Bend It Like Buddha Yoga - UK

21/12/2025

Winter Solstice Greeting 🪾🌌🌃
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19/12/2025

Janu Sirsasana C aka that Foot Thingy Pose, is the thirteenth pose of the primary series, and the eighth seated pose.

An intense and demanding pose, it enhances the mobility of the tissues inside the knee joint and offers a therapeutic action on the toes and the plantar fascia (sole of the foot). It encourages the proper tone and lift of the foot’s natural arches.

AND being an asymmetric pose it gives insight into your unique quirks and differences between right and left sides of the body. My left side has other plans when it comes to a date with Janu C 🤔🙏

18/12/2025

Stepping away from the silly season yesterday and making the natural world a moving meditation and a grounding practice. Chitta Vritti Nirodhah moving from busy thoughts to inner silence (Sutras 1.2, 1.5)

10/12/2025

Showing up for yourself in yoga doesn’t always mean a full on lengthy practice. It can simply be a soft, gentle enquiry on where you can create space in the body with breath and focused movement. Enjoy those moments and don’t forget to congratulate yourself on a job well done! There’s another practice around the corner tomorrow. 😊

09/12/2025

was a bit puzzled when I put a Nazar Boncugu in the kitchen. I think she was trying to stare it out!!

08/12/2025

The beautiful practice of pranayama, learning to become aware of the breath, controlling the breath and stretching breath has the potential to heal our bodies and soothe the nervous system. I can’t wait to share more with you in 2026

02/12/2025

Why wait for 2026 to start yoga, or to practice more or deepen the journey. On demand yoga is perfect for the winter months, when time is short or you’re consumed with the ‘busyness’ of the season. Check out my on demand class library for an affordable practice option to help you access the benefits of yoga in your own time and space. Link in bio

28/11/2025

Yep!

Most people find Utkatasana intense — not because it’s “hard,” but because it demands awareness in multiple parts of your body at once. When you understand its subtleties, you transform effort into intelligent strength.

Let’s break it down 👇
1️⃣ Balance & Grounding
Root your legs evenly and keep your knees over your ankles — imagine truly sitting on an invisible chair. This creates stability and protects your joints.

2️⃣ Lift from Within
Engage your lower belly and lift from the pelvis upward. Reach your arms vertically with an open chest — lengthen, not strain.

3️⃣ Awaken the Legs
Gently lift your toes or your little toes. This subtle act activates your thighs and deepens your awareness. Let your legs think — not just work.

4️⃣ Smart Support
Try blocks behind or between your knees, or even between your palms overhead. Props refine, not replace, your awareness.

5️⃣ Mind & Breath
Stay with your breath, even when it wavers. The goal isn’t a perfect pose — it’s learning how your body feels and responds.

✨ Lesson:
Utkatasana is not just a physical challenge — it’s a meditation on balance, awareness, and inner steadiness. Find ease within effort, and the pose becomes your teacher.

💬 What part of Utkatasana challenges you most?

💡 Notice how your alignment changes when you lift your toes — share your experience below!

📸 Post your version of Utkatasana below!

27/11/2025

Join me tonight at Staple Village Hall near Canterbury for HathaYin Yoga. Suitable for all levels including complete beginners. Breathe and move and experience the wonderful benefits yoga brings. Don’t forget to take a look at my on demand membership option on my website 🙏

25/11/2025

Another perfectly imperfect bedtime practice assisted by to gently shift stagnant energy. Staying in the poses for 2 or 3 minutes and focusing on the breath and not stressing over alignment!
Supta Virasana to open the front body, Anahata for upper back, Balasana with slight twist for rotation, goddess squat into standing side bend for hips and legs and lastly wide legged down dog. Not fancy but effective ✨

20/11/2025

No yoga in Staple tonight as I’m unwell 🤧 see you next week 🙏

19/11/2025

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.