Ashtanga Yoga Moon Days 2011

"Observing this restraint to practice can be helpful in not becoming too attached to practice and routine. It also provides time for the body to rest and recuperate."
Richard Freeman

New moon

Tuesday 4th January: new moon
Wednesday 2nd February: new moon
Friday 4th March: new moon
Sunday 3rd April: new moon
Tuesday 3rd May: new moon
Wednesday 1st June: new moon
Friday 1st July: new moon
Saturday 30th July: new moon
Monday 29th August: new moon
Tuesday 27th September: new moon
Wednesday 26th October: new moon
Friday 25th November: new moon
Saturday 24th December: new moon

Full moon

Wednesday 19th January: full moon
Friday 18th February: full moon
Saturday 19th March: full moon
Monday 18th April: full moon
Tuesday 17th May: full moon
Wednesday 15th June: full moon
Friday 15th July: full moon
Saturday 13th August: full moon
Monday 13th September: full moon
Wednesday 12th October: full moon
Thursday 10th November: full moon
Saturday 10th December: full moon

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Neti pot

When I was training to be a yoga teacher, one of the 6 purification techniques taught to us was Jala Neti ( also called Neti or Jaaneti). Purification techniques are sometimes performed as a way of preparing the body for a yoga practice. Whenever the neti pots came out, I disappeared, always needing to be somewhere else at that moment in time… I had many techniques to avoid it: the bathroom, the water fountain, the shop, anything but the Net. Pouring a saline solution up my hooter was really not for me and I have avoided it right up to today. I have got a steaming cold and, as a result, I now have sinus pain, so I have decided to give it another go. Talk about waiting until your back is against the wall! I rushed to the Sivanada yoga studio nearby and bought myself a ceramic neti pot and salt. I had to follow the one photographic image as the instructions were in German!!! Although I did not find it as unpleasant as some people describe, it was not as bad as I remembered. So I will us...

Sharath Jois in London 2013

Sharath Jois will be in London teaching a week of primary and intermediate ashtanga yoga From 25th-30th of August- in a central London location. Booking for this will open mid May. Through http://www.astangayogalondon.com/index2.cfm A rare and wonderful treat to have Sharath in my home town-A big thank you to Hamish Hendry and ashtanga yoga London for organising this. Going to have to set an alarm on my phone- as there will be a lot of takers for this....

All about the balance

A snap from inside my fridge this week. The mix of wine, beer and Vita Coca sort of sums up my family really. The ones that drink wine and beer don't go in for the coco water, and the coco water drinker doesn't go in for wine or beer. In summary, none of us need worry about the other nicking all the drinks. :-)

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