I recently showed my paintings at the Project100 gallery space here in Nelson and offered an opportunity for viewers to rest in the gallery environment with the art of Yoga Nidra. It was such a wonderful opportunity to bring together two of my main passions and...
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Sam Loe Yoga
We find ourselves in a time when, in the West, women make up the majority of any yoga class, and yet as in most fields of study, yet again, the patriarchal systems have ignored or hidden the practices, influences and valuable role of women in Yoga’s past. I am...
Whether it’s enforced or chosen, taking a pause from what you are doing and thinking to feel into your body and breath can bring back the felt sense of your True Nature. This nourishing iRest meditation practice invites you to be with any imperfections that you...
Breath regulation allows us to manipulate various aspects of the breath. This might include controlling the pace of the breath, the length of the inhalation or exhalation, extending pauses or changing the pattern of breathing. In breath regulation we might use visualisations and posture changes to particular areas in the body to shift the qualities of breathing too.
There’s an age-old dualism in many cultures between psyche and soma, but especially in the West. This separation has also affected science, medicine and religion and, as the art critic, feminist philosopher and essayist Siri Hustvedt repeatedly points out, we continue...
This is a simple Yoga Nidra practice designed for busy times, or during travel, that will take just 20 minutes. It offers a settling and grounding, body relaxation and then an invitation to be with the sights and sounds of Venice as a way of balancing movement and stillness.
