Yes Yoga - Tatiana Knight

03/01/2026

Happy new year to all yogis : Try to remember being good to yourself is a kind of “non-violence”. Love starts with yourself and then moves out to the world … and we need a lot of love and compassion right now. My new year’s thought : Change the things that we can and try to accept those things we can’t.

21/12/2025

Happy solstice : I found myself singing “here comes the sun” by the Beatles today! This is the best day to do a sun salutation to celebrate the return of the sun!

02/12/2025

ROAR: it’s the holidays! Happy late thanksgiving and early winter holidays! Everyone must do Lion’s breath everyday to let all the stress out and stay warm; Lions breath is wonderful for breath control and activating the diaphragm but also so fun to do!

Lion’s breath can be a useful, inspiring, and enjoyable breathing exercise to loosen up and even have a bit of fun.

10/09/2025

Morning yoga with an almost grown up puppy!

05/09/2025

Welcome to the start of FALL everyone! September is always a time of change after the long days drenched in sunlight to the slowly disappearing sun. Take your strength from the trees as they beautifully change with the season. To celebrate this spend more time in tree pose to find your center.

08/08/2025

Wag your tail! Everyone knows Down Dog pose but not that if you add the simple movement of moving your hips back and forth like a dog wagging its tail, you can release the lower back and give more space to your hips. The added bonus is that it’s fun to do!

30/07/2025

Circle of trees at sunset

26/07/2025

Ujjayi « Ocean Breath » for summer relaxation: I love the ocean and the sound of the ocean is wonderfully healing. The breathing practice of Ujjayi (victorious breath) is done by contracting the throat and makes a breathy "Darth Vader" sound! but I like to think of it as the ocean in my head. At first you might feel it is uncomfortable so only do it a little at a time. After some practice you can feel it deeply relaxing the in and out like the ocean tide.

From stress relief to improving concentration, many believe this breathing exercise, common in yoga practices, can do it all.

22/06/2025

Happy solstice everyone! This is my favorite time of year when we have the most sun to give us positive energy. Yesterday my yoga teacher had us breathe with the “lotus mudra” opening and closing our fingers with our breath. It was magical! And a wonderful way to celebrate nature and breathing together (and not do 100 sun salutations!)

16/06/2025

20 minutes of yoga day = a little bit brighter and lighter! I know this sounds like one of those impossible ads for some exercise package that you don't want but I've personally seen and felt the results: it doesn't take much to feel just that little bit better but you have to make time to stretch / move. I'm teaching "lunch yoga" again to the teachers at my school and I hope to convince them that only a half an hour can make a complete difference to the rest of the day. I'm noticing that doing yoga during the day at work is more helpful / critical than teaching in a yoga studio. I'm trying to build a safe relaxing place to breath even during the busy work day, demonstrating that just 20-30 minutes can give the inner reset to finish the day a bit more positively. The main obstacle is devoting that time to yourself when you have too much to do but the short time spend is so much more valuable. So promise yourself to find 20 minutes in the middle of your busiest day and see how improves your mood and interactions with others (guaranteed by 'YogisRus" -- or your money back!)

07/05/2025

Morning yoga with puppy brings playfulness to my practice (and teaches tolerance and patience!)

20/04/2025

Happy Easter: Time to do Egg pose! This is a fun rolling pose on the back with your head tucked in. This is a nice massage for the back but only do this on a soft surface. Keeping your head tucked in you can increase your rocking until almost upright. Advanced yogis come to standing with momentum (and strong core, thighs and knees!)