‘Slowly swallow a wet cloth which is four fingers wide and fifteen hands long in the manner instructed by one’s guru’, then ‘draw it out again’. Thus writes Brain Dana Akers in his English translation of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. (Chapter 2, Verse 24.) On reading which, during my yoga teacher training, I had picked…
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Finding balance in Tadasana
I love teaching Tadasana, also known as ‘Mountain Pose’. It’s so many things. Dynamic. Balancing. Grounding. Definitely meditative. Sometimes challenging. It connects us to our breath and brings awareness to our posture. It’s the starting point for every step we take, on or off the yoga mat. It’s also a vital tool in our ability…
Welcome to YogaJoodleDo…
I’m Judy. I’m a yoga teacher, based in Cockermouth in Cumbria, just outside the beautiful English Lake District. And this is my new yoga blog. So… first, a little about me — and the long, meandering path through life that led me here, and to my four-word strapline: Breathe Yin Flow Restore. I came to…
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