You can see some commonly asked questions about Animal Yoga (and the answers to them) here.

Do you have any other general questions you’d like added to this list? If so, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

In compassion… 🙂

 

You can enjoy an example of an Animal Yoga practice here and below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WmjQIfvFc

Enjoy 🙂

 

Animals in Yoga Article

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Taking place in an East Sussex wholesome yurt of The Well Being Centre with animals in our midst 🙂

Early-bird prices cease at the end of January – take a look what is being offered through this training.

Exciting!

 

The very first Animal Yoga™ Workshop took place in Eastbourne in September and was very well received – see feedback here. Now the Animal Yoga™ Workshop is coming to London on Sun 13th December. Scroll down to the event info here.

 

Animal Yoga™ 90-min session at the beautiful and first ever Sun & Moon Festival in Plumpton!

It was an honour to be able to share the practice of Animal Yoga™ with more people a little further afield. Fabulous feedback and very well-received once again.

One client exclaimed at the end how much she enjoyed the practice and shared how she experienced imagery of animals and jungles. Definitely a very imaginative practice – I agree!

Two new additions (in all their second-hand glory) to the Animal Yoga™ library!

1) Animals in Four Worlds
2) Mythical Animals in Indian Art

Really liking this nutshell summary regarding the title of the first book “The four worlds of the book’s title refer to the four dimensions that animals occupy in Indian thought: in nature, in the human world, in the divine world and in the world of fantasy“. As yoga was born in India, naturally this thinking has poured into yogic practices and yogic philosophy…

Unraveling and exploring the animal element within yoga….:-)

More sharings to follow in due course.

 

Several updates:

1) Approximately 40 animal-named stunning hasta mudras (hand gestures) have been counted – thanks to the beautiful Mudras of India book by Cain and Revital Carroll. We’ll delve into some more of these in the Animal Yoga Workshops.

2) Breaking news: Animal Yoga™ has been selected to hold a taster class at London’s Om Yoga Show this October! Super exciting! We’ll hold a 30 min taster session on Sunday 25th Oct at 1.30pm and will be there to participate in the show on the Saturday too. Do come see us!

3) Donations to the two selected charities that Animal Yoga™ fundraises for will now be on an annual basis (as opposed to monthly as previously posted) – this is in alignment with other paperwork admin functionalities of society and also saves processing time for both the charities and the social enterprise of Animal Yoga™. Research is continuing with the help of expert advice as to what the optimal way forward in terms of legal structure/status for Animal Yoga™ is – we want to be held accountable but without the cost of incorporation, at least whilst we’re very small.

Did you know that each chakra is associated with an animal (a chakra is an energy centre within the body, 7 in total from the base of the spine all the way up to the crown of the head)? It’s true, and each chakra can be focused upon in our practice (if desired) using different animal asanas. See an initial list below though there’s a lot more detail to delve into here if you wish to explore further 🙂

Sahasrara (crown) chakra
Related animal: Egg/enlightened human (not actually mentioned in original texts but come to be associated with)
Inviting: Realisation, limitlessness, potential, enlightenment
Example posture: Corpse (Savasana)

Ajna (third eye/brow) chakra
Related animal: Hawk
Inviting: Guidance, visualisation, imagination, truth, trust, intellect
Example posture: Dolphin (Catur Svanasana)

Vishuddha (throat) chakra
Related animal: White elephant
Inviting: Expression, communication, mastery, interaction, purification, harmonisation
Example posture: Lion (Simhasana)

Anahata (heart) chakra
Related animal: Antelope
Inviting: Compassion, acceptance, grace, fulfillment, inspiration
Example posture:

Manipura (solar plexus) chakra
Related animal: Ram
Inviting: Decision-making, determination, expansive power
Example posture: Peacock (Mayurasana)

Swadhistana (pelvic/sacral) chakra
Related animal: Crocodile
Inviting: Development, confidence, depth & resurfacing, endurance, creativity
Example posture: Cobra (Bhujangasana)

Muldara (root, base of spine) chakra
Related animal: Elephant with 7 trunks
Inviting: Provisions, security, stability, protection, blockage removal
Example posture: Downward-facing dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)

Do you see how these animalistic attributes combined with the qualities of each chakra can help foster a feeling of connection with other animals and our own animal self? 🙂

 

Information sourced from: Ernest Wood’s book on Yoga and ultimately from Arthur Avalon’s The Serpent Power.