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Breathing in an asana practice

When I started meditating I was intrigued to notice the role the breath played in attaining concentration, awareness and peace of mind. A few years later, when I took up yoga, this was a familiar element to me and focus on the breath became one of the essential and important aspects in my practice. Coming back to the breath helps me to keep the development of my personal practice in perspective and cultivate greater concentration and relaxation.

The sacred syllable Aum

Most people in the world will have come across the symbol Aum one way or another – it has been absorbed into western culture from the east as a symbol of unity, piece and spirituality, has enjoyed high visibility in any New Age related context and has been tattooed onto bodies and chanted throughout yoga classes across the world – often without further explanation of its meaning.

Get inspired by some amazing teachers

BKS Iyengar 1938

Beautiful silent footage of one of the great masters of yoga, practising vinyasa yoga in 1938.

Richard Freeman about breathing and the prana vayus

A brilliant yoga teacher – I’ve been lucky to do various teacher training intensives with him – talks about the flow of breath in his own unique way.

Ajahn Sundara on letting go versus getting rid of

A dhamma talk by one of my favourite meditation teachers at Amaravati Monastery.
I have done various retreats with her and she’s always amazing to listen to.

Books I like

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The Four Noble Truths

by Ajahn Sumedho

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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

translation and commentary by Swami Satchidananda

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Light on Yoga

by BKS Iyengar

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Autobiography of a Yogi

by Paramahansa Yogananda

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The Tree of Yoga

by BKS Iyengar

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The Breathing Book

by Donna Farhi

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Inspired dancing

Sylvie Guillem

Two – choreographed by Russell Maliphant

Random Dance

Atomos

Akram Khan

Vertical Road

Yoga class tracks – my current favourites

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L’éléphant

Henri Texier

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Stolen Dance

Milky Chance

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Rehearsal

Ekko

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Moss Mountain Town

The Album Leaf

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Minuet For A Cheap Piano Number Two

A Winged Victory For The Sullen

Gems of the earth

Some of the truly special places I’ve been to