Rachel Overton Yoga

07/11/2025

Event for teachers that promises to be great...

We’re delighted to invite you to our next edition of Beyond the Mat: Toolkit for Teachers. Our second session in the series is happening on Friday 21st November, 2–3pm (UK time) via Zoom.

This session “Helpful Content and how to share it. Inspiring the Community Through Social Media” will focus on how teachers can use social media and digital content to promote their classes and community events. You’ll hear from an inspiring panel of teachers who have successfully run local initiatives and built strong connections through their outreach.

Speakers:

The session will be chaired by Kelly Brooks and there will be time for Q&A and discussion.

The speaker panel will include:

Claire Ferry
Jo Mitchell
Shaili Shafai

To register log into the members area - Resource Hub - Toolkit for Teachers - click on the “sign up now” link

We look forward to seeing you there

04/11/2025

Fascinating article covering the experience of practicing yoga with BKS Iyengar...

31/10/2025

A few snaps showing what we got up to at 's event with Gabriella Giubilaro. Wonderful teaching all over the weekend and great to see 's Chair and Deputy Chair who came over for it. Lovely to share together in yoga ❤️🙏😊

29/10/2025

And relax...

27/10/2025

27/10/2025

Off for half term!
Back 3rd November
Enjoy your practice ☺️🎃❤️

27/10/2025

Me to students "Remember we're off for half term".
Students "Have a great week off"
Me in Dublin for 3 days with the fabulous Gabriella Giubilaro... 😆❤️🙏
Do I have a yoga addiction issue... 🤣

22/10/2025

Wonderful story about men doing yoga from Tom at Maitri Studio Belfast

Another great contribution to Positive Aging month from our teacher Tom Magill. As he shares with us, he's into his 70th year. How does that feel? And what can he share from his experience? Read on...

It’s never too late and you’re never too old.

At 48 I was having back pain. A chiropractor told me whilst on his table: you have two ages, your calendar age and your biological age, which is determined by the flexibility of your spine. How can I make my spine more flexible, I asked? Try a yoga class. I ignored him and went to the pub. Around that time I asked a friend to recommend some life insurance. He suggested a yoga class. This wasn’t a coincidence. Yoga, seriously? I was sceptical, but I went along anyway. I was stiff, aching, envious and competitive – big mistake – don’t compete with the bendy girls in Lycra… "What other people are doing on their mat is none of your business, work on yourself" I took the teacher’s advice and stuck at yoga despite the challenges. That was 21 years ago. Last year I completed my yoga teacher training.

People ask me what’s the most useful thing you’ve got from yoga? I now make better decisions. One of the benefits of aging is learning how to respond instead of simply reacting. I’ve discovered that choosing my response is where my true power resides. This knowledge is something I can bring to my practice and teaching.

I teach yoga between six and seven on Friday evenings at Maitri for blokes who don’t do yoga. Previously I’d be perched on a high barstool at that time. I’ve learned that it’s never too late and you’re never too old. I’ll be 70 next year. I feel great. I still think I’m 45. People sometimes ask me for advice: hydrate, eat less, move more, sleep well, breathe deeply and learn how to synchronise your movement and breath. Start with 5 minutes of yoga a day – consistency beats intensity. If in doubt, remember:

“You are not too old
and it is not too late
to dive into your increasing depths
where life calmly gives out
its own secret.” (Rilke)

Tom Magill

https://maitristudio.net/features/its-never-too-late
Belfast City Council

20/10/2025

Iyengar Yoga Convention in Glasgow 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/iyogaglasgow/iyengar-yoga-convention-glasgow-2026

13/10/2025

In many yoga studios you'll find props like blocks and bricks, nowadays so global but originally developed and used in the Iyengar method.

In this feature student Anne talks about how use of props (with assistance of Iyengar yoga teachers at Maitri Studio) has helped her find more freedom and reduce pain in her knees, amongst other benefits.

Of course we're delighted that Anne has found yoga so beneficial, and as teachers we're ever grateful to our Iyengar yoga lineage and community for our own ongoing learning and knowledge to share with students.

A recent BBC article 'How to Future Proof Your Knees' talks about the importance of working all the muscles around the joint, and that is exactly what we're doing.

Read here : https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250926-how-to-futureproof-your-knees

As well as of course helping the practitioner find the psychological benefits with help with self-awareness, consistent practice, and learning to be patient with oneself and let go of the fear around pain.

Read more about Iyengar yoga classes at Maitri Studio here : https://maitristudio.net/features/why-try-iyengar-yoga

IyengaryogaIreland
Iyengar Yoga UK

09/10/2025

“The impact of yoga is never purely physical. Asanas, if correctly practised, bridge the divide between the physical and the mental spheres. Yoga stems the feelings of pain, fatigue, doubt, confusion, indifference, laziness, self-delusion, and despair that assail us from time to time.

The yogic mind simply refuses to accept such negative emotions and seeks to overcome these turbulent currents on the voyage to the total liberation of the self.
Once we become sincere practitioners of yoga, we cease to be tormented by these unhappy and discouraging states of mind

Yoga illuminates your life. If you practise sincerely, with seriousness and honesty. Its light will spread to all aspects of your life. Regular practice will bring you to look at yourself and your goals in a new light. It will help remove the obstacles to good health and stable emotions. In this way, yoga will help you to achieve emancipation and self realisation, which is the ultimate goal of every person‘s life.”

BKS Iyengar
Yoga The Path to Holistic Health