8th August – Remembering Sir
Saturday 8th of August will be the fourth anniversary of TKV Desikachar’s passing.
Āsana Sahapāṭhī – a companion to āsana
Helen Macpherson reviews the recently published Āsana Sahapāṭhī by Dr Latha Satish and Dr D Dwarakanath.
Embracing Change
Andy Curtis-Payne looks at what Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra tells us about change, and what we can do to alleviate suffering.
Members Talk: Joy Graham on training to become a TSYP Vedic Chant Teacher
What is it like to become a Vedic Chant teacher in this tradition?
Members talk: Jatinder Wilson on ahimsa – kindness, non-harming
We all know that showing kindness is important for human connection and our relationships, for mental health and wellbeing.
Becoming a Yoga Therapist
Patricia Ace recently graduated from the TSYP Teacher Training Diploma Course in Scotland. She reflects on this part of her yoga journey.
Members Talk: Work and yoga in times of Corona
TSYP teacher member Paula Visser describes her work for one of the Medical Research Ethics Committees in the Netherlands.
Personal reflections on a TSYP Foundation Course
The third in a series of contributions by current Foundation Course participants. This time one of our younger members.
Personal reflections on a TSYP Foundation Course
The second in a series of contributions by current Foundation Course participants.
Personal reflections on a TSYP foundation course
The first in a series of contributions by current Foundation Course participants.
Finding a teacher is a two-way street
This article follows on from the recent post on how we can become a yoga teacher or support those wanting to become yoga teachers.
What does it mean to be a yoga teacher?
Andy Curtis-Payne describes what becoming a teacher in the tradition of T Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar means, referring to concepts in the Yoga Sūtra.
Sample āsana practices for Covid times
If you’d like a little inspiration in your āsana practice, we’ve posted a couple of practices for you to try; one calming, the other energising.
Becoming a yoga teacher: the journey of the perpetual student
Have you wondered about going further with Yoga and training to become a Yoga teacher? Lisa Soede, Head of TSYP Vedic Chanting, shares her journey.
New online opportunity from Ranju Roy and David Charlton
As we continue to spend much of our time indoors, we are pleased to point you in the direction of a new online opportunity. Friends and colleagues in our tradition, Ranju Roy and David Charlton of Sadhana Mala and members of aYs, will be offering an interactive study of Yoga…
Latest Newsletter from our sister organisation the KYM
We, the citizens of the world are facing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, and no country is left untouched by the fear surrounding the pandemic. Unfortunately, our fear and anxiety are also multiplied manifold as we see and read about how every nation struggles in this battle against a fairly…
Breathing in the Times of Covid 19
Fiona Ashdown, TSYP member, yoga teacher and therapist writes about how prānāyāma and mantra can help with symptoms associated with Covid 19, such as breathlessness.
How to set up and hold online yoga classes
The BWY in conjunction with Yoga Alliance and Yoga Sports Science has held a number of webinars to support yoga teachers in delivering classes safely online.
SPRING SABBATICAL- REFLECTIONS ON SPACE
Andy Curtis- Payne reflects on the impact of Covid 19 and how we can look to the future…
Weekly Vedic Chant Sangha Starting 29th March 2020
According to Desikachar Vedic chant is one of the most powerful tools of the modern era.
Covid 19 advice and guidance – Updated 23rd March 2020
Dear friends, it seems like a long time since I sent out the last guidance on Covid 19 and yet it was under a week ago!
Closing The Retreat: What am I seeking? A personal journaling retreat…..
Helena del Pino, one of our teachers, has offered us a journaling retreat …. Beginning on Monday we will be posting one day at a time for anyone to download and use.
A message to my fellow yoga travellers from Becky Sperring
Dear Friends in Yoga, I just wanted to bring this term to a close with some thoughts on the Coronavirus situation and how we might apply our yoga principles to it – yoga is still relevant!
How to use Zoom for virtual classes
This is a short helpful guide from Michael Hutchinson for those of us who need some TLC with using technology!
Chanting Sangha Sunday 22nd March at 8pm
March 2020 Dear friends, The current situation with coronavirus means that many of us will be isolated and less able to link with others in our usual ways. Despite this we can still chant and so may i invite you to participate in a rather special chanting session? On…
Covid 19 advice and guidance
Updated on 23rd March 2020 Dear friends, It seems like a long time since I sent out the last guidance on Covid 19 and yet it was under a week ago!
TSYP formalises its links with the KYM
We are thrilled to announce that TSYP has formalised its already strong relationship with the KYM by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. This is particularly significant given the high esteem in which KYM is held across the world for providing a centre of excellence for the teaching of yoga and yoga…
A visit to the KYM! Katie Carroll tells of her recent trip to Chennai
I first heard that Andy and Helen took groups to India every year when I had just started my teacher training with Andy in 2017. I remember thinking, “oh wow I would love to go along someday.” “Someday” being the operative word. I’m not sure exactly when “someday” became January…
The Magic of the Tamarind
In January, TSYP member Michael Hutchinson travelled to India’s deep south and explored the legend around the ancient tamarind tree in the village of Almar Tirungari, where Sri Krishnamacharya received the Yoga Rahasya.
Interview with Radha Sundararajan
Bea Teuten interviews Radha Sundararajan, Vedic chanting teacher, and one of the patrons of TSYP.
Taking the message of yoga to psychologists
TSYP’s Andy Curtis-Payne was recently invited to talk to members of the British Psychological Society about the ways in which Yoga can contribute to the work of psychologists.
Embodying the Yoga Sutra – new review
We are so enthusiastic about Ranju Roy and David Charlton’s new book that we’re posting another review of it, this one by TSYP member Helena del Pino.
Reflections on the Vedic Chanting Teacher Training Course 2017/19
Becky Sperring writes about her journey to becoming a Vedic Chant teacher. So I still can’t quite believe I’ve just qualified as a Vedic Chant Teacher! And am immensely proud of the fact that I can now read some Sanskrit!!
Embodying the Yoga Sutra: new book walks yoga into everyday life
TSYP member Maggie Shanks reviews a newly published book by two yoga practitioners who trained in the tradition of TKV Desikachar.
The Yoga of Gardening
We gratefully reprint an article here by TSYP chairman Andy Curtis-Payne, recently published in Darśanam, the quarterly journal of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. I have been extremely fortunate over the last thirty years to have been able to work both as a gardener and a yoga teacher. At first these…
Apply for a Churchill travel grant to influence change
TSYP member Michael Hutchinson brought the work of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to our attention recently, after reading an article in the Basingstoke Gazette. Applying for a Churchill Fellowship might make travel to TSYP’s ‘mother’ organisation, the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, a possibility for someone who otherwise would be unable to afford…
Duty of candour
The Duty of Candour applies to all UK health professionals who are subject to statutory regulation. As a yoga therapist you are not subject to statutory regulation but may have chosen to be a registrant of a non-statutory regulator such as CNHC. In any event, adhering to the principles behind a…
Book review: Counselling Principles and Practices for Yoga Therapists by Dr Latha Satish
Working in the field of yoga therapy one often finds oneself trying to bridge two worlds and explain to people in each of them the special way in which yoga can be applied therapeutically. On the one hand yoga practitioners and the public will say ‘Isn’t all yoga therapeutic?’ On…