I’m giving away 108 Guruji badges made in 6 different colours. If you practice in the mornings at the BNHC or at the Sunday self practice group you may already have one! When I give them away people ask me what they’re for. I don’t know. A friend has a badge making machine and it […]
Author Archive | Guy
changing up
This last week has seen the biggest change to my practice in years! Last Saturday my teacher Sarah took myself and 4 others to practice with her teacher – Denise Martin-Harker. Denise is an old student of John Scott and studies with Manju Jois hosting him when he comes to the UK. She also runs […]
Kino Macgregor Ashtanga demo (part 5 of 5)
Awakening the body Here it is! At last the final part of Kino’s asana demo. My closing thoughts on Kino’s workshop are that it takes years for the body to awaken in certain areas. This process first starts with awareness and is developed over a period of time. The length of time it takes for […]
Kino Macgregor Ashtanga demo (part 4 of 5)
Becoming proficient at asana practice The question on the tip of many tongues when watching Kino practice is ‘How long does it take to get ‘good’ at an asana?’ Her response when she asked Guruji was ‘you take it 1000 times!’ My quote there not Guruji’s. He apparently modified this to ‘1000 times, correctly’. Kino […]
Finding Santosa
I can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since we returned from Santosa yoga camp. It’s a small 10-day yoga camp just outside Shepton Mallet near Glastonbury. We went for the last weekend which turned out to be a stroke of luck weather wise. Hannah, her friend Tammy, and I hired a camper van from […]
Kino Macgregor Ashtanga demo (part 3 of 5)
Approaching practice without judgement One of the themes that came out of Kino’s workshop last weekend was a three step process for approaching practice: first become aware of your body and breath then practice satya – truthfulness towards what you discover then practice with maitri (friendliness or compassion) when working in that area For example […]