Yoga in Toffia with Diane Long
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by the2013yoga
5M ago
Diane’s teaching is rich and challenging. She was taught by Vanda Scaravelli and insists on deep principals with determination. She also exhibits deep care and charisma. She is American but came to live in Italy some 30 year ago to be with Vanda. She has been living in Toffia for decades, and adds words of encouragement in Italian ‘belissima!, che bello’. Toffia is stuck about 40 years ago, and is so very special to visit. There is 1 bar, 1 coffee shop, 1 small supermarket (4 isles, one of which is devoted to pasta, and another has a wide selection of seeds to plant), a tabac and a the ..read more
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Have you ever considered teaching yoga?
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by the2013yoga
9M ago
Onwards and Upwards The Transformational Journey of The Glasgow Teacher Training 2021-2023 By Susannah Dean Skip to the end for 2 short videos It was with masses of joy and some tender sadness that the Glasgow Teacher Training came to completion in June 2023. 12 fantastic women became Yoga Scotland teachers. I can honestly say that each one of them has taught me so much. Each student worked epically hard, whether that was with aspects of teaching, self-limiting ideas, life adversity, physical ailment or managing homework. Each one made a massive transformation and it has been a great h ..read more
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Happy New Dog Pose
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
Yoga is a system of movement and breathwork that you repeat, again and again Mountain,  triangle, warrior 1, tree, dog, cat cow, lying twist, relaxation Repeat We do these poses, maybe different ways and ith different adaptions, but we do them again and again. Some style of yoga even do the same class every single time. Why? To keep the whole body limber, to find ease in the practice and it also helps you see things change. The down side is that it can get boring. At the beginning of a new year you want newness, hope, grand ideals… so why take up yoga or do more of it? In short the more ..read more
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Surfing the waves of yoga
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
Look to the distance but not too far If you only watch the wave coming at you, you can miss the cleaner one just behind. If you look too far to the distance you miss the wave entirely, always waiting for better, more, bigger. So depending on the sea, you have to look the right distance to see what’s coming up at the right time so you can react. In life if you look too far ahead you get lost in the massive amount of detail. If you don’t look far enough ahead you miss the very thing you were looking for as you’re not ready to act. Sure look to the horizon, sure look at the one you’re in, but ..read more
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Space in the spine
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
I have been in Toffia visiting Diane Long. She was taught by the deeply amazing Vanda Scaravelli, and in my opinion is a master teacher. A teacher of the teachers. Ofcourse when you travel hundreds of miles to visit a teacher you are investing in learning, so I have been trying to find her directions within my body so I can refind these spaces. This is despite Diane explaining one of her key roles is to take us away from patterns into living more on the cusp of life. A pose can start out in one direction and radically transform to another as if on the waves of the breath. The 5 days have r ..read more
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The yogic life of a posh vagrant
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
When you think of someone who has done a fair amount of yoga and is deeply committed to it what do you imagine? Beautiful house, beautiful love, days refining detox diets and the effortless ease of a bhudda? It’s all true. And completely false. How posh is posh? I live in nice houses, sometimes with nice people, sometimes with nice cats. I have nice boxes with my clothes stored in them so moving is easy and I know where stuff is instantly. So it is posh. It’s not the knapsack variation. Above is the picture of Grande Plage as the sun goes down – pretty dreamy! It’s not the bhuddist monk walki ..read more
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Look with your heart
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
Have you ever had your perceptions challenged? Every opened your heart to a stranger? On the streets On the way to surfing I pass 3 guys who are begging and living on the streets. They have beer, a dog called Bella and some sassy cheek. They can rattle pleasant holiday makers with their mischievous bravado, as they ask for their take away pizza or packet of chips. The truth is they’re doing no harm. They are challenging people’s perceptions, but they are just grown up boys, making their way in the world as best they can. Bon Matin Over the weeks we developed a happy relationship which lar ..read more
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Yoga and the teachings of the waves
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
I came to Biarritz committed to surfing every day come rain or shine, charting my process with 3 videos per day, and getting amazingly better over the month. I thought I’d make a little motivational video, aka you can do it. Hahahahaha The Dream & The Reality I think I can honestly say I am a worse surfer than when I came out. It’s belly holding hilarious. I have surfed one foot waves and fall off repetitively, I have got into the sea with 9 foot waves and bailed superfast and I have spent a lot of time on smallish waves mashing it up. I’m wondering if the term ‘surfing’ is inappropriate ..read more
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One thing I wish I’d known before starting yoga
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by the2013yoga
1y ago
Find out what top influencers and yoga teachers say about what they wish they’d known before they started yoga. Sumaiya Shaikh asked me to take part in the article and here’s what I said: What is the one thing you wish you knew before you started yoga? I wish I’d known that every bad bit of your life can make you a great yogi and teacher. Sometimes we think yoga is for the perfect people, actually the opposite is true – yoga is best for those who are ready to change. It’s OK to be a bit broken and battered by life. It’s only when you’ve been through tough stuff that you realise what a powerfu ..read more
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Yoga and imposter syndrome
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by the2013yoga
2y ago
Imposter syndrome is when we doubt our abilities and fear being found out. You might dismiss evidence of you fitting in as ‘not real’ or feel guilty when successful. Some research shows 70% of people have experienced it and more women than men. With the rise of social media and working online this may rise again as we compare ourselves not only to our peers but the whole world. So how are yoga and imposter syndrome linked? Yoga is a mind body practise aimed at bringing better harmony and peace. While a beautiful discipline it is also synonymous with looking wonderful and the ‘living your bes ..read more
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