Beginners at Sylvia's Yoga

Wear loose comfortable clothing. Yoga is done barefoot. Don’t worry if you don’t have perfect feet, nobody will care! It’s nice to put the effort into being well prepared with fresh, comfortable clothing you feel at home in.

Bring a yoga mat and a small blanket you can sit on, or use as padding under your knee or your head, or throw over you for final relaxation. Yoga mats can be purchased in any sports shop, luxury mats such as Manduka can be purchased online, the cheaper ones tend to be a bit slippy. Buy your throw / blanket in Pennys! Bring warm layers for relaxation, a sweatshirt or hoodie, cosy socks, maybe an eye pillow to block out the light.

Sylvia Ferguson12 June 2019Comment

Summer newsletter!

Wishing you all a season of growth. If that growth comes from resting, rest deeply. If it comes from action, make your actions considered.

“How do you know you are growing in the right direction? You can breath more deeply, think more clearly, and feel calmness and happiness flow more strongly through your being.” Yung Pueblo.

Sylvia Ferguson4 June 2019Comment

Outdoor Yoga Marlay Park, July and August, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9.30am.

Your yoga mat on soft grass, in the fresh air, under the rustle of leaves and the blue sky beyond…

We will be taking our mats to one of Ireland’s most beautiful parks, Marlay Park, every Wednesday and Friday morning at 9.30am from Wednesday 10th July to the end of August.

Sylvia Ferguson2 June 2019Comment

Five reasons you should spend more time with yogis.

We tend to be healthy, happy people embracing life and up for it! You can expect outdoor adventures, exploration and discovery, raucous laughter, maybe even a spontaneous dance or an inappropriate yoga pose. Hang out with yoga people and it could get messy and fun.

Sylvia Ferguson24 May 2019 Comment

You have to try harder than you think you should have to.

We’re never done. We’re never fully grown up. We’ll never shed all the layers from the past. We’re all in this together yogis. The good news is we’re well able. The great news is it’s well worth it.

“I am not fully healed, I am not fully wise, I am still on my way. What matters is that I am moving forward.” Yung Pueblo.

Sylvia Ferguson6 May 2019Comment

Rediscover your best posture as you sit with ease.

It can take a bit of time and tuning-in to discover the best position to be in. As a child you did this instinctively; this is the way you used to move before bad postural habits and tension crept in. So in a way you are re-discovering. You are peeling back the layers of tension and stress that have made their imprint on your body for all those years and when you re-discover your own effortless state of optimal alignment it’s as familiar as reconnecting with an old friend.

Sylvia Ferguson16 April 2019Comment

The Hand Meditation

When you have settled into a pleasant, easy, rhythm, see if you can go a level deeper into your meditation practice by allowing the breath to start and the movement to follow a moment later. Breath first, movement follows right behind. It’s like you become a passive follower of your own, natural, relaxed, rhythm of breathing. This helps switch off your busy ‘thinking’ mind and allows you to dwell in your quieter ‘being’ mind.

Sylvia Ferguson4 April 2019Comment

Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhanam)

As the breath moves out and in through each nostril, it provides a quieting focus. Your nervous system will become deeply calmed, and your mind will turn inward and become steadied for concentration.

Sylvia Ferguson20 February 2019Comment

Sylvia's Yoga newsletter Jan 19. It's working: 7 things I'm going to keep doing this year

Embrace the concept that we can, at any moment, make wiser choices which determine the course of our lives.

Last year I upped my game. Professionally, personally, in skincare, in relationships, but above all else in my happiness: I upped my happiness last year and this all really helped.

Sylvia Ferguson3 January 2019 Comment

Three weeks in: strength makes you softer.

I started on this journey because I want a boost, I wanted to add some oomph to my life. The opposite has happened. I’m quieter. I’m compelled to spend more time and energy at home. The work I have to do next, my next stage of adventuring and growth, is me moving deeper inside to the unexplored terrain within the complexities of my own mind. Recognising my power, embracing it, and allowing it to quietly shine out in it’s own time.

Sylvia Ferguson8 December 2018Comment

Yogi to weightlifter: one week in

My body is amazing. Looks-wise not much has changed. But as I move through my day I feel like Superman. I am wearing a suit. A suit of toned muscles just under my skin, I am cruising through life like a rock star even if you can’t see it on the outside.

Sylvia Ferguson28 November 2018 Comment

Four ways yoga can supercharge your career.

Is there anything more appealing than someone who simply exudes quiet confidence?

Not in-your-face shouting arrogance, the kind that makes people balk, and perhaps reluctantly conform. Think of the irresistible appeal of a person that radiates capable, assured, and charming.

Sylvia Ferguson23 November 2018 Comment

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