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Somehow I lost my track in logging my yoga practice in the blog, although I managed well to stick to my schedule (two classes per week, and one or two additional home practises). In fall our yoga teacher Sabina focused her classes around the seven spiritual laws of Yoga.

An then in November I headed together with a good friend for a yoga holiday in Thailand. We were a group of nine yoginis (mainly from UK) and had a marvellous week, with yoga classes twice a day, on a beautiful platform with di… Continue

Today I bought a new camera - and my first picture to be published is a kind of Yoga picture....

My yoga practice was reduced to two class a week, and some asanas between all my chores during the last two months. Especially the annual congress I am organizing took me quite some time. And one week after the congress - all the stress is gone - a got ill.

Yesterday in class -it was a very flowing one - and all went fine. But at a certain moment I started to cough and could not stop it. I drank some water but still - was not able to stop until the moment when a yogamate told me, that I am allo… Continue

Three ways of getting awareness for the own body - was the focus of today´s class. First, the cognitive way - analysing each facet of a pose - with the exemple of Tadasana, and warrior 1. Second, willpower - finding a challenge in the pose - done with a handstand on the wall, and (my eternal challenge) bakasana - I have no clue, because I do not manage that one - (maybe I want it to much--that could be a lesson from today -to much willpower is also not good). Third, flow and movement -a nice and… Continue

Last weekend on my wonderful mountain trip, I succeeded to loose all my important stuff (keys, money, mobile phones) in the middle of the mountain. Due to incredible luck it was found by other trekkers and brought back to the nearest mountain hut. Still I had to call a key service to open my door for an awful lot of money... Hopefully tomorrow my stuff will be in my postbox...

And what was the focus of monday´s evening class? Letting go. There are days where the yoga class fits perfect to the c… Continue