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MUDRĀ Shmudra!

Yogipmin — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:51:50 +0000

We love Mudras. You can probably tell from this old website picture (we really must get around to updating!); here you will see the Mudras that we each favoured (for ...

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Padahastasana YM Stylie ~ stripped back posture

Yogipmin — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 16:31:11 +0000

After first backward bend we will still be moving in the Sagittal plane to a posture that is amongst other things, a mild inversion. BUT we pause first {immediate or ...

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Free Your Fascia !

Yogipmin — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:40:19 +0000

Recommended reading for anyone involved in mindful movement therapy practices: Way back at Bikram TTC 2001 Bikram brought in some engrossing teachers from other spheres to do workshops with us ...

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YM Fully 10 ! Poem

Yogipmin — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:08:19 +0000

Yes Our Yoga School turn 10 this year, So we wrote a POEM {its how we CHEER!} Seems like yesterday we were only 9 🙂 , How we despair at the flying ...

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NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO STICK YOUR NECK OUT!

Yogipmin — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:00:10 +0000

DIAGNOSIS: Firstly, This blog is not about the neck that has symptoms neurological or otherwise. The instructors at YM are Yoga instructors and are not qualified to assess pain. If ...

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The Doors of Perception

Yogipmin — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:31:03 +0000

Just done some Yoga and feeling a bit trippy! ~ I remember reading The Doors of Perception {Huxley} thinking gad he goes on a bit about ‘that chair’! but I ...

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WE DON’T USE THE BODY TO GET INTO THE POSE. WE USE THE POSE TO GET INTO THE BODY.

Yogipmin — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 07:00:16 +0000

Don’t mess with knees. You know I’m always ‘banging on about knees’ in class 🙂 . At YM we promote ‘HONOUR YOUR KNEES’. They do so much for us, we ...

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~ KNOW Your Yoga Origins ~ Standing Bow Pulling Pose ~

Yogipmin — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:18:29 +0000

‘Standing Bow Pulling Pose’ (Dandayamana Dhanurasana) and its predecessor ‘Lord of the Dance’ (Natarajasana) are nowhere to be found in the pre-modern texts of Yoga. The development of physical postures in hatha yoga were largely seated ...

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The Art of War

Yogipmin — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 17:33:46 +0000

March @ YM is for WARRIORS!!! Ahhh Love FebYOUary!… BUT! Onward MARCH! 😉 ~ the start of Spring, the clocks change again, time to celebrate the Irish in you 😉 ...

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OMG 30 Degrees ~ INTRODUCTION by Trisha

Yogipmin — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 13:05:17 +0000

You already have reaffirmed in your mind that you can have a physicality and you can choose to get in your body and MOVE IT TO WHATEVER ITS LIMIT IS. ...

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LOCK THE KNEE (‘LTK’)

Yogipmin — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 13:01:11 +0000

Our classes are mixed with ‘knees’ of all sorts! healthy and otherwise AND lately a few who have nothing wrong with their knees but who are fearful of Lock the ...

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ARE WE KNOWIN’ WHERE WE’RE GOIN’ WITH BIKRAM TRIANGLE?

Yogipmin — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:48:50 +0000

Well we know where we’re goin’ But we don’t know where we’ve been And we know what we’re knowin’ But we can’t say what we’ve seen And we’re not little ...

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Designed BY Universe, Shaped BY Life

Yogipmin — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:13:39 +0000

BY nature we are asymmetrical beings; parts of our anatomy are asymmetrical (e.g. contents of torso). Some muscles are highly active whilst others have been inhibited; a loop effect creates ...

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~ ART speaks what words are unable to explain ~

Yogipmin — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 12:50:43 +0000

Here is something we have had in the offing for some time. ‘ART’. Art can lift the spirit. Art can be life enhancing. In the eye of the beholder it ...

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Lines of Energy

Yogipmin — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:32:50 +0000

You can change a posture in an instant by creating a LINE OF ENERGY. You are a living being. You are a LIFE FORCE. In Yoga class we work to ...

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BELLY UP PART IV ~ KNOW YOUR BELLY ~

Yogipmin — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:05:31 +0000

I would like YM students to become more considerate of all the layers of muscles and organs* residing in this area. Use your Yoga to tune into the deeper abdominal ...

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BELLY UP PART III ~ RESPECT YOUR BELLY ~

Yogipmin — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:40:00 +0000

It is hard to know where to start on this point. Harder still to know where the stop!! AGNI The fire of digestion resides in the belly area. It is ...

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BELLY UP PART II ~ SEE YOUR BELLY ~

Yogipmin — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:29:20 +0000

AT THE BEGINNING of a Bikram Yoga Class in ‘Pranayama’ one of the standard phrases in the Bikram dialogue is ‘stomach in…depression of the abdominal wall…ribs stick out’ ‘RIB CAGE ...

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BELLY UP PART I ~ FREE YOUR BELLY ~

Yogipmin — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 20:48:19 +0000

THE IMAGE: my belly is nearly 46 years old. My daughter resided and was nourished in there for 9 months. She arrived via c-section. She was 8.4lbs. Like many before ...

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feeling your Yoga

Yogipmin — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:26:09 +0000

A YOGA POSE IS A LIVING THING. Not set in stone. Your pose is ever changing. It expresses differently from personality to personality, body to body, history to history, class ...

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~ FEEL V. FORCE ~

Yogipmin — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 16:17:41 +0000

After 2 posts about ‘seeing’ your Yoga I thought I better ‘Yin’ it out with a couple of ‘FEELING’ your Yoga post :). Its all about balance 🙂 : Sometimes ...

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Responsibility; the Road Less Travelled

Yogipmin — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:19:01 +0000

BIKRAM YOGA IS, amongst many other things, about strength, flexibility, balance and stamina which contribute HUGEly to one’s overall health and fitness. This is a challenging beginning Yoga class and ...

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Illuminating… Sit Up

Yogipmin — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:40:06 +0000

If you don’t practice Bikram you might wonder how complicated can a Sit Up be? It’s a Bikram Yogi thing folks! Only the Bikramites out there will be interested in ...

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My Bunny. Again.

Yogipmin — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:50:12 +0000

THOUGHTS FROM A VINTAGE YOGI ABOUT HER RABBIT (again) ~ YOGA GETS BETTER AS YOU GET OLDER!!!. I spent much time in the past working on some postures that tend ...

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Illuminating Standing Resting Position

Yogipmin — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:58:39 +0000

STANDING. Simple in itself but more to it in a practicing Yoga scenario than you might think. I remember having conversations with fellow Bikram Yogi’s on my training and over ...

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Never Be Afraid of the BackwardBends !

Yogipmin — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:23:58 +0000

~BACK PAIN CONSIDERATIONS for your Bikram Yoga practice~ DIAGNOSIS: Firstly, the instructors at YM are Yoga instructors and are not qualified to assess your pain. If pain is severe or ...

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Bone Matters

Yogipmin — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 15:32:17 +0000

We work on the 26/2 diligently, a group of people in our unique bodies. We regulars know it is clearly not one size fits all. In this post I am ...

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Thumbs Up!

Yogipmin — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:55:47 +0000

Whist I was tightening up all my bits preparing for Part I Utkatasana today I suddenly became excessively aware of my THUMBS! I feel them, any movement, they feel strong, ...

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I Am Awesome Yogi

Yogipmin — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:15:00 +0000

So folks, I’m psyched! After an amazing weekend in Brighton (I even got a glimpse of their naked bike ride!! Woohooo (ok more than a glimpse 😉 possibly more than ...

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Bad Bunny !

Yogipmin — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:11:52 +0000

Notes from a trip to meet Mary Jarvis Snr Bikram Yoga Instructor… So anyway, whilst in Brighton I asked MJ to take a look at my ‘Shocking Rabbit’ 🙂 (just ...

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How to approach your practice…

Yogipmin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:13:01 +0000

The sequence performed as a ‘whole’ is what maximises benefits. Practicing the sequence nourishes and invigorates the entire body and mind as well as enabling one to access their own ...

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