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Course Outlines: One. Yoga Philosophy and Practice for Yoga Teacher Trainees

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Lucy Weir

The following is a refinement of the two courses I’ve been involved in so far with the wonderful Nadia and Sophia Elabdaly of Hot Yoga Studios Dundrum. I’m very happy to consider teaching this in a more condensed form, if … Continue reading →

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Breath awareness practice

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Lucy Weir

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2watz9dl5prhben/breathawareness.wma?dl=0 The link should take you to a breath awareness practice I recorded five years ago. I’m reviewing my notes and the handouts I prepared for the yoga teacher training course I’m facilitating, alongside Sophia Elabady of Hot Yoga Studios, … Continue reading →

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Habits…

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Lucy Weir

…. we beat ourselves up about habits, particularly bad habits, so called. Good habits we want to pursue and we beat ourselves up when we fail to grasp. But Shannon Crowe and Matt Kowald come up with the goods over … Continue reading →

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Yoga for High Blood Pressure

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Lucy Weir

(I originally wrote this for Celtic Harmony. I didn’t manage to get a response from them when I asked if I could reproduce it here so with a deep bow to them, and in the knowledge that they commissioned it … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Courageous Coward

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Lucy Weir

I wrote this in 2012. It’s still meaningful. It was originally published in the YTTC’s magazine. Thanks, Roy! Namaste!   In Zazen, realisation means both to make real, and to understand, or apprehend. Both senses are important. What you make … Continue reading →

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Riding the wave of grief

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Lucy Weir

I was listening to a podcast on Chitheads this morning as I walked the Bray to Greystones path and back. Lovely walk. Very busy. I’m also including a couple of pictures I did last week, and three pictures from yesterday. … Continue reading →

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Teacher Training for Hot Yoga Studios, Dundrum, in Claremorris, Mayo

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Lucy Weir

I’m teaching the Philosophy modules, and some asana, pranayama, and pratyahara practice, in Claremorris for Hot Yoga Studio Dundrum, who are working to get more teachers of hot yoga in the west. This is a really important service: we need more … Continue reading →

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Saturday 4th November Transformational Yoga!

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Lucy Weir

Today’s workshop in Cornboy had, unfortunately, to be rescheduled to November 4th 2-4pm (I might go into why later, but suffice to say it was wonderful to see the people who came, and I very much look forward to seeing … Continue reading →

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Galway’s Festival of Yoga is a celebration of the joy of good practices and excellent teaching

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Lucy Weir

I was thrilled to attend Optimum Health’s first Yoga festival on Sunday, September 10th in the Knocknacarra Community Centre on the edge of Galway, near sea and woods. The beauty of these and the other elements – wind, sun and … Continue reading →

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Edison’s lightbulbs: the grit begins

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Lucy Weir

I met Lydia today in Ireland’s Botanic Gardens. http://www.botanicgardens.ie/. Lydia gave me a free Soya Latte today. I didn’t ask for it. I told her the story of Edison’s lightbulbs. The point about Lydia is… We’d gone there – myself, a … Continue reading →

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