On the Alteayoga facebook page, I re-posted a piece from Dr. Mercola’s web site in which fascia is thoughtfully discussed. I suggest that you pop over and read it, then come back here. Summing up: Fascia makes up about 20% of body weight and is like a battery pack for muscles. It also transports water in […]
Category: viniyoga
Visiting Altea? Come do yoga!
Here is a clip I uploaded this morning to my YouTube channel:
Yoga classes this week
Cleverly constructed and clearly guided hatha yoga classes. I focus strongly on alignment, mindfulness and breathing. Come along and meet some very cool folks and learn an ancient self-healing method while you’re at it. Drop-in, beginners welcome, bilingual. Secuencias cuidadosamente construidas y claramente guiadas. Me enfoco fuertemente en la alineación, el mindfulness and la […]
How We Breathe: Moving things around
Introduction We usually just think of the breath as being Oxygen in and CO2 out…if we think about the breath at all. Yoga practitioners may think about prâna. But few of us take the time to contemplate all the other things that move around because of the breath. Most of us know a little about […]
Spring Fair: May 5, 2018 – Save the Date!
The Alfaz Spiritual Foundation is hosting it’s Spring Fair this coming Saturday and you’re all invited! My dear friends Tania Plahay and James Heather very kindly asked me if I wanted to share their table and I accepted. Later, it transpired that some help was needed on the sound technician front, and I was only to […]
How We Breathe: Mouthbreathing
Introduction Mouth breathing is an all too common habit, and one that can be broken through yogic breathing techniques called pranayama. In today’s post, I am going to talk about how mouth breathing can become habitual, the problems brought on my this bad habit and some ideas on how to correct mouth breathing. The mouth-breathing […]
Yoga practice – "Towards Inversion"
I am feeling generous tonight, and shall give away a lovely yoga practice that I designed last year and have taught a number of times to my dear students. Notice that “B” or “R” means breath or respiración. When it says “6x”, it means do the vinyasa six times. When it says “6B”, it means […]
Yoga is meant to calm me…so why do I feel so nervous?
This is a brilliant question that I received this week from a newcomer to class. This particular lady was recommended yoga by her doctor, so comes as a special case. Ideally, it must be said, such a person would have private tuition. But, the mere fact that she has managed to make contact and come […]
Namaste, Sisters and Brothers
Re-post from The Guardian: Yoga for Lazy People
Here is a cute little article from today’s Guardian: Yoga for Lazy People. Have fun and…get on your mat!