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Yoga classes for groups & private individuals at all levels in the centre of Harrogate, Yorkshire. Well-being in Mind Body & Soul at www.harrogateyoga.com

Amanda Latchmore RSME RSMT of Harrogate Yoga has practised yoga for over 40 years and has been running yoga classes since 1997. Initially these classes were Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, gradually developing into a more creative, flowing style - Vinyasa Flow. In addition Amanda has been running yoga courses for Beginners for many years - these ensure that beginners learn how to practise yoga safely - with others at the same level. Also on offer at Harrogate Yoga are yoga therapy sessions - these are private one-on-one classes for individuals with health issues. Amanda is highly qualified and has Diplomas in the following:

British Wheel of Yoga Teaching
Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy (Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist)
Jabadao ‘Learning Through Movement’

Amanda also has Certification in Advanced Teacher Training with:
Donna Farhi
Erich Schiffmann

Amanda is a graduate of The Breathing Project in Embodied Anatomy & Kinesiology: Bones and Ligaments (online)

Amanda continues studying BMC® with Embody-Move Association (EMA) – the licensed BMC® program in the UK.

08/09/2025

Sometimes I like to get off the mat and see how my body wants to move - dance with the floor even!

24/08/2025

It’s a common ambition to ‘get a strong core’. Often people will do strengthening exercises that focus on the superficial abdominal muscles - doing sit ups for example. The result can be restricted breathing. And sometimes that can become a habit. Also the muscles in the front of the torso can become shortened, alongside muscles in the back of the body becoming weak and long. In turn this inhibits good posture and sitting for any length of time may become uncomfortable.

In my teaching and in my own practice I encourage breath movement that radiates out all the way from the centre of the body, to the extremities - through shoulders and arms to fingertips, through hips and legs to toes, and also to the crown of the head and to tail.

My aim for my clients, my students and in my own practice, is for a mobile kind of a core - core support.

Then it becomes possible for movement to radiate out from centre in Trikonasana - that’s supported by the breath; in transitioning between Downward Facing Dog and Plank, there needs to be support from a mobile core; to balance on a ball on the front of the body, it’s imperative that the back muscles are strong and that there’s support from the underside.

Find out much more on my Moving from Centre workshop on 25th October. See the link in the Bio. Or direct message me.
I hope you can come!

18/08/2025

I've a workshop coming up on 25th October and hope you can come! It’s a morning workshop - we’ll learn how developing a strong, mobile core can lead to naturally good alignment. The ability to move from centre is fundamental to healthy movement in yoga poses – and in life! This kind of ‘strong core’ is very different to that acquired from doing sit-ups in the gym, or even a Pilates class. The strong core acquired from doing sit-ups, tends to inhibit breathing, thus inhibiting the ability to be grounded - amongst other things! Our aim will be to feel breath movement all the way through the body to our extremities, via the centre of the body. Our aim will be for our poses/asana to become more cohesive, limbs connecting into and out from centre, prana/breath movement travelling more readily through the body, thus creating a feeling of effortlessness.

13/08/2025

As it’s quite hot right now, here’s a pranayama that is said to help cool mind and body down. Sit in a comfortable position and for Sheetali pranayama, curl your tongue, protrude it a little, then suck air in. Exhale through your nostrils. Practise 9 times.
As apparently about a third of the population can’t curl their tongues, Seetkari is an alternative. Suck air in through your teeth - lightly together - then exhale through your nostrils. Practise 9 times.

The principle is similar to that of dogs panting when they’re hot!

Happy practising! Hope you keep cool!

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09/08/2025

Here are some stretches to practise if your body is getting sore from too much time looking at your phone, or working at your computer.

Last Tuesday I was practising Eagle Arms stretch in the waiting lounge at Kings X station in London, when Tom Barber asked if he could sit opposite me. We then had a fascinating discussion about yoga and somatic approaches to trauma. Tom spoke about Gabor Mate and a training in Compassionate Inquiry. I got to meet his little dog too! Think he’s called Jock!

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