Thoughts from the mat.
Essays on yoga, bodywork, women’s wellbeing and the slow kind of change. Written by Ania when she has something she can’t teach in class but wants you to have.
Rooted and Radiant: The Sun, the Moon and a Day at West Lexham
Notes from our September retreat day at West Lexham: the real meaning of Hatha, solar and lunar energy at each chakra, a swim in the river, and meditation for rooting and radiance.
What Is Lomi Lomi Nui? The Hawaiian Massage, Explained
A plain guide to Lomi Lomi Nui, the traditional Hawaiian massage: what it is, how it feels, what it helps with, and what to expect. Offered near Norwich, in Honingham.
Craniosacral Therapy or Massage: Which Is Right for Me?
The difference between craniosacral therapy and massage, how each one feels, which suits which problem, and whether you can have both. From a therapist near Norwich.
Can Yoga Help Lower Back Pain? An Honest Answer
Whether yoga helps lower back pain, which kinds it suits, the poses that help, and when to see someone else first. From a Norfolk yoga teacher.
The Root: a quiet home for the notes from your practice
The Root is Blossom Yoga's private members' space: your class, workshop and retreat notes, gathered and kept for you. What it is and how it came about.
Capturing the Uncaught Mind: Notes from the July Meditation Workshop
Talasana and the body's energy field, maha yoga pranayama, and a Tibetan technique for witnessing rather than concentrating. Notes from July's workshop.
Chakras and Sunshine: A Day at West Lexham
Notes from our June retreat day at West Lexham: grapevines, natural swimming, live music meditation, and a whole day built around the chakras.
Sitali Pranayama: The Cooling Breath for Warm Days
One of the classical pranayamas from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Sitali cools the body and calms the mind: useful on a warm day, essential to understand properly.
What Meditation Actually Is: Notes from the First Monthly Workshop
Patanjali's map, the complete yogic breath, and an earplug experiment: notes from the first monthly meditation workshop at The Painted Barn.
Yoga for Menopause: A Kinder Practice for the Years of Change
How a steady yoga practice supports sleep, mood, joints and hormonal shifts through perimenopause and menopause, and what a class in Norwich is like.
Women's Circle: What Actually Happens in the Room
An honest look at what a Women's Circle evening at Blossom Yoga involves: who comes, what happens, and why the simplest gatherings are often the most useful.
Returning to Yoga After Injury: How to Start Again Kindly
Coming back to yoga after injury, illness, surgery or a long gap: what to tell your teacher, how to pace yourself, and which classes are kindest.
Yoga for Stress and Anxiety
Why we're addicted to busy, why most relaxation doesn't reach the people who need it most, and how a slow Hatha practice can teach the nervous system to settle.
Yoga for Weight Loss
Lasting weight change isn't a diet or a boot camp. It's a quieter shift in how you live in your body. Ania on chakras, embodiment and 20 years of practice.
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