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Our wonderful student and karmi here at Heather Yoga has been taking part in Living Well 20 minute movement, listen to his experience here!

Our wonderful student and karmi here at Heather Yoga has been taking part in Living Well 20 minute movement, listen to his experience here!

Spend a week on this spectacular, almost uninhabited, cove beach and private bay.

We caught up with the wonderful Andrew McGonigle aka Doctor Yogi - and chatted all about his upcoming weekend immersion here at Heather Yoga this July.

Listen to me talk all about the Philosophy side of Yoga which we will be delving into in this years Elevate Masterclass series.

Listen to Heather talk about our upcoming meditation course.

Inspired by nature’s wisdom, we will be stepping into a lighter, brighter feeling in the body, mind and spirit. I am so excited to share this Sunday workshop with you but first, I thought I could break it down… 

If you’re new to yoga or are beginning to practise more regularly, you might notice teachers using a variety of terminology during classes - some in English but others in Sanskrit.

Yin Yoga is a modern style of yoga which is informed by traditional Chinese medicine. In contrast to a Yang practice such as Vinyasa Yoga where we are working with the muscles,
In Yin Yoga we want the muscles to relax so that we can get into the deeper connective tissues within the body. While the muscles respond to flowing, repetitive movement and warmth, the connective tissue can be accessed through supported stillness and coolness. In this style of Yoga the majority of the postures are seated or supine, with each shape held for between 3 and 8 minutes!

A very common movement found in most Vinyasa practices but can be difficult for many people. This can be due to tightness in the hips but also lack of strength in the hip flexors.