Gretchen Garnett Yoga

21/06/2021

I'm adding a new class this week -

Wednesday 17:00 outdoors in the Bogortuin. You can sign up via Thrive Yoga Amsterdam.

03/06/2021

What are you up to this weekend? I just added an extra sub class to my Sunday schedule: Sweat & Flow at 13:00 at Yagoy (De Pijp). Come join me!

01/06/2021

Yoga studios are reopening this week! I'm so excited to see you in person! Here is my new schedule, starting 5 June:

Monday:
10:00 - Outdoor Yoga - Diemerpark (Thrive Yoga Amsterdam)
20:15 - Vinyasa - Thrive Yoga Amsterdam (Zeeburg) *also via Zoom

Wednesday:
14:00 - Sweat & Flow - Yagoy (De Pijp)
18:30 - Vinyasa - Thrive Yoga Amsterdam (Zeeburg) *also via Zoom

Thursday:
10:30 - Vinyasa - Thrive Yoga Amsterdam (IJburg) *also via Zoom

Saturday:
9:00 - Sweat & Flow - Yagoy (West)
10:30 - Sweat & Flow - Yagoy (West)

Sunday:
10:00 - Outdoor Yoga - Oosterpark (Thrive Yoga Amsterdam)

08/05/2021

After a little pause I'm back with a new 30-minute practice. A practice of self-care so that we can care for others and allow that care for others. A practice of remembering that we are all one. And in that spirit of care, all donations received between 8-14 May will go to support families in India who are struggling with the devastation that COVID-19 has recently created there. All the donation info is in the video notes.

After a little pause I'm back with a new 30-minute practice. A practice of self-care so that we can care for others and allow that care for others. A pract...

11/04/2021

Today we explore eagle shapes - in our hands, in our arms and in our legs and play with embodying the qualities of the eagle: dedication and focus on one hand, and on the other freedom and flight.

If you'd like to follow along with my playlist you can find it in the YouTube notes.

Please considering donating whatever the class is worth to you. It makes a huge difference during this time. To donate, please use the following bank info (for Europeans - if you're in the US you can use PayPal - [email protected]):

GE Garnett
NL15 BUNQ 2050 9026 11

Thank you. Stay home and stay safe.

Namaste,
Gretchen

Today we explore eagle shapes - in our hands, in our arms and in our legs and play with embodying the qualities of the eagle: dedication and focus on one han...

28/03/2021

"As your mind becomes harmonised through Yoga practices, you begin to see the Atman in all beings and all beings in your Self, you see the same Self everywhere and in everything." ~Bhagavad Gita

Today's practice is a practice of acknowledging the Self; the divinity within each one of us and in everything around us - a process of moving from separation toward unity.

If you'd like to follow along with my playlist you can find it in the YouTube notes.

Please considering donating whatever the class is worth to you. It makes a huge difference during this time. To donate, please use the following bank info (for Europeans - if you're in the US you can use PayPal - [email protected]):

GE Garnett
NL15 BUNQ 2050 9026 11

Thank you. Stay home and stay safe.

Namaste,
Gretchen

"As your mind becomes harmonised through Yoga practices, you begin to see the Atman in all beings and all beings in your Self, you see the same Self everywhe...

21/03/2021

"When the senses withdraw themselves from the objects and imitate, as it were, the nature of the mind-stuff, this is pratyahara. Then follows supreme mastery over the senses." ~ Yoga Sutras II:54-55

In today's practice we turn our senses inward and practice moving from restlessness to peace of mind.

If you'd like to follow along with my playlist you can find the link in the YouTube notes.

Please considering donating whatever the class is worth to you. It makes a huge difference during this time. To donate, please use the following bank info (for Europeans - if you're in the US you can use PayPal - [email protected]):

GE Garnett
NL15 BUNQ 2050 9026 11

Thank you. Stay home and stay safe.

Namaste,
Gretchen

"When the senses withdraw themselves from the objects and imitate, as it were, the nature of the mind-stuff, this is pratyahara. Then follows supreme master...

13/03/2021

In the first Yoga Sutra, Patanjali tell us, "Now begins the practice of yoga." It may seem obvious, but can we think of this as a call, as an invitation? It's an opportunity to open ourselves up to NOW. To know that each moment is a chance to reinvest, to reinvestigate, to begin again... to begin the practice of yoga, NOW.

If you'd like to follow along with my playlist you can find it in the YouTube notes.

Please considering donating whatever the class is worth to you. It makes a huge difference during this time. To donate, please use the following bank info (for Europeans - if you're in the US you can use PayPal - [email protected]):

GE Garnett
NL15 BUNQ 2050 9026 11

Thank you. Stay home and stay safe.

Namaste,
Gretchen

In the first Yoga Sutra, Patanjali tell us, "Now begins the practice of yoga." It may seem obvious, but can we think of this as a call, as an invitation? I...

28/02/2021

This past year we all have had to give things up, whether those were travel plans, seeing friends and family, a change at work, or your favourite yoga studio. But just because we give things up, it doesn't mean that those things don't still stick in our heart, tying our heart up with knots of sadness and regret. In this practice we work on loosening some of these knots, making space in our bodies, our minds and our hearts.

If you'd like to follow along with my playlist you can find it in the YouTube notes.

Please considering donating whatever the class is worth to you. It makes a huge difference during this time. To donate, please use the following bank info (for Europeans - if you're in the US you can use PayPal - [email protected]):

GE Garnett
NL15 BUNQ 2050 9026 11

Thank you. Stay home and stay safe.

Namaste,
Gretchen

This past year we all have had to give things up, whether those were travel plans, seeing friends and family, a change at work, or your favourite yoga studio...

14/02/2021

"Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

What we do, what we say, what we think... it all comes back to us. Whether good or bad, we influence those around us and we influence ourselves. In today's practice we start with the intention or taking responsibility for our actions. This can start on the mat. As we move, breathe, produce thoughts, how can we shape these thoughts into positivity toward ourselves and those in our lives?

If you'd like to follow along with my playlist you can find it in the YouTube notes.

Please considering donating whatever the class is worth to you. It makes a huge difference during this time. To donate, please use the following bank info (for Europeans - if you're in the US you can use PayPal - [email protected]):

GE Garnett
NL15 BUNQ 2050 9026 11

Thank you. Stay home and stay safe.

Namaste,
Gretchen

"Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature." ~Thich Nhat HanhWhat we do, what we say, what we think... it all ...

09/02/2021

This episode of The Cut is a great listen about the history, the present, the future and some of the pitfalls of the Yoga Studio.

On this week’s episode, the tension between yoga’s spiritual roots and capitalist promise.