Ujjayi Yoga

Hey there! 🌟 I’m a certified Hatha yoga practitioner, sharing the joys of yoga, pranayama, and meditation. Join me on this wonderful "yoga for all" journey!

Let’s dive in together to enhance your understanding and practice.

22/11/2025

Today marked the final session of our Ashtanga Yoga journey a journey that took us gently and deeply through the eight limbs: Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, and today… Samadhi.

Closing this chapter with my beautiful Saturday class (Barbara, Michelle, Gill and Jan) felt truly special. Over these weeks, we’ve shared honest conversations, reflected on the layers beneath our daily lives, and held space for each other’s growth. We’ve empowered, uplifted, and gently challenged one another and in that, we’ve all evolved.

Teaching these teachings from the Yoga Sutras has been a gift. I’ve watched my students bring these principles into their everyday lives, shaping their true selves with awareness and intention. And I’ve learned just as much from the reflections and wisdom they’ve brought into our discussions.

I feel deeply grateful to have walked this path with them, weaving philosophy, practice, and lived experience together. My heart feels full, and I’m so excited for the next series of learning we will step into together.

Here’s to growth, union, and the light we continue to uncover within. ✨🕉️

13/11/2025

🕊️ Feeling restless? Here’s a yogic secret for peace.
Patanjali reminds us — your mind steadies through Abhyāsa (practice) and Vairāgya (detachment).
Keep showing up. Keep letting go.
That’s the real yoga. 🌿

Save this for days when your heart feels scattered —
and share it with someone who needs to breathe again. 🤍

04/11/2025

🌿✨ We’re Expanding Our Wellness Offering! ✨🌿

We’re so excited to announce that Ujjayi Yoga is now offering a range of therapeutic massages, right here in our newly created massage room, thoughtfully designed to give you a traditional, deeply relaxing experience.

We’ve partnered with the wonderful Sarah at Caduceus Therapies Clinic who brings her expert touch and holistic therapies into our space.

Together, we’re here to help you unwind, restore balance, and nurture your body and mind. 🌸

Enjoy a beautiful selection of treatments, including:
💛 Deep Swedish (with trigger point therapy) & Bamboo Massage
💛 Lymphatic Drainage Massage
💛 Reflexology
💛 Cupping
💛 Acupuncture & Cosmetic Acupuncture
💛 Plus holistic Facials & more!
Swipe right to check out the offerings or feel free to get in touch for further details.

🌟 Special Offer: Enjoy 25% off your first treatment as we celebrate this collaboration.

📍 Available now at Ujjayi Yoga’s new massage room in Killinghall HG3 2AA
📞 To book your session, message Sarah on 07914 690612
📧 Or email caduceustherapiesclinic@hotmail.co.uk

Take time to breathe, unwind and restore.🌿

With love & balance,
Guneet & Sarah

31/10/2025

✨ October Reflections ✨

October may not have been my most consistent month on the mat, but it will always hold a special place in my heart. It began with Abhi’s birthday, a sweet reminder of love and partnership and flowed into Diwali festivities and a family wedding.

This Diwali felt extra special with my parents and mother-in-law here, moments that feel rare when family lives in India. The month overflowed with love, laughter, and connection. The kids had the best time with their cousins, away from screens for once! The boys looked so handsome in their suits (growing up too fast), and Aarna looked stunning in her ethnic outfit which Nani brought from India. It just felt good to be present, soaking in those moments that filled my heart more than any to-do list ever could.

I also received my Yoga Sutra certificate, such an honour and a gentle reminder that yoga extends far beyond asana. 🙏

Even though my personal practice slowed down, I stayed connected in small ways - sharing a few reels, a carousel post, sharing Ashtanga yoga wisdom in my yoga sessions and my blog “Breathing Through Life: The Power of Pranayama in Everyday Living.” It felt lovely to keep expressing yoga in my own way.

But truthfully, there are days I wish for more hours in the day. Between a full-time job, family, YS studies, my small yoga space, perimenopausal shifts, and everyday life, it’s a lot to balance. Some days, self-practice takes a back seat, and that brings mixed feelings. Instagram might show perfection, but my reality is still evolving; imperfect, messy, and full of heart.

The Yoga Sutras remind me that yoga isn’t about doing it all; it’s about doing what you can, with awareness and kindness.

Sometimes, the most meaningful practice is learning to flow with life, even when it takes us off the mat. 🌺

29/10/2025

Ever tried to sit still… but your mind just won’t stop moving? Those ripples: the thoughts, memories, worries, and dreams, are called VRITTIS in yoga, the constant fluctuations of the mind.

They shape how we experience life - what we see, feel, and believe. But beneath all of them, there’s a stillness that’s always there. When we stop identifying with every wave or ripple… we remember we are the lake itself - calm, clear, and whole. 🌿

🕉️ Yoga is the art of seeing clearly — of stilling the movements of the mind, so the truth of who we are can shine through.

28/10/2025

Just received my Yoga Sutra participation certificate, a moment that feels truly special and humbling 🪷

Over 75 hours of study spread across six months, every weekend both Saturday and Sunday, this journey has been so much more than learning — it’s been an exploration into the very essence of yoga.
To study the Yoga Sutras is to enter the heart of yoga itself — its philosophy, psychology, and timeless wisdom. These ancient teachings, recognised by the Government of India, are not just texts… they are mirrors guiding us towards clarity, stillness, and self-realisation.
Grateful to Shiv Darshan Yoga Vidyalaya and especially to my teacher, Balamurali, for sharing such profound insights and bringing these teachings to life with such depth and devotion.
Forever a student on this lifelong journey of awareness and transformation 🙏

17/10/2025

Most people think Yoga is about the body but the real Yoga begins when the mind becomes still. When we can’t even follow our own instructions, it’s not the body that needs training - it’s the mind. We hit snooze, break promises, chase peace through holidays or shopping but all that’s just cooling the surface.

Yoga teaches us to go deeper…to turn down the flame itself.

True Yoga is learning to quiet the inner noise, to turn down the flame, and return to that deep inner silence within.
That silence… is Yoga. 🪷

📜 Yoga Sutra 1.2 – Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha ✨ Yoga is the calming of the fluctuations of the mind.

15/10/2025

Ever wondered what yoga really means — beyond the mat? 🕊️
Sage Patanjali once gave us the ultimate manual for the mind — the Yoga Sutras.

A timeless guide that helps us understand how the mind moves, why it suffers, and how to find stillness within it.

As we journey through these teachings, may they remind us that peace isn’t something we find — it’s something we remember. 🌸

With love,
Guneet | Ujjayi Yoga 🪷

10/10/2025

What are Yoga Sutras?
The human mind is the most powerful machine, yet it doesn’t come with a manual. 🧠✨

Roughly 2,000 years ago, Sage Patanjali gave us just that — the Yoga Sutras! A timeless guide that helps us understand how the mind works, why it suffers, and how to find peace within it — leading us toward the path of liberation. 🌿

The Yoga Sutras are a collection of about 195–196 concise sutras distilling ancient yogic wisdom — like a user manual for the mind, showing us how to move from chaos to clarity, from confusion to calm. 💫🧘‍♀️

They are divided into four Padas (chapters):
1️⃣ Samadhi Pada – The path of concentration and absorption
2️⃣ Sadhana Pada – The path of disciplined practice (including the Eight Limbs of Yoga)
3️⃣ Vibhuti Pada – The path of spiritual powers and inner expansion
4️⃣ Kaivalya Pada – The path of ultimate freedom and liberation

Join me on this journey through the Yoga Sutras and discover how ancient wisdom can guide your modern mind. 🌿

30/09/2025

September Reflection 🌿✨

September slowed me down. After the rush of summer, I finally had space to pause, breathe, and look within.

🌸 Completed 6 months of Yoga Sutra philosophy training - an intense yet deeply transformative journey. Sitting with Patanjali’s wisdom and realising how it still speaks so powerfully to our modern lives has been humbling.
🌸 Finished teaching the Yamas + Niyamas - what began as lessons unfolded into the most heartfelt, soul-touching discussions with my students.
🌸 Embracing Ayurveda - simple rituals, mindful eating, and gentle self-care to support perimenopausal shifts and to accept the natural body changes that come with this stage of life. I’m learning to meet myself with more kindness each day.
🌸 Family blessings - my parents are finally here, the kids are thriving with both sides of grandparents.
🌸 Celebrations — Yash’s first car 🚗 such a proud step-mama moment!
🌸 Navratri — a reminder to honour my inner goddess, to let go of comparison and self-doubt, and to give my soul the best experiences and samskaras (impressions) to carry forward.

The first weekend gone without YS training, felt strange but also exciting. A new chapter is here… and I can’t wait to share the ocean of wisdom from the Yoga Sutras with you all.

28/07/2025

Eating with your hands isn’t just tradition — it’s a sacred act.
Each finger represents one of the five elements:
Thumb – Fire
Index – Air
Middle – Space
Ring – Earth
Little – Water
When they come together to hold food, they awaken Agni 🔥 (digestive fire) even before the first bite, igniting digestion and grounding the senses.
This is how food becomes prana. 🌿
It’s not just a meal — it’s an offering to the body, mind, and soul.
🌿 Grounded in nature. Nourished by wisdom.

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