Ministry of Yoga

Does your yoga teacher give you individual feedback time? Support you during class? Available for discussion before or after practice?

At Ministry of Yoga we like to see you deepen your knowledge of yoga, including your relationship with your body. To nurture it into strength and vitality, to smooth out the creaks and pops in joints, to give the muscle tissue a chance to buzz, to make it capable to do incredible things…. Gradually.
There’s no fast track in yoga, you have to do the work on the mat but there certainly is technique, micro adjustments and awareness. That’s where a great teacher will step in for assistance.

Come visit us when you’re ready to be adjusted and supported to the next stages of your yoga journey🙏

A good teacher will tell you what to do~ a great teacher will show, guide and support you to do it. 🙌

This week we are studying Ksamā (Resilience and Tolerance). You might question, how is child’s pose connected to this?

One of the significant pillars behind this Yama is taking adequate rest. Meaningful rest, the type that’s not scrolling on a phone when in bed, or watching TV while you eat your dinner.
We mean true rest where life is turned inward, to build more energy to go outward.
If your notice your resilience starting to break and your tolerance for others is getting short…. Take a childs pose, take yourself outside, switch off the external inputs.

Next Ksamā retreat:
Summer Renew and Restore 26-28 June 2026
Still 2 spots available to really take a well earned break.
Go deeper into your own headspace to create a more resilient and tolerant future.

DM for details

In the last 2 weeks many of our teachers have been off doing training and leading training. Come check out the insights in practice with our highly skilled teaching team. One of the values we all hold strong is continuous learning, when teachers learn so do the students. We see it as our responsibility to bring you the best up to date knowledge and resources for your practice. 🙏

“Red sky at night sailors delight, red sky in the morning sailors warning”

For thousands of years the human species has been studying and observing our experience of life. The yogis called this Svadhyaya (self-study)
This is our topic of reflection this week

To think how far we have come, for example the concept of floating on water with a boat. To foresee weather patterns in the near future. To make decisions to stay in a safe harbour or venture ahead.
As humans, our evolution has been incredible, yet there is still so much more to do. I don’t believe it’s in relationship to blasting rockets of into the atmosphere, or at each other. The true evolution will be how to bring peace, to overcome cultural divide, to unite.
I wish that this decade isn’t remembered by pandemic, war and cost of living crisis. That we still have a chance to turn it into something remarkable, a time where people come together, to help each other, to rebuild life and realise the incredible experience that we are all privileged to feel.

When we study our own thoughts and actions we can press them against morals and ethics, how does this help the collective existence? How does this help this earth thrive? 🌏

Side Crow/Crane Pose (Parsva Bakasana)

I remember the first time I saw a teacher sequence and do a side crow in yoga. It was a big studio in Richmond, Melbourne with about 50 people practicing. One teacher, 50 practitioners a 1:50 ratio. I didn’t have a clue what to do or modify to begin it. After 5 breaths she moved on to other poses. At the end of class, the teacher left during savasana so I never even got a chance to ask a question about the pose.
I realised at this point, how disconnected I felt to the teachings. The sequence was good but there was no real learning opportunity.
When I became a teacher myself, I vowed to always be available to students pre and post class to discuss their practice. To guide and support them in the challenges of practice~ physically, emotionally and mentally. That’s why teaching with a ratio of 1:10 has been my preferred option. 1 teacher 10 students. You’ll get a deeper experience the more closely you work with your teacher. Put people before profits and keep the depth of yoga continuing 🙏

We hope these posts of modifications can help you at home, just like our Asana of the Week biomechanics talk (mini-asana lab) at the start of each class helps refine your knowledge and practice.

Do you experience sharp pain during backbends? Lower back? Hips? Shoulder joint? Neck? In this particular case elbows, knees or wrists too?
Chances are something isn’t moving correctly. You shouldn’t feel intense pain in these kinds of postures. If you are, we will modify and check range of motion to see what’s happening & where.
The benefits of practicing in a smaller studio, you can discuss your practice directly with your teacher 🙏

Scholarship

It made sense to and Zoe Taylor that the more knowledge shared, the better.

2 x scholarships now open to existing yoga teachers, wanting to delve deep again into training, sharpen their skills and reignite their passion. It’s a unique offer to find in Lisbon Portugal. 🙏

Email us today if you would like to apply for a position at this years teacher training.

💶 Up to 50% off tuition cost.

➡️June 6th-14th & October 17th-25th

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Classes, Retreats and Trainings....
Its all happening at Ministry of Yoga 2026

Yoga Classes, Yoga Retreats and Yoga Teacher Training in Portugal 2026 All the yoga you need in Lisbon Portugal. From daily classes, events, retreats and yoga teacher training.

I swear yoga Warriors healed my chronic knee pain!

By strengthening and lengthening parts of my foot, legs, hips, spine and shoulders.

All yoga postures can be achieved, we modify and progress gradually.
Do you see improvements in your practice? How has yoga helped you to become pain free? Comment below 👇

• Daily Yoga Classes Mon-Sat
• Downtown near Rossio Square Lisbon
• Yoga Teacher Training 200h begins 6th June ‘26