My First Hot Yoga Experience

I remember my first hot Yoga experience like it was yesterday. Alessandro and I were living in Australia and looking for a Hatha Yoga class to join. I had picked up a flyer for Hatha Yoga in a heated room. It was Melbourne, it was Summer, my thoughts were “how hot can it be???, its hot already!”. I just figured it said hot because it was Summer. Little did I know…. Read More

Practising Yoga with Injuries

“You practise Yoga? Oh well, you know what to do then: move when you want to move, stop if it hurts”. I had this response from two different doctors, consulting them recently about two different injuries — a mashed-up shoulder and a fractured foot — neither of them Yoga-related, I should say! Read More

Asana Focus: Skandasana

The Sanskrit meaning of this beautiful posture is something like ‘the posture of the god of war’. However, rather than imagining any actual war happening when doing this pose, I recommend embracing the boldness and flair that seems to flow naturally when you’re balancing in it. Read More

Training for a Pilgrimage with the Hot 26

Pilgrims Prologue...! What thoughts pass through the mind of someone reaching, shall we say, a certain age? Morning reminders from the postman that your annuity options are calling, and that it's time to decide on your pension, perhaps inevitably leads one to contemplate the proverbial 'Bucket List'. Read More

Hot Yoga: My Journey

By Emily Ross: In the autumn of 2017, I went to Brighton to visit my uncle. I was anxious and depressed - and not good at hiding it. He took one look at me and said Read More

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Teacher Training: The knowledge, the practice, the mission

Some experiences change you forever. And certainly, that is what teacher training did for me. Deciding to do a teacher training straight out of a university degree – which left me physically, mentally, spiritually exhausted, but also with very little prospects of getting an academic job in my niche subject – was the biggest leap of faith I had taken until that moment in my life. It is also the single best decision I have ever made; and here’s why. Read More

What is Kombucha?

You may have seen bottles of kombucha for sale in the fridge at YogaVenue, but you’ve yet to try it. So what is this kombucha stuff and why are people drinking it? But why would you drink kombucha? Read More

Press the Pause Button and Retreat!

Ever wished life had a ‘pause’ button? If so, you’re definitely not alone! It often feels like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Life can be busy and demanding so it’s not surprising that, at times, many of us feel overwhelmed and desperate for some time out. Something as simple as sitting quietly and mindfully with a cup of tea can give us that bit of space we crave, but how many times have we thought ‘but I don’t have time for that’ and rushed on with the day sacrificing our cuppa or gulping it down while multitasking? Read More

Practice lift off with Bakasana

Is fear stopping you from trying certain postures? If you find yourself repeatedly avoiding one or more postures in class, it may be time to face your fears. I used to avoid crow pose - bakasana - in every class. By the time we got to practising the posture, I told myself, I was too exhausted to even try and scheduled myself some rest in a child’s pose instead. Read More

Self Care and Yoga

It is undeniable that we live in an increasingly stressful and fast-paced world. Pressure from work, life, study, family, relationships, not to mention social media, means we are often on the go and on the look out for everyone else. The last thing we do is spend time looking after our own body and mind, and if we don’t manage this then we aren’t able to do all the ‘super human’ things that are expected of us. Read More

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