Iyoga Julie

Looking forward to yoga in this special place again in May-June 2024
https://www.yogaontay.com/service-page/holy-isle-yoga-retreat-30th-may-2nd-june?referral=service_list_widget

It will be lovely to see any of you more adventurous yogis in Crete if you can make it for this holiday.

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley - Breathe Through Your Nose - BBC Sounds Why using your nose could benefit your gums, your lungs and even impact your memory.

Pop-Up workshops...sort of!
Come and play yoga ropes with me this month ;)
Julie

We are thrilled to be inviting International Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Ali Dashti, to Scotland once again this November.

Clearly we aren't the only ones as we are delighted to now announce all the Fife workshops are fully booked! Thank you to everyone that has supported us in bringing an International teacher to our Iyengar Yoga community here in Fife. You are going to have a great time. Ali is an exceptional teacher who excels in sharing his knowledge of Iyengar Yoga in an engaging and accessible way.

If you have missed out, there are still a few places available on Sunday 5th of November at The Yoga Extension in Glasgow. Here is the link

https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/theyogaextension?k_business=350961&uid=0&id_class_tab=2

The Glasgow event is a General level workshop so you need to have a minimum of 1 years' current class attendance with a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, and to be familiar with Sirsasana, Sarvangasana and to be comfortable with backbends. The workshop is 10am to 3pm and is £60.

Any questions or queries, please get in touch. We are delighted to help.

Yoga Courses | HolyIsle.org We are delighted to once again be able to offer you the chance to step away from everyday life into a rhythm of yoga and nature on this long weekend. You will practice in the beautiful and spacious Peace Hall, with underfloor heating, adjacent to the accommodation and dining room.

BBC's CrowdScience
Rajvi Mehta in a discussion about the science of yoga
Senior Iyengar yoga teacher and biologist Rajvi Mehta recently joined a panel of experts on BBC Radio 4's CrowdScience, in a discussion exploring the evidence base behind yoga.

Here's a snippet of Rajvi talking about the importance of scientific evidence: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j87

I highly recommend listening to this.

BBC's CrowdScience
Rajvi Mehta in a discussion about the science of yoga
Senior Iyengar yoga teacher and biologist Rajvi Mehta recently joined a panel of experts on BBC Radio 4's CrowdScience, in a discussion exploring the evidence base behind yoga.

Here's a snippet of Rajvi talking about the importance of scientific evidence: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j87

All at Yoga on Tay are so excited to see this high profile article in The Courier.🙏

Massive thank you to The Courier for including Yoga on Tay in today’s Business Matters supplement.

As a small, independent Iyengar Yoga studio, we are so delighted to be featured and tell our story. Thank you 🙏 The Courier UK

Big Celebration and I'd like to share it with all the folk I have taught over the years.

You are invited! Please join us in celebrating 5 years of Iyengar Yoga at Yoga on Tay and help Julie celebrate 25 years of teaching with a Celebration Workshop on Saturday 7th January 2023 at the Larick Centre in Tayport.

The workshop will be 1000-1230: Julie will lead a practice suitable for all to enjoy their yogasanas, it will include 30 minutes of pranayama practice. This will be followed by a short demo from the Yoga on Tay Teachers. Please bring something to share in a pot-luck lunch after this when we can enjoy the company of other yogis in our community.

The workshop is £25 and proceeds from the event will be donated to support Ukrainian https://www.razomforukraine.org/

To join this workshop, you need to have a minimum of 6 month’s current class attendance with a certified Iyengar teacher and for you to bring a basic yoga kit (mat, 4 blocks, 2 bricks a belt and a blanket).

We look forward to celebrating with you. Booking is available at yogaontay.com/workshops-and-retreats.

Any questions regarding this Celebration Workshop, please get in touch. We will be happy to help.

I think these will be most excellent anatomy lectures for yogis to learn a bit more.

Anatomy Public Workshops Returning Next Year! Anatomy@Edinburgh are pleased to announce the planned return of the Anatomy Public Workshop Series, for anyone interested in learning more about the human body.

Keep up your practice with our pose of the month:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=511027207698860&set=a.440606754740906

New pose of the Month Guide is now available and it's Sirsasana, the King of Poses.

The benefits of Sirsasana are numerous including counteracting tiredness, improving concentration and boosting self-confidence. When practiced correctly, headstand oxygenates the brain and it can also help those with memory loss. A full list of the benefits are detailed in the Pose of the Month Guide to Sirsasana.

Available in our tips & resources section at Yogaontay.com

Iyengar Yoga UK

It is lovely to see some of my Borders students at classes at Yoga on Tay from time to time so perhaps you'll be tempted to join some of these Friday night sessions when there might be less pressure on time...

We have a series of 3 Pranayama workshops starting on Friday 23rd September.

WHAT IS PRANAYAMA?
'Prana' is known as the 'life-force' or 'vital' energy of our being. It is associated with the breath as life starts with our first breath and ends with our last! Making the breath is a very tangible link between our asana work and more meditative work.

'Ayama' is the regulation of breath. When we first start yoga we use all manner of poses from standing, to twisting, to inversion etc. The poses open, elongate, expand and relax the physical body. We then further study the effects of asana on the body and breath in a way that also starts to open the mind. The vehicle or bridge between mind and body is often considered to be the breath.

Simple pranayama begins with savasana as we focus on relaxing via the breath. You know that feeling when you just don't want savasana to end, that is when it has worked and the energies of mind body and breath are balanced. Savasana has 'worked'.

Pranyayama is the subtle refinement of a wide variety of breathing exercises and techniques that bring us closer to our inner self or true consciousness.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMA?
The simple answer to this is many. They vary from one individual to another, from one practice to the next. Most people feel more relaxed, sleep better and experience a better level of energy for a few days which collectively sharpens mental awareness. These feelings come from the cleansing quality of the practice on the circulation which also improves endocrine function

WHO CAN JOIN THESE WORKSHOPS?

You will need to have a minimum of 1 year’s current class attendance with a certified Iyengar teacher and ideally be familiar with shoulder balance.

Cost £65 for all three workshops. Full details on https://www.yogaontay.com/workshops-and-retreats

“Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.”
B.K.S. Iyengar

Fancy a nice to release the back:

Parsva Uttanasana can help soothe the lower back and is our Pose of the Month for August. Read the full guide in the Tips & Resources section of our website.

A great pose to take some extra time over at home.
As BKS Iyengar says on Light on Life ' concentrate on the correct stretch and do not become fixated with the final stretch'.

New pose of the month guide for May now available in the Tips & Resources section of Yogaontay.com

This month Parivrtta Trikonasana is broken down in to simple steps to help you find key actions in this revolved pose.

Practicing Parivrtta Trikonasana brings tone to the legs and strengthens the spine and tummy. This in turn can relieve tightness in the back. It generally improves metabolism, balance and concentration and done well this pose can stimulate and activate the following organs; liver, kidney, spleen and pancreas.

Iyengar Yoga | Om Yoga Magazine Iyengar yoga is named after the late yoga master BKS Iyengar, who taught for more than 70 years in the tradition of Patanjali, the yoga sage and author of the

Not started yoga yet?
Living in Fife or Dundee area?
This is the class for you 😉

223 Monday 7pm- 8:15pm Foundation Course | Yoga on Tay Our Foundation Course is a great starting point for complete beginners. Having an 'inflexible' body or minor aches and pains is not a bar! We provide all yoga props and you will be taught in small a group with other beginners. You will learn the basic yoga postures and principles sufficiently to joi...

Many of you will have attended class with Ali in the past and I really hope we can tempt you to do so again. Guaranteed he will enliven your yoga: asanas, philosophy and culture generally 😃

Supta Padangusthasana 2 Pose of the Month Guide for April This pose stretches tight hamstrings, groins, and adductor muscles and can help relieve lower back and sacrum pain by relieving tightness.