Rosie Iles-Jonas1 day ago2 minPeace and quietSpeech is silver, silence is golden. Modern civilisation has taught us to convert night into day and golden silence into noise. Is it any...
Rosie Iles-JonasJun 291 minTrue fun is good for your healthTrue fun does wonders for our emotional well being by empowering us to connect with other people, escape from self judgement and be fully...
Rosie Iles-JonasJun 221 minHave fun and flourishHaving fun helps us tap into a shared sense of humanity, a form of connection that is essential for our wellbeing and ability to...
Rosie Iles-JonasJun 202 minA stitch in time......saves 9. It’s always better to identify and solve a small problem, than wait for it to get bigger. The phrase refers to how it's...
Rosie Iles-JonasJun 152 minHaving fun makes us happyIf we accept the truth that misery loves company, we must accept that happiness, contentment, and fun also love company. What’s being...
Rosie Iles-JonasJun 81 minYoga: It's funI started practising yoga as a child. Crawling around the living room, or watching TV upside down on the sofa (Sarvāngāsana), are...
Rosie Iles-JonasJun 12 minTrue funThis month in class, we'll focus on fun. It's obviously always been there... that's probably one of the reasons why you attend classes...
Rosie Iles-JonasMay 181 minLuminosityWe're mid way through May with our focus on the eyes; the two anatomical ones and right about now you should be open to the...
Rosie Iles-JonasApr 61 minSupport and surrenderThis month we’re leaning into support and learning when to surrender. When we’re on shaky ground in a yoga asana or personally or feeling...
Rosie Iles-JonasOct 20, 20212 minActivating your Healing Potential Right behind the breastbone sits a small gland called the thymus, which has an intimate connection with the heart centre. As one of the...
Rosie Iles-JonasOct 13, 20212 minZ ScanEarlier in the year we were learning how the eyes are a window to the brain. I don’t mean looking into someone’s eyes and seeing when...
Rosie Iles-JonasSep 29, 20212 minCity of JewelsThe enteric nervous system is the connection between the gut and the brain, belly and mind. So well-known is the connection you might...
Rosie Iles-JonasSep 22, 20211 minExpansive Emotions?What routines or techniques do you have, to access your expansive emotions like kindness and compassion? In yoga we might directly...
Rosie Iles-JonasSep 15, 20211 minPractice for Change, Challenge, Contrast and NoveltyWhen something is unfamiliar and contrasts with what we’re used to, then our conscious brain lights up and we start focusing our senses...
Rosie Iles-JonasSep 8, 20211 minEmptying OutIn western societies our bodies are educated to forget their sensibilities. We are indoctrinated to conquer our body. Think of the...
Rosie Iles-JonasSep 1, 20211 minContrast Through NoveltyThis month we're going to share the workload; I’m going to try and introduce even more novelty to your practice, and you're going to as...
Rosie Iles-JonasAug 25, 20212 minHabit Grooves vs Voyage of DiscoveryThe willingness to be surprised are necessary ingredients to leading a fulfilling life. But shaking off habitual tendencies are...
Rosie Iles-JonasAug 14, 20211 minWhat You Think, so You BecomeThe 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-JonasAug 4, 20211 minFeeling FragmentedOur vision of our bodies is usually very fragmented. Students chat before a class, might be volunteer information about injuries and I’ll...
Rosie Iles-JonasJul 21, 20212 minSun SalutationIn classes recently, we’ve been practicing the Sun Salutation. A relatively modern addition to the 4,000 year old yoga tradition....