Ashleigh MayesYoga in Bishop's Stortford

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There's value in all types of movement, and I don'

There's value in all types of movement, and I don't think ashtanga is necessarily the "best" or most complete. I also enjoy teaching a mishmash of postures and sequences - you'll find plenty of variety in my dynamic classes.

So, why do I predominantly practise ashtanga (bar a little yin from time to time)? Well, I've never found anything quite so centring.

I love the structure and set sequence because it allows me to enter the zone. I'm not looking up to see what's coming next or confused by never-changing cues and transitions. While there are meticulous and talented teachers out there, I find vinyasa too distracting - and that's not conducive to why I practise in the first place.

For me, ashtanga is a powerful moving meditation - a place for me to "check out" and "tune in". It's not escapism - rather a daily opportunity to meet myself, away from life's endless to-dos and deadlines.

The container reveals my impermanence. The postures remain the same, but it's different every day. I better understand the fleetingness of thoughts and emotions, which keeps my anxiety and hot-headedness at bay.
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I struggle with side planks. It took several years

I struggle with side planks. It took several years for me to stop shaking like a leaf, so I'd say this is progress.

We need to practise postures we don't like. Sometimes, it's hard because we're moving in unfamiliar ways, using underappreciated muscles. Then, avoiding the tricky stuff or dvesha (an aversion towards things we perceive as unpleasant) keeps us in perpetual suffering.

One of postural yoga's greatest teachings is finding value in challenging postures or at least approaching them with neutrality. If we can work through resistance on that mat, life's struggles feel a little more manageable.
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I live on a main road with a hard of hearing grand

I live on a main road with a hard of hearing grandad, meaning my practice is often noisy. There's never-ending traffic, screaming school kids and a blasting television (plus lots of angry commentary - grandad's quite irate for a Godly man).

Yet, it's all part and parcel. It doesn't bode well if we can only find peace in complete silence or a hushed shala. Life won't sit still with us. The trick is learning how to dial down the din and turn inward amid distraction ✨💙
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If at first you don't succeed... ✨💙 . Working

If at first you don't succeed... ✨💙
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Working on coming down the right way 🙃
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Practice doesn't have to be serious and solemn. To

Practice doesn't have to be serious and solemn. Today, I chucked on a banging playlist, moved to the beat and relaxed my bandhas 😂
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Sometimes, it's just shaking off cobwebs so you can be a better human 🕸️✨
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