Yoga for me is self exploration. I deeply believe that however I conduct myself on the mat is a metaphor of how I conduct myself in daily life; the mat is for me both a diary and a teacher; and also a healer. My two guides are ahimsa (compassion) and anicca (impermance), and my personal struggle is tapa (self-disciple), which makes me an eternal student. I am indebted to my own teachers, who showed me this path of self-knowledge; teaching…
Meghan Currie at the Yoga Hub March 2013 When I teach I let go as much as possible so I may be an open channel for creative energy to pass through Every student is everyones teacher so I plug my heart into everyone and do my best to translate the teachings which present themselves in the moment I believe it’s not all up to me. Like any recipe, there must be just the right amount of all the ingredients to…
STILL LIFE An Introduction to Yoga Nidra, Pranayama & Meditation A workshop with Aiden Condron In association with WHAT IS YOGA? Yoga is a spiritual science developed over thousands of years by the sages of India. The Sanskrit word yoga has the literal meaning “to yoke”, from the root yuj meaning to join, to unite, harmonise. Yoga is comprised of eight ‘limbs’ as set down by the great sage and father of yoga Patanjali in the 10th century. These are:…
Johanna Varghese has been practicing Yoga since 1995 and teaching since 2003. She taught with Yoga Ireland and Dublin Buddhist Centre and qualified with Contemporary Yoga in 2005. In 2007 she studied the principles of vinyasa-krama in the tradition of Viniyoga and lineage of Desikachar on the Sadhana Mala course with Dave Charlton, Ranju Roy and Hanna Gillespie of Clonlea Yoga Studio. She has also taken classes with Dave Curtis focusing on safe Asana practice. Johanna has worked with children…
Based on my own experience I would like to share how a simple practise or even single pose can change your day to day life. We can start from as little as 2-3 poses a day. It is not how complicated the practise is. Believe me or not you can lie on your mat observing your breath or bend forward and unroll your spine with a new calm view on the day ahead of you than if you go to…
The Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was… The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The…
Teacher: Paul Whelan, Absolute Yoga In April of 2009 Paul became a Certified Vedic Chant Teacher having studied and qualified with the KYM Vedavani, Chennai, India. He continued his studies with Vedavani in November 2010 in the KYm at Chennai, India where he had the privilege to study with Mr.Desikachar. In December 2011- January 2012 Paul practiced Ashtanga Yogin Mysore and also studied a number of Upanishads with Prof. Jayashree on a one-to-one basis each evening during his stay. Times: 3pm-5pm…
