WINTER RESOLUTION If you practice yoga with me you will already know that I prefer to refine my yearly resolutions throughout the whole season of Winter. Setting intentions for how we want to move through the year is a great practice and if you know what you want go ahead craft those intentions and make …
Winter Balance – Reflections and Resolutions Find Out More »
In the cold winter months, the days are short and the natural world is still, retreated, depleted and restoring at root level – nourishing its potential for the livelier seasons to come. While our busy lives go on regardless, it pays to manage our energy in a similar way. Invest it well and spend it …
Whether you’re a pro, a seasonaire or a week-a-year snow warrior, Snowga mountain yoga is the perfect balance – the yin to the yang. If you think Snowboarding and Skiing are the Cheese – then you need to know that Yoga is like the Wine! Like a fine cheese and wine combo, yoga offers snowsports …
Yoga for skiers and snowboarders: introducing SNOWGA Find Out More »
Hello Winter! December is here marking the seasonal change, its wintertime (in the northern hemisphere). It’s cold. The ski resorts are opening and the mountains are transforming coated in their winter blanket. The holidays are coming. Festive times of Yule bringing people together and another annual cycle comes to a close. Winter Balance To stay …
Winter Balance – How to make the Festive Season work for you Find Out More »
Winter O’Clock However wintery it feels, the celestial transition from Autumn to Winter doesn’t occur until mid-December with the Winter Solstice. Solstice happens twice a year in June and December. In Summer it marks the day when the sun appears highest in the sky giving to us our longest day. In Winter it marks the …
History is full of leaders and changers who withdraw to the mountains to tune-in to their inner compass, to learn and grow and re-emerge with purpose perspective and direction. Refreshed, inspired, enlightened, empowered, energised…… Teaching yoga in the Alps through the seasons is such a humbling and rewarding role. Our mountain yoga community is truly …
What is Vinyasa Yoga Vinyasa Yoga is a style of yoga that is practiced linking conscious breath with dynamic fluid movement. A number of Yoga postures (Asanas) are linked together in a sequence which flows together A little bit like dance.  The breath is controlled and directs the timing and co-ordination of the movement in …
Seasonal Flow Each season has an energetic direction and quality that permeates throughout nature. The intention of Seasonal Flow is to adapt our lifestyle and behaviours to align to the the energies in season. These days, more than ever, we drive modern lifestyles of unnatural pace and means. But we are still natural beings…. It is …
Spring Balance calls for us to GROW, while in contrast, Winter balance called for us to FLOW. Through Winter we aimed to manage how + when we spent our energy. We recharged and went with the flow without resistance in maximum ease + minimum effort. This process is a valuable introspective time to build a …
France’s No.1 Yoga magazine ‘Esprit Yoga’ explores the scope of Yoga in ski resorts of the French Alps. I’m so delighted to be included in the article representing Snowga in our mountain community. Entitled ‘Yoga au Sommet’ the article highlights the appetite for Mountain yoga to compliment the winter mountain experience. Read to the 2nd …
A feature on Yoga in the Snow from Esprit Yoga – January/Feb 2017 – Issue 35 Find Out More »
