What do we mean? Asana instructions

Are you ever curious or confused as to why a Yoga teacher gives certain instructions? Take an example. Why do we say ‘level or square the hips’. The simple reason is that the spine in connected to the pelvis. Try the following exercise out on someone. Get them to stand up straight and then get them to just drop one hip or have one foot stood on a block, so that their hips are slanted. Then have a look at their back. You will probably see that their spine has moved into a bit of a curve. Read More

Why it’s good to sweat

We love to sweat! Why? There are many benefits from sweating during your Yoga practice. If you are turned off from our more physical Yoga classes and in particular our Hot Yoga classes because you don’t like to sweat or you think it’s not good for you, we’ve listed 5 great reasons to sweat that might change your mind. Read More

How to practise Hot Yoga during the Summer

Sunny days in the UK still feel like a rare event, so when it’s a nice day outside it’s understandable to want to not come to a hot Yoga class. It is not uncommon for us to hear at the studio “I only practise hot Yoga in the winter, in the summer I switch to Vinyasa because it is too hot”. The great thing about YogaVenue is we offer many different types of Yoga classes so you can do this if you want. Read More

Can we get out of our own way?

Do you have a favourite class? Or perhaps you have a favourite teacher, the person you believe you can learn the most from? If you do, it’s unlikely that your favourite teacher will be a fish! But why not? After all, the first Yoga teacher of all was a fish. Read More

Please vote for us!

Best Yoga/Pilates Studio - Please vote for us! We’re in the finals of the Bucks & Oxon Muddy Awards for best Yoga/Pilates Studio and it’s all thanks to you! Please take a minute to vote for us in the finals by clicking the Muddy Awards logo. Votes from the nominations round do not count towards the total in the final, so if you've voted for us previously, we'd love it if you could vote again. Read More

Why I’m doing the 108 Sun Salutations, and why you should do it with me!

On 17th June YogaVenue is hosting a charity event to raise money for a small boy in the Dominican Republic (the cousin of one of YogaVenue’s teachers) who urgently needs extraordinarily expensive surgery in the US. Read More

A study into the effect of exercise on appetite in older adults

Increasing physical activity in older adults has been shown to have many benefits, including benefits to heart health, musculoskeletal health and mental health! We are interested in looking at yet another way in which becoming more physical active can help older people…. Read More

Music and Yoga

I love music. I love the way it can shift moods. I love the way certain songs can remind us of a place or person. It has the ability to touch hearts, but how does music affect our Yoga practice? I asked some friends and colleagues and found it to be a very personal subject, with advantages to some being disadvantages to others! Read More

Early morning class? It’s a set-up!

Ask most of us who go, what the benefit is of going to an early class and we’ll say “it sets us up for the day”. But what does that mean? There are lists aplenty that detail the benefits of a morning practice; it’s habit-forming, it stimulates the immune system and can improve our sleep patterns, yet this is true of most morning exercise or activity. Plus, knowledge of pros and cons does not always transfer into wise decision making! Read More

Asana for your spine

Breakfast never tastes better than after early morning Yoga on a Sunday! For the next six weeks from April 30th to June 4th, we will explore that most amazing of nature’s creations, our spines. In my own physical practice, I find the greatest joy comes from sensation generated in the spine. I had the great privilege in the past of helping to teach paraplegics, whose only access to sensation is through the spine. Read More

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