Goodbye...for now
The end of another year looms and tonight I taught my last class for now. For the past few months since going back to work full-time, I...
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marzia stefani
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
A Yogic view of the endocrine system
This term we have been talking about befriending the body and have been exploring the different systems of the body and how our yoga...
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marzia stefani
- Jan 18, 2021
- 5 min
What I learnt in my first 5 years as a Yoga teacher
It is 5 years ago, almost to the day, that I started my first public class in a village hall in the lovely village of Mapledurwell near...
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marzia stefani
- Dec 21, 2020
- 3 min
A final lesson from lockdown : ... and life is good
Oh look ...it's 4days to Christmas ? How did that happen? It has been a long year ... or has it? everyone I speak to seems to be...
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marzia stefani
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
That Buddha on my shoulder ...
I once read an article by Jack Kornfield (author and Buddhist practicioner) , he was telling the story of how he managed to get through...
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marzia stefani
- Aug 4, 2020
- 12 min
The F word ... my personal take on the obesity crisis debate
This morning I watched with interest a virtual debate on the latest UK government proposals to tackle the obesity crisis in the UK. I...
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marzia stefani
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
Lessons from lock-down : on-line classes as a springboard for personal practice
As we all keep looking on the horizon for clues of what's to come in the next few weeks and starting wondering if we'll ever get back to...
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marzia stefani
- May 19, 2020
- 10 min
Lessons from Lockdown : 5 body hacks to support your mental health
The Uk lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic officially started on 23rd March 2020, how have you coped? As the re-opening looms it's time...
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marzia stefani
- Dec 11, 2019
- 3 min
How many Yoga poses are there?
This week we closed yet another 6 weeks beginners course and have introduced headstand preparation poses to the group who have made such...
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marzia stefani
- Nov 11, 2019
- 3 min
Why I stopped colouring my hair and why it's actually none of your business
Not your standard yoga post but some food for thought in this age of Instagram perfection and media pressure, especially but not...
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marzia stefani
- Oct 11, 2019
- 3 min
4 ways with ustrasana (camel pose)
A difficult pose that teaches us a lot about the nature of backbends. The kinetic chain is fully open at the front and back of the body...
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marzia stefani
- Sep 24, 2019
- 6 min
3 Pranayamas to practice regularly
Sometimes the simplest of things can have the most profound effects. Let's explore breathing and its ability to help us change our state
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marzia stefani
- Aug 15, 2019
- 3 min
What's the point of Savasana anyway ?
Savasana, the corpse pose, an alien concept to anyone who is new to Yoga and a practice that takes a lot more commitment than we think ....
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marzia stefani
- Jul 11, 2019
- 4 min
10 side effects of a regular yoga practice and 10 good reasons to keep it up during Summer
With the Summer holidays just around the corner and plenty of long warm evenings inviting you to socialise and indulge, there are plenty...
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marzia stefani
- Mar 13, 2019
- 7 min
The A to Z of Yoga etiquette
After more than 3 years teaching , I am starting to gain an understanding of some yoga's etiquette basics that took me a while to grasp...
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marzia stefani
- Feb 18, 2019
- 3 min
5 cross training moves that will improve your yoga practice
Do you cross train ( ie do something else to supplement your yoga practice like running or going to the gym)? In the last 8 months I have...
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marzia stefani
- Jan 22, 2019
- 5 min
What did she say ? Yoga blah blah and how to survive it ...
"...come up onto your finger tips and feel yourself sucking the nectar from mother earth through your fingers ..." ... hang on ... what...
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marzia stefani
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
One mindfulness tip that may just keep you sane this Christmas
The other day I was at the gym for my usual cross-training fix and one of the circuit stations was slamming a 10 kilos rubber ball onto...
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marzia stefani
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Warning! A regular Yoga practice could seriously change your life : a real-life case study
Sally started yoga with me a year ago with a friend who was suffering from back pain, this was her review after her first private session...
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marzia stefani
- Oct 21, 2018
- 3 min
The power of choice
A few years ago I was welcoming a new associate to my team, he was a young, very well educated Russian and over lunch we started chatting...
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