Yoga with Manjunaga

07/11/2025

I decided to share this poem in my classes by the American poet and pacifist William Stafford.

'You Reading This, Be Ready'

Starting here, what do you want to remember?
How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?
What scent of old wood hovers, what softened
sound from outside fills the air?

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now?
Are you waiting for time to show you some better thoughts?

When you turn around, starting here, lift this new glimpse that you found; carry into evening all that you want from this day.

This interval you spent reading or hearing this, keep it for life –
What can anyone give you greater than now, starting here, right in this room, when you turn around?

Image Anderson Rian

06/11/2025

31/10/2025

I was moved to share this quote in my yoga classes from the late American writer, Joan Didion.

"I'm not telling you to make the world better, because I don't think that progress is necessarily part of the package. I'm just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it. To look at it. To try to get the picture. To live recklessly. To take chances. To make your own work and take pride in it. To seize the moment."

― Joan Didion

Joan Didion in 1968 photographed by Julian Wasser.

28/10/2025

Dear Yoga Friends,

⭐️ New Yoga Classes starting in November ⭐️

Within our busy lives we often need a breathing space.
Time to pause, reflect and recalibrate. Time to ‘be’.

For many people their regular yoga class offer that calm, safe space. A place to replenish physically, emotionally and spiritually.

I am pleased to share that I have new yoga courses starting in November.

There are some places left on this new block of Yoga Classes.

MONDAY

Mixed Level 5 Week Yoga Course
6.00-7.00pm Starting 17th November ( 4 Places left )
£55/£53 concessions

MONDAY
Beginners Yoga 5 Week Course
7.30-8.30pm Starting 17th November ( 1 Place left )
£55/£53 concessions

TUESDAY
Morning Daytime 5 week Course
9.30am -10.30am Starting 18th November ( 4 Places left )
£55/£53 concessions

TUESDAY
Restorative & Yin Yoga 5 Week Course
6.00-7.00pm Starting 18th September ( 5 Places left )
£55/£53 concessions

THURSDAY
Beginners Yoga 5 Week Course
7.30-8.30pm Starting 20th November ( 5 Places left )
£55/£53 concessions

All courses are held at the Didsbury Parsonage, a beautiful Grade II listed building set in a magical secret garden.

Breathe slowly and relax into a deep state of calm and relaxation.
Explore classical yoga postures in a safe and supportive environment where students are encouraged to listen to their own body and go at a pace that is comfortable to them.

The courses will focus on building safe alignment infused by clear anatomical understanding. exploring a mixture of flowing sequences and static poses.

This will enable you to build more strength, flexibility and resilience. We will also learn how to relax into a deepening awareness of our body, breath and heart.

These classes will be run in pre-booked courses of 5 weeks and available to 12 students to allow for intimacy and focused attention.
Everyone is welcome: If you would like to join me you can book a place via the link below. https://www.manjunaga.com/classes

Warm wishes x
Manjunaga

24/10/2025

⭐ Relaxing into Winter: Yoga Workshop ⭐

As we move deeper into winter it can be a time to turn inwards and allow ourselves to give our body to the earth.

Join me for an afternoon of the deeply relaxing practice of
Restorative yoga, focusing on stilling meditative practices.

An opportunity to turn inward, slow down, soften more deeply.
Exploring a series of Restorative poses supported by props such as bolsters and blankets, allowing release of our muscles, deep nourishment, rest, and relaxation.

The practice of Restorative yoga can have a deeply relaxing effect and leave us feeling more calm and ready for a good night’s sleep.

My workshops are kept small and intimate to allow for greater personal attention.
Open to all levels of experience.

Relaxing into Winter : Restorative Yoga Workshop
Saturday 22nd November 2pm – 5pm
The Didsbury Parsonage, Stenner Lane, Didsbury, M20 2RQ

The Parsonage, a beautiful Grade II listed building set in a magical garden.
Full workshop price is £40 / £35 non-refundable, non-transferable.
(Concessions apply to students, the unemployed, OAP’s)
You can book a place via the link below.
www.manjunaga.com/yoga-workshop

Warm wishes x
Manjunaga

17/10/2025

In my yoga classes this week I have been sharing this poem by the American poet Ross Gay and is called 'Thank You'

Image Poetry Grrrl's

13/10/2025

A short film about Dhanakosa where I lead my yoga and meditation retreat in Scotland.

12/10/2025

Poem for the week is by the Irish Poet and Philosopher John O’Donohue.

For Longing

Blessed be the longing that brought you here
and quickens your soul with wonder.

May you have the courage to listen to the voice of desire
that disturbs you when you have settled for something safe.

May you have the wisdom to enter generously into your own unease
to discover the new direction your longing wants you to take.

May the forms of your belonging – in love, creativity, and friendship
be equal to the grandeur and the call of your soul.

May the one you long for long for you.
may your dreams gradually reveal the destination of your desire.

May a secret providence guide your thought and nurture your feeling.

May your mind inhabit your life with the sureness
with which your body inhabits the world.

May your heart never be haunted by ghost-structures of old damage.

May you come to accept your longing as divine urgency.
may you know the urgency with which the divine longs for you.

(Slightly Amended)

Image Elaine Dunstan

03/10/2025

Poem for the week is 'In Blackwater Woods' is a free verse poem written by Mary Oliver. The poem was first published in 1983 in her collection American Primitive, which won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize. Here is an extract from her poem.