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Tahnee's Yoga Space

Actions Speak Louder then Words

Today I've been feeling quite under the weather with a sore throat, runny nose and the comings of a cold. Not being able to practice makes me feel worse so when I was at Dunnes buying a few nibbles, my mood wasn't looking for the 'good' but rather what can fill the void or grumpiness I was experiencing. After rounding up popcorn I headed to the check-out where I discovered that today they had a fund-raising group helping to pack up the groceries. Normally I don't like this service because i like to pack and organize my own groceries (yes, I'm one of those). 

Today the fund-raising group was the Irish Deaf Community.  Hmm....how do you even say 'thank you' or 'thanks, but no thanks' , that I don't need anyone to pack my groceries, because 'I'm grumpy, broke and feel awkward?'    Then i connected to the breath and just paused....I remembered how grateful I was to hear the clerk ask me for my Dunnes value card and how the fund-raiser grocery packer fellow  might not hear her say that or be able to hear at all. I looked at his face, which was peaceful and focused on what he was doing. After he packed up my popcorn and I dropped a two euro into the bucket,  I gave him the sign for hi, the only sign I know beside how to spell my name. Once he realized what I was doing ( I must be a bad signer) he lit up. We connected! We didn't have to speak to share the connection of communication because we were connecting from our hearts. I felt radiant and felt my crappy mood disappear.  I made an effort to connect with someone above how I was feeling, I moved beyond my ego and instead into a basic human level of communication, our eyes and our energy.  He signed thank you (i hope that's what it was!) and we both smiled big smiles.

This led me to ponder as I walked out of the store, as I was feeling so uplifted and thanking him for his energy, how often do we miss the boat? How often are we shown opportunities to connect with someone and instead we avert our eyes because we don't want to be bothered? How often in our yoga class do we not even say hi to our neighbor? While our practice is our own, there is a level of basic human connection that we forget to honor, a simple greeting. Can we make a difference in our own lives by taking a risk and smiling more? saying hi to our neighbors and saying thank you (and meaning it) with more regularity. We always have a choice in how to make a positive difference in each moment and each day.


Every moment of our lives is an opportunity to live fully and from our hearts. Please take the time to smile more from the heart and let the world see your radiant energy. As Ghandi said, "be the change you wish to see in the world!"

With Love,
Tahnee

The Photos

Here they are,  some photos of my yoga life from Grand Cayman,  Canada and now Ireland.....what's important about our yoga practice is not the perfection of the pose but rather the celebration of our attitude within the pose.. ..

 

Schedule of Upcoming Events


October

October 4th ‘The Bliss (Ananda) of Being’

Our yoga mats is the perfect place to experience our inner Self. Tahnee will guide you to learn how to skillfully and joyfully align with nature to find a deeper connection and expansive freedom. In this workshop you will experience and apply the uplifting philosophy and Universal Principles of Alignment™ of Anusara Yoga® to your practice. Suitable for all levels, 2 hour class.

 The Yoga Room, www.yoga.ie 10:30am – 12:30pm

 

October 12th ‘Align with the Divine’

Align your body, mind,and heart in this two hour workshop with Tahnee. Experience the empowerment and delight of Anusara Yoga, a spiritually uplifting hatha yoga method that unifies a tantric philosophy of intrinsic goodness with precise universal principles of alignment through meditation, pranayama and asanas (Yoga postures).

 Samadhi Yoga Studio, Drogheda, www.samadhi.ie 11:00am – 1:00pm

 

October 18th ‘Grounded for Greatness’

Learn how to intergrate the Universal Principles of Alignment from Anusara Yoga and how they can take youto new heights in this 2 hour master class. Expect a delightful mix of standing postures, hip-openers, backbends, and twists. Suitable for all levels.

 Yoga Dublin, downtown studio www.yogadublin.com 11:00am – 1:00pm

 

 

October 26th  Introduction to Anusara Yoga 
Anusara Yoga is a new paradigm of hatha yoga in which the art of the human spirit powerfully blends with the science of biomechanics. It is a spiritually uplifting and therapeutic system of yoga that integrates Universal Principlesof Alignment and inner body awareness with a celebration of the heart. Anusara means "stepping into the current of Grace."

During this 3 hour workshop, you will learn the elegant Universal Principles of Alignment that provide safe, precise and effective instructions allowing each pose to blossom fully. Through Tahnee's warmth and humor, you will be guided through a wide range of transformational postures that will increase your strength, vitality, flexibility and joy. Reconnect to your innate diversity and inner radiance in this fun-filled andenergizing workshop. 

Yoga Dublin, downtown studio, www.yogadublin.com 10:30am – 1:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classes and Workshop Schedule

 This is the updated workshop and class schedule. More details will be coming as I confirm dates and times. It's going to a Shakti-filled Autumn so keep your mat close and get ready to Light Up with Yoga!

Sept 13th   'Rocking With Shakti' 2 hr Master Class at Yoga Dublin, 11am-1pm 
Sept 21st  'Light Up! with Yoga!' A Global Mala Fundraiser event at Yoga Dublin.
Sept  28th Intro to Anusara Yoga 'Fun-D-Mentals' at Yoga Dublin, 10:30 - 1:30pm

Oct 4th  'Be Your Bliss' at The Yoga Room, 10:30am - 12:30pm 
Oct 12th 'Align with the Divine '  2 hr Workshop at Samadhi Yoga in Drogheda * just announced! 11am - 1pm
Oct 18th  'Grounded into Greatness 'Master Class at Yoga Dublin, 11am - 1pm
Oct 26th Intro to Anusara Yoga at Yoga Dublin, 10:30am - 1:30pm

Nov 8th 'The Practice' at Yoga Dublin 11am - 1pm 
Nov 22nd Master Class at Yoga Dublin 11am - 1pm 
Nov 30th Into to Anusara Yoga at Yoga Dublin 10:30 - 1pm
Dec 6th  Master Class at Yoga Dublin 11am - 1pm


 I am also bi-weekly teaching at Yoga Dublin, downtown studio on Monday nights, 6:45pm - 8:00pm. Colm Walsh will be teaching the alternates nights 
September 8th, 22nd
October 6th, 20th
November 3rd, 17th
December 1st, 15th

December 28, 29, 30 Special Yoga Event, more details to come

For more infomation on the studios;
www.yogadublin.com
www.yoga.ie
www.samadhi.ie

Thank you all so much for coming to my workshops and classes, I am filled with the energy and light of each one of you!
With Light!
Tahnee

The Seeds of Anusara Yoga are Flourishing in Ireland

It has  been an amazing summer in Ireland, with records rainfalls and full yoga workshops in Dublin, it has been fun-filled although slightly damp. Wellies are becoming a fashion do!

The Master classes at Yoga Dublin are fantastic, the students are amazing and full of light and energy. I look forward to each workshop to see each student go deeper into their practice and try new things.

Coming up September  13th is 'Rocking with Shakti - Organic Energy'. A playful and challenging class with the focus on experiencing Pure Bliss in each pose. Mat space is limited and sells out quick, so early registration recommended. Contact info@yogadublin.com

Also in September is Light Up! with Yoga, a Global Mala event, stay tuned for more details.

We also have some amazing certified Anusara teachers coming to Yoga Dublin, so check it out at www.yogadublin.com. Be prepared to be inspired and uplifted!

I'm also teaching a class at the Yoga Room. August 30th at 10:30am. Please check out www.yoga.ie for more information on location and prices.

And finally,I have started a group called ikula. The purpose is to connect with other aspiring Anusara Yogi's and teachers who can't always get to a regular Anusara class (especially here in Ireland, where we don't have a Certified teacher yet.... .  I will be sending out contemplations and insights about Anusara and it's alignment and philosophies that we can focus on and bring into our practice. It's a way for us to come together, share, and build the Anusara community, regardless of where we are. So please email if you are interested and I will add your name to the newsletter. We are growing the seeds of Anusara here in Ireland and watching it flourish with love and joy!

 

Until we meet on the mat again soon!

With light and love!

Tahnee

info@tahneesyogaspace.com

Align with Your Divine Nature - Master class # 4 - Outer Spiral

Greetings!
  The workshops are under way at the great downtown studio Yoga Dublin. Sadly Colm Walsh is away but he is knee-deep in sand castle construction and we look forward to hearing the tales and seeing him back on the mat soon.

The Master classes are going well and are at capacity. The next workshop is August 16th; the focus  is on how the 4th principle of Anusara yoga - Outer Spiral, aligns us with our Divine Nature. Expect deep hip-openers and exberurant back-bends!!! As usual, a hearty breakfast is recommended after!  The space is limited and fills up fast so please register in advance to avoid disappointment.

I will not be teaching at Electric Picnic this year; we decided it might be too adventureous to attempt with our young daughters and camping. We are hoping next year we might have a few more gear (like a tent) to assist us with the event next year. It looks like there is a great line-up of teachers so in between grooving to the great bands, the wine tent and massages, get your yoga on with one of the teachers to ensure a blissful week-end!

Recently I was in London attending John's Teacher's Immersion, which was fantastic. The level of Yoga was amazing and the great new people that I connected with. It was such a diverse group from all over Europe and beyond and we are celebrated the wonderful teachings of Anusara and the light within us all!!! 

Classes in Blackrock are being organized so stay tuned.

My computer is still in Canada slowly making it's way back; I will be starting podcasts this fall so please keep checking back!

 With Blessings,
Tahnee

NEWS!!!!!! Now teaching at Yoga Dublin and at the coolest Festival 'Electric Picnic', plus Yoga for Horseback Riders coming soon!!!

Now teaching in Dublin!  Come check out these Master classes using the principles and philosophies from Anusara Yoga. It will be the best way to spend your Saturday morning. Hearty breakfasts are highly recommended after!!



Welcome to a New Community

Here it is, finally!!! My first podcast combining yoga contemplations and inspirations with free online yoga classes. Please join me as we create community around the world and share in our love of Yoga, both on and off the mat. With gratitude, Tahnee

Download | Duration: 00:11:59

30 Days of Igniting the Fire with Angi Stambasana

Let me Introduce You to your Hips

Please join me on a 30 day journey as we get deep into our hips by doing the asana Agni Stambasana everyday! Note: not for the faint of heart. This posture will reach deep into the depths of any tightness lurking within the hips, it will move into any stress, tension or even an old injury that you're not aware of and make you feel everything within your hips. It's not called 'igniting the fire' for nothing!

Since 2002 this posture has been difficult for me and I think it's been stopping me from finding deeper depths in other postures (like Uttanasana). I don't want to feel limited by my body in yoga or in my life; I want to move with total freedom, with a lightness in my heart illuminating from my body. Anusara Yoga teacher Todd Tesen said that if I did this pose everyday for 30 days I would experience new freedom in my body.  To be honest, it was easier at the time to hear those words, think that I 'might' act on it and stay in complacency then actually do something about it. 

So I decided it was time to start and I'm sticking to it because I want to get a glimpse of my potential as a human being and this is one step on that path. I'm 3 days in and it was hard on day 2 because I had too much wine to drink the night before but I knew I had made the commitment to myself and in some ways to Todd (who instigated this). Throbbing head, throbbing body, it was not pretty. 

Please let me know if you have questions or comments. I'd be interested in knowing how you are progressing on the path. Enjoy every moment and welcome freedom into your heart and body. 

Agni Stambasana How to
Take a comfortable seat and turn to your breath. Then move your right leg on the mat at a 90 degree angle. Cross left leg over aligning the knee with the right ankle. Note* if you are tighter and this is uncomfortable, please bring the foot closer to the thigh or place your sit bones on a blanket.  Engage muscular energy in both legs including the feet, feeling the muscles hugging the bones. This action of contraction is going to help us have a greater release and who doesn't want a Great Release!!!

Breath into your sit-bones and feel your energy grounding into the earth. 

Keep an softness and settle into what you are experiencing. Be open to the journey and to finding freedom within.



Try to keep the shins parallel to the front of the mat with the mid line of the body aligned to the middle of the shins. Move the hips back slightly and keep connected to the breath. Be patient, kind with your thoughts and a willingness to let go of any tension and just be with the beauty of the breath and your spirit. 

This is how it's supposed to look (I'm hoping at the end of the 30 days I will be shining with the brightness that Elsie does)

Please check me out on facebook in my group 'Tahnee's yoga space' for video blogs and more on yoga. Please connect and share your experience and let me know if there is a pose you'd like to work on.  Podcasts coming soon! 

With gratitude,
Tahnee


 



HAPPIHIPS! These Simple Moves will help you find Freedom within your Hips!

 Having tight hips and hamstrings is common amongst more people. How many people do you know head to the gym or go out for a run and 'forget' to stretch? Many of us are guilty of it but if we can incorporate these few postures weekly or before any exercise we may find our recovery time faster and that we have more available energy in our legs.

This simple postures done before any activity or on their own will help you to find the freedom within your hips so you can take it to the next level. Remember, do what you can and BREATHE!

Sequence for HappiHips!

Lunge

Have the hands in line with the middle of the front foot. Ensure that the knee isn't moving forward of the front ankle. The back thigh and hamstring will want to align with gravity so resist that and move the inner thigh up towards the sky. With the breath, draw towards the mid-line of the body and with you exhale, extend the energy out. Soften the upper spine between the shoulder blades, melting the chest towards the earth.  Ensure to do both sides. 

Lunge with knee of floor
Begin with lunge, release knee to floor. Place hands on hips and breathe deep into back body and rise to upright position. Tuck back toes under and with inhale draw energy towards mid-line of body. Scoop tailbone towards the front knee as you lift chest and breathe!

Stage 2

Lift knee and clasp foot with same side hand. Scoop tailbone again and feel the burn in front thigh, enjoy. Breathe and soften. Ensure that the front body isn't overly arched and that there is a fullness in the back body. Take a few breaths and do the other side.

This one might make you want to vomit!!

Take your right left and place the knee as close to the wall as you can and run your foot up the wall. Place your left foot on the floor at a 90 degree angle. Pause and feel the breath. For a few of you, this may be as far as you can go today so be patient and keep the breath flowing. Try not to be stiff but rather let the breath flow and soften any resistance to the opening occurring.  Don't worry it gets better.

Stage 2
  
Keep the breathe full in the back body and rise up. Scoop the tail bone and say hello to the front of your thighs! 
 Move the hips over slightly, scoop the tailbone under again and keep moving the back body toward the wall with your breath.  Love it!

Stage 3
 
Take it to the next level! Rise the arms up on the inhale and let the best part of you shine with enjoyment and bliss, finding freedom in your hips!!!! 


 The best way to open our hips is to keep working on them. Your practice and dedication will ensure they open, but please note our hips will open when they are ready and not when we think they should be ready. Never force your body to go beyond what it's capable of; as you breath, feel and let your body tell you when you can take it deeper. 

With Blessings,
Tahnee