Maitri Yoga

22/08/2016

The essence of yoga is also our essence.

28/07/2016

On the occasion of my 40th birthday!! there will be a free class at my studio (14, Queen Vic) Saturday 30th, 9am til 10.30am. Grateful for these teachings and the way that they have tuned me into the fact that there is always cause for celebration, birthday or not! Everyone is welcome, please join us X

21/06/2016

Our experience of health or ill health is entirely in our hands :)

It never happens in a straight line, but in a million directions at once. And yet, simultaneously, in doing almost entirely nothing, while we aren’t looking.

08/06/2016

Why an "incomplete" or "imperfect" expression of a pose can be far more advanced than you think. Find wholeness everywhere.

Words from Geetaji that have always stayed with me.

Question: When your body is difficult or stiff, you can get resistance from the mind. You reach a point where, even if you want to learn, the body becomes sensitive; it doesn’t want more… How can you practice to go beyond this?

Answer: … The trouble is that you visualize that a final pose is a complete pose. Suppose someone does Vrchikasana and touches the feet to the head, and another person does Vrchikasana and there is a gap of 6 inches. What do you think? You say “This person has done better, this person does beautiful yoga” because he has touched his feet to his head. That is not necessarily so, because touching the feet to the head is not essential in Vrchikasana. Getting the action on the kidneys or organs, getting the action on the spine, getting the access to the mind is important. In fact a simple thing is this. In the fellow who has not touched his head with his feet there is humbleness, which is positive; this fellow who has touched will create room for pride. So he has done Vrchikasana but not done yoga. Don’t look at the asanas just as physical postures. They are meant to give access to the mind, and if they have done the job, there is no question of your stiffness. If Janu Shirshasana has done what it should do to you, there is no difference as to whether you have brought your head to knee or chair. It is absolutely irrelevant.

17/03/2016

TIME TO BOOK!

Hope you will join me this Saturday morning 9am-12pm for a 3 hour workshop where you will have the opportunity to deepen and expand your breathing and your understanding of the diaphragm's function and its role in your health and well-being.

Suitable for all levels of experience, including none!

R250pp including delicious organic juice and herbal teas

Booking essential- 076 968 8608 [email protected]

26/02/2016

Off to Mcgregor to teach for a week at Temenos. Classes restart when I'm back, at last!
Tuesday 9th March at 5.30pm, Friday 12th March at 8.30am. Tune in, peace out, wake up to your own magnificence!

"Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence." Alan Watts

poet: sara ajna

26/02/2016

Hello friends and fellow yogis- the next Whole Truth Retreat is just six weeks away! Please share this invite and like the page if you feel inclined, or better still, book your spot! There may also be a spot or two for hardworking and happy runners/ helpers/ interns who would like to pitch in and be a part of a truly joyful experience. Drop me a line at [email protected] Love and thanks to all xx

Details of our next retreat at Bodhi Khaya- April 15-21- hope to see you there!

14/12/2015

I'm not going be here for yoga tomorrow (Tuesday 15th), as promised- I'm heading off on a grand adventure for a day or two. Friday's class is on though, as planned, 8:30am. Thank you, loved ones, for understanding.

I like these cartoons a lot...gratitude makes everyone feel happy :)

I need to remember this one!

03/12/2015

I'm heading off to Temenos in McGregor to share yoga, treatments and absolute delight for a week. Last class before I go is Friday 4th Dec at 8.30am- Classes resume on the 15th Dec and will run all the way through the Christmas period until December 29th, when I break again til January 15th to run the next Whole Truth Retreat at Bodhi Khaya. Happy holidays everyone xx

21/11/2015

What we speak creates our world. And our thoughts are like mind clouds floating through the clear sky of who we really are. It's beautiful when the clouds are pink and orange sunset ones that make you gasp with reverence and joy. It's hard when the clouds are thick and grey, and obscure the light. But there's always the sky.

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20/11/2015

This morning's post yoga reading-
Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda