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March 8, 2023
Miriam Zendle
Booking a yoga 1:1: what to expect

When attending yoga, you might choose to go to a class in a yoga studio, a gym, or a community-driven class in a church hall or similar. But what if you’re finding a particular pose hard, and you can’t catch the teacher afterwards, or you’re not getting what you need from those gym classes, you might like to consider hitting someone you like up for a private sesh.

Booking a yoga 1:1: what to expect
February 9, 2023
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Miriam Zendle
Hypermobility and yoga

When practicing yoga, you may have been guided to micro-bend your knees or elbows, in order to avoid hyper-extending (or ‘locking’) into the joint. But what does this actually mean?

Hypermobility and yoga
February 5, 2023
Miriam Zendle
Knee pain in yoga: it's probably your hips and ...

Knee pain is a common complaint in yoga classes and beyond, but you might be surprised to discover that quite often, the culprit is, in fact, not the knees at all, but instead, your hips and your bum.

Knee pain in yoga: it's probably your hips and bum
October 3, 2021
Miriam Zendle
WTF, downward dog? Why is it so hard?

I just wanted to talk a bit about downward-facing dog, because, well, it's a really hard yoga pose, and one of the most well-known out there. If I had a pound for every time someone told me they couldn't stay in it, or that they'd left a yoga class after the teacher harassed them for not being able to do so, I'd be... well, not rich, but I could buy a Nandos?

WTF, downward dog? Why is it so hard?
February 10, 2021
Miriam Zendle
Culture of consent: yoga and kink

How can kink/BDSM reflect the practices that go on in our modern yogic communities, where power plays abound? I spoke to someone on the kink scene to find out a little more about how self-aware practitioners combat consent issues.

Culture of consent: yoga and kink
Miriam
September 26, 2017

What happens when you let things slide

Miriam
September 26, 2017

Oh dear. It's been a summer and a half.

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Miriam
September 3, 2017

Yoga for cancer patients

Miriam
September 3, 2017

On Friday I asked a colleague in the therapy department, who I've worked with on some stuff, if I could come in and observe some of the yoga classes for patients who have cancer.

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Miriam
August 28, 2017

Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes...

Miriam
August 28, 2017

It's been an odd week, suffice to say.

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Miriam
August 5, 2017

Flexibility and farting

Miriam
August 5, 2017

I'd like to start off by pointing out that the farting was not mine!

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Miriam
August 3, 2017

Workshop: Do you know your asana from your elbow? Anatomy and yoga

Miriam
August 3, 2017

I recently attended a really interesting workshop on anatomy and yoga hosted by Catherine Annis and Andrew McGonigle.

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Miriam
August 2, 2017

Bringing your abdominals with you

Miriam
August 2, 2017

I’ve been told a number of times by Sarah about my propensity to flare my ribs and jut my hips forward, and at my last mysore class I definitely noticed that happening.

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Miriam
July 28, 2017

Being fat and doing yoga

Miriam
July 28, 2017

So I'm not skinny. Never have been, not since secondary school. I'm currently a size 16-18-20…

Tagged: fat, fatshaming, kino mcgregor, weight, yoga

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Miriam
July 23, 2017

Am I obsessive?

Miriam
July 23, 2017

My mum and sister said something to me over the weekend about my passion for yoga potentially being somewhat of a passing fad as with other things I used to really care about, and it really made me think.

Tagged: yoga

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Miriam
July 22, 2017

Ryan Spielman tips on jumping and chaturanga

Miriam
July 22, 2017

While researching my recent workshop with Andrew McGonigle, I came across some of his videos in conjunction with a teacher called Ryan Spielman, who teaches in London.

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Miriam
July 20, 2017

Establishing a home practice

Miriam
July 20, 2017

I have to admit that this is one of the things I am finding the most challenging about getting really deep into my yoga practice.

Tagged: home practice, yoga

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Miriam
July 20, 2017

Looking forward to my first anatomy workshop

Miriam
July 20, 2017

So tomorrow I'm going to a yoga workshop called 'Do you know your asana from your elbow?' run by Andrew McGonigle, which is all about anatomy and yoga, something I am hoping I will find very interesting, as at the moment it's kind of what I want to focus on in my own teaching practice down the line.

Tagged: anatomy, andrew mcgonigle, catherine annis, scaravelli, yoga

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Miriam
July 18, 2017

Mysore, yin and a phone theft

Miriam
July 18, 2017

It's been a bit of a weekend, to say the least. Warning, this is a long one...

Tagged: body pump, daylight music, mysore, ujayi breath, vinyasa flow, yin, yoga campus, yoga nidra

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Miriam
July 10, 2017

A breath behind

Miriam
July 10, 2017

Tough astanga class last night. Sarah said she was really pleased I was committing to an astanga practice.

Tagged: ashtanga, astanga, boat pose, chaturanga, downward dog

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Miriam
July 9, 2017

For The Love Of Yoga workshop

Miriam
July 9, 2017

Yesterday my friend Jo and I went to a full moon yoga workshop called 'For The Love Of Yoga' in the wilds of Stoke Newington..

Tagged: bridget luff

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Miriam
July 6, 2017

Encouraging times

Miriam
July 6, 2017

The weather is absolutely stonkingly hot this morning and apparently it's not even as high as it's going to go later.

Tagged: chaturanga, vinyasa flow

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Miriam
July 3, 2017

Restorative yoga and a dodgy back...

Miriam
July 3, 2017

Oh man, I really need to get my balance back. Feeling very much out of whack at the moment.

Tagged: restorative yoga, vinyasa flow, wild camping, workplace yoga

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Miriam
July 1, 2017

Blindfolded yoga

Miriam
July 1, 2017

Blindfolded yoga is so hard! We put on blindfolds and started out with some lovely chilled out pranayama (breathing stuff) and then worked our way up into sun salutations.

Tagged: blindfolded yoga, lauryn allman, the private yogi

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Miriam
July 1, 2017

Sometimes, body says no

Miriam
July 1, 2017

I am absolutely whacked. I have done barely any exercise this week.

Tagged: home practice

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Miriam
June 27, 2017

Why I yoga

Miriam
June 27, 2017

I can't actually remember why I took up yoga in the first place. I suspect it was something to do with mental health - I've always been a bit anxious and had heard it would calm you down.

Tagged: body positivity, mental health

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Miriam
June 27, 2017

First things first

Miriam
June 27, 2017

This blog is going to be about my journey towards becoming a yoga teacher, something I have been thinking about for a while.

Tagged: katrin heuser, maggie richards, pilates, sarah vaughan, tammy frazer, the yoga hutch, workplace yoga

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