Yoga with Mandy Beaumont

I was one of the lucky ones to benefit from this early this morning - it was, in its simplicity, a wonderful way to start a new week. If you can find 1/2 an hour to allocate, I thoroughly recommend it! ❤️❤️❤️

Breathing Space - a shared practice for Yoga Teachers A quiet online space for the simplicity of breathing and meditating together.

How Grief Shows Up In Your Body The sadness and other emotions you experience with grief can have a physical effect on you, too.

Longer Exhalations Are an Easy Way to Hack Your Vagus Nerve Respiratory vagus nerve stimulation (rVNS) counteracts fight-or-flight stress.

Pictures of the brain's activity during Yoga Nidra - Haa International Retreat Center Pictures of the brain’s activity during Yoga Nidraby Robert Nilsson“We had not expected the meditators to be able to control their consciousness to such an extent.“ (Brain researcher Troels Kjær, The Kennedy Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark)Preparation for the scanning at The State University H...

What a wonderful way to turn Black Friday on its head!
Quality trainings available with the added bonus of warmly knowing you've helped contribute to such a worthwhile charity (Centre 33)

💥 this is NOT a Black Friday sale 💥

Working from the inside out....

I've also been part of an embodying-ethics intervision group for 6 months and it has been an exceptional process - can't recommend it highly enough!

Open House Session | embodying ethics Open House Session by Daniela | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog | 0 comments We all have emotional blind spots. Often they have to do with the emotions we were taught were inappropriate growing up. It takes years of practice and effort to get good at identifying blind spots in ourselves and then expressing the....

'Nature is the key' - love it!

Nature is the key.
Photo: Phichayanit Phica Suntichart

This article was first published in 2015 - part of the watershed of what a yoga practice is really all about 😍. Just as interesting to read today as it was then.

Neurophysiological and neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the effects of yoga-based practices: towards a comprehensive theoretical framework During recent decades numerous yoga-based practices (YBP) have emerged in the West, with their aims ranging from fitness gains to therapeutic benefits and spiritual development. Yoga is also beginning to spark growing interest within the scientific community, and yoga-based interventions have been a...

This needs some time to digest, but I think its a worthwhile read - for those of us that like to see researched evidence that "highlights yoga therapy's promotion of physical, mental and social wellbeing for self-regulation and resilience"☺️

Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: The Convergence of Traditional Wisdom and Contemporary Neuroscience for Self-Regulation and Resilience Yoga therapy is a newly emerging, self-regulating complementary and integrative healthcare practice. It is growing in its professionalization, recognition and utilization with a demonstrated commitment to setting practice standards, educational and accreditation standards, and promoting research to....

Good to see Centro Santillan featured in this article - where Steve & I will be offering another week's therapeutic yoga holiday in 2019 (plenty of time to prepare/book it into your schedule!)

The best yoga, mindfulness and fitness breaks for 2018 Free your mind and body with our pick of inspiring yoga trips, meditation breaks and fitness holidays in the UK and around the world

Great to see the science explaining why pranayama, chanting, mindfulness etc are still so very helpful to practice in today's world -

How Toning the Vagus Nerve Heals Pain Did you know that you can reduce inflammation and relieve pain without medication? Here's how.

Watch 'The Science Behind Yoga' Take a journey into the Scientific research behind the benefits of Yoga in this free-to-watch UPLIFT film.

Plenty of support for this proposal...

Fearne Cotton: Children should do yoga at school to boost their mental health Fearne Cotton has called for schools to put yoga on the curriculum to improve youngsters’ mental well-being. The former BBC Radio 1 presenter often shares videos of herself practising the moves with her son Rex, four, and daughter Honey, two — her children with husband Jesse Wood.

Some wonderful quotes/statements starting to arrive following this year's yoga holiday at Centro Santillan - here's a lovely example: "This is a perfect yoga holiday. Beautiful peaceful venue in the Spanish hills, good food, delightful company, and yoga suitable for any level twice a day, in a stunning yoga shala. Mandy's style of teaching is supportive, enabling and encouraging with a nice touch of humour. I will be booking again" I'm greatly warmed by this - thank you!

A fabulous bunch of participants on this year's yoga holiday at the amazing Santillan in Spain. How a week can pass so quickly I have no idea!

This resonated with me today....having not actually done my yoga practice this morning!

Wisdom from the iridescent Helena coming out of Emily's Self Care Training for Women. Your practice, no matter what it consists of.. daily doodles, meditation, yoga, breathwork, art, music, sport, is yours. Do what you love, with love. For you.
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How Yoga and Other Exercises Can Relieve Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis Any exercise routine can be adapted to meet your needs.

I'm teaching on my yoga holiday at this amazing venue later this year (Guardian article). See my website for more details - http://mandybeaumont.co.uk/mandybeaumont.macmate.me/Holidays_Retreats.html

Gravity-assisted yoga in Andalucía, Spain There are excellent retreats in southern Spain but this one, near Málaga, has a new shala with a yoga wall, allowing for a rare level of precision and teaching. It’s in a lovely spot too

Is There Really A Core? The phrase “engage your core" seeps into nearly every yoga class these days. But does it actually mean anything? Turns out there is not only no agreement but so...