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As 2015 draws to a close, at Yoga Base Brighton we are grateful for many things – here are just a few: • The dedication […]

One of our students gives their account of the weekend It has been a week since I had the opportunity to attend a workshop with […]

My first face to face encounter with Sharath Jois a few years ago made him laugh. A huge, joyous laugh that echoed around the Camden […]

By Clara Murphy I remember the very first moment, eight months ago when I first crept into the Mysore room and was confronted by the […]

Satya: Truth “Some doors only open from the inside. There is no software for becoming self-aware.” Max Strom Satya: A Sanskrit word meaning adhering to truth, […]

  I thought it would be a nice idea to start to do a small blog on the ‘Eight Limbs of Yoga’, as Ahimsa has […]

About seven years ago, I remember Sarah telling me after an evening class (at Brighton Natural Health Centre) that I ‘needed to come to morning […]

How did my adventure start with yoga? Was I lonely? Was I lost? Or maybe, as always, I wanted try something different? I was never a […]

On the Mysore Yoga CPH website they advise you that, in addition to bringing true wellbeing and a sense of community, Astanga yoga helps to […]

  Follow the energy A weekend of workshops with Petri Räisänen and Wambui Njuguna   Petri Räisänen and his wife Wambui Njuguna are internationally recognised […]

Film directors Martin Scorsese and David Lynch say that meditation makes them more creative. Lynch calls it ‘catching the big fish,’ in terms of the […]

Injuries…something we all share! You cannot go through life without experiencing pain and when you have a regular physical practice (whatever that might be) as […]

February has arrived and you may have noticed the shops filling their windows and shelves with hundreds of different ways to tell ‘that special someone’ […]

For those of you that know me, you will know how I love my rituals and ceremonies. Like many of us, I love to celebrate the […]

  If you’re looking for a good book this January that will provide inspiration beyond the usual barrage of inspirational (or irritating) quotes on social […]

By Tash Mills Over the years I have tried yoga a couple of times but these sessions seemed to be made up of fairly easy stretching […]

Ahh, the sweet delight of a weekend escape! After a lengthy period of working, teaching, studying and house-moving, it was time to recharge for a […]

  Book Review by Clara Murphy, YogabaseBrighton student
‘Guruji: A portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois through the eyes of his students’ by Eddie Stern and […]

Eddie Stern weekend workshop, Studland Dorset Having gone to quite a few Astanga Yoga workshops over the years I am happy to find yet another […]