by Liz Joy Oakley | Dec 24, 2019 | Lifestyle, News & Blog, Yoga, Yoga Philosophy
First things first let’s start with introductions; I’m Yoga teacher, a wellbeing coach and one of life’s optimists, embarrassingly so at times some might say, but it feels like 2019 has waged war with every single optimistic cell in my body. It’s becoming hard to be...
by Becky Crepsley-Fox | Sep 25, 2019 | Asana, Mental Health, MoreYoga, News & Blog, Yoga, Yoga Styles
Why incorporating regular yoga practice into your fitness routine is vital for increasing physical strength and mental wellbeing. MoreYoga’s expert instructor and Head of Yoga, Becky Crepsley-Fox, gives her top five reasons why more yoga practise equals more fitness. ...
by Liz Joy Oakley | Mar 16, 2019 | Asana, Lifestyle, Meditation, Mindfulness, News & Blog, Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Styles
The Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 sutras or teachings on the theory and practice of yoga written at least 1,700 years ago and can be understood as guidelines for how to live a meaningful life of purpose. According to these teachings there are Eight Limbs (or...
by Liz Joy Oakley | Feb 28, 2019 | Lifestyle, Meditation, MoreYoga, News & Blog, Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Styles
Last month we began to explore the 8 Limbs of Yoga and how these ancient teachings can be applied to modern life today. We delved into the 1st of the 8 Limbs, the Yamas: Ahimsa (non-harming or non-violence in thought, word and deed), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-...
by Liz Joy Oakley | Feb 26, 2019 | Asana, News & Blog, Yoga
When I started to practise Yoga the only place I could find a class was at my local gym & trying to relax with relentless house music pounding through the floorboards and dumbbells thudding to the ground felt a little soul-less… so I searched out a weekly Ashtanga...
by Liz Joy Oakley | Jan 30, 2019 | Lifestyle, Mindfulness, News & Blog, Yoga
Spend enough time in one of our studio’s and you are likely to hear your teacher reference the Yoga Sutras, written by the ancient sage and revered Yogic scholar Patanjali, but what does Yogic Philosophy really mean and how does it relate to the modern world we live...
