By Ann West Restorative yoga is for everybody It’s not uncommon to encounter yoga students who feel they don’t need restorative yoga. They come to class for other admirable reasons – to train and stretch their body, to heal from injury or disease, or to experience an inner connection that they can’t quite find with […]
4 Yoga Poses to Stimulate the Heart
The poses below stretch the heart and strengthen its pumping action. Poses with the arms above the head stimulate the heart and can raise the blood pressure. The continuing level poses below are contraindicated for those with non-medicated high blood pressure. Utthita Hastasana (beginner) • Press the feet into the floor and stretch the legs […]
Yoganusasanam Intensive, Pune 2014
I’m glad to be home from my month long travels to India and the UK. My trip was a mix of yoga in Pune, sightseeing in Rajasthan, and an English family gathering for Christmas. I began my journey in Pune, India, where I attended Geeta Iyengar’s 70th birthday celebration – a ten day yoga intensive […]
New Website and Blog!
I am very happy to announce my new website design! Many thanks to Mikel Bruce and his team at Tiny Frog Technologies for building and developing the site for me. Such a beautiful job. Take a look around. Find out about the classes and services I offer, along with information about yoga and how to […]