On the 3rd March, 6 yoga teachers gathered together and dedicated their yoga practice to thos ewith a cancer diagnosis and those who support them . We had a beautiful practice at Wilder Street Studios at Stokes Croft, Bristol - the sun was streaming through the windows and we were all guided into a deep experience of our practice by each others' presence and intention and by the beautiful space we were in.
For this event we raised over £100 for Penny Brohn, and helped to raise awareness of yogaThrive, which is a programme for those on the cancer journey that I teach at Penny Brohn.
Down the road near Bath at Universal Yoga, Camerton they raised over £800 by gathering teachers and students together to do 108 Sun Salutations. Brilliant effort, guys and very inspiring - I am thinking about what we can do next year to help in a similar way.
As for the 108 - why 108? well I have heard that the numbers 1, 0 and 8 signify something, nothing and everything, respoectively. However I feel that is a bit of a ropey explanation for the 108. I'm more inclined to go with this explanation that I found on Wiki: The distance of Sun from Earth divided by diameter of Sun and distance of Moon from Earth divided by diameter of Moon is approximately equal to 108. It is claimed that the great sires of Vedanta knew this relationship and thus 108 is a very important number in Vedantic chantings.
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Anyway, I digress. Enjoy the photos which were kindly taken by Ade Taylor - check out more of his ace photos here: http://www.adetaylor.co.uk/photography-gallery/.
Find out more about me at www.bristolcommunityyoga.co.uk
For this event we raised over £100 for Penny Brohn, and helped to raise awareness of yogaThrive, which is a programme for those on the cancer journey that I teach at Penny Brohn.
Down the road near Bath at Universal Yoga, Camerton they raised over £800 by gathering teachers and students together to do 108 Sun Salutations. Brilliant effort, guys and very inspiring - I am thinking about what we can do next year to help in a similar way.
As for the 108 - why 108? well I have heard that the numbers 1, 0 and 8 signify something, nothing and everything, respoectively. However I feel that is a bit of a ropey explanation for the 108. I'm more inclined to go with this explanation that I found on Wiki: The distance of Sun from Earth divided by diameter of Sun and distance of Moon from Earth divided by diameter of Moon is approximately equal to 108. It is claimed that the great sires of Vedanta knew this relationship and thus 108 is a very important number in Vedantic chantings.
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Find out more about me at www.bristolcommunityyoga.co.uk
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