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Sarra Yoga Blog teaches about Creating Health & Well-being with Iyengar Yoga. As a certified Iyengar® Yoga Teacher Sarra is qualified to teach at Junior Intermediate Level 3 or the new Level 3, which represents more than 8 years of professional training.
Sarra Yoga Blog
4M ago
Yoga Class Recordings Summer 2024 Here are the lnks to the recordings of the group classes at Cranleigh Arts Tues lunchtime gentler class. Tues PM Beginners, Wed PM and Thurs morning. You can catch up your missed classes here. Simply click on the class title. As time goes on I […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
6M ago
How to cultivate an emotional stability and connect with the natural well-spring of joy inside us? Here are some of my initial thoughts 1) By focusing on our alignment and correct action in Yoga Postures, Asana For example : a) Ensure that the part of the body that is in contact […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
9M ago
It is week 3 of an online yoga psychology and philosophy course with Professor Bryant and I am buzzing! About 15 years ago Professor Edwin Bryant of Rutgers University, New Jersey, published a commentary on the Yoga Sutras . It is widely read in yoga communities across the globe. There […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
You may have a sense that the Yoga that we do in class has a much wider context. It is important to know the context with which we practice yoga postures and to remember that the physical benefits are just a part of the overall gift of Yoga. Yoga postures […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
Sawadhi Ka (Hello in Thai) I am so grateful for this time in Thailand. As I was brought up in Singapore till the age of 18 it feels like home here. The people are so generous and open hearted. Life is simple and the day to day interactions are rich […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
Yoga Asana is an integrated experience of all 8 limbs or aspects. You may have a sense that the Yoga that we do in class has a much wider context. It is important to know the context with which we practice yoga postures and to remember that the physical benefits […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
I am inspired and invigorated by having just completed a weeks online Yoga Therapy Intensive with Lois Steinberg and Iyengar Yoga teachers across the world. I even got jet lagged without going anywhere due to the time difference. Led by Lois Steinberg who lives in Illanois, U.S they are 6 […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
The Benefit of Standing Postures- and why they are central to an Iyengar Yoga Practice. 1. Strengthen the body Standing posture are dynamic and use the whole body in large expressive movements. The legs are trained how to straighten by aligning the bones and activating the muscles. This stability […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
Loving Kindness – the yoga of relationships In June I wrote about loving ourself into wholeness. This radical acceptance of ourselves as we are. Can we also extend this loving kindness towards others? Many contemporary practitioners teach mindfulness and even mindful self-compassion. These teachings stem from the Buddha. In Iyengar […]
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Sarra Yoga Blog
1y ago
Namaste We begin and end every class with an upright sitting posture with the chest lifted and palms folded. At the end of the class we often say Namaste. It is a respectful way to greet or honour someone. This hand gesture or Mudra is called Atman Anjali Mudra. Atman […]
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