West End Yoga Centre

28/12/2024

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Begin Yoga with us in 2025!!!
Have you been curious about starting yoga? Join our supportive community of yogis right in the heart of West End and begin your yoga practice now.

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06/11/2024

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Thank you so very much to everyone who came along to our Spring Retreat! You are what made it special!
What a wonderful weekend we had sharing the beauty of yoga with you.
Thank you for the amazing food and for facilitating a beautiful and relaxing venue.

27/10/2024

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“As the nerves are, in the yogic point of view, the unconscious mind, any breakdown in the nervous system distorts the stability of the mind and leads to fear, despair, doubt and dejection. Practice of yoga on the other hand, keeps the nervous system elastic and build up hope, poise, friendliness, compassion, and gladness.”

BKS Iyengar
From talk given by Guruji in 1987, Lighting the Lamp of Yoga, Yoga Rahasya Vol. 29

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YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
New Group Starts in January 2025

The Yoga Teacher Training Program is not only for those interested in becoming CIYTs. It’s also for dedicated students interested in expanding and deepening their yoga knowledge. Learn more and apply at:

www.iyengaryoga-source.com/three-year-training-program

info@iyengaryoga-source.com

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Schedule this week:

Sunday, 10/27
9:30 AM Level II with Bonnie
11:15 AM Level I with Carolyn

Monday, 10/28
6:00 PM Level I with Sri

Tuesday, 10/29
10:00 AM Level II with Lisa
5:30 PM Level I-II with Lisa

Wednesday, 10/30
9:00 AM Level I-II with Staff
5:30 PM Level III+ with Lisa

Thursday, 10/31
10:00 AM Level II with Betty
6:00 PM Level I with Deanna

Friday, 11/1
10:00 AM Level I with Lisa
5:00 PM Level I with Lisa
6:30 PM Restorative with Pat

Saturday, 11/2
9:00 AM Level III+ with Staff
11:15 AM Level I-II with Lisa
1:00 PM FREE INTRO with Lisa

26/10/2024

Origins of the Modern Yoga Mat

Angela Farmer was a student of BKS Iyengar when he first started teaching yoga in London. In our recent blog, she tells the story of her mission to find a solution to slidey feet in his classes. Angela’s innovation led to the development and manufacture of the first sticky yoga mats. If you look at the images in Light On Yoga there isn’t a mat in sight, but this iconic prop has become synonymous with modern yoga

“May we always be grateful to those who shone in their own light and for their inspiration that gave us the courage to set out on our own path, our own dharma."

Full article: https://iyengaryogalondon.co.uk/origins-of-the-modern-yoga-mat/

19/10/2024

Thanks Mia glad you enjoyed the class:)

Does anyone else visit their local Iyengar school while you’re away for work and end up in a 2 minute Urdvha Dhanurasana…

OK, so I didn’t make the whole 2 minutes but I sure tried and the backbends class was exactly what I needed ahead of working at a big conference for 3 days 💪

Thanks to Jamie and the crew from - such a welcoming and lovely bunch!

If you’re ever near make sure you drop in for a class - the studio is only a 10-15min walk and your body and mind will thank you!

19/10/2024

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18/10/2024

💖 Friday Feed

Salamba Savasana vs Bhishma Charyasana

The photo at the top depicts Salamba Savasana on seven bricks. The body is parallel to the floor. The practitioner relaxes the muscles that can suspend from the bones when the body is “floating” on the bricks. It is wonderful for extreme fatigue and stress. This is not Bhishma Charayasana. In Bhishma Charayasana, as shown in the bottom photo, the body is slanted, elevating the heart and helps to stimulate the heart to enhance its function. It may be good for conditions of the heart.

Bhishma was the chief of the Kaurava army during the Kurukshetra War in the epic Mahabharata. He lied on a bed of arrows, but rather than dying, he prolonged his life until his choosing, demonstrating extraordinary resilience and endurance, while enduring the great pain and sacrifice, which underscores his dedication to his duties and that physical suffering is secondary to spiritual evolution.


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16/10/2024

Last few places, come join us in the heart of Byron Bay hinterland.

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12/10/2024

Friday Feed: Adho Mukha Virasana

The pose depicted on top with a bolster between the backs of the thighs and shins sends the buttocks and low back upwards and puts pressure downward on the knee joints. This may be harmful to the knees, especially for older students and those with knee discomfort. Additionally, the space between the vertebrae is compressed and may create tension and hardness in the muscles of the back, including the shoulder, neck, and inside the body cavities. The mind may become agitated.

The photo depicted on the bottom, shows a bolster (a blanket may also be used) positioned between the buttocks and heels. This is needed when there is a gap between the two and/or there is knee discomfort. Filling this gap helps to press the buttocks back and down onto the bolster. The head and hands are raised and supported on blocks to the height of the buttocks. Raising the hands and head, even if the buttocks are touching the heels without support, would be needed for a hyperkyphotic dorsal curvature and/or tight neck and shoulders that causes the head to hang lower than the shoulders.

Anchoring the top of the thighs and buttocks back and down and reaching the arms forward in line to the torso lengthens and spreads the torso, increases the space between the vertebrae of the spinal column and opens the body cavities. The space, spreading, and lengthening is soothing to the body, breath, and mind and creates a positive environment for the practice to follow.



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12/10/2024

Here's Corine Biria teaching adho mukha svanasana.
Study for next week's classes:)

11/10/2024

Its Friday:)

08/10/2024

03/10/2024

. 🌾Thurs 31st Oct~Sun 3rd Nov💐.
Come and join West End Yoga Centre for this wonderful Spring Retreat at the beautiful

Inspired by our trip to RIMYI in Pune, this retreat will create a balanced rhythm throughout each day.

All inclusive 3 days to immerse yourselves into yoga, quiet rest, and rejuvenation for the warmer months ahead. With time to relax by the pool, in the sauna, or ice bath.
With an early finish on the Sunday, you’ll be able to head out and explore the beaches, markets, or cafes of Byron Bay before taking your time to get home.
Delicious plant based meals prepared for you daily by

For more info and prices:
SPRING RETREAT – West End Yoga Centre🤸🏽‍♂️🧘🏽🌺