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July 2017 newsletter
Welcome to our July newsletter. We hope that those of you who attended our International Yoga Day on the 21st June enjoyed your class. Phew that was a hot day! The centre will quieten down as we approach the summer, a time to be outdoors doing your yoga! Plenty of weekly classes but not so Read More
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali – Pranayama
The fourth step is Pranayama. The word is composed from two Sanskrit words: Prana: meaning life force (noted particularly as the breath), and either ayama: to restrain or control the prana (implying a set of breathing techniques where the breath is intentionally altered in order to produce specific results) or ayāma: meaning to extend or draw out Read More
June 2017 newsletter
In this month’s newsletter I introduce the third of the 8 limbs of yoga described by Patanjali. As ever, please check out the studio calendar and classes pages on the website for more details, and June’s classes, workshops and courses are below. With best wishes from Sharon and all the yoga teachers and therapists. Asana: more commonly translated as Read More
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali – Asana
Asana: more commonly translated as posture, is derived from the Sanskrit root “to stay” “to be” or ”to sit”. Last month we looked at the first two limbs of yoga, yamas and niyamas, would it not be enough to be compassionate, truthful and content? Surely we should work at these? Why do we need to Read More
May 2017 newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, I introduce the first two of the eight limbs of the yoga sutras: yama and niyama. As ever, please check out the studio calendar and classes pages on the website for more details, and May’s workshops and courses are below. We wish you happiness for the month of May, with best wishes from Sharon and Read More
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali – yama and niyama
The Yoga Sutra, widely regarded as the authoritative text on yoga, is a collection of aphorisms, outlining the eight limbs (or steps) of yoga. These “threads” (as sutra translates from Sanskrit) of wisdom offer guidelines for living a meaningful and purposeful life. There are 196 of them and they were written by the ancient sage Read More
April 2017 newsletter
Welcome to our April newsletter – from all us at the centre we would like to wish you a Happy Easter. Spring is a time of new growth and we are in the midst of having a new therapy room built. Apologies for any disturbances but it won’t be long now! Please can you help Read More
Therapist Massage and Reiki Annabel Fox
I have always been interested in Complementary therapy and as a child was blessed with two grandmothers who were both into natural healing. Long walks in the countryside, an interest in nature, good healthy home cooked food and homeopathy were among the principles I grew up with. I worked for many years in sales and Read More
How to add a google review
We would really appreciate some positive feedback on our google business page. If you have 5 minutes, please can you leave us a review? Here is how to to do it: 1. Click on this link to open new window with the search or search google for Dorset Yoga or Dorchester Yoga 2. Arrive at Read More