NB This sequence appeared in my most recent monthly Frond Yoga newsletter. If you would like to join my mailing list and have information of upcoming UK classes, workshops, detox day retreats and international retreats then please get in touch via beckymay@frondyoga.com. In yoga philosophy, we are comprised of more than our visible ‘flesh andContinueContinue reading “Introduction to the chakras – and a chakra opening yoga sequence”
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The yoga in everyone…
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.ContinueContinue reading “The yoga in everyone…”
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’veContinueContinue 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 noContinueContinue reading “The benefits of al fresco yoga”
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 thousandsContinueContinue reading “Mistaking the stick for a snake”
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 backContinueContinue reading “Blowing a gale”
Teething problems…
Well, here we are, a week into our campervan road trip and so far it’s been, um – challenging! After many, many obstacles, delays and literal spanners in the works in the UK, we finally set off last Wednesday a month later than planned, barely able to believe we were at last on our wayContinueContinue reading “Teething problems…”
Expanding into sparseness
Today I woke to the monochrome beauty of a snowy morning and felt my usual childlike excitement at the world having changed so dramatically whilst we slept. I pestered my partner into wakefulness and soon we were striding through the cold air, red-cheeked and puffing steam from our mouths. We stopped and stood for aContinueContinue reading “Expanding into sparseness”
Bringing the yamas into daily life
This summer I’ve been running monthly workshops to delve a little deeper into the subject of yoga. The theme of the workshop series has been the ‘yamas’ – the code of good personal ethics set out by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras text, which form the first limb of the eight limbs of yoga. AlongContinueContinue reading “Bringing the yamas into daily life”
Why going on a yoga retreat is actually doing everyone a favour… ;)
I’ve just returned from another wonderful yoga retreat week in Turkey, where I was once more struck by the magic of what occurs on these yoga weeks. I’ve taught many week-long yoga retreats now, and my favourite thing is always watching the group members gradually relax, unwind, unfurl and blossom through the week, as theyContinueContinue reading “Why going on a yoga retreat is actually doing everyone a favour… ;)”
frond yoga with Rebecca May 