Jo Mitchell Yoga

24/11/2025

Costa del Kirkcaldy

24/11/2025

Hi 👋 I’m a Certified Iyengar® Yoga Teacher based in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Iyengar Yoga is an alignment based method of Yoga that is accessible and available to every body and everyone. Find out more by joining me for a free taster class, 9.30am Monday to Friday in venues across Kirkcaldy

24/11/2025

Interested to learn more about keeping your knees healthy as you age? Read this post from Iyengar Yoga UK on how Iyengar Yoga can help you nurture your knee health through awareness, safe movement, and practical routines, so your knees can serve you well, today, tomorrow, and into the years ahead.

We explore how to nurture knee health through awareness, safe movement, and practical routines for optimal long term function.

24/11/2025

A ‘work-in’ rather than a ‘work-out’

Come and play with us!
We don’t always look very smiley when we practice but that’s because we are concentrating! It’s a good thing. It’s how it works to quieten our minds and refresh us.

Talking to a friend who swims for her fitness and wellbeing and finds it a bit hard to keep going at this dark, cold and damp time of year reminded me of another advantage of being a yoga practitioner; you do it inside, in a warm and clean studio. You don’t need to get wet, dry your hair, remove your makeup or deal with dark streets. You can do it anywhere; hotel rooms, your bedroom in your pjs. You don’t need expensive kit (you don’t even need a mat). And you become part of a community - people of all ages, learning (and laughing) together. But you don’t have to laugh or smile if you don’t want to. It’s great for introverts!

As someone who didn’t do much sport as a kid and has an aversion to organised fun, it has suited me for nearly 40 years, consistently. The key is to find something you can realistically keep doing, regularly. Maybe yoga would suit you too.

22/11/2025

22/11/2025

“Practise asanas by creating space in the muscles and skin, so that the fine network of the body fits into the asanas”. BKS Iyengar

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

Wow I didn’t know this. It makes a lot of sense

🧘‍♀️ Czy wiesz, że wielcy nauczyciele czasem sami są uczniami?
Guruji Iyengar zainspirował się swoim uczniem Yehudim Menuhinem, by nauczyć się pranajamy!

Obserwując technikę gry na skrzypcach swojego ucznia, Iyengar odkrył klucz do prawidłowego oddechu. Patrzył na jego palce, knykcie i sposób naciągania strun - wszystko to przeniósł na praktykę pranajamy. 🎻✨

Niezwykły nauczyciel, który nie bał się uczyć od innych. Jego historia pokazuje, że inspiracja może przyjść z najmniej oczekiwanych miejsc. 🌱

"I learnt how to place the fingers on my nose as I had seen my Guru do in 1944. My own student, Yehudi Menuhin, was also my Guru, though he never knew that I learned from him. I observed how he used to pull the violin strings, and what space he was creating; how he used to flex his knuckles and how the knuckles where behaving, how the flesh was behaving on the back side, which part of his finder he used to keep. All those things. Then I started playing on my nose, and that's how I learned pranayama."

>Iyengar His Life and Work
>How I taught myself pranayama p. 141

Czy Ty też szukasz nauki w codziennych sytuacjach? Podziel się w komentarzach! 💭

🧘‍♀️ Did you know that great teachers are sometimes students themselves? Guruji Iyengar was inspired by his student Yehudi Menuhin to learn pranayama! 😮

By observing his student's violin technique, Iyengar discovered the key to proper breathing. He watched his fingers, knuckles, and how he pulled the strings - applying all of this to pranayama practice. 🎻✨

An extraordinary teacher who wasn't afraid to learn from others. His story shows that inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. 🌱

"I learnt how to place the fingers on my nose as I had seen my Guru do in 1944. My own student, Yehudi Menuhin, was also my Guru, though he never knew that I learned from him. I observed how he used to pull the violin strings, and what space he was creating; how he used to flex his knuckles and how the knuckles where behaving, how the flesh was behaving on the back side, which part of his finder he used to keep. All those things. Then I started playing on my nose, and that's how I learned pranayama."

>Iyengar His Life and Work
>How I taught myself pranayama p. 141

Do you also look for lessons in everyday situations? Share in the comments! 💭

18/11/2025

Wonderful post

Your Pelvis Can’t Adjust?

When the pelvis doesn’t adjust easily into a neutral or centered state, two key factors are usually at play:

1️⃣ Stiffness in the Front Thighs (Quadriceps)
- Tight quadriceps resist bending, preventing the pelvis from positioning correctly.
- This stiffness often forces the back to overwork or roll as a compensation.
- When the thighs “hold back,” the pelvis can’t follow through smoothly during bending or leaning actions.

2️⃣ Lack of Support from the Pelvic Floor & Abdomen
- Without muscular support from the lower abdomen and pelvic floor, maintaining a stable pelvic position becomes difficult.
- When these areas engage, controlling leg and pelvic movement becomes more natural and efficient.
- In lying postures, weak support here makes centering the pelvis even more challenging.

💡 Key Insight:
✨ Freedom of the pelvis isn’t just about stretching the back — it’s about releasing stiffness in the thighs and awakening supportive structures in the abdomen and pelvic floor.
✨ When stiffness decreases and support increases, pelvic alignment becomes both achievable and sustainable.

What’s harder for you: Releasing stiffness or awakening support?
Where does your body “hold back” the most? Share below.

17/11/2025

Looking forward to teaching this FREE Iyengar Yoga class tomorrow 6.15pm to 7.30pm at Auchtertool Village Hall. Thanks to the Corra Foundation for organising💪🤟👍🙏