MY-YOGA

21/10/2022

Who wants to join me for Core yoga on Fridays? Available online 1pm UK time or in studio if you are in Halifax Canada 😉

Who is up for core yoga?
Every Friday at 9am ADT
Available in studio and online.
In this class we connect both physically and energetically to the power of your centre finding strenght, courage and motivation but also allowing ourselves to be right as we are in the moment and finding new strenght into that softness. Opening our heart.
Be kind to yourself and get your six pack (not the beer)! Great combo😉
See you on the mat.

11/06/2021

Hi! I'm based in Nova Scotia Canada now but we can still practice together online 😍

My studio Breathing Space Yoga Studio Tantallon has a great offer: 3 weeks Online Unlimited Classes for (Canadian dollars )$30 which is just around £20!!

Try us out, we offer Yoga, Pilates, Mindfulness, Meditation and more. You just need to consider it's 4 hours difference with the UK (we are 4hrs behind) from the times in the schedule.

Check the link below with our schedule and sign up by clicking "sign up" next to the class you want to join and follow the steps to create your account. You can also use the Mind body app.

Looking forward to connect!!

https://www.breathingspaceyogastudio.ca/tantallon-schedule

Namaste x

Our 3 weeks unlimited offer is still available!
Join us for Yoga, Pilates, Mindfulness, Meditation and more!

04/02/2021

Sending you love from Canada!

21/10/2020

😀 I will be teaching the Vinyasa and Mum&Baby. Here the UK times!
1:00pm for Vinyasa
3:30pm Mum&Baby

If you want to connect online😍

If you are not from Naples in Italy let us tell you, the t-shirt modelled here has a very yogic message😂😉.
Ps: if you know what it says comment below with your own translation!

Join us today for:
9:00am Vinyasa Flow
11:30am Mom&Baby Yoga
6:30pm Yin/Yang Yoga

All available both in studio or online.

Sign up via our website by clicking the sign up button next to the class you want to attend:

https://www.breathingspaceyogastudio.ca/tantallon/tantallon-yoga-studio

28/08/2020

One pose a day!
Feel free to suggest any poses that you would like us to explore.

Today our pose choice is:
Warrior III pose – Virabadrasana III in Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the ancient yoga language, asana means “pose”, vira means “hero” and bhadra means “friend”.

As mentioned yesterday, Virabhadrasana describes a whole series of poses: Warrior I, Warrior II, Warrior III, Reverse Warrior and Humble Warrior.

Yesterday we looked at Warrior I and today we move to Warrior III since, just like Warrior I, Warrior III is a closed hip pose and we love transitioning from one to the other, rather than the most common transition from Warrior I to Warrior II where you need to change the alignment of your hips.

We love Virabhadrasana III as it challenges your body and mind inviting you to pause, find your focus and strength and then relax into this, teaching you to develop a relaxed but focused balance. It’s wonderful!

As always the aim is not to achieve anything, but to be open to exploring and learning and to find the right place for you. You can also use the support of the wall to find the right alignment and then move away once you feel it.

Let’s perform Virabadrasana III:

• From Warrior I (check our post from yesterday!) press your weight into the front foot and start lifting the back leg and lower your torso to bring the body parallel to the ground.

• Straighten your standing leg as you continue to lift the back leg and lower the torso, but do not lock your knees. Keep the hips closed and parallel to the floor.

• Flex your back foot and reach out through the heel, as if you're pressing a wall behind you (you could actually use the wall here to start with)

• Reach your arms ahead but keep the shoulders soft. You can use a hand mudra to channel the energy here by interlocking the fingers except the index fingers which would point ahead (you could also start with the hands against the wall to begin with or bring your arms along your body to help you find balance and then extend the arms when you are ready)

• Feel the connection from your hill to the fingertips, extend powerfully and if you loose balance try again with a smile!

• As usual practice on both sides

Extra Fun: From Warrior III try to transition smoothly and softly back into Warrior I and back again into Warrior III, feel the flow!

Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of Paolo Capelli

27/08/2020

One pose a day!
Feel free to suggest any poses that you would like us to explore.

Today our pose choice is:
Warrior I pose – Virabadrasana I in Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the ancient yoga language, asana means “pose”, vira means “hero” and bhadra means “friend”.

Virabhadra was a powerful warrior in Hindu mythology and Virabhadrasana actually describes a whole series of poses named after him: Warrior I, Warrior II, Warrior III, Reverse Warrior and Humble Warrior.

We like to think of Virabhadrasana poses as energy poses: Warrior I connects you to Earth and Sky, Warrior II allows you to spread this energy around you, Warrior III focuses your energy, Reverse Warrior sprinkles this energy behind you and Humble Warrior remind you to honour the Divine.

Let’s perform Virabadrasana I:

• From the back of the mat take a step forward and bend your knee so that it’s perpendicular on the ankle.

• Keep your back foot at a 45 degree angle so that your hips stay facing to the front.

• Inhale and reach your arms up

• Exhale and send the shoulder down as you sink a little deeper into your feet imaging that you are dragging energy down from the sky and connecting to the earth.😍

NOTE! Warrior I and Warrior III are closed hips pose (this means that your hips stay facing the front) while Warrior II, Reversed and Humble are open hip poses (so the hip of the bend leg externally rotates)

Benefits of Warrior I:
- Stretches chest, lungs, shoulders, neck, belly and groins (psoas muscles)
- Strengthens shoulders, arms, back, legs

Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of Paolo Capelli

26/08/2020

One pose a day!
Feel free to suggest any poses that you would like us to explore.

From your request, today our pose choice is:
Balancing Half Moon pose - Ardha Chandrasana in Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the ancient yoga language, asana means “pose”, ardha means “half”and charndra means “moon”.

In this pose we create a line with the body that represents the flat edge of a half moon. You can imagine the energy in the extended arms and standing leg radiate out like beams in the night sky

Ardha Chandrasana is a challenging and satisfying balance pose where we need to focus on stacking the shoulders and the hips to keep the body open and where we need to exercise patience and be gentle with ourselves!!

Ardha Chandrasana is like a balancing version of Utthita Trikonasana -Extended Triangle Pose (so you can check our post on that), another good preparatory pose is also Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II).

Let’s perform Ardha Chandrasana:

There are 2 ways to get into the pose and you can also use a block to help you, try them both out and let us know how you feel.

Way 1

- Stand with feet wide apart and parallel

- Move the right foot so that the hill is perpendicular to the sole of the left but keep the hips to the front (you will notice the right hip opening).

- Inhale and lift both arms parallel to the floor. Exhale and bed the right knee to 90 degrees so that is perpendicular on the ankle. Keep the right hip open. (This is Warrior II!)

- As you reach for the floor or a block with your right fingertips, lift the back leg and straighten the right knee. Feel the line and extend it shining your light J (practice patience if you loose your balance!)

- Practice on the other side

Way 2:

- Stand at the bottom of your mat ant take a step forward with your right foot

- Bend your right knee and reach the right hand to the floor or a block

- Turn your chest out stacking the shoulders, feel this line in the upper body and stack your hips as you lift the back leg to continue feeling this line along the lower body. (Your left arm is resting on your left side)

- If you feel balanced enough, lift your left arm up, hand to the sky. Enjoy and repeat to the other side

So which way feel best to you??
We are also open to other tips if you have any!!

24/08/2020

22/08/2020

19/08/2020

One pose a day for a week😀

This week we are offering a little pose gallery for you.
Feel free to suggest any poses that you would like us to explore!

Today our pose choice is:
Staff Pose –Dandasana in Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the ancient yoga language, asana means “pose” and danda means “stick” since when we practice this pose the spine is long and straight just like a stick or staff.

We love this pose even if it’s generally a bit overlooked. Staff pose gives a great sense of grounding through our base and lengthening through the spine and is a great help to improve posture and stretch hamstrings. Dandasana is one of those poses where it seems you are doing nothing but lots is happening!!

Let’s perform Dandasana:

- Sit tall on your sitting bones. We recommend that you scoop the buttocks flesh out and give yourself a little wriggle to feel your sitting bones.

- Squeeze your legs together and flex your toes.

- Place your hands by your side to touch the ground.

- Keep the toes flexed to create that strong sense of base and to stretch hamstrings. You can keep a micro bend in the knees if that helps, but try work with your breath to straighten legs

- Keep on lengthening through the spine and keep your chin slightly tucked on the neck to feel the lengthening all the way through your crown

- Feel these energy lines grounding you and lifting you

- You can also perform this pose with your back against the wall to use the support of the wall and lift tall.

Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of Paolo Capelli

17/08/2020

One pose a day for a week😀

Today we start a little pose gallery for you for a week. Feel free to suggest any poses that you would like us to explore!

Today our pose choice is:

Chair Pose - Utkatasana in Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the ancient yoga language, asana means pose but Utkata does not mean chair in Sanskrit 😉. Instead Utkata means "immense" or "exceeding the usual measure" since when we hold this pose and manage to stay calm and relaxed using our breath, it helps us focus and go beyond our monkey mind that wants us to keep worrying, so Utkatasana helps us to be mindful and focused and to let go of thoughts!

To perform Utkatasana:

- Stand tall but relaxed, feet parallel and hip distance apart, take a couple of deep breaths and ground through the feet.

- Inhale and raise your arms up parallel to your ears.

- Exhale and, as you tuck your pelvis so your spine is straight and your bum does not stick out, sit back as if there was a chair behind you, keeping your feet strong on the ground and legs parallel.

- Breathe long deep breaths and keep your jaw relaxed, close your eyes and enjoy your strength.

- Challenge yourself if you wish and sit a bit deeper, feel the burn in your legs and let it go...feel "immense"!

Chair pose strengthens hip flexors, ankles, calves and back, stretches chest and shoulders and stimulates the heart, diaphragm and abdominal organs.

Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of Paolo Capelli

30/07/2020

Do you fancy a tour of our yoga studio in Canada? Watch this video!

And do you know distance is not an obstacle anymore and you can join our classes online from anywhere? (Time difference is 4 hours behind UK time 😉)
Check the schedule and Sign up on our website😍
https://www.breathingspaceyogastudio.ca/tantallon/tantallon-yoga-studio

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04/06/2020

A bit of a different class today, enjoy Yin Yang Yoga - Backbends!

As always, when you practice at home, please listen to your body and if you experience any pain or discomfort in any of the poses please stop the practice or take a rest.

Leave a comment or send me a message to let me know how you enjoyed the class.
Namaste!

21/05/2020

Mum&Baby Yoga - relax and re-energize😀
With Giuseppina Colamarco

For Moms + infants from 6 weeks up to active crawling. Specifically designed for your postnatal body and perfect to to connect with your body and exercise safely and and bond with your baby. The classes are designed for both mum and baby so there is healing postnatal yoga for mom and gentle stretches for babies.

As always, when you practice at home, please listen to your body and if you experience any pain or discomfort in any of the poses please stop the practice or take a rest.

Leave a comment or send us a message to let us know how you enjoyed the class and what we can do to serve you better!

Namaste!

19/05/2020

Prenatal Yoga -3rd Trimester Special
with Giuseppina Colamarco

In this class we explore how yoga can help you during your 3rd trimester and learn techiniques to prepare for birth.

As always, when you practice at home, please listen to your body and if you experience any pain or discomfort in any of the poses please stop the practice or take a rest.

Leave a comment or send us a message to let us know how you enjoyed the class and what we can do to serve you better!

Namaste!