by eleanorhayes | Oct 8, 2017 | My Yoga Journey |
One of my most beloved and inspiring teachers, Veronkia Pena, used to talk about her love of scuba diving and the way your ability to control your breath underwater, and to keep calm, was beneficial if not crucial to diving. Years later I took up diving myself,...
by eleanorhayes | Sep 20, 2017 | My Yoga Journey |
My second home in Australia was at one of the beaches a few miles north of Cairns. The closest and most convenient yoga class was with Hartig Yoga at Palm Cove, the nearest little tourist centre (with shops and cafes) a mile or so up the beach. It is pretty stunning...
by eleanorhayes | Sep 20, 2017 | My Yoga Journey |
Hitting Australia was a huge relief for us as a family. Everything was familiar again. Food, roads, rules. It was a bit of a surprise how stressful being in Bali had become. And when you are stressed because of food, locations, fussy kids, then your body clicks into...
by eleanorhayes | Sep 10, 2017 | My Yoga Journey |
I have often felt that the mat is a pivotal part of my personal practice. Indeed I have waxed lyrical about how just getting on your mat is a brilliant first step in your yoga practice. After my fantastic aerial yoga class in Ubud, Bali, I took my daughter to a kids...
by eleanorhayes | Sep 5, 2017 | My Yoga Journey |
The one thing that Ubud in Bali is not short of is yoga classes. It has become a real hub and while there is a strong emphasis on vinyasa, ashtanga and types of flow yoga, (where all the postures are linked together into a flowing sequence, with a variety of...