The Yoga Pantry

21/08/2025

Another oldie but goodie :)
🦭pose

20/08/2025

20/08/2025

An oldie but a goodie.

Always a popular one in class 🥰

17/08/2025

Monday Mudra 👉👈 Tarjani Mudra - Opening the heart - Gesture of the index finger

Tarjani is the "index finger, and Tarjani mudra brings the tips of the index fingers together to direct breath, awareness and energy to the chest, heart and
lungs, instilling a sense of expansion and openness.

This gesture expands the
rib cage on all four sides, optimizing breath capacity and releasing muscular
tension from the thoracic area.

The opening of the chest facilitated by this gesture supports the optimal functioning of the cardio-respiratory system.

This mudra also creates a massaging effect in the area of the thymus gland, supporting the health of the immune system.

Tarjani mudra activates the air element, Vayu, cultivating the qualities of lightness, gracefulness, ease and sensitivity.

This gesture also activates the upward moving current of Prana vayu, instilling a sense of enthusiasm and uplifting energy.

Tarjani mudra supports the awakening of Anahata chakra, releasing energetic blockages from the chest, side ribs and upper back.
This release enhances our ability to welcome feelings more easily, creating an open space in which our heart's essential qualities unfold naturally. These qualities include self-acceptance, gratitude, compassion and communion with all beings.

As these qualities unfold, they naturally lead to the awakening of unconditional
love, which unites all of them into a harmonious symphony.

Lilian and Joseph Le Page - Mudras for healing and transformation

12/08/2025

Hey friends 💛

If you’ve been thinking about starting yoga for a while now… this is your sign. 🌸

My next 8-Week Beginner Yoga Course starts Monday, 18th August at 7.15PM here at The Yoga Pantry in Mt Eden, and I’d love for you to join me.

This isn’t just another yoga class.
It’s a gentle, supportive space where you’ll learn the foundations of yoga, safe movement, breathwork, meditation, and the philosophy that makes yoga so much more than stretching. You’ll finish each session feeling calmer, stronger, and more at home in your own skin.

It doesn’t matter if you’re brand new, coming back after a break, or feeling nervous about starting, we’ll take it step-by-step together. No lycra, no headstands, no pressure… just real yoga for real people. Within amazing community and over a decade of experience.

📍 The Yoga Pantry, Mt Eden
🗓 Starts Monday 18 August – 8 weeks
⏰ 7:15PM - 8.45PM
🎟 Book your spot here: https://theyogapantry.com/beginner-yoga.php

If this feels like something your body, mind, or heart is craving… come join me. You’ll thank yourself by the end of the first class ✨

Tash x

11/08/2025

Monday Mudra Jala Mudra - fluidity of water

Jala means "water, and is the name for the water element, whose qualities
include fluidity, refreshment, hydration, lubrication, nourishment and purification.

In the physical body, the water element in the form of circulation serves as a vehicle for nutrients, blood cells hormones, oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Water is associated with the sense of taste and is the essential Vehicle for digestion, supporting the transformation of food and the absorption of nutrients.

Water's qualities of hydration and flexibility are also essential for the healthy functioning of the muscles and joints, maintaining flexibility,
which is especially important with aging.

Water's subtle qualities, including fluidity and adaptability, are essential for the health of our psycho-emotional
being, allowing us to flow with life's stream more easily.

Jala mudra directs breath, awareness and energy into the pelvis, the seat of the water element, enhancing the qualities of fluidity and flexibility in the physical body while cultivating greater ease and adaptability within our
thoughts and feelings.

This gesture creates a massaging effect within the pelvis and abdomen that supports the health of the reproductive and urinary systems.

The enhanced abdominal breathing also supports the return of venous blood and lymphatic fluids from the lower body.

As fluidity and flexibility are enhanced by this gesture, Svadhisthana chakra at the center of the
pelvis opens naturally, supporting us in flowing with life changes more easily while developing relationships that are genuinely nourishing.

06/08/2025

Love a good do nothing day in bed :)