Yoga Nature Sheffield

10/12/2025

As the waning moon draws us toward Yuletide’s deep quiet, we’re gathering for two special evenings of rest and renewal:

Sunday 14 December, 6–7:30pm
Thursday 18 December, 6:45–8:15pm

@ the Sharrow Performing Arts Space

£13. Booking essential. Contact jo@yoganaturesheffield.org.uk

Come close the year in good company, warm, held, and gently returned to centre.

10/12/2025

As the waning moon draws us toward Yuletide’s deep quiet, we’re gathering for two special evenings of rest and renewal:

Sunday 14 December, 6–7:30pm
Thursday 18 December, 6:45–8:15pm

@ the Sharrow Performing Arts Space

£13. Booking essential. Contact jo@yoganaturesheffield.org.uk

Come close the year in good company, warm, held, and gently returned to centre.

09/12/2025

The third and final (for now) article in our Misunderstood Traditions series.

When many people hear the word Ashtanga, two very different traditions are often blurred together. On one side, we have Patañjali’s Aṣṭāṅga Yoga - the “eight limbs” - described in his Yoga Sūtras (c. 4th–5th century CE). On the other, there is the modern practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, taught by K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore during the 20th century.

Though they share a name, they are not the same. Both have depth, both have value, but one is a contemplative map of meditation, and the other is a flowing physical discipline.

Read more in this article: https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-misunderstood-traditions-series-336

07/12/2025

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07/12/2025

The second entry in our 'Misunderstood Traditions' series.

In this article, we trace the contemplative, subtle tradition of Tantrik kuṇḍalinī, and then contrast it with the postural‑energetic system brought West by Yogi Bhajan, situating both historically, philosophically, and experientially.

https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-misunderstood-traditions-series-bc4

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28/11/2025

If your first thought when you hear “Ta**ra” is candlelit workshops, chakra necklaces, or sexual liberation, you’re not alone. Western culture has a habit of taking ancient spiritual practices, glossing over centuries of philosophy, and turning them into lifestyle products. But here’s the catch: the Ta**ra practiced in the West today is almost unrecognisable compared to its source - classical Kashmiri Shaiva Ta**ra. Understanding the difference might just change how you approach your own practice.

Read the essay here, the first in our 'Misunderstood Traditions' series:

https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-misunderstood-traditions-series

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28/11/2025

The Misunderstood Traditions Series.

A new series of articles, exploring the paths of yoga and ta**ra that often get mixed up and misrepresented in the modern West.

In this series we compare Patañjali’s Aṣṭāṅga Yoga to contemporary Ashtanga Vinyasa, rethink Kundalini as it appears in Yogi Bhajan’s “Kundalini Yoga,” and examine how Kashmir Shaiva Ta**ra differs from Western interpretations of Ta**ra. This is a series for anyone curious about what these practices were - and are - meant to be.

First up, we take a look at how the original Shaiva ta**ra differs from modern neo-ta**ra:

https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-misunderstood-traditions-series

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22/11/2025

The third and final entry in our Movement Analysis series on Substack.

In many modern studios, Yoga and Pilates appear side by side. Two mindful movement classes sharing mats, equipment, and sometimes even playlists. Both can strengthen the body, steady the mind, and bring awareness through breath.

But beneath the surface, they grow from entirely different roots. Understanding those roots helps us see that yoga - in its truest sense - is not a fitness system at all...

Read in full at https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-movement-analysis-series-3-of

20/11/2025

The second essay in our Movement Analysis series has arrived.

This essay is for teachers who want clarity, students who want integrity, and anyone tired of one-size-fits-all cueing. Yoga postures might look like Pilates or ballet, but they move toward something different. This essay explores what distinguishes āsana from other embodied practices, and what happens when yoga becomes posture-focused, from Iyengar to Vinyāsa to one-hour gym classes. The difference is not in the shape, but in what it remembers.

Read it on our What on Yoga Earth Substack:

https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-movement-analysis-series-2-of


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18/11/2025

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18/11/2025

18/11/2025

The first in our Movement Analysis series of essays on Substack.

In this piece, we explore what yoga actually is through the lens of Ta**ra - the philosophical foundation beneath most modern yoga traditions.

https://whatonyogaearth.substack.com/p/the-movement-analysis-series-1-of









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Through the Lens of Ta**ra