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The No Counter Pose Experiment

Mostly, we do a pose and then a “counter pose” – for example, if we do a backbend, we will later do a forward bend. In this class we explore the possibility of not doing that. No counter pose. Want to give it a try?

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The Asymmetric Experiment

The two sides of the body are asymmetrical at least a little… and sometimes a lot. Our bones are different between the sides, and we also use one side more for certain daily activities. These asymmetries are natural, and because of this, we might naturally find ourselves spending more time in a Yin Yoga pose […]

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Training the primary Breath Muscles and Pranayama

in this class we do a couple of different exercises, to stimulate the primary breath muscles: the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles. This is a great preparation before Pranayama, however its great for most people since we tend to use the “wrong’ or secondary breath muscles more than the primary ones! we top this class […]

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Karma Explained

Some concepts are so loaded with misconceptions and myth that they lose their capacity to communicate to us a clear, inspiring, helpful meaning. In this short talk we explore the concept of karma  and its importance in our lives.

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Easy does it!

Great class for those who sit most of the day or for after a long flight – easy does it! We’re stretching and activating all the body parts that need to move after a couple of hours of sitting.

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So Ham Meditation

So is the natural sound of the inhalation and Ham/Hum the natural sound of the exhale. Basically meaning “That I Am”. The total duration of this practice is 15 minutes, in which we spend the longer part on the lower abdominal area, then moving up to the third eye, and into a short rebound. If […]

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Chakra Express: Visuddha – the purest

This short talk and meditation focuses on the fifth chakra, Visuddha. The highest of the five chakras located on the spinal cord, visuddha chakra regulates our whole respiratory system and also our capacity for calmness and non-attachment.

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Morning Express: The Goodness Here

Rediscover the simple pleasure to move your body regardless of the condition it is in right now; simple movements to clear, clean, energise, mobilise and strengthen in whatever way available. And a short meditation of gratitude and appreciation to make us experience the goodness that is already here.

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Meditation: Why????

Meditation is widely recognised as being beneficial and even life changing, and still so very few people actually do it. A question that always arises is why should we do it all? Yogis look at meditation slightly differently than other practitioners do, this is a short exploration of these ideas.

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the Meridian clock: afternoon- bladder and kidney meridians

This class is best done somewhere between 3-7 pm, stimulating Bladder (3-5pm) and Kidney (5-7pm) meridian energy. In this class we explain how the Kidney (front) and Bladder (back) meridians run over the body. In the afternoon, round tea time bladder meridian is best stimulated, by slowing down a little, at the end of the […]

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Meditation on Third Chakra

Manipura, the third chakra, is maybe the chakra that is most active collectively in our time and age. It relates to our tendency to worry and its opposite, our capacity to feel contentment; to our attachment to likes and dislikes and our discipline to overcome personal tendencies. This is not a long lecture on the […]

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15 minutes 15 poses

This is a short practice for you who don’t have a lot of time, We’ll do about 15 poses (left and right count as 2 poses) in about 15 minutes! Not too intense not too easy. Enjoy!

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Manipura Meditation

This meditation focuses on manipura, or the solar plexus chakra. Feel free to do any of your favourite classes, maybe even just a morning express, before sitting down for this one. We’ll give you more info on the chakras soon – if you’d like it of course!

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Chaturanga Dandasana vs Push-ups, or what is the right way?

If you go on-line, you see a lot of tutorial video’s about how to do a proper or even ‘perfect’ chatturanga dandasana. On the other hand you see a lot of video tutorials about how to do push-ups, and most of them are completely different. In this talk we look at how ‘the Masters’ did […]

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Chakras Express: Muladhara, the first chakra

This is our first instalment of a series of 7 different meditations, meant to help us bring awareness to these very important energy centers that yogis have been exploring for literally thousands of years.  This is a great companion for the articles on chakras I have been writing for Yoga International (Dutch edition) but we […]

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Short, sweet and very intense

In this short and very intense class we combine cardiovascular exercises from other disiplines with our yoga poses. We will do: planking, military pushups, mountain climbers and (modified) burpees. All to raise your hartbeat and to let you sweat! You’ll probably need a towel, and yes, drink loads of water after class! Enjoy!

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Skeletal Variation 102: The Pelvis

Continuing our exploration of anatomy and of how our bones are shaped, we look into the pelvis. The shape and mobility of our pelvis is going to be very determining for how we move, and its position will make a huge difference when we perform a posture. As we have explained before, bones can vary […]

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The Flying Dragon

The Flying Dragon, like the Golden Seed and Warrior Advance and Retreat, is a classic Yang component in the Yin Tradition. The Dragon contemplates, flies, listens and comes back home. Balance, hip openers, backbends and twists are the main movements in this short and powerful sequence.

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