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“DON’T THINK ABOUT MAKING WOMEN FIT ASHTANGA YOGA — THINK ABOUT MAKING ASHTANGA YOGA FIT WOMEN.”

A revolution in Ashtanga Yoga is happening….

ashtangawoman.com

A close yoga friend of Yoga Mcr Carmen Yague is set to revolutionise Ashtanga Yoga with . From the website
Ashtanga Woman is a new vision to enhance and enrich the experience of Ashtanga Yoga practice for women.

Go follow her account and please share with fellow Ashtanginis ♥️

Yoga Manchester are thrilled to announce details of return to Manchester to teach another of his incredible weekend workshops in 2024.

Patrick is the creator of Awakening Yoga, a vigorous and fluid vinyasa yoga practice that builds strength, creates flexibility and inspires play. Patrick’s teaching goes beyond intelligent alignment; moving any willing student to an introspective, holistic experience. Awakening Yoga is a map for the modern yoga student to explore their practice in a way that meets them where they are. Each element of the practice is layered with functional movement, metaphor and imagination.

Yoga Manchester are super excited to bring you details of a weekend workshop with the AMAZING Carling Harps.

As a founder of Awakening Yoga, and owner of Commune Yoga, Carling has traveled the world offering workshops and facilitating trainings in the AY style.

Carling Harps is a Yoga teacher, FRCms and a Kinstretch Instructor specializes in Awakening Yoga, Mobility and Sports Performance. She was trained as a doula by Penny Simpkin in 2014 and also focuses on Pre & Post Natal Yoga. Carling treats every teaching moment as an opportunity for connection, community, and growth

15-17 Sept
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Come study with the incredible Carling Harps 🙌🏽 Sept 15-17 .
Carling Harps, a true yogi soul will be guiding us on a journey of self-discovery and wellness. 🧘‍♀️ Her incredible ability to blend ancient wisdom with modern practice is awe-inspiring. Every session with her feels like a rejuvenating escape, bringing balance to mind, body, and spirit. 🌿 Carling's soothing voice and graceful flows create an atmosphere of tranquility, making each session a moment to cherish. 🌟 Whether you're a beginner or an experienced yogi, her guidance takes you deeper into your practice. Join Carling on this transformative weekend and experience the magic of yoga with a phenomenal teacher. 🙏✨ "

Yoga Manchester are thrilled to announce details of the return of an incredible person and Ashtangi Tim Feldmann September 2024.

Details in bio.

Tim is the director of Miami Life Center, the yoga shala he founded with his wife Kino MacGregor and Matt Tashjian. He was set on the yoga path by his first teacher Lino Miele and is Authorized to teach directly by the founder of the Ashtanga Yoga Method, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and his grandson, R. Sharath Jois. A practitioner of the Advanced A series Tim is dedicated to Ashtanga Yoga’s traditional method.

Yoga Manchester are thrilled to announce details of the First Lady of Ashtanga Yoga - Miss Kino MacGregor’s Manchester weekend workshop in July 2024.

Kino MacGregor is a Miami native who is happiest on the beach with a fresh coconut and a poet at heart who always stops to smell the flowers. She is the founder of Omstars—the world’s first yoga TV network. With over 1 million followers on Instagram and over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube and Facebook, Kino’s message of spiritual strength reaches people all over the world. Sought after as an expert in yoga worldwide, is a international yoga teacher, inspirational speaker, author of four books, producer of six Ashtanga Yoga DVDs, writer, vlogger, world traveler, co-founder of Miami Life Center.

Pat’s back !
Super excited to bring news of return to Manchester March 8-10 2024.
Link in bio.

Patrick is the creator of Awakening Yoga, a vigorous and fluid vinyasa yoga practice that builds strength, creates flexibility and inspires play. Patrick’s teaching goes beyond intelligent alignment; moving any willing student to an introspective, holistic experience. Awakening Yoga is a map for the modern yoga student to explore their practice in a way that meets them where they are. Each element of the practice is layered with functional movement, metaphor and imagination.

Online Wednesdays- this evening and every Wednesday 7-8pm -DM for details

Well I finally did it ! The book of blogs is out in the big wide world - link to buy below ..
So this book might not change your life , but it certainly could help to make the lives of the kids from a little bit sweeter as ALL the profits of the book will be donated to this incredible charity that I’m proud to be an ambassador for 🙌🏽.

So do me a little favour go buy a copy , and maybe one for your mate too. And please share to everyone.

https://amzn.eu/d/fc4iESE

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Man(c) with a van
And so the dice of life gets rolled again. At the grand old age of 54 you might or might not believe it, but I’ve never lived anywhere for longer than two years - ever. So the odds of me moving into somewhere that actually moves must be pretty low. But here we are , I am now a Man(c) with a van.
The above photo is now my new home.Having struggled to find a place to hang my mat for the last couple of months since moving back to Manchester it became inevitable, that a house of four wheels would be my destination, and in the words of the Fab Four I feel fine.
Movement has seemed to be a common thread throughout my life - all the moving around in my early years (and later too) and then chancing upon a yoga practice that doesn’t sit still. My mum often mentions that when I was a young kid I could never settle - have you got ants in your pants Matthew** she would say. I mention the word chanced above, as it really was a stroke of luck , or maybe fate or karma or whatever that the phone number I got handed when I was trying to find a cure for the anxiety disorder I struggled with , was for an Ashtanga Yoga teacher. I often wonder if it was any other type of yoga like Hatha or Iyengar or God forbid Hot Yoga ( just kidding hot yoga fans , don’t be so touchy!) would I have stuck at it. The movement of Ashtanga suited my personality.

Moving for me has become normal. In fact staying in one place for any length of time be it a place or a yoga posture then as me mum says I get ants in me pants.

But , well not so much as a but more of an addendum - as much as I have got the moving thing going on I also got lucky maybe 15 years ago when Amazon suggested if ‘I bought that book I might like this one’ - this one being a reader called Hardcore Zen ! I completely ignored the saying ‘never judge a book by it’s cover’ , as this one had a front cover of a cartoon Buddha with a mohican - I’ll have a bit of that action I thought and boom ten quid and 2 days later bobs yer mothers brother and I was now getting my zen freak on big time init !
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As well as the 3 classes a day , 5 days a week are committed to hosting the worlds leading lights in Yoga. The incredible will be here next month May 19-21 May for a weekend of Ashtanga Yoga - not to be missed ! DM for more details.

I recently took part in a project for the incredible (Annie took all the fab photos 🙌🏽)

I just did my practice and Annie took a series of photos on a roll of black and white film she had - yes real film ! I will share some of the other photos over the next few weeks. There’s something ineffable about real film photos - timeless and beautiful.
I remember talking about the differences between Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga , he said Ashtanga was like a movie and Iyengar a still photograph - both incredible and inspiring 🙌🏽

Come to class be inspired !

Hacienda Vinyasa Yoga.

A session of House Music and Yoga – a match made in heaven.
Matt Ryan

– Yoga teacher and ex Hacienda Dj will make the impossible possible when he leads a 2 hour yoga session whilst Djing – old school style with vinyl and decks 🙌🏽 With profits going to Christie’s .

This promises to be a night to remember as students will be lead through a strong Vinyasa Yoga sequence soundtracked with Matt’s Dj floor fillers from back in the day. With all profits going to Christie’s- what’s not to love here.

Fri 26 May 6pm-8pm

£20 ( all profits to Christie’s )

You’ve got the love ❤️
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I have been asked a few times now about what ‘style’ of yoga is on offer - and my answer is always the same.
I liken us to the amazing where there is a set menu - ie you get what’s on offer ! My set menu is Yoga ! I don’t think we need to get caught up in the particular brand be it ashtanga or vinyasa or top vibz init stylz . I have been practicing and teaching now for the best part of 25 years - I don’t own a 200 hour or even a 500 hour TT certificate - what I do have is a quarter of a century’s worth of blood sweat and tears spent on the mat in various countries around the world including multiple trips to Mysore South India . The proof of the pudding is in the eating as the saying goes - come find out for yourself - your first class is on us .

I’m super excited to bring you news of my Hacienda Vinyasa Yoga charity event on Friday 26th May 6-8pm. Many moons ago as some you might know I used to be a DJ at the world famous Hacienda Nightclub (RIP), and I thought it would be fun ( and a bit of a challange to be honest !) to lead a Yoga class whilst DJing! Yes you heard that right I’ll teach a yoga class whilst I Dj - and this will be old school style using records and decks. All proceeds from the event will go to Christies.

Spaces will be limited so come and join the fun and book yourself a place here https://www.yoga-manchester.co.uk/workshop/hacienda-vinyasa-yoga/

- and don’t forget to let your all your old nightclubbing pals know.

As part of stress awareness campaign here is a simple but very effective breathing practice (Nadi Shodhana)
Nadi shodhana is a pranayama practice where the breath is consciously, physically regulated to enhance the flow of air through the nostrils as a method to balance the energy of the body and the mind.
With regular practice, alternate-nostril breathing can bring better balance to your nervous system and less stress response and activity over time. It lowers blood pressure. Deep breathing and alternate-nostril breathing slow your heartbeat and lower your blood pressure. It improves breathing.🙌🏽

Photo 2 Take a deep breath in through both nostrils.
Photo 3 Using the Vishnu Mudra hand position (the thumb is to close right nostril, index and middle fingers placed in towards the palm , ring and little fingers to close left nostril).
Photo 4 Close the right nostril (using thumb) exhale through the left nostril only.
Photo 5 Close the left nostril (using ring and little fingers) take a deep breath in through right nostril.
Photo 6 Close the right nostril (using thumb) exhale through the left nostril
Photo 7 Breathe in through the left nostril (keeping the right nostril closed)
Photo 8 Close left nostril and breathe out through right nostril only.

This is one round repeat 4 more times

Make sure you pick up a couple of our Take My Stress Away cards for friends family or work colleagues at your next class . As part of Yoga MCR] Stress Awareness Campaign in April we are handing out these cards for folk to manage their stress levels vis Yoga MCR] yoga and meditation classes. Stress affects literally every person on the planet at some stage of their lives . Let’s help each other out .

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Stress Awareness Campaign

I am super excited to bring you news about Yoga Manchester’s Stress Awareness Campaign in April as part of the U.K.’s Stress Awareness Month.
My own journey into yoga was via stress, so I know personally how massive a problem it can be.

At the end of each class during April, I will be ending with ‘10 of Zen ‘ - A simple 10 minute Zen meditation practice.
I will also be posting on Instagram various tips practices and go to’s to help support you combat your stress levels.

Stress is a worldwide problem, and affects literally every body at some point in their lives.
As part of the Yoga MCR Stress Awareness Campaign, we will be handing out ‘Take my stress away’ vouchers for students to pass on to their friends, family and colleagues to come and take a free session at Yoga Manchester during April.

Let’s help support each other in April and beyond 🙏🏽.

Stress Awareness Campaign
I am super excited to bring you news about Stress Awareness Campaign in April as part of the U.K.’s Stress Awareness Month.
My own journey into yoga was via stress, so I know personally how massive a problem it can be.

At the end of each class during April, I will be ending with ‘10 of Zen ‘ - A simple 10 minute Zen meditation practice.
I will also be posting on Instagram various tips practices and go to’s to help support you combat your stress levels.

Stress is a worldwide problem, and affects literally every body at some point in their lives.
As part of the Yoga MCR Stress Awareness Campaign, we will be handing out ‘Take my stress away’ vouchers for students to pass on to their friends, family and colleagues to come and take a free session at Yoga Manchester during April.

Let’s help support each other in April and beyond 🙏🏽. Please share this post if you can ❤️.

A true Yoga practice is all about balance - the inhale and the exhale , the mind and the body , on the mat off the mat. As one teacher said ‘Never base your sense of self worth on how flexible you are’! has existed for the best part of 20 years - our aim has always been to have the journey of the individual student to be of paramount importance. As Mr.Weller once sang You’re the best thing that ever happened to me ! Happy Saturday y’all.

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I was recently doing an interview and was asked what are my three top reasons why I do yoga - and I had to take a minute to process just what these would be - so I thought I would share them with you.

Top of the list was easy - as its the same reason many of us do yoga - simply it makes us feel great - both physically and more importantly mentally. Yoga is the complete mind body practice that allows us to build strength and flexibility in our bodies and a sense of peace and ease in the mind. So easy - it makes us feel ACE - it’s a no brainer, it doesn’t make any sense not to practice !

Second - well actually this should be first, and it’s the yoga community ie all the lovely folk who come to class. I’ve taught yoga all over the world including India and Europe and I’ve spent a good deal of time teaching in Venice Beach in L..A. and I’ve met some really incredible people along the way. This continues running the daily YogaMCR classes as we all get used to being back together practicing yoga in a studio (and not on bloody zoom) it’s good to see you :)

Last and by no means least why I love yoga is that I think its massively important for me , well for us all , to be able to take some time away from our phones and laptops and our busy lives to have some down time -some ‘me’ time and yoga is the perfect digital detox to spend some me time. It’s becoming more and more apparent that folks need to give a little more TLC to themselves otherwise we are gonna burn out pretty quickly. Yoga will prevent that from happening. Come do Yoga - because you are worth it !

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