Jayne Hill
Do this one yoga posture every day
The one yoga pose that I recommend you do every day is going to be a surprise for a lot of people. BKS Iyengar said everyone should do...
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Jayne Hill
- Sep 24
- 2 min
I can't touch my toes!
Are you sure? How did you get your socks on this morning? Can I come to yoga because I can’t touch my toes? It’s a question I hear from...
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Jayne Hill
- Sep 10
- 4 min
Elements of Yoga
In yoga, the elements of earth, water, fire, air and space (or ether) are the building blocks of nature. They represent the qualities of...
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Jayne Hill
- Jan 7
- 3 min
Embodied Movement
Yoga with Feeling Somatic or embodied yoga is a mindful practice with awareness on the way that you feel. Learning to be be present with...
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Jayne Hill
- Nov 13, 2022
- 3 min
Build Better Balance
I can’t balance! That’s what I hear after every yoga class. In many ways it’s not a surprise. Once we’re all grown up we don’t play with...
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Jayne Hill
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
Finding your Flow
Waves shape the shore In yoga, when things flow freely and smoothly, then we are healthy and full of vitality. I’d already decided to...
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Jayne Hill
- Feb 28, 2022
- 5 min
Exercises to strengthen your breathing
After you’ve recovered from covid or a chesty cold, you might find that you’re still wheezing. When you feel breathless, you try to take...
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Jayne Hill
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
Are you kneeling comfortably?
Like all joints, your knees need a variety of movements to be healthy, nourished and functional. But if they never bend further than 90...
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Jayne Hill
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Breath and Balance
Being stable physically on one foot, or even two feet is important in a practical sense to keep you safe as you move through life....
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Jayne Hill
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
'Tis the season of sitting
It's that time of year when somehow we sit even more than we usually do. So here are some ideas to keep you mobile and moving through the...
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Jayne Hill
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
Are you lying comfortably - the sequel
Are you a front relaxer? A side relaxer? Or even an upside down relaxer? Discover how to rest easy when you're not lying on your back. I...
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Jayne Hill
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4 min
Are you lying comfortably?
...Then we'll begin... relaxation. Savasana is the “traditional” relaxation posture in yoga. Yes, relaxing has a yoga posture all of its...
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Jayne Hill
- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
Restore Your Rhythm with Yoga
Are you feeling ‘a bit off’? When I asked about the next workshop, sleep, digestion and dealing with anxiety were popular suggestions....
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Jayne Hill
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
'Now, the practice of yoga begins'
At the start of a new term I thought it would be interesting to reflect on this phrase. It's at the beginning of a very old yoga...
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Jayne Hill
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Fabulous fascia! It's all connected...
Fascia or connective tissue used to be described as the strong elastic bands that join muscles to bones (tendons) or bones to bones...
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Jayne Hill
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Get Fresh!
You could take your yoga mat outside, and do a regular kind of practice, but don't feel you need to be limited to a strip of non-slip...
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Jayne Hill
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
Yoga to Walk up Hills and Slopes
Take yoga off your mat and out into the world! Organising your body well, releasing tension and moving in good alignment means that your...
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Jayne Hill
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Imagine moving your toes one by one...
During yoga practice I often suggest that you imagine making a physical movement and being aware of what that movement would feel like....
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Jayne Hill
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Leg Power Boosts Brain Power!
Did you know that strength of your legs predicts the health of your brain better than any other lifestyle factor? New research shows that...
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Jayne Hill
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Simply soothe stress away
When I’m feeling stressed and overwhelmed I find it tough to relax my racing mind. That’s when I find I need something more physical to...
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