Tag: yoga with sensitivity

Of Trust and Hope

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
About 10 years ago, a young woman joined us at Yogashala. She turned out to be dermatologist. We repeatedly conversed about eczema: I knew what it feels like and all about living with it. She was academically educated about it and had only seen effected, deformed and abnormal skin in…
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Looking through new eyes

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
The journey of true discovery lies not in finding new lands but in looking through new eyes. ~ Marcel Proust I’ve been feeling newly inspired in my yoga teachings lately. It is not that I discovered something new in yoga land. Instead, I received the silent invitation to look with…
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Freeing the Breath

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
"As for the proper inner breath, it is called the Embryonic Breath. Since it is naturally inside you, you do not have to seek outside for it." – Master Great Nothing of Sung-Shan in the famous Taoist Canon on Breathing Most people somehow connect breathing with yoga. Over the years that…
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A fascinating, quiet world to explore

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
This blog post is a contribution by Marieke Vos. She has been attending classes at Yogashala for more than 5 years now and yoga obviously has become a part of her life. She shares this enthusiastically with her partner and they regularly enjoy partner yoga in a private class. Dear Marieke,…
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Welcomed, invited to explore and challenged at Yogashala

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
Yoga @ Yogashala This testimonial is a contribution by Gosia Wysocka who discovered the fruits of yoga at Yogashala. Since she moved to the UK, she has been looking for a similiar yoga experience. You can read her story below.  "Yogashala for me is THE place on earth for deepening my yoga practice. I…
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From the obvious to the subtle in yoga posture practice

by Anke Mein
Anke Mein
Discomfort in yoga posture practice How often are you not comfortable in your body or with the thoughts that your mind accumulates? How often do you experience discomfort in body and mind, one caused by the other, even in yoga posture practice? Yoga posture practice can be an invitation to get over…
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