Yoga Now studio

29/05/2026

Katie was talking about this in her teaching last night. Wonderful class!

27/05/2026

Lovely photo! So glad they got to meet up again

Lovely reunion for Birjoo and Elaine on this beautiful warm and sunny day. Lots of heartfelt reminiscing about Guruji.

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04/05/2026

Sunita’s last class of the year addressed insomnia – sleeplessness which can become acute for many people. She pointed out there are several things that can cause insomnia and one of them is when your mind just won’t switch off. She talked about the importance of exhalation and a natural bahia kumbhaka – that pause at the end of the exhalation when you are not holding your breath - it just gets quietened. And softens the abdomen – she said “no sleep – hardness in the abdomen. Sleep – abdomen soft”. And she talked about the connection between the thighs and the brain – Geeta’s answer to the question “Why did Guruji always start with standing poses? To give stability to the thighs so that the brain becomes stable. Restful thighs will give restful state to the brain.” Which led us to half halasana – Guruji has given us the answer – do 20 minutes every day half halasana, thigh support, and you will feel as though you have had 8 hours sleep. “Pranayama is implicit in asana. Implicit pranayama is easier to understand than actual pranayama but definitely not as easy as half halasana!” God bless you, Geetaji and Sunitaji.

Words Katie Rutherford

02/05/2026

Edinburgh sky and my cat’s big foot. No reason.

01/05/2026

Another of our roughly monthly practice sessions in the studio today. As ever, I was too involved to take any photos until near the end but I got this lovely one of Yoriko in Urdhva Paschimottanasana on the ropes. Also we built these huge Sarvangasana platforms, using ALL the blocks, to try the variations from Raya’s class on 8 April. Arm stuff!

30/04/2026

Srineet sessions last weekend were entitled “Iyengar Yoga – Exploring the Roots” and he began by revealing something super interesting. Gurujj never set out to create a system called “Iyengar Yoga” – he would have said it was regular yoga that he taught which has been there since time immemorial. So the obvious next question is – did he teach from the texts, from the yoga darshan codified by Patanjali? No, he started teaching BEFORE he had read all these texts. He wasn’t formally educated in the shastras and he still started teaching. So what is Iyengar Yoga? It turns out, marvellously, that there is a wonderful correlation between what is taught in the various texts and what was taught by Guruji. It was not intended - it came through him almost magically. Iyengar yoga then becomes “facets of the ancient true subject of yoga as illuminated by what Guruji experienced, what was revealed by Guruji and what was taught by Guruji”. It is almost as though the aspects of yoga were revealed to Guruji even before he was familiar with what is in the texts. Unbeknownst to him he was revealing things that are at the very core of the ancient subject of yoga. Through his profound understanding of the body, mind and soul he was able to make yoga accessible to people of all ages, abilities and walks of life. “Iyengar Yoga” continues to inspire millions – thank you, Srineet, for teaching us with such clarity, grace and humility. It was a wonderful four days.

Katie Rutherford

23/04/2026

This is why I look like I’ve been fighting for my life in a bramble thicket. She loves the taste of raw ankle in the morning. And she’s not messing with those big feet (and proportionally large claws). 2 years old last Monday.

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20/04/2026

Very proud of my tulips this year. I have been sitting in the sun enjoying them at every opportunity.

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15/04/2026

Booking is now open for this year’s Summer School with Katie Rutherford. She is teaching a full weekend in the studio
Saturday 25 July 10.30 - 16.00
Sunday 26 July 10.30 - 15.30
£120 for both days

Plus Pranayama on Friday 24 July 18.00 - 19.45, to be booked separately.

More information on our Events page.
Places are limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.