HG Yoga

22/05/2026

Our physical alignment is so important on the yoga mat because it teaches us so much off the mat - mentally, emotionally, spiritually

22/05/2026

Our chant this week in one of my classes - chanting is one of the most amazing things we can do. I remember being both too embarrassed and thinking it was too weird, ie too woo woo for me. But now I understand the science more from actually doing it and feeling the effects in my body.

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If you listen closely, your breath is already repeating a mantra.

In yoga, mantra is traditionally understood as a “tool for the mind”—a way of placing and steadying attention. Or, as Rolf Sovik described it: “a thought that protects, guides, and leads.”

So’ham (pronounced “so-hum”) is a mantra that moves with the breath. Rather than creating the sound, you listen for it.

Inhale: a subtle so
Exhale: a quiet hum

In traditional yoga teachings, these syllables are associated with a deeper meaning.

So (“That”) refers to pure, undivided consciousness.
Aham (“I”) refers to the whole of who you take yourself to be.

Together, so’ham: “I am That.”

As your attention settles into the mantra within the breath, its meaning becomes less conceptual and more direct—
less identification with each passing thought,
more familiarity with the awareness in which those thoughts arise.

Because the breath is continuous, this yoga technique can be threaded through ordinary moments—walking to your next meeting, looking out the window, even waiting for the toast to pop.

A quiet thread of recognition, always available.

📖 To explore the roots and method of this practice, read “A Mantra Meditation for Everyone” by Rolf Sovik: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/a-mantra-meditation-for-everyone/

15/05/2026

A few interesting reflections. The yoga sculpt coz people like it, I totally get, but I’m still yoga is yoga and let’s call everything else what it is. Some yoga is closer to jazzercise, very enjoyable as I like to move my body but not yoga. Each to their own 😁😂

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14/05/2026

Well worth a share. I’m not the cat yoga, beer yoga, goat yoga etc etc gal but I see the spin offs. Sure people enjoy the classes but let’s dig deeper and be prepared to challenge our mind - let’s do yoga

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09/05/2026

some silly things I said in yoga classes this week, there seemed to be many, so many I can't recall them all:
- chair poops rather than chair pose
- big nose rather than just nose - and that took me off into the story of when I told a man (jokingly) to press the lift button with his nose because his hands were full, and he turned around to give me a filthy look, appropriately because who would say that, and he had a big nose
- childs pose multiple times throughout class when standing, moving into savasana - very confusing for everyone

01/05/2026

It’s here - the Scorpio full moon and much more. A nice class this morning built around the full moon - moon salutation, gentle but strong surrendering with some soft tunes today.

11/04/2026

Loosen up time

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23/02/2026

Talking about ujjayi breathing in yoga class last night. I feel like we don’t have this foundational piece in yoga these days, we’ve focused on creative movements which can be nice but I prefer traditional yoga - this is what allow us to really get into our yoga practice. I see many people mouth breathing, and acknowledge that sometimes there is something going on that makes nostril breathing challenging but we also sometimes haven’t tried to change. That might be provocative for some but it’s a good question to ask ourselves , which is what the practice of yoga is all about. Pranayama, asana and self-enquiry.

Ujjayi Pranayama, or "ocean breath," is a rhythmic yoga breathing technique that involves slightly constricting the throat while inhaling and exhaling slowly through the nose with lips sealed. It creates a soft, audible, soothing sound similar to ocean waves or a whisper. This practice builds internal heat, increases focus, and calms the nervous system.

15/02/2026

I have spoken a lot in classes about the Walk for Peace, the movement to find inner peace and I have found my teaching coming from here as it has reawakened something in me.

Watching this, the timing of this, and ending in Washington DC (but not quite they got more requests) it felt like a full circle for me personally. The first time I went to DC I had a broken heart and the people and the place at that time, healed a part of me, but there was a broken bit waiting to heal. Watching them finish this peace mission in the city that changed my life positively back in 2005-2007 I am feeling a deep sense of peace and a gentle heart.

He's just very calm and sweet. The whole group was.

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15/02/2026

Tomorrow we enter the year of the Horse and it's about movement, it's about heart, we are here to live the life we are meant to live. It's going to be a big day. It's not any ordinary Tuesday:

- New moon in aquarius
- solar eclipse in aquarius
- year of fire horse begins

The universe is going to give us a kick to stop living small and living under the energy of others thoughts and opinions. Be big, be proud, time to stop being small. It's like stepping onto a moving walkway - a little bit of trepidation as you step on and then it's exciting forward movement - you're off. We're off.