Shine Om Yoga

I have a new 60min class running now at St Peter's Church, Vera Avenue, N21 1DN. Starts at 7.30pm on a Thursday evening. Drop in classes, £10. You will need to bring a mat and perhaps a blanket. It's a beautiful hall to practise in. All levels are welcome.

It's been a while, if anybody is watching... here is another lovely article relating to the benefits of yoga in staving off Degenerative Disc Disease: https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-for-back-pain/yoga-may-prevent-degenerative-disc-disease?fbclid=IwAR0n8r2P3qwZpXGab7rjgauF8qvQu_WuSo4KaX-v2yjz6UTftTUzMdhcpt8 😊

Yoga May Prevent Degenerative Disc Disease | YogaUOnline Study uses MRI imaging to find that yoga teachers practicing for over 10 years have significantly less spinal deterioration from aging than a matched control group of non-yoga practitioners.

Nutshell explanations on various issues that may increase with age, and how yoga can alleviate them: https://yogajournal.com/yoga-101/15-anti-aging-health-benefits-of-yoga/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=Yoga%20Journal-facebook&fbclid=IwAR0wwEvOWrXXQYji_a6OUQk1ceiJgNJQ-qd4iW6caYI4yGCzCN-Gs7hugxw

15 Health Benefits of Yoga For Aging Adults That Will Make You Want to Start Practicing Now Yoga is an anti-aging tool that's capable of relieving pain and stiffness and enhancing your everyday life. Here's how.

A few tips on balance here, always worth practising, and mixing the balance postures up.
https://www.yogauonline.com/yogau-wellness-blog/yoga-practice-tips-how-not-fall-10-tips-for-developing-and-maintaining-good?fbclid=IwAR2dhxZzLq1FzAgPuVY3AiXdRa8X8gOqcvM2xyOmU-WAfa0g6UX_8s-hMhU

10 Yoga Tips for Developing Proprioception and Maintaining Good Balance | YogaUOnline Maintaining our ability to balance is essential as we age. About a third of the population over the age of 65 takes a fall each year. At age 80, half of the seniors fall annually. Falling is the leading cause of death by injury among people aged 65 and older. Balance poses are foundational in yoga p...

By definition, Yin Yoga isn't a physical practice. While it is a practice that positively affects the physical body, you are utilising the physical in order to pay attention to yourself. (What a treat!.. PAYING ATTENTION TO YOURSELF.)
What is 'yourself'? How many 'layers' are there to you? How vast is your inner landscape? And, what can you learn from it?

This is a lovely talk to listen to by a highly regarded and respected yoga teacher: https://yogauonline.com/yoga-practice-tips-and-inspiration/donna-farhi-what-makes-yoga-yoga-tradition-innovation-evolution?fbclid=IwAR3gIArbo71LUft-5bNc1j_6hsmFx5yQ4eZaetCusmwxHro8naz7Vc44huE

Donna Farhi: What Makes Yoga . . . Yoga? - Tradition, Innovation & Evolution of Yoga | YogaUOnline Enjoy this delightful keynote speech with Donna Farhi from the International Yoga Teaching Association 50th anniversary conference in Australia! In the first ten minutes, Donna hilariously muses over some of the yoga idiosyncrasies that have developed over time - from goat yoga, bowspring yoga, brog...

Yoga bliss - here is why...
https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-for-stress-relief/yoga-bliss-neuroscience-behind-it

Yoga Bliss: The Neuroscience Behind It | YogaUOnline Eyes closed, I’m lying on my back in Savasana at the end of an arduous hour and a half Vinyasa class. My body feels heavy and melting into the floor, my breathing slowed to 3 to 4 times per minute. My mind floats above the clouds. I’m lost in the moment. Time stands still. I never want to leave....

Why do we resist rest? Why, when life overwhelms us with stimulating input do we sometimes feel guilty for having a rest, or consider it something to chase rather than a priority to make time for?
I have a beautiful sequence of Yin and Restorative poses planned for my class tomorrow at https://www.yoga-rocks.co.uk/, the benefits are profound both physically and mentally - designed this week to enable opening and exploration through the back of the body and the thoracic space, with the opportunity to gift yourself the self-compassion, self-kindness and patience that you most likely deny yourself on a daily basis.
Om shanti shanti shanti. 🕉🕉🕉

Yoga Rocks | Yoga Class Palmers Green At Yoga Rocks we have

It's time... for the next one! Turn up, tune in and drift away... absolutely no experience necessary ☺️ 6pm, Sunday 5th Dec - at Yoga Rocks, 481 A-B, Green Lanes, London N13. Book online: https://www.yoga-rocks.co.uk/schedule/

It looks as if they're doing nothing, but they are rebalancing and recalibrating. 'Idleness' of this kind offers the opportunity to stand back and gain a broader perspective through deeper awareness. What you actually see is a long pause within a supported and mild inversion. A chance to dwell between sleep and consciousness in my 75 minute Sunday Restorative and Yin, at the welcoming and beautiful Yoga Rocks Studio in Palmers Green. https://www.yoga-rocks.co.uk/

https://seniorsmobility.org/exercises/senior-yoga-sequences/
A few gentle poses here - I would just say that if you have any issues with your eyes, don't drop the head into inversions, for eg. Downward Facing Dog and forward chair fold/bend.

Senior Yoga Sequences: 14 Gentle Yoga Poses for Seniors - SeniorsMobility provides the best information to seniors on how they can stay active, fit, and healthy. We provide resources such as exercises for seniors, where to get mobility aids, assistive technology funding, articles, tips, product reviews, and more!

Shine Om Yoga updated their address.

https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/balance/90-year-old-yogi/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=yoga+journal&utm_campaign=ac2496f8-80da-4dbf-bed3-71d0a852e147

Meet the 90-Year-Old Man Who Started Doing Yoga During the Pandemic 90-year-old Tony Smith took up yoga to stave off boredom during pandemic lockdown. What he found was much more than a way to pass the time.

Well well, mais oui, the benefits of yoga are manifold... and it's also hugely beneficial for people who are apparently 'healthy' too! Everybody YOGA! https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/28/prince-charles-advises-people-recovering-from-covid-to-practise-yoga?fbclid=IwAR3l88DTf5iyX7iXQAA9nOwDNkmCHIm75pqCkhSekch9NV7B08wxI94gK-8

Prince Charles advises people recovering from Covid to practise yoga Exclusive: Royal says doctors should include complementary healthcare in ‘roadmap to hope and healing’

https://yogauonline.com/yoga-for-menopause/study-indicates-yoga-can-prevent-osteoporosis-related-bone-loss?fbclid=IwAR2-xQxpDRHamO--8pS93mAdE690LBTxROq19-GBe4tSBadYEIsaGDDEC7Y

Study Indicates Yoga Can Prevent Osteoporosis-Related Bone Loss | YogaUOnline Osteoporosis is a tremendous health concern for women over 50, causing more than 700,000 spinal fractures and more than 300,000 hip fractures each year in the United States alone. It is well known that weight-bearing exercise can help build bone mass, but little has been known about the benefits of....

I know it's The Sun, but still...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9189959/over-60s-yoga-mental-physical-health/

Over-60s should be offered yoga classes to improve their health OLDER people should be offered yoga classes to improve their physical and mental health, a review recommends. Over-60s who practise the ancient postures and breathing techniques sleep better and ar…

https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-practice-tips-and-inspiration/5-strength-building-yoga-poses-create-stability?fbclid=IwAR3nq-SH_wJnIqpEir_ClZ2wuAEYB761UD3tnwPdBcxbOc7d-JvzFez47B8 These asana build strength through the core, essential for maintaining and building balance and stability.

5 Strength Building Yoga Poses to Create Stability | YogaUOnline We hear about flexibility a lot in yoga. Many people who have never practiced yoga say that they cannot practice because they can’t even touch their toes. A quick scroll through a yoga hashtag on Instagram will show endless postures showcasing flexibility from splits to backbends. And while flexib...

https://www.womanandhome.com/health-and-wellbeing/yoga-improves-mental-and-physical-health-over-60s-330128/ ... and any other age too of course...

Research reveals amazing impact yoga can have on mental and physical wellbeing in over 60s Yoga improves mental and physical health in over 60s: The fascinating findings of this research will have you reaching for your yoga mat.