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Busy Bees!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

a day ago
4 min

Busy Bees!

I came across this little guy in my garden today and stood to watch him for a few moments. He flew from one flower to the next and back again, as if he couldn't make up his mind, a little like a kid in a sweet shop! The choice seemed too much almost for him and he was definitely looking tipsy as he flew away - I should think he went straight home to sleep it off! The sound of all the bees buzzing in their happy state was quite mesmeric and drew me in, making me feel almost dr

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Variety, the Spice of Life...or is it?!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

5 days ago
2 min

Variety, the Spice of Life...or is it?!

So there we were for months in Lockdown twiddling our thumbs, waiting for the day when the boredom would subside...We were all so used to choices - where we could go, when we could go there and who we could go with! Generally, we don't like to have these choices taken from us. Understandably, we go a bit stir crazy when faced with 4 walls for any length of time - after all that's seen as a punishment in our society isn't it? I remember reading that horses use enforced separat

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Friends Reunion.

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

Jun 3
3 min

Friends Reunion.

Like many of you, I was very excited last week to see Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe back together...long lost 'Friends' returning to our living rooms! They seemed to just slip naturally back into place on the couch, all the years just fading away. Yes sure, after 17 years there was a slight difference in appearances, but it was actually quite comforting to see! It made me think of anxiously preparing for a school reunion not long ago. The thought of walking

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The Kinky Cobbler!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 29
3 min

The Kinky Cobbler!

Well, I thought that would grab some of your attention, haha! It took me slightly by surprise to find that this really was the modern name for a Yoga Asana.... and yes, the name does give a visual aid to practicing it! Thankfully, this below, was not the book I found it in ( though of course, I do have it being a true Scot!) Rather than either asking you to Google the phrase 'Kinky Cobbler' ( which could go horribly wrong!) or even worse giving a personal demonstration, here'

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The Best of Intentions!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 26
3 min

The Best of Intentions!

I'm sure we all begin our week with the best of intentions! Sankalpa is the Sanskrit word for 'Intention'. Normally a Sankalpa is personal, your choice, relating to what you yourself need or want to find from your Yoga practice. It is a vow to yourself or perhaps a call to action! However, as our sense of being a community at MBY is strong, I adopted the Musketeers motto 'All for One and One for All' and decided we could voice some common intentions in our Pop Up classes this

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Inside Out or Outside In?!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 23
3 min

Inside Out or Outside In?!

So which one are you ?.... No,not which gnome! That's Ted & Fred (or is it Fred & Ted ?!) The question to finish our week on Friday was are you an 'Inside Out' or an 'Outside In' type of person ? Both look very similar, just like Ted & Fred, at first glance almost mirror images. The question though wasn't about physical appearance so much as how you relate to the world. Do you normally 'see and feel' from the outside or from the inside your body? Here's a little test to try..

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SeeSaws and the Ups and Downs of Life!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 19
4 min

SeeSaws and the Ups and Downs of Life!

Thankfully the theme this week is much simpler than last! We are working with Opposites, something everyone understands..... In Monday morning's practice we started with 'Left versus Right - or do They ?'. So, we definitely all know our left from right, don't we? Admittedly, I am one of those folks who shouts 'Go Left!" as I put up my right hand and quite often get confused whilst teaching, causing a bit of a game of Twister to occur! I find closing my eyes helps to focus. It

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Hakuna Matata!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 16
4 min

Hakuna Matata!

Hands up who loves a Core class.... honestly?!.... Hands up who would always try to avoid them... In our last two morning classes of this week's theme (see previous 2 Blogs!), we were left looking at the 4th and 5th of the Kleshas, Dvesha and Abinivesha. Dvesha is again about attaching ourselves to things that make us 'suffer', this time it's to our dislikes. This covers many aversions you may have; activities, people, beliefs - from big emotive subjects right down through to

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"I Want" Doesn't Get!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 13
4 min

"I Want" Doesn't Get!

It turns out my my mum was a Yogi, who knew?! Some of you may recognise these wise words from your childhood and may even have used them speaking to your own children. Unfortunately, they were lost on 8 year old me, whose petulant answer would have probably been"Why not?", or words to that affect! Now I 'get it' thanks to Yoga.... Though I'm pretty certain my mum never read it, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali points to the Kleshas as being the reason for unnecessary unhappiness

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Clear the Path!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 10
3 min

Clear the Path!

As I decided on this week's theme for our Charity Pop Up classes, it became a self-fulfilling prophesy, in causing me Angst! Yogis amongst you will know of the Kleshas, the 5 elements of personality that cause us all Dukha = to suffer. For those who don't know them they are; 1. Avidya = Misconception, which stops us seeing clearly 2. Asmita = Ego, which causes us to make wrong judgements. 3. Raga = Desires and habitual patterns of self indulgence. 4. Dvesha = Avoidance of or

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No Llamas, but lots of Cats & Cows!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 4
2 min

No Llamas, but lots of Cats & Cows!

Today we began our May Pop Up classes. Sadly, no llamas were involved ( see the earlier Blog!), but we did have some new friends from the UK, France and the USA join in! I decided to make the theme for the week this little mnemonic (what a very weird word that is!), which I made up a while ago. There are only 4 classes due to our Bank Holiday, so Y.O.G.A fitted in perfectly and we started with the 'Y'... My first question was 'Why are you here?' I didn't ask this huge questio

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Be a Force of Nature!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

May 2
3 min

Be a Force of Nature!

Friday found us yet again at our finale of another Pop Up for Charity. This week has been all about Forces of Nature which brought to mind one of the most powerful experiences I have had - the day we went out on an ethereally beautiful grey, misty morning on a little boat off Vancouver Island and this happened...... Apologies for the dodgy camera work, my hands were shaking from the adrenalin of seeing these wonderful creatures just a few yards away! We counted 21 Orcas! Natu

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Walls and Windmills!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

Apr 26
2 min

Walls and Windmills!

For the 4th and last week of our April Charity Pop Up I've decided on the theme of 'Forces of Nature'. I am by no reckoning a Philosopher and I bow at the feet of ancient Gurus and Masters of Yoga, so I therefore like to find a modern take on the story and thoughts behind the classes. This isn't easy by the way - those Ancients had it all tied up and wrapped in a big ribbon as far as theming Yoga practices went! So I hedged my bets and worked our first class this morning arou

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'Oven at the Right Temperature!'

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

Apr 24
3 min

'Oven at the Right Temperature!'

This may seem an odd title for our Yin Yoga class on Wednesday evening! I was expanding on the week's 'Recipes for Yoga' themed practices, one of the main inspirations being my Aga oven and another, of course, this well known Yoga quote from Mr Iyengar! A couple of weeks ago there was a blockage in the system and our Aga flame went out! The engineer came and blew out the debris causing the issue. I then had to relight it....this is a tricky situation, where you have to watch

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A Funny Thing Happened...!

Mrs. Montblanc Yoga!

Apr 19
2 min

A Funny Thing Happened...!

So, today saw us starting week 3 of our Early Bird in April Charity Pop Up and I meant to begin here with our new theme, but then this happened (watch closely!).... Some unexpected participants and lots of giggling resulted! 4 Llamas walking behind you as you try to cue Janu Sirsasana is difficult to recover from and the class have high expectations for tomorrow morning's entertainment now! Anyway Thelma, Louise ( yes really!) and the two others, all of whom belong to a neigh

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