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Leaving the British Wheel of Yoga

I have decided to resign my membership of the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY). I have been a member since 2002. I was given the BWY Community Champion 2023 award for my yoga community outreach work with the Brighton Yoga Festival and Foundation, which I founded. I am resigning because...

Yoga Teachers Survival Guide

Davy has written a chapter in a new book called, The Yoga Teachers Survival Guide.The book tackles some of the difficult practical and moral challenges facing yogateachers today. Along with chapters by well-known yoga figures like Donna Farhi, TheoWildcroft, Pete Blackaby and Jivana Heyman, Davy has written a chapter on...

Lovely yoga workshop!

Once more Davy and I hosted an afternoon of Ashtanga, Hatha, pranayama and meditation at the lovely Unit 4 studio. We were joined by many regulars plus a few new faces.  Quite a few students from Janaki's London classes came and there were many happy reunions.  Davy led a coherent...

Davy received award from British Wheel of Yoga for launching Brighton Yoga Foundation in 2016

Davy was proud to receive an award from the British Wheel of Yoga (the largest yoga organisation in the UK) at their AGM on Thursday 4 May. It was for his work in launching the Brighton Yoga Foundation in 2016 which has now delivered more than £100,000 worth of community...

Teaching Ukrainians

Janaki was thrilled and honoured last week to be invited by our good friend Julia to teach a yoga class to a group of Ukrainian professors at Queen Mary University London, followed by a tasty buffet lunch with some amazing traditional hand-made Ukrainian cakes !

Update on the Ashtanga Yoga sexual abuse scandal

Back in April 2019 I published a long blog on this website about the horrendous unfolding sexual abuse scandal which engulfed the Ashtanga yoga community. This is an update to that blog and an explanation of why some of us still teach a form of Ashtanga, while explicitly distancing ourselves...

Interesting new research about the importance of balance!

Here is a very interesting article from the Guardian about the importance of balance as a factor in health especially for those of us who are middle-aged or older. People who cannot stand for ten seconds on one leg are twice as likely to die within ten years! So get...

The history and background of yoga – an interview

Davy recently recorded a 20 minute podcast about the history and background to yoga for Wickwoods County Club, where he teaches every Monday evening. We thought it might be interesting to all our students so here it is:

Come fly with Davy at the i360!

Join Davy who is teaching a one hour dynamic yoga class at the BAi360 on Saturday 17 April at 9.25am ! The class is the first of a three month programme of classes to raise funds for the amazing yoga community outreach programmes run by the Brighton Yoga Foundation. You...

Why I’ve joined a union for yoga teachers

You may be surprised that some yoga teachers feel the need to join a trade union. After all, teaching yoga is a privilege, very rewarding and something we love to do. But sadly, it is increasingly obvious that “yogaworld” is not immune to the pressures and issues facing society as...

Video interview with Davy

This is a lovely short video interview about my yoga journey and my work with the Brighton Yoga Foundation. Thanks to Lia McCarthy, Ketevan Vatashgashvili and Anqi Lyu for making the film - they are Sussex University media students and participants in my yoga classes at the Uni. I hope...

Inspiration Yoga Goes Online !

Like many other yoga teachers, we have migrated online to deliver a few much needed yoga classes. And who knows we may even continue with doing so after the current crisis passes! Here is how you can find Janaki & Davy online At present, each of us has one online...