by Yoga West | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized, Yoga
Our guru this month is BNS Iyengar. When I last practiced in Mysore in 2008 and 2009 I practiced Ashtanga at KPJAYI under the tutelage of Sri K Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois and studied pranayama daily with BNS Iyengar. The pranayama I learnt with him was one of the...
by Yoga West | Sep 7, 2018 | Yoga
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya was an Indian yoga teacher and ayurvedic healer. Often referred to as “the father of modern yoga”, Krishnamacharya is widely regarded as one of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20th century, even though he may not be as...
by Yoga West | Aug 30, 2018 | Yoga
We have a fantastic timetable starting from Monday 3 September. It features more classes for several of your and our favourite teachers including Brodie, Austin, Raphan and Ines. New mums and mums who did Rebecca Tieken’s pregnancy class will be delighted that she is...
by Yoga West | Aug 7, 2018 | Health and Wellbeing, Yoga
How did you get into yoga? The first memory I have of yoga as an asana practice was seeing my mother practising in our living room. She had studied Sivananda yoga whilst growing up in Mauritius, and I remember seeing her in shoulder stand and halasana and thinking it...
by Yoga West | Aug 6, 2018 | Yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar, the founder of Iyengar Yoga, was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. The master of modern yoga, he was was born in India, on December 14, 1918. At age 15, Iyengar moved to Mysore to study with his brother-in-law T....
by Yoga West | Jul 25, 2018 | Yoga
We are lucky enough to have breath expert Tracy Elner as a student at Yoga West. Tracy and his colleague Dr Anthony Soyer deliver workshops and lectures on Breath, Stillness, Movement and Modern Medicine throughout London. Tracy agreed to share some of the findings of...
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