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“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body mind and spirit. .”- Guruji BKS Iyengar BKS Iyengar | 1918 – 2014 It is with great...

Alaric Newcombe is somewhat of a household name on the Iyengar scene in London; he is a senior teacher whom generally people either love...

In an act of self-preservation, I followed my destiny and ended up at Alaric’s home studio for a second week in a row, breaking my own...

Today I headed to Archway for my daily dose of yoga. It had been nearly two years since I attended a class at Alaric’s home studio; for...

With the best intentions, I didn’t make it to Zephyr’s class yesterday at the Life Centre Notting Hill (next week!). In between seeing...

Rather than attending the Lovely Helen Stylianou’s Iyengar class at Indaba this morning, I spent the morning playing pirates, singing...

This morning I ventured south to Triyoga on Kings Road for a class with Mollie McClelland. While I don’t know Mollie personally, I have...

Today was the first day since the challenge began on January 5th that I did not actively seek out a class. I woke up with a frog’s voice...

Despite all my best intentions to start off slow going to restorative classes, Margherita’s class at the Life Centre Notting Hill was...

Yesterday I started my month of revisiting old haunts, not that Triyoga Primrose Hill is an old haunt, per se. I’ve never had a dislike...

Sometimes a long time can go by without seeing old friends and family. We can even design our lives in this way, to avoid or forget...

I used my second ‘self-practice card’ today as scheduling overtook me, though I wasn’t actually alone. My nearly two year old son was...

For the first time since the 30 Day Yoga Challenge began, my energy levels today were lower than normal. My son has been fighting a cold,...

“Ciao Bella!” The voice and accent is unmistakably Claudia’s as she enters the studio with laughter that is contagious and ongoing...

My practice schedule changed today as I was unable to attend Elinore Burke’s Astanga class at the Life Centre, Notting Hill. I did make...

It was nice to be back at the Iyengar Institute for Richard’s class today. While there is a rather serious air to the space and many of...

Laura’s class today at Triyoga Primose Hill was a nice surprise. In the hour and a half class we were able to work deeply into the hips...

It was great to get in an Iyengar class in today at Indaba Yoga Studio. Located around the corner from Marylebone Station, the studios...

The plan for this week is: MONDAY: 12:30-2pm Anoushka Boone, the Life Centre, Notting Hill TUESDAY: 4-5:30pm Nita Shah, Indaba Yoga...

Tonight I went to Simon Turner’s class at Indaba Yoga Studio, 4-6pm every Sunday. I admit it, I’m a bit biased as a teacher at Indaba,...