Mandala Yoga Bodies

What a fantastic class this was! ✨️

"Physician, heal thyself"! - ancient proverb from Luke 4:23

or... as Guruji said:

"Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured" - BKS Iyengar

I decided to stop putting my suffering 🙃 on the back-burner and deal with it this morning, by engaging in a proper restorative practice using Anna Ashby's book "Restorative Yoga: Power, Presence and Practice" 📖

Anna has a background in Iyengar Yoga and credits the system and Guruji for the ingenious use of props 🙏🏾

Her book gives a sound medical grounding and explanation of the effects of each asana and alternatives and contraindications ⚕️

But the thing that struck me most is how she describes restorative practice as "limb 3 and a half" between Asana (limb 3) and Pranayama (limb 4) of the Ashtanga - 8-limbed system of yoga 🧘🏾‍♀️ Where we develop "gradual refinement of perception" through longer stays in the asanas 😌 reaping the physical and psychological benefits whilst attending to the body-mind-spirit connection 🕉

Yoga is not a quick fix, it's a process for which one needs focus and patience as well as discipline to reach one's destination 🏹







picutre 📸 props for

Just back from holiday and this is where I'm at!

Chasing my tail to get back up to speed has left me in need of restoration before my Rest and Restore class 😅

If this is you at the end of your week - you're welcome to join me, every Friday 6pm at Studio Harmony

Book via www.mandalayogabodies.com and start your weekend feeling positively energised ✨️

Yoga for extreme heat 🔥: utilising towel, sunbed and parasol 😂

in the pool 💦
The refraction of the water makes for an interesting image! 😄

I'm using this time away from the usual daily demands to focus on my Iyengar Yoga Level 2 teaching study 📚📑🤓

Starting with (roughly translated as "major mudra") which employs the three of and and is practiced in the "seat" of 🔒

In preparation, it's important to cultivate the body to bring - steadiness and ease, so that one's entire focus can be brought to the breath and activation of the locks

A new day and an entirely different vista! ✨️🤩 Which has already given me a new perspective on my practice 🙏🏾🧘🏾‍♀️

**CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT**
I am officially on holiday!!! 🥳

But that doesn't mean I won't be on my mat. In fact, I'll have more time for my own practice - which I'll be sharing with you occasionally 😊

I'd like to encourage you to roll out your mat and channel your inner teacher in my absence, using the sequences below, generously published by and

My advice...
- Start with the simplest of stretches: supine poses are always the most appealing!
- And don't think you have to devote hours: 5-10mins is a good place to start
- Then see where things take you: move to kneeling ( ) to to and some shoulder openers
- Once you get a taste for it add more poses. But never pressure yourself...
- Have fun!

I will be! 😄

When time and/or finances are tight, it's easy to sacrifice that walk in the park at lunchtime and the takeaway coffee on the park bench; or decide that a massage or yoga class is a luxury we simply can't afford 🚶🏿‍♀️💆🏽‍♀️🧘‍♂️

But it's just when we are pushed to our limits, that taking the time and investing in ourselves is most important 🥰

Today I was in my happy place, taking the time to note the wide variety of wildflowers that I saw on my way to Thamma Thai Wellness where Nan worked her magic ✨️- ironing out the inevitable aches and tensions that accumulate when you teach yoga!



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The next FREE (to members of IYoga Glasgow) online class will be taught by Lisa Bell a friend and the person I'll jointly be leading a retreat in Spain with next year ✨️

🧘 Online Iyengar Yoga Class with Lisa Maclean

Join us on Sunday 7 June at 10:00 (UK) for a special online class hosted by Iyengar Yoga Scotland.

Suitable for students with at least 3 months of Iyengar Yoga practice.

💷 £10
Free for iYoga Glasgow & ESIY members
(Annual membership: £24)

More information: iyengaryogascotland50.org

Lisa has been practicing yoga since 2001 and discovered Iyengar Yoga in 2013. She qualified as a Level 1 teacher in 2019 and now teaches online classes as well as leading retreats in Spain.



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