Clara Yoga and Wellness

05/03/2019

Lean into your divinity and trust the Universe's timing
🌸 You can't rush a flower to blossom, but you can tend to its needs, from moment to moment, loving it into the best version of itself and watching its magic unfold with grace 🌸

Eka Pada Utkatasana // One Footed Chair Pose

20/02/2019

Find softness
Photo by Akhenaton 361

21/01/2019

Yoga class on Christmas day 2018, Bissagos Islands, Guine Bissau

11/09/2018

Jai Ma

28/04/2018

Keep the gaze (drishti) where you're going, just like in life 🙏
"Do your practice and all is coming." ~ Sri Patthabi Jois

PS: this is what my classes look like, and YES there are guys and YES you can roll on in as a complete beginner.

25/04/2018

Watch Kevin Lee, UFC fighter, talk about his routine. "People ask me are you weight lifting or something?
- Nah, I just... do yoga. That sh*t's hard, man!"

Joe sits down with UFC Lightweight fighter Kevin Lee to discuss his recent fight. Full podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4XkP10BQNo

22/03/2018

Stay close to your practice
Yoga is a breathing moving meditation
Keep your breath at the forefront of your attention
Let the distractions of the mind pass by in the background
Shot by Alexandre Cabrita

Dwipada Viparita Dandasana Variation // Upward facing two footed staff pose

26/02/2018

A student asked me today if I could do a write up about the 8 limbs of Yoga, which I mentioned today in class during our opening meditation.

Someone called Patanjali did this 2000+ years before me, crafting a collection of "sutras" (threads) into a book called The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Yoga's foundational text, and the fundamental reference point for all things Yoga to this day.

Patanjali lists 8 limbs:

Yamas: The Dont's, such as Ahimsa (non-violence)

Niyamas: The Dos, yogic prescriptions such as Tapas, the yogic cleansing rituals.

Asana: Translated as 'seat', the physical 'Yoga' as we know it

Pranayama: Breath control (such as Ujjayi breathing which you apply during Asana practice),

Pratyahara: Sense withdrawal,

Dharana: Concentration

Dhyana: Meditation

Samadhi: Enlightenment

If you want to read more about the 8 limbs of yoga, this text article also does a great job of summarizing Patanjali's writings : http://www.expressionsofspirit.com/yoga/eight-limbs.htm

06/02/2018

Morning flow ... with legwarmers and a beanie 🙃😱

03/02/2018

Classes are back on 🙏🙌