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Festive Yoga

By hazel | December 7, 2021

Feeling the festive build up is overwhelming? – Use some calming breath and relax Feeling it’s all getting a bit much? Often we can get so caught up in being busy we forget to look…

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Be brave to plunge into water or step onto a yoga mat

By hazel | August 12, 2021

Heavy labouring breath felt a worry so near me. Coming out of lockdown, the chlorine of the pool felt a safe place to start whatever normal life is again but was that foolish? The steam-train…

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Poems in Lockdown

By hazel | November 28, 2020

With Lockdown2 nearing its end, I have finally found inspiration to write and aptly share my walk near Benson lock on the River Thames.   Autumn Sun Elsewhere Overtrodden paths, we’ve circled home in our…

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Keep Cool in Yoga at Home and Online

By hazel | August 11, 2020

Hope you are all doing OK, and finding time to enjoy some gentle yoga even in the extreme heat of this week but take it softly and work with easy smooth breath. Joining yoga online?…

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Lock Down Stories in The Headington Occasional June 2020 Issue 4

By hazel | June 9, 2020

Lock Down Stories Headington Occasional issue4

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Being wise in this time of virus with your yoga

By hazel | March 16, 2020

This was written before full lock down came in on Friday 20 March so now please follow the advice stay home and self isolate unless you are a key worker or essential trips or work.…

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How to keep our yoga fresh?

By hazel | March 11, 2020

Just published! My article ‘How to keep our yoga fresh’ written to inspire students and yoga teachers is available in the British Wheel of Yoga Spectrum Magazine Spring 2020. Looking at different themes we can…

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World Book Day 5 March 2020

By hazel | March 5, 2020

Today is World Book Day so good to share the inspirational books that this year’s Yoga Foundation students felt helped get them onto their path into yoga. Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael…

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Inspirational & ‘Go To’ Book list by BWY Foundation Students 2017

By hazel | January 3, 2020

These are the books that the Foundation course students shared as their Inspirational Read and the Go To book for their yoga.  HM Inspirational book:   Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic…

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Tight Muscles Tip

By hazel | March 19, 2014

A tip for tight muscles from yoga: after a rather tough class, maybe a hot soak in a bath or shower will ease the few muscle aches if needed! I find the Epsom salts are…

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