Yoga & You

Yoga is sometimes trivialised, watered down, reduced to clichés and is often understood as a form of physical exercise. As a yogi (teacher and student) I have had the great fortune to experience yoga as a practical discipline or set of tools, techniques, healing practices that enable us to delve deep beyond the everyday and become more aware of our true nature. This brings me a great sense of fulfilment, peace, happiness. This to me is the essence of yoga.

I run yoga retreats and holidays with people of all ages and experiences (www.tabithadeanyoga.co.uk) Together we explore and embrace the wider meaning of yoga through asana, pranayama, meditation, relaxation, mantra, mudra, silence and yogic philosophy including the concepts of yama and niyama, commitments of attitude and behaviour.

The Sanskrit word "yoga" comes from yuj, (to join or unite)  and my interpretation the purpose of 'union'  or yoga is to establish a state of inner balance and harmony and to surrender to our highest nature (universal spirit/divinity). 

It's not an easy task at all, but it is achievable and we can take baby steps towards it. The first step is bringing the body and mind together and asana is really useful for this. Combined with breath awareness we can, over time, release ourselves from being drawn into the past or future and experience the power of being alive in each moment. Until this re-integration takes place, we often identify with our limitations of the body, mind, and senses. A basic, regular combination of asana, pranayama and meditation practice can therefore become a powerful and liberating leap away from our attachments to negative thoughts and feelings, insecurity, fear, and separation. 


So the key to creating a more fulfilling, happy life is internal. 


We all have the same power and responsibility within ourselves to generate and create happiness. Each one of us is responsible for stepping into own power to create the life of our dreams.


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