Tag: yoga beoefenen

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 Loneliness And Caring

29 augustus 202218 november 2022 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

I teach yoga in a private setting to many clients. I care for all of them. Some come on a weekly basis, others I see every second week. Some of them get in touch spontaneously if they would like to be in my presence. Oftentimes we engage in enlivening conversations…

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…

How Slowing Down Changed My Life

1 maart 201822 maart 2021 by Anke Mein

Anke Mein

From A Cardio Nut to Low-Intensity Exerciser: How Slowing Down Changed My Life This blog post is a contribution by Anamaria Suciu. She has been attending yoga classes at Yogashala and the change she describes below definitely showed on the yoga mat! Overall, I'm a big proponent of finding a…

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…

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…

Welcomed, invited to explore and challenged at Yogashala

29 september 201622 maart 2021 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…

From the obvious to the subtle in yoga posture practice

7 september 201622 maart 2021 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…