Yoga By Nature Podcast

Hello and welcome to this yoga class.  This one is a fairly restorative class for you. I recorded it at the Penny Brohn Centre in Bristol where I teach the Yoga Thrive programme for cancer support. We do a lot of work around watching the breath and its relationship with the body, and plenty of heart and shoulder opening poses to help the breath flow more freely.  This class is good for focus and relaxation and also for anyone who is looking for a gentle practice that specifically deals with freeing the shoulders and the chest, and improving breath awareness and breath function. As always, you can find me at www.bristolcommunityyoga.co.uk to find out about Yoga classes, workshops and retreats in Bristol. Also I am kicking around on Facebook as Bristol Community Yoga for classes and Yogabynature for retreats.  And finally - look out for the APP! Available under Sleep Well Be Well Yoga on Amazon and in the iTunes app store.  With love and gratitude, Morven 

Dear All, It's been a while since I got in touch with a new class for you. Summer activities took me out of podcastland but I'm back again with new inspiration and looking forward to offering more recordings of classes over the next weeks.  This practice is a special one-off episode for chasing away Autumn illness. Many of us have already succumbed to the sniffles as the temperature has dropped and our bodies are busy readjusting. The practice includes breathwork, shoulder releases, backbends, twists and slow flow postures especially chosen to help to clear congestion, build the immune system and create space through the chest.  If you are in the throes of a bad cold and your energy is very low, then please close this and choose a restorative practice, a yoga nidra or a meditation instead. This class is reasonably dynamic and will shift a lot of energy in the body, so it's fine for prevention, onset and end of illness.  Have some tissues handy for the breathing practices! You will also need a bolster, a yoga

Dear All, Thanks for tuning in. This episode is an amended version of the previous post which contained a fault in the audio. I have tested this one and it's working fine but do let me know if there is any problem. This is a gentle and restful restorative yoga practice and we end with Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) which is incredibly yummy deep relaxation. We devote the last 25 minutes of the class to this relaxation. Leading up to Nidra we do some gentle slow-flow postures, beginning in legs up the wall pose, a picture of which you can find here on the Yoga Community Podcast FB group. You will need a bloster (or pillow or rolled mat), a blanket, blocks and a bit of wall to stick your legs up.  This class is suitable for beginners, yogaThrivers and anyone who needs a bit of rest and TLC! I have mentioned in the introduction about a well-woman yogaThrive retreat I plan to run in Sept 2014 for women on the cancer journey. I would be really really grateful if you could pass this on to any woman who you think would be

This class is a good strength-builder. We start off dynamically to warm up the body and then move into a long holds sequence which will help to build strength, endurance and stamina. Especially good if you are looking for strong core, legs and back. Off the mat, this class helps you to look at your resistance to what's happening and to move through it with detachment rather than reacting. You will need your sticky mat and possibly a block to sit on and a blanket to keep warm in the closing relaxation. If you have any questions or comments then please get in touch with me at communityyogabristol@gmail.com. If you are looking for classes in the Bristol, UK area then give me a visit at www.bristolcommunityyoga.co.uk . If you would like to come on retreat with us at Yoga by Nature you can find out about our next retreat here.  This podcast goes out to you from me wit lots of love wherever you are. Enjoy your practice. Hari Om!

Dear All, Here is a thirty minute practice that you can easily do at home in the evening before you go to bed, it can help you to sleep restfully. For this practice it will be useful to have a bolster or some cushions or pillows which will serve as such. You will also need [...]

These practices for lower back pain are very popular! Here is another  sequence. It's a little longer than the last one  - a 90 minute session I recorded at Bristol City Yoga recently. It's fairly dynamic and will keep you on your toes whilst focusing on keeping the lower back safe and strong and the [...]

Dear All, This is a class I recorded this morning while the snow piled up outside and the pavements already were becoming icy. The class is focused on preparing the body to contend with the cold weather and the challenges that walking on the ice poses to our balance and to particular muscle groups. We also [...]

Welcome to this podcast! This is a recording of a workshop that I regularly run in Bristol called Yoga for Healthy Sleep. During the workshop we have a yoga class, followed by discussion on how yoga philosophy can help you manage your thoughts and get to know your mind better, with a view to utilising [...]

This class is suitable for Level 1 Thrive Yoga - quite an energetic one though! You will need a belt, a couple of blocks (or something to improvise with!) and some wall space. A great class for you if you are wanting to strengthen your lower back and ease your shoulders. I am very happy to [...]

This is a Yoga Nidra practice with a visualisation of the seven chakras (energy centres) in the body. When you are familiar with this practice, try episode 82 which is more of an intuitive journey through the chakras.  Notice which chakras you feel have more energy and which have less.    Any questions or comments please contact me on info@yogabynature.org   www.yogabynature.org

Hello all, This podcast is a recording of a meditation from Week 6 of  the Introduction to Meditation course at Bristol City Yoga in Bristol. Existing students, this is for you to practice at home. For those out there in cyberspace it can stand alone as a meditation. The course will be published online soon so [...]

This is a of meditation from Week 4 of  the Introduction to Meditation course at Bristol City Yoga in Bristol. Existing students, this is for you to practice at home. For those out there in cyberspace it can stand alone as a meditation. The course will be published online soon so get in touch with [...]

This is a witness meditation from Week 5 of the Introduction to Meditation course at Bristol City Yoga in Bristol. Existing students, this is for you to practice at home. For those out there in cyberspace it can stand alone as a meditation. The course will be published online soon so get in touch with [...]

Please listen to Introduction to Yoga Nidra before doing this practice. This is a short practice for when you do not have time to do the whole practice of Yoga Nidra. It can be done at home, lying on your bed or alternatively it can be done sitting in a chair. I have done Yoga [...]

Hi thanks for listening. This is is a short practice, edited from a longer class that I taught at the Penny Brohn Centre in Pill, Bristol. It is equivalent to level 2 Thrive. We start off in legs up the wall pose for relaxation and some hip and hamstring openers on the back, then we [...]

Dear all, thanks for listening and thanks for being part of this yoga community. This recording is a class that I taught recently at Wells Road Osteopaths in Knowle, Bristol. I really enjoyed teaching this class, partly because my students are awesome and so much fun, and partly because it's such a lovely sequence  - [...]

Hi All, thanks for checking in. This class is one that I recorded at Penny Brohn Cancer Care in Pill, Bristol. It corresponds roughly to week 3 of the Thrive programme and is a fairly gentle beginners yoga class, although we do some deep core work on the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles which will [...]

Hello all, This is a Yoga Nidra practice that I recorded at Bristol City Yoga during an introduction to meditation course that I teach there. Although Yoga Nidra is not meditation, it is deeply relaxing and it can help to open the subconscious mind, relax the body and prepare you for meditation. This practice has [...]

Hello all, this is a short-ish practice to wake up in the morning with, or to re-energise at any time of day. We start off gently with some basic breathing and then move to gentle warm ups and then into standing poses. This class was recorded at Wells Road Osteopaths and it is Level 1, [...]

Hello all, as requested, here is a 30 minute practice which fits easily into the working day for those of you who are busy and would like to practice more regularly. We focus on the breath and explore how the fully functional breath can help us to find strength and build endurance and stamina. The [...]