om body
I
have some bad news for you. Every
time you have a mobile phone or
similar technological wonder clasped
in your hand, every excuse you’ve ever
had about why you can’t do your yoga
practice today evaporates into the ether.
Favourite leggings in the wash? Poof, there
it goes!
Can’t go out and leave the cat
unattended? Poof, that’s another one gone!
Worried that you’ll snore in front of
strangers during savasana? Poof, another
one bites the dust!
There are more opportunities to ind
genuinely good guided practices online thanthere ever have been. World-class teachers
are sharing materials (some free; some paid
for) that you’d normally have to travel across
continents to hear in person. Experts from
all yogic walks of life are now available to
you whether you’re on the train, in the bath,
walking the dog, or rolling around on your
living room loor.
And I have chosen my words carefully
here, dear reader. I’ve purposely called it
a ‘guided practice’ because, in all honesty,
it’s not a class. In a class you have the
immediate guidance and attention of a
teacher, the energy of your fellow yogis, and
opportunities to ask questions to developFeeling fine online
Nothing beats attending a real live class, but online yoga can be a great
addition to your practice too, writes Meg Jackson
your learning and development.
However good Bendy Wendy is on your
laptop screen, she can’t tell you if your
downward dog is looking more like a wonky
donkey, or if you could be inding a whole
new stretch for mind, body and spirit by
moving your right little inger one more inch
to the right in cobbler’s pose.
So, of course, there are advantages and
disadvantages in iring up your laptop to get
your daily dose of asana or mindfulness,
compared to trekking across town to your
favourite studio. But, the next opportunity
you have to binge on a boxset, consider
searching instead for something that will