Tag: Dynamic yoga

Of Thinking And Feeling

2 september 202218 november 2022 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

I love teaching yoga. I then talk a lot about feeling. My enthusiasm accelerates with every new student who wants to learn and understand how one can transform the shapes that a lot of people identify as yoga, into the state of being that one can consider “yoga”. Based on…

Of Yoga And Labels

15 augustus 202218 november 2022 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

Today was the last day of our Summer break. From tomorrow on, all classes at the Yogashala will continue! You are welcome to explore the delicate relationship between strength and softness, effort and allowing on the yoga mat. Our focus is to guide you directly and as gracefully as possible in…

The Wind of Change

20 januari 202129 september 2022 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

I wrote this post "The Wind of Change" in January 2021. We are in another lockdown and only get to see each other through Zoom meetings with its screen images. It is my intention to reconnect with everyone who practices Dynamic yoga with me by sharing the latest developments regarding…

What are you after?

31 januari 202022 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

I recently listened to a J. Brown Talks podcast episode wherein he interviews the teacher I've been studying with most often since I found yoga to be deeply meeting my needs and wants. Godfrey his teachings have changed over the years and even though sometimes things that he introduced his students to seemed a…

Freeing the Breath

19 juni 201822 maart 2021 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…

Nurturing is cool!

1 januari 201822 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

I recently listened to a podcast published by J Brown wherein he interviews Alexandria Crow. Both are experienced yoga teachers. Amongst other subjects they talked about yoga practices that are inspired by ‘nurturing is cool!’, ‘beating yourself up is not cool!’, ‘being nice to yourself and doing good for yourself…

Making connections, on and off the yoga mat

30 mei 201722 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

The inspiration for this blog post Chris went to a yoga class at one of The Hague’s yoga places last week. The teacher simply walked in and started teaching. He had not asked Chris’ name, or if he had practiced yoga before. Chris has been practicing yoga since 1975. He can…

Een verstilde wereld om te ontdekken

16 april 201722 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

Deze blog post is een bijdrage van Marieke Vos. Zij neemt sinds meer dan 5 jaar aan onze lessen deel en heeft yoga tot een deel van haar leven gemaakt. En deelt dit ook met enthousiasme met haar partner want met regelmaat komen zij naar de Yogashala voor een partner yoga…

Bandhas-After-Party

17 februari 201722 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

Bandhas. Mystery. Transformation. Bliss. Last Sunday we taught a workshop 'Bandhas: The mystery unveiled'. It is a special and unique workshop that we have been teaching regularly and we love it. The bandhas are the heart of yoga. They give yoga a 'charge' that makes it different from any other form…

Hoe leert ons lichaam? Yoga LEREN doen (2)

25 oktober 201622 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

Yoga moet je LEREN doen. En dat op basis van hoe ons lichaam leert, namelijk middels herhaling en op een manier die ons een veilig gevoel geeft. In Dynamic yoga lessen integreren wij dit continu in de lesmethodiek. Daarbij nemen we de aan het menselijk lichaam eigen kwetsbaarheid en fysieke beperkingen in acht (dit…

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