NB This article was included in my most recent monthly Frond Yoga newsletter - if you'd like to receive future newsletters, with information of upcoming UK classes, workshops, day retreats and international retreats then please get in touch via beckymay@frondyoga.com. ''Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.' Bhagavad Gita.Continue reading "The yoga in everyone…"
Country-hopping
Wow, it’s been ages since I last updated the blog with the latest tales from our travels. In explanation of my absence, I’m plumping for that brilliant yogi excuse – living in the present moment! What I mean by this is that I’ve so very much enjoyed being switched off from the internet, with itsContinue reading "Country-hopping"
A short sequence to unlock neck and shoulder tension
With spring comes a desire to surface again, as though from a deep winter slumber. It's time to uncrick necks, stretch out limbs and take some deep, deep breaths, breathing in new life and vigour. To help you banish the winter blues for another year and embrace the spring sunshine, here's a little sequence I'veContinue reading "A short sequence to unlock neck and shoulder tension"
The benefits of al fresco yoga
'Asanas keep the body healthy and strong and in harmony with nature.' BKS Iyengar. I’ve always been an outdoor girl, so it’s no surprise that I love doing yoga outside, feeling the sun on my skin and a gentle breeze in my hair, birdsong in my ear, blossom nectar tickling my nostrils. And there’s noContinue reading "The benefits of al fresco yoga"
Dolmen hunters
We've spent the last week or so meandering through the rocky river gorges and stony plateaus of the southern, Mediterranean fringe of the Cevennes region. This area is a hotspot for what we've taken to lumping together as 'stone age secrets and megalithic mysteries' - I confess we've given the phrase its own cheesy theme-tune, and have gone as far as wondering whether weContinue reading "Dolmen hunters"
Flying pencils
We’ve spent the last week in the cowboy wildlands of Camargue, where white ponies and black bulls roam the flat marshes in between large saline pools and lakes fringed with whispering reeds, all teeming with pink flamingos, white egrets and grey herons. It’s a strange, enticing landscape, where nature and human influence have conspired toContinue reading "Flying pencils"
Reluctantly moving on
We did it – we finally left the very beguiling Luberon region of Provence. We were trying to for a while, but somehow another beautiful village perched precariously onto the side of a cliff or another ancient-looking footpath kept diverting our attention and we found ourselves lingering for ‘just one more night’. We managed toContinue reading "Reluctantly moving on"
Mistaking the stick for a snake
I am fascinated by the Vedas - these are a collection of four ancient Indian tomes covering a huge range of esoteric subjects, including some of the earliest known references to yoga. It is said that the wisdom that they contain was received directly from the divine by enlightened beings, or ‘seers’, and, for thousandsContinue reading "Mistaking the stick for a snake"
Learning from the mountains
We’ve just spent two lovely weeks exploring the southern Alps in France. It has felt like a real treat to have the beautiful, honeypot towns almost to ourselves, the eerie off-season emptiness only adding to the mystery and romance of the narrow, cobbled streets. We’ve enjoyed the bright blue winter clarity that still lingers inContinue reading "Learning from the mountains"
Blowing a gale
Post written on 04/03/16 This post is brought to you from the beautiful little mountain town of St-Vallier-de-Thiey in the maritime Alps, around 30km north of Cannes. Following immense indecision after our breakdown in Italy, in the end we tossed a coin to decide which direction to head – east to Greece or west backContinue reading "Blowing a gale"
frond yoga with Rebecca May 