Emma Isokivi - Yoga

22/12/2023

Mysore Christmas Schedule this year.

Lots of practice sweetness to fill your stocking with! 🌲❤️🌟🎄🎁

07/12/2023

Motherhood ❤️

The role of being a mother, a householder, teacher, Mysore program director, carer and all, means I put many hats on everyday. But I’m *incredibly* lucky that they can crossover, interlink and support one another often like this.

Here, Isla and I eating porridge after I finish teaching for the morning.
2 days a week, our dear colleague and friend picks her up from my home in Leith and comes to the shala with her for when I finish teaching. This means that Isla is in the room with me teaching/ assisting for 15+mins those days. Making various levels of noise and destruction and most definitely messing up everyone’s dristi. We are SO grateful for how everyone welcomes her.

We then roll out together for the rest of the day, I grab moments to do things like write work emails, visit my Dad or organise our upcoming trip to Mysore.

We will be in Mysore the month of January. My first time in 6 years! Looking forward to diving deep in study with again and the bigger community.

Our Christmas schedule will be out in the Mysore newsletter coming out this week with some excellent practice sweetness for you all. Catch the link in my bio if you want to sign up for it.

30/11/2023

Led class on the 1st Friday of the month is always a playful exploration of Intermediate series. This month 2nd of primary and 1st half of Intermediate series!
Hybrid.

10/10/2023

As the nights drawn in, we are offering a few pop up Yoga Nidra’s online with Penny Horner for our Mysore community and beyond.

🌙 This Sunday 15th 20:00-20:45 🌙

Not only will they provide you a luscious nights sleep after (and therefore easier to wake up for your practice the next morning!) they are also a fundraiser for Edinburgh Community Yoga too.

Booking link in my bio or via the Meadowlark app. 💤 💤 💤

22/08/2023

*Introduction to Intermediate Series* workshop.

Sunday 10th September 12:00-15:00. Hybrid (online & instudio).

Explorative look at the key themes of the 2nd series, including mythology, energetics and movements.

1 scholarship place still available- DM or email me.

Link in my bio!

19/07/2023

A special moment today…

Felt like a proud Mysore “mother” (director!) watching our Mysore assistants step up and take the reigns solo this week as some of the main mysore teacher’s take holiday.

Here is Roxie starting to teach her first led half primary today covering Vanessa. Katie Paterson also has been running the room solo last week too.

All our assistants are all long term daily practitioners of a minimum of 3+ years (some of them 10+yrs!). One of my most important prerequisite to become a Mysore assistant in our team is that they’ve had enough time themselves on their mat first. Even more specifically that they’ve ridden a few waves 🌊 of challenges, highs and lows, and even injury (not injury for āsana! Maybe from life!). My focus is much less about physically aptitude more about mental skill and stamina to meet yourself each day.

06/07/2023

*1st Friday of the month updates*

1st Friday of the month the 07:00 Led class will be a Led 1/2 & 1/2 for the next wee while rather than a more traditional Led intermediate series. The other Friday’s of the month at led primary as normal.

We are changing it up as we respond to what our community needs right now. Led 1/2&1/2 is a more accessible, playful and exploratory entrance into Intermediate series with half of primary series first and the first portion of intermediate.

Anyone who is familiar with Primary series is welcome.

Offered both in studio and online. Details on Meadowlark’s app (see photo to right).

FREE Hybrid Chanting and pranayama directly after also.

Ps how glorious is my early morning practice spot? Sunshine streaming through the windows over the meadows. ☀️

07/02/2023

Tomorrow our Mysore program grows !

A new weekly addition of:
Wednesday Led Half Primary series

9:30-10:45am with Vanessa
In studio & online

Perfect guided Ashtanga class for those newer to Ashtanga, or those that simply prefer a smaller practice! Vanessa will offer plenty option or adaptions so that practice is accessible to lots of bodies.

For parents in Edinburgh we are starting to put together some informal peer-to-peer plans for childcare support to help make practice even more accessible. Please get in touch with Vanessa and myself if you are interested!

15/01/2023

Not to be missed retreat with my teacher Sarah!

07/12/2022

Sharing a moment of appreciation for this incredible human- Osteopath extraordinaire at

David is one of the few people that I’ve worked with for 10+ years and every-time I get on his table it’s a different experience, sometimes strong, sometimes very subtle.

He’s supported me through many challenges, and more recently my second pregnancy and now helping baby Isla with transitioning earthside.
We are so grateful! ❤️

01/11/2022

Baby Isla Aurora Isokivi.

Arrived at home in the pool Sunday 5:15pm after the most incredible, fun and full power birthing experience surrounded by an amazing team.

More soon. For now sleep and snuggles. X

13/10/2022

Tomorrow- Friday 14th led primary 07:00 is my last planned day teaching Mysore until 2023 as I dive into maternity leave.

These past few weeks have been a utter blessing with our incredible Mysore team (pictured- missing .lamb.usher) slowly taking over the reigns and me joyfully still being able to teach a little.

When you have deadlines or junctures like this it makes you truly reflect and (hopefully!) be grateful for the people around you.

Over the next few months, not only will you see more of these lovely assistants and teachers, but we also have an incredible line up of guest teachers teaching in our regular Mysore room.

Next week is Lauren Munday 16-22nd October who is running the regular Mysore early room (the hours I normally teach) and several other great events, like Sunday 16th conference (free & hybrid), pranayama (free & hybrid) on the 21st and back-bending workshop on the 22nd (in-studio only, booking in advanced).

I love having a Mysore “team” rather than it all being on one person (and their pedestal!) and I’m so grateful for all these folks around me as I focus my dristi elsewhere for a while.

During this time I encourage you all (our community!) to keep diving into your practice and learning from these incredible teachers. So much good learning during the colder months ahead for you all. Be clear and generous with your communication to the new faces and teachers that are there to support you early each day!

07/10/2022

Highly recommended (especially if you missed a spot on Karen Kirkness's November workshop).

Judi is excellent and I spent a year studying with her in 2011 on my original YTT!

October has blown in... 🌬️
That means it's nearly time for our Practical Hands-on Assisting Workshop with Judi!

We'll be sharing this one day workshop in the studio next Saturday. It is for yoga teachers and trainee yoga teachers looking to develop the knowledge, skill, sensitivity and confidence to offer hands-on assists to their students.

If you’re new to teaching and hands-on assists this workshop will introduce you to foundational concepts and practical assists which you can confidently take back into your classes. If you have more experience you’ll have the valuable opportunity to look again at what you’re doing and why, refine your approach and discover new ways to support and assist your students.

Judi says, "I know in my own practice and learning that hands on assists given with care and respect have been really helpful and I want to help you develop the skills and confidence to offer the same level of help and support in your teaching."

Come and join us next Saturday 15th October from 9.30am! Book your spot > https://momence.com/s/1097900

01/08/2022

Mysore conference this Sunday 7th August. This is a free community event that takes place both online and in person.
A place to ask questions (my teacher used to say “sensible yogi questions”!), learn a little philosophy and share together as a community.
Bring a cuppa and see you there ☕️.
Details in my profile.

11/07/2022

This week’s teaching schedule for me!

Rest of our Mysore team is doing an amazing job in studio whilst I’m still isolating.

19/06/2022

Teaching online Mysore this week Tuesday through Thursday- cover for the lovely Amy while she is running an advanced YTT and I’m still isolating!

I often start the morning by chanting, so if you chime in early you’ll hear me chant a book or two of sutras, Vedic mantra or Upanishads (my new project).

All the details are on our Mysore webpage (link in our bio) or drop me a message.

Video for our in person studio- catching (and appreciating!) the morning light before opening the doors each day. Vanessa and Kirsten will be running the morning in person classes again this week.

14/06/2022

// Taking rest //

I’m currently off my regular teaching schedule and hoping to be be back to teaching after the 26th June in person for now my emails and inboxes are still open, and my incredible Mysore team are running the morning room with care and great skill!

With love ❤️

09/05/2022

The wonderful Greg Nardi is in Edinburgh this week teaching at our shala . Here’s us having a brief conversation about Thursday nights “Discussion: inclusivity, post lineage Ashtanga and culture”.
17:30-19:30 offered both in person or online.
Booking link in my bio and we also have 1 full or 2 partial scholarships available if you need financial support.
Sure to be an interesting and diverse discussion and look forward to seeing you all there!