Meet our teachers – Louise Dale Hello, I’m Louise. I currently teach two weekly yoga classes at The Yoga Life Studio. Both early in the morning – my favourite time of day! On Mondays at 8am, I teach a gentle class that introduces students to the fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga – a dynamic form of Hatha …
ANUSARANGA YOGA with FON Journey My name is Kheethachanok, but everybody calls me Fon, and I come from Thailand, where I’ve spent most of my adult life working with Veterinary Charities. Looking after stray animals, witnessing their suffering and caring for them is very rewarding, but can put a serious emotional burden over you. I …
Importance of Self Care – 7 tips to try in a week, as published in the OM YOGA MAGAZINE In todays world of business, drama and overwhelm it is not unusual to feel low, stressed or depressed. We often need to be reminded of the importance of self care, slowing down, and taking a good …
Here at the Yoga Life Studio our yoga teachers get often asked how to live a more meaningful, content and happy life. Eva Kristlova, Safia Bowley and Lindsay Howarth are happy to share some tips and shine a bit of light on the yoga inspired life. Being a yoga teacher might seem to others that …
Yoga Trapeze – Adding Another Dimension to Your Yoga Practice – By Angela Whimpenny – as published in the April 2022 issue of the YOGA Magazine When I first set eyes on a yoga inversion sling I just knew I’d love it. Being upside down has been something I’ve enjoyed and explored ever since I …
What is Yoga Nidra and how it works? – By Eva Kristlova of Yoga Life Studio Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep” or “effortless relaxation”. It is practiced in a comfortable position lying down in Savasana, with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, where we …
Yoga really is your superpower when it comes to managing stress. Of course your physical practice can help you to clear your mind, strengthen your mind-body connection and help you to feel calmer, but your true power when it comes to squashing stress comes from pranayama – the limb of yoga concerned with breathing. When …
Enjoy reading Eva’s article in the Om Yoga Magazine, December 2021 issue. Stress is now ever present in our day to day lives, the world seems to be spinning faster with never ending demands, pressures, and business. No wonder that so many of us feel anxious and overwhelmed. Especially now after we experienced several lockdowns, …
Yoga Trapeze with Anj Whimpenny Yoga Trapeze is a fun and effective way to build strength, flexibility, balance and stamina combined with inverted poses in a unique anti-gravity class using both the ground and support of a suspended material sling. The inversion postures can create traction helping to decompress the spine as well as building …
Article by Eva Kristlova as published in the OM Yoga Magazine For those who never stepped on a yoga mat this might be hard to believe, but once you unroll your mat and accept the invitation to enter a magic happens. I see it happening over and over again in my classes when beginner yogis …
Taking Yoga Off the Mat and Onto the Street By Angela Whimpenny, Yoga Life Yoga Teacher (RYT200) One of the things that first drew me to yoga, long before I even considered learning Philosophy or becoming a teacher was being able to express myself with my body. I’ve always been a creative person and quickly …
Boat Pose – This pose strengthens the core, hip flexors and spine. Stimulates kidneys, thyroids and intestines. It can also help to relieve stress…. Take a seated position with your legs straight out in front of you, bend the knees to 45 degrees and place the soles of your feet on the earth, allow the …
