by Nea Ferrier | Aug 8, 2025 | REFLECTIONS
Confessions of a Standing Postures Nerd And yoga alignment confusions! Confession time. I’m a standing postures nerd! How about you? I thought pārśvakoṇāsana was my favourite but maybe it’s this one, pārśvottānāsana? Well for sure, the longer you practice,...
by jimmycrow | Jul 11, 2025 | REFLECTIONS
Happy Guru Pūrṇimā Hello friends! Today is the full moon known as Guru Pūrṇimā, where we honor our spiritual teachers. I’m writing to you from Sydney, Australia where I have had the chance to see my “home” Ashtanga teacher Eileen Hall. Eileen was...
by Nea Ferrier | Jun 11, 2025 | REFLECTIONS
Opening Chant, Menstrual Cycle Sequence and let’s talk shoulders Hello friends! With International Day of Yoga approaching I wanted the theme of this newsletter to be the original purpose of yoga, The clue is in our opening chant. Read below for more and check...
by jimmycrow | May 12, 2025 | REFLECTIONS
Happy Buddha Pūrṇimā Hello friends! Happy Buddha Pūrṇimā ! I’m excited to have this year’s Buddha fall on my birthday (the full moon started at 4:30pm on May 11 here in Cape Town.) I was very fortunate around the time of my 30th birthday to traveling in...
by Nea Ferrier | Apr 12, 2025 | REFLECTIONS
Trikoṇāsana, The Three Guṇas & Ashtanga Anușthāna Hello friends! Today is Hanumān Jayanti. Hanumān is symbolic of strength and dedication and I always associate him with taking a “leap of faith”, like how he leapt across the ocean to reach Lanka to...
by Nea Ferrier | Mar 14, 2025 | REFLECTIONS
Sūryanamaskāra A &Prāṇaśakti Hello friends! I’m writing to you from Goa where I’ve been enjoying my yoga holiday! It’s Holi here today and also Laksmi Jayanti so I’m looking forward to visiting a Laksmi temple, yet also hoping no one goes...
