our dreams?

How much do we acknowledge our inner resources and strengths? Or recognise the support available to us?

How will what we wish for benefit our lives, our family, our careers, our wellbeing and be sustainable?  

And as the saying goes, “BE CAREFUL FOR WHAT YOU WISH FOR..” Does it suggest that if we achieve what we want, will everything that is important to us be knocked out of balance?

As we begin a new year with hope for prosperity and to move on from what has been, we are frequently focused on new goals, new habits and new ideals. Often, those new aspirations get lost in the day to day routines of our lives, “Life gets in the way”, we say, as personal projects and ambitions get left behind.

However, with 2020 now behind us, we may find ourselves in a new way of living. What new habits have turned up for us this past year?