House of Ashtanga

18/06/2026

We got cake! 🎂

16/06/2026

☀️ Summer Solstice is coming! ☀️

We have our 108 Sun Salutation challenge taking place on Saturday 20 June, and I have set up a Just Giving page in case anyone wants to donate to the cause but cannot attend the event. I know there are many of you who would like to support Fairways so here is the link below to directly raise money for the community centre.

btw - If you are attending the event then please do NOT use the Just Giving page - please bring cash in person so we get to avoid the fee!

Every little helps and we truly appreciate the love and support from our Fairways angels 🪽 - thank you!

Iʼm raising money to support the Fairways Centre - sun salutation challenge!. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

14/06/2026

If one were so inclined to practice a forward bend, one would be well advised to make it look something close to this picture. When bandha is intact and working correctly, folding forward feels, and looks, like we are rounding OVER the bandhas. It doesn’t look as impressive as a pancake flat flexibility performance piece does is? Just as well then that yoga isn’t about being impressive-looking. But this isn’t just an dogmatic argument about what is correct versus that which is wrong. There is reason for all of this stuff. It is entirely plausible to suggest that all asanas are mudras. Janu sirsasana, for instance, is a mudra known as maha mudra: your hands to your feet, your chin to your chest, strong lifting action of the bandhas with deep breathing, rounded back like a highly sprung taut bow, forehead down to the knee - incredibly powerful for moving energy in your spine, and yet almost universally NOT practiced that way in 2026. Mudras are postures and gestures designed to snap the practitioner out of instinctive habits. They may shake us out of habitual tendencies and return us to factory default settings, or they may instigate a new powerful paradigm that sets into the very cells of the body and imprints a new line of code. Miraculously, the appearance (by which I mean the manifestation, the reality, the ‘show’ or the ‘dream-life’ that appears) seems to “catch-up” with that new or reset paradigm and steps in line with it. It may appear fresh, new, more aligned with the energy of the body, mirroring that which is most intimate to us, the microcosm reflected in the macrocosm. This is how we bridge from asana into a new reality

asana 🤸

10/06/2026

☀️ 108 SUN SALUTATIONS FOR CHARITY ☀️
Mark your calendars! On Saturday 20th June at 10:00 AM, we are coming together to welcome the summer season with our traditional 108 Sun Salutations practice.
This moving meditation is a powerful way to shift energy, test your focus, and connect deeply with your breath. Do not worry about completion—you can move at your own pace and take rest whenever you need!

07/06/2026

14 years young, definitely worth a cheesy cat pic selection - happy birthday season Lotus old chap ❤️

02/06/2026

Part II of our triple series exploring ashtanga yoga is coming up on Saturday 6 June

* ⏰ Time: 1 PM to 6 PM

This is a deep dive into ashtanga practice and teaching. It is suitable for teachers wanting more tools and to brush up on skills already learnt, as well as students wanting to explore further and to deepen their understanding of the practice. There’s much to learn and the day will be largely practical. In particular we will focus on Pattabhi Jois’ original adjustment techniques handed down to Nancy Gilgoff and passed on to myself. Within that, we go into the “what, how and why?” of it all!

In this second session we will look a little more closely at bandha, and attempt to demystify the topic. As always we will end the session with a cosmic journey into the absence of advaita!

Even if you’ve worked with me for a while or even taken part in my previous TTs, you will gain a lot from these sessions as I have refined my own technique and understanding of the practice itself. Just when you think it doesn’t go any deeper, it does! As succinctly put it “you’re such a geek, this is like a PhD in ashtanga!” 🤓 which I take as a compliment coming from such a highly respected teacher herself 😘

There only a few spaces left - reach out to book!

The 3rd and final session is on 27 June

Sessions costs £55

31/05/2026

☀️ Celebrate the Summer Solstice: 108 Sun Salutations for Charity! ☀️

Ignite your inner fire and welcome the summer season with our traditional 108 Sun Salutations practice!

This is more than just a physical challenge—it is a powerful, meditative journey to shift energy, build community, and support a cause close to our hearts

All funds raised from this event go directly to supporting the Fairways Centre (Registered Charity), helping them continue their incredible work in our community

* 📅 When: Saturday 20th June 2026

* ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM

* 📍 Where: The Fairways Centre

* 🥂 After-Practice: Stay for food, drinks, and a social get-together to celebrate the solstice together!

How to join:

Participation is by donation. Please give what you can to support the centre. Move at your own pace, take breaks whenever you need, you don’t need to do all 108 (just do as many as you can) and breathe with the community

Spaces are limited! Secure your mat by speaking to Dan in perspective or message. If you would like to donate without participating please contact Dan to arrange

Let’s come together, sweat for a cause, and welcome the light of summer. See you on the mat! 🙏✨

30/05/2026

Fairways in bloom. Vibrant yoga + vibrant natural surroundings 🧘‍♀️🌱

24/05/2026

Thanks Francesca, do come again!

17/05/2026

Announcement! Francesca Di Rosso Batič from will be joining us next weekend! 23rd and 24th May. She will be assisting on our Saturday and Sunday classes as well as joining you lucky Teacher Trainees on our Saturday afternoon session, bringing much wisdom and knowledge. Francesca is an amazing teacher with many years of experience. She has studied extensively with Nancy Gilgoff and Manju Jois as well as hosting workshops and teacher trainings for/with David Swenson

Francesca is also an expert in Vedic chanting, Sanskrit, as well as currently studying Vedanta. She is a qualified cranio sacral therapist and speaks 5 languages! Most importantly, she’s a lovely person and a lot of fun!

Sorry about the grainy image - I really like this one of us both & Nancy, Berlin 2016