Habit Grooves vs Voyage of Discovery
The willingness to be surprised are necessary ingredients to leading a fulfilling life. But shaking off habitual tendencies are...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
What You Think, so You Become
The Buddha said; What you think, so you become. I might be paraphrasing a bit... But the gist is; your reality starts in the mind. So......
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Feeling Fragmented
Our vision of our bodies is usually very fragmented. Students chat before a class, might be volunteer information about injuries and I’ll...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Sun Salutation
In classes recently, we’ve been practicing the Sun Salutation. A relatively modern addition to the 4,000 year old yoga tradition....
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Eyes Open
This month we’re bringing a focus to the pineal gland. The pineal is located deep in the brain and located in the space between the...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Last Thought, Best Thought
When we learn how to gently and kindly lead the mind, we’ll find it easier to move on from a bad mood, disappointment, or drop sweetly...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Sweet Dreams?
How well do you sleep? If the answer is not great well you're in good company. The stats I have are 10-20% of general population...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
Misguided
I love guided meditations and relaxation practices. Having someone talk me into a deep state of relaxation. However those lovely...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
Coherent Breathing
A century ago, our great grandparent’s generation took about eight to ten breaths a minute, and after our digital revolution, even the...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Brain Drain...?
The month of June is all about the brain. This year we've taken our yoga deep into the body. The superficial is so 2019. We practice to...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
Unlearning
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the human body has been compared to a machine. By seeing the body as a machine we have...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
Dreams
Do you remember your dreams? Not the hopes and ambitions you had before the pandemic. I mean the wild and weird ones you have at night....
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Sleep Sessions
How would you describe your sleep? The students who practice with me every Wednesday, report better sleep, and waking up feeling...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Apr 28, 2021
- 2 min
May: Yin and Yang
Energy is a currency. Like any savvy saver, you can’t spend more than you have, because if you get into energy arrears, you tip into...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Awareness, not Control
A large part of practicing yoga with me involves unlearning conditioned patterns. And what area of the body has been the subject of more...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Stomach
This month in classes we focus on the stomach. Most famous for its lead role in digestion, but as we’ll learn, it does so much more....
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Take it to Heart
The word rhythm comes from the Sanskrit word hrdayam meaning the heart. (It’s obvious now that it’s from Sanskrit, hence there are no...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
Superfast Fiber Optic Yoga
Meridians are high speed information channels for the organs to communicate with external environment. Our obsession with the external,...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Mar 3, 2021
- 2 min
Be in Flow
To be in flow requires riding the wave of constant change. I've taken a lot of comfort from Daoism this last year, and really enjoyed...
Rosie Iles-Jonas
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
Whole Hearted
My next mini course is focused on the heart, and here's why. There are direct neural pathways from the heart to the brain, and...