Ski With Gratitude - le 20 mars

Come and join me for a Spring Equinox ski with gratitude after the class so rdv around midday with a picnic and skis and get ready for a ski with immense heart-filled gratitude and maaybe some terrace yoga Chez Brigitte! Namaste

Yoga chez Moi

YES!!!!! C'est live finalement........ Du yoga en ligne c'est maintenant possible - avec plus de 130 seances disponibles profitez de cette large gamme de cours pour tous niveaux et divers styles - allez voir sur http://www.yogachezmoi.com/ et aussi visitez notre page facebook et faire Like!/Aimer pour commencer a lancer ce site sur le marche - Yes we are live check it out!!!!!!! Huge thanks to the many angels who have been working hard to create the site and get it live and out there......if you fancy some online yoga (in french) for all levels and all sorts of styles then check us out!!!!! namaste

Coline - les vetements trendy!!!!

Pour toutes celles qui m'ont demande le site des vetements colores et trendy c'est www.coline.fr et il y a des soldes actullement -50% sur une bonn epartie de leurs stocks..... bises

Vata Grounding Sessions - enjoy Ann malone's Music!

This week's Vata Grounding Sessions have enjoyed the beautiful sounds of Ann Malone and her Chanting Om CD which is such a great piece of music to accompagny your practise... check her out on http://www.bluemuse.co.uk/ Love to Annie..... namaste to all

YogaChezMoi

The launch of YogaChezMoi.com should be launched on 30th January 2012 - final touches happening over the next two weeks and then the big launch!!!!!! La lancement de yogachezmoi.com est prevu pourr le 30 janvier 2012..... dernieres modifications pendant les prochaines deux semaines et ensuite du yoga enligne en pagaille!!!!!!!

Gobinday Mukanday

And just for Paula and Barbara - the beautiful track (a love song to God) is called Gobinday Mukanday and is sung by Sada Sat Kaur. namaste

Next Workshop - Prochain Atelier 15 mars 2012

Your next workshop in Val d'Isere will be on Sunday 26th February from 9h00 - 12h00 at the Saturday 15th March 12h30 - 16h30 Centre Aquasportif. The theme of the workshop will be around the theme of the Doshas and balancing our Ayurvedic type - the session will be based on the Pitta type - Fire. The last session will in April with Kapha (earth). Please let me know if you are interested in attending - you don't have to be a Pitta type to come and enjoy this!
Prochain atelier pour cet hiver sera le samedi 15 mars 2012 12h30 - 16h30 au Centre Aquasportif. Le theme sera autour des Doshas - nos types Ayuvediques. La seance sera sur le type de Pitta - le feu. En avril ce sera Kapha (la terre). Faites moi savoir si vous voulez venir. Pas oblige d'etre Pitta pour venir profiter de cette seance

Musique de la semaine - This week's music

Yin Dimanche 22/1/12 : Un melange des albums "Shaman's Dream Project" Kerela Dream, "The Spirit of Yoga", Ben Leinbach & "Call of the Mystic", Karunesh
Vinyasa : 24 & 25/1/12 : l'album: "Grace is the Name of the Game" de Steve Ross (tracks : Om, Jaya Mata & Sri Vidya), "Reqium of Souls" de Nigel Shaw, "L'Appel des Anges" Jean Marc Staehle, "Les Jardin d'Anahmahr" Jean Claude Genal & Loveland, Ben Leinbach (tracks: Bija Mantras)

Neige neige et neige

Malgre le temps et les difficultes que j'ai eu cette semaine tout va bien pour les cours de cet hiver et tous les cours vont se derouler comme d'habitude sauf les cours de dimanche 25 decembre......a tres bientot.... So despite the snow and the great difficulty I have had this week in getting to my classes it is business as usual during the holidays and I hope to see you all VERY soon at the classes - only classes that are cancelled are on Snday 25th December as I will stay at home with my girls and hope that Santa brings some pressies! Happy Christmas

This Season's Workshops - Les Ateliers de cette saison

So programme in place for the workshops this season 45 euro par atelier.... Sunday 26th february 9h00-12h00, Saturday 17th March 12h30-16h00, Sunday 15th April 9h00-12h00 - themes to be confirmed but there will be a progression through the season linked to the flow of balancing your doshic state
Donc programme en place pour cette saison cote ateliers 45 euro : dimanche 26 fevrier 9h-12h, samedi 17 mars 12h30-16h30 et dimanche 15 avril 9h-12h (45 euro) - themes a confirmer mais on va suivre le flow et l'harmonie de votre etat doshique namaste

Wellicious...

Fabulous detox tea available through Wellicious as well some beautiful clothing and yoga mats - all organic and as eco friendly as you can be! Check out their web site to order www.wellicious.com and let me know if you want a 10% discount.........I haave the code!

Hidden Messages in Water

Les messages qui se cachent dans l'eau - livre genial de Masuru Emoto sur les molicules d'eau qui suivant les vibrations ou l'intention envoye envers l'eau changent de formes - les photos extraordinaires des ces formes .... et vu que nous sommmes faits essentiellement d'eau envoyez des bonnes vibrations et vous verrez la difference!
The Hidden Messages in Water - an amazing book by Masaru Emoto on the way that water molicules change depending on the vibrations around them or even just the intention we send it. As as we are made essentially from water it is just quite amazing how we can change and affect our own bodies by the intention we set! You WILL see and feel the difference!

Gratitude....

Sending out gratitude for the things you have, for the people who have graced your life, for the little joys that decorate your day is a wonderful practise to enjoy and delve into..... so dive deeply into gratitude - it is amazing how even your cells change their form when you live in this way. Enjoy this this fabulous motto : Live like you only have today, Learn like you have a lifetime Buddha.

11/11/11 Mala For Peace

Come and join us on 11/11/11 for this yoga sessions for peace to celebratethis auspicious date as well as the full moon period. Meet at Chalet Peak in Ste Foy Resort at 10h00 to start practise at 10h30 - donations for the Pennies for Peace charity welcome..... (Chalet The Peak is just up from the Ski Set shop as you follow the road past the shop on your left - it is a big chalet with Premiere Neige written on it and The Peak.)
- Thank you to all who came it was SPECIAL!!!!!!!!

Group Classes - Cours Collectifs 2011/2012

Mardi : Ste Foy : 10h00 a la salle de reunion, Mairie de Ste Foy (a partir de 8 novembre) & Tignes : 19h30 a la salle phenix, Tignes le Lac (a partir de 15 novembre)
Mercredi : Val d'Isere : 18h00 Vinyasa et 19h30 Ashtanga Pulse a Oxygen
Jeudi : Val d'Isere : 10h00 Vinyasa a Oxygen
Dimanche : Val d'Isere : 18h00 Yin Yoga & 19h30 Vinyasa
(tous les cours a Val d'Isere a partir de 30 novembre)

White Yoga Event - see the event in action!!!

Enjoy this clip to get an idea of the great time we had!!!!! Genial comme experience - quelques images tournes par un camerman - je ne savais pas qu'il me filmait!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKkg8nbDBVM&feature=player_embedded

White Yoga Event Paris 2 October 2011

Simply wonderful experience!!!! 2000 people, fabulous haunting music with Garth Stevenson and wonderful teachings with Elena Brower.....and amazing sunshine to join us!

Great Music Mixes

Enjoy these wonderful sanskrit vibes with Donna de Lory - fabulous sincere voice and great yogic beat for vinyasa practise - enjoy Donna De Lory's Album Remixes http://www.donnadelory.com/ - namaste!

Autumn Rentree Feeling!!!

So its the Rentree and often people get hooked up to new projects including yoga practise - I'm not back teaching in Savoie until November but please keep that rentree feeling going until then and check out the Winter Schedule & the workshops planned for 2011/2012 - I am so looking forward to seeing you again soon and spening some yogic and mountain time with you all - many blessings.... Alors c'est la rentree et souvent les gens s'incrivent pour des nouveaux projets ou activites le yoga y compris. Moi je ne serai pas en Savoie et en train d'enseigner avant le mois de novembre alors gardez votre energie de rentree jusqua novembre et regardez le programme de cours et d'ateliers pour cet hiver deja programmer. J'attend avec impatience mon retour dans les montagnes et de pouvoir pratiquer avec vous....namaste

Mantra Meditation

Gobinday Mukanday
Udaaray Apaaray
Haree-ung Karee-ung
Nirnaamay Akaamay

Gobinday: Sustainer, Mukanday: Liberator, Udaaray: Enlightener, Apaaray: Infinite, Haree-ung: Destroyer, Karee-ung: Creator, Nirnaamay: Nameless, Akaamay; Desireless
Use this a wonderful mantra style mediation – say it, sing it, chant, believe it! Utilisez ce mantra comme priere ou meditation – chantez, parlez, croyez!

Recipe of the Week - Recette de la semaine

Pommes au Four
Tres simple et parfait pour ce temps de pluie. Preparez vos pommes enlevant un peu le milieu de chaque pomme et dans le trou que vous avez cree mettez un peu de sucre et de la cannelle en poudre. Parsemez avec du syrop d'erable (pas trop) et du noix de coco rape et placez sur un plat au four. 180 degres et pour 40-45 minutes. magez avec de la glace ou de la creme anglaise..... Very easy to do and great forthis season of rain and plenty of apples! Prepare as many apples as you like by taking out some of the core of each apple and filling the hole with some sugar and cinamon....put a little maple syrup over the apples and some grated coconut. Place on a dish in the oven temperature 180 degrees for about 40-45 minutes. Enjoy with ice cream or custard

To all you Yoginis out there be proud - A toutes les Yoginis soyez fieres

This a beautiful site with a beautiful message - not designed to be negative to men but to celebrate women and be proud of what we are and who we are, what we can and do achieve daily - take your practise off the mat and pass that beautiful yogini shakti energy on.....http://www.yogawoman.tv/ Ce site est magnifique et dans son contenu et dans son message. Pas contre les hommes mais pour les femmes - tout ce que nous sommes, ce que nous faisons tous les jours.....soyez fieres et prenez votre shakti energie "off the mat" et faites passez votre message! Jai!!!!!!

Music for you to enjoy!

This is a great little track "Flying" to encourage fluidity and flow in your practise - profitez de cette musique pour encourager la fluidite et le "flow" dans votre pratique... http://garthstevenson.com/

YogaConcept lance son nouveau magazin

ma copine Pamela qui a deja un site super www.yogaconcept.com ouvre son nouveau magazin a Paris. Elle organise une fete d'ouverture jeudi 8 septembre a 19h00, 123 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris si vous pouvez y allez sinon visitez son site......namaste!

La Rentree / Back to School

So its almost time to go back to school and with the new moon energy this week and ideal time to have a clean up - both physically and mentally in your own being and in your environment too. Clear away, give away, throw away anything that is not necessary to your life at the moment and make space to start a fresh albeit with a great tan at the end of the Summer! Alors presque la rentree des classes et avec l'energie de la nouvelle lune cette semaine un moment ideale de faire un peu de nettoyage du corps et du mental ainsi que de votre environnement. Jetez, donnez, rangez mais creez de l'espace enlevant tout ce qui n'est pas utile dans votre vie maintenant. Bonne rentree!

Quote for the day - Citation du jour

Enthusiasm is a great power. Those with it can never be disheartened because it simplifies all difficulties. L'enthousiasme est une force importante. Ceux avec cette qualite ne peuvent jamais etre devies car il simplifie toutes difficultes.

Summertime Heat & the Full Moon

So here in the Ardeche we have had probably the strangest Summer ever in terms of the weather with everything from freezing wind, very hot days and cold nights, storms, clouds, mistral - it is no wonder we are all over the place mentally. And to top it all it is the full moon so take some time over the next few days to ground down, go within and breath.Practise some very slow salutations - lunar or solar your choice! and try and feel each movement and each breath you take. Be at peace with yourself - enjoy being alive. Alors ici en Ardeche nous avons surement eu l'ete le plus bizarre cote temps avec tout du mistral, de la pluie, des vents froids, des journees chaudes et finalement aujourd'hui une journee digne de l'ete. Et maintenant juste pour rajouter un peu d'energie pertubee la pleine lune. Alors pendant les prochains quelques jours allez vers l'interieur, pratiquez des salutations lunaires ou solaires lentement et ecouter chauqe inspiration et chaque expiration. Soyez en paix avec vous meme - soyez heureux d'etre en vie! Namaste

Cake Recipe for all to enjoy! - Recette de gateaux!!!!

Butterfly Cakes - for children of all ages & events of all kinds!
So my children love these partly because they taste good partly cos' they are fun to make! You will need : 200g butter, 200g caster sugar, Vanilla essence (a few drops), 2 large organic eggs, lightly beaten, 200g flour & a sachet off baking powder, A little jam – I use my homemade apricot, Thick cream, A few smarties & some liquorice & some icing sugar : Cream the butter, vanilla essence and sugar until creamy then beat the eggs separately. Add the flour (with the baking powder) and eggs progressively to the butter mix and when well mixed fill some paper cake cases prepared in a metal baking dish and bake at 180 degrees from 15-20 minutes or until golden. When the cakes have cooled down cut a circle shape into the top of the cake making sure you point the knife towards the centre to form a point. Turn this piece of cake point up and cut in half. Put some jam and then thick cream into the hole you have created in the cake then take the two small pieces of cake you have just cut out and turn them point down into the cream to form the wings of your butterfly. Decorate with some smarties, liquorice to form the antenna and dust with icing sugar – JOB DONE!
Gateaux de Papillon: 200g de beurre, 200g de sucre fin, Essence de vanille (quelques goutes), 2 gros œufs bio battus, 200g de farine et un sachet de levure non chimique, Un peu de confiture (j’utilise ma confiture d’abricot), Crème épaisse , Quelques smarties, un peu de reglisse et un peu de sucre glacé - Mélanger le beurre, essence de vanille et sucre pour obtenir un mélange crémeux et battre les œufs (à part). Mélanger progressivement le beurre/sucre avec la farine et les œufs et quand bien mélangé verser un peu de mixture dans des papiers à gâteaux. Mettre dans le four pour 15-20 minutes ou jusqu’à doré. Quand les gâteaux sont froid couper un cercle dans le haut des gâteaux faisant un point et couper ce morceau un deux. Mettre un peu de confiture et de crème dans le trou de chaque gâteaux et mettre les deux petit bouts de gâteaux dans la crème comme des ailes. Décorer les gâteaux avec les smarties, le reglisse comme antenne et soupoudrer avec le sucre glacé !

Les 5 Point Chauds pour un été plein de Gratitude / 5 Hot tips for a Summer full of Loving Kindess

Les 5 Point Chauds pour un été plein de Gratitude / 5 Hot tips for a Summer full of Loving Kindess Cet été prenez le temps de vivre autrement avec une simplicité qui vient du cœur n’oubliant jamais que nous sommes tous pareils et que nous voulons souvent tous la même chose…

• Souriez – smile à quelqu’un que vous ne connaissez pas tous les jours et faites le du cœur





• Donnez quelque chose gratuitement tous les jours – du temps, de la nourriture, un vêtement ou juste une pensée





• Envoyez de la gratitude autour de vous tous les jours – prenez un instant pour vous concentrer sur cette chose et envoyer du cœur votre gratitude





• Soyez positive dans toute situations – les bouddhistes disent que nous avons besoins de nos problèmes car nous avons besoin de leurs solution



• Prenez le temps pour vous – 5 minutes à 1 heure par jour juste pour vous. Pour mèditez, pratiquer du yoga, contemplez le jardin, les montagnes ou le cadre devant vous et soyez bien là où vous êtes.
  
  This Summer take the time to live differently with a simplicity that costs little and that comes from the heart space – don ‘t forget that we are all the same and we all ultimately want the same things….

• Smile – at a total stranger and do so from the heart





• Give something to someone every day – time, a gift, an item of clothing, some food or just some prayers





• Send out gratitude around you every day – take a moment to concentrate on the thing you wish to thank each day and send from your heart thanks





• Be Positive – even in dark times take the positive approach. The Buddhists believe that we need our problems because we need their solutions so welcome your problems as gifts





• Take the time for you – 5 minutes or an hour but take the time to meditate, practise yoga or contemplate where you are fully

Chakra Namaskar - Shiva Rea's beautiful & inspiring teachings

Donc de retour apres un voyage intense en Angleterre qui s'est termine avec 4 jours avec Shiva Rea et ses magnifiques enseignments - cette fois si sur le chakra namaskar - la pratqiue a l'ecoute des elements et leur relations avec le corps. Un lacher prise total qui harmonise mental et corps a travers des postures, de la musique et des meditations. Un groupe de gens splendide et une energie puissante. Mes copines yoginis m'ont accompagner tout au long des ces quelques jours y compris Ann malone et ses hangs - un veritable plaisir! Tous ses experiences seront integres donc ma pratique et dans les seances a venir......So back now from an intense trip to the UK which finished with 4 days with Shiva Rea and her amazing teachings - this time on Chakra Namaskar - a practise based on the elements and their link to our body. A total harmony created by oneself for oneself to find that inner balance. My yogini friends were with me for the 4 days and we moved in harmony creating some amazing energy despite the cold wind and rain outside! God bless Shiva and no doubt I will see her and the samudra sacred fire tending crowd soon!

Our Annecy Youtube Teaser

We progress along our online path have a look at this Youtube link for some more images of our yoga sessions.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjXXyaHw1js On continue a progresser sur le chemin de yoga enligne et donc voila encore un clip d'avant gout de nos exploits de yoga et bien-etre enligne.

Beautiful words for lost ones

A have just found out that some friends of mine lost their beautiful daughter louise to a drugs related accident and Vicky her Mum was sent this beautiful poem that I wanted to share with you all.....hold on tight to those you love :
by Taos Pueblo
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth, Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself, Hold on to what you must doeven if it is a long way from here, Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you.

Annie Malones Great Music

Check out this beautiful cd called Chanting Om - Savasna Soundbath - an amazing sound to practise and relax or massage to ..... find Annie at www.bluemuse.co.uk

Meditation for you to enjoy

One of my inspirations when I started meditating was Jack Kornfield and his beautiful book A Path With Heart. This is one of his meditations that I still enjoy regularly....: find a quiet spot, breath slowly and deeply and repeat metally the following for as long as you like letting the sentiment filter through body and mind...
May I be filled with loving kindess
May I be well
May I be peaceful and at ease
May I be Happy

ShivaRea in London

For all those who know me you will know one of my main teachers is the beautiful Shiva Rea and as I do each yeear I will be at her workshop in London between 17th and 20th June : if you fancy joining the vinyasa wave down there with all the yoga shakti then it will be great to see you : check out Shiva's site http://www.shivarea.com/ and the calender section for more details....namaste.

Ron & Marla a Paris Octobre 2011

Comme promis voici les infos sur le stage de Ron Reid & Marla Meenakshi Joy - chaque annee ils viennent a Paris de Toronto entre le 28 octobre et le 2 novembre 2011 pour enseigner un style d'ashtanga unique avec la voix sublime de Marla et des techniques d'apprentissage de postures tres interessantes......info sur www.ashtangayogaparis.fr ... so as promised details of Marla and Ron's workshop in Paris this year. Thier unique style of ashtanga yoga and some great techniques for going deeper into your postures is a wonderful way to spend a long weekend in Paris between 28th October and 2nd November. More info can be found on www.ashtangayogaparis.fr

Music to check out this Summer

Ann Malone and her hang music from the albums : Tender Lullaby and the Calming Sounds
Jane Winther – albums Mantra and Compassion
Prem Joshua and a mix from his albums Water Down the Ganges and Sky Kisses Earth
Shaman’s Dream Project and their album Kerala Dream
Karunesh and Call of the Mystic
Ben Leinbach and Loveland
Bliss & Lucinda Drayton – a mix from their albums : A Hundred Thousand Angles, Quiet Letters, Through These Eyes, After Life and No One Built This Moment
Om chant by Steve Ross enjoy!!!!!! namaste

Spring time heat in the Ardeche - la Chaleur du printemps en Ardeche

Sorry that there have been no recent posts or updates on the blog but things will improve over the next few days as I catch up - we have been frantic getting the Ardeche property ready and haave just finished hosting our May retreat which was a pure joy... photos to follow - thanks to all those who came. More news to follow soon but if by chance you are in Paris on 27th May comee along to the filming at Studio Keller 9h00 for some vinyasa flow....Desolee pour le manque d'infos sur le blog mais tres occupee ici en Ardeche avec la mise en place des gites et notre retraite du mois de mai qui vient de terminer avec grand success! Merci a toutes d'etre venu - la pleine lune etait bien accueilli! des photos a suivre - plus d'info a suivre dans les jours qui viennent entretemps si jamais vous etes sur Paris le 27 mai rdv 9h Studio Keller a la Bastille pour un tournage de vinyasa flow pour www.yogachezmoi.com .....namaste

Huge thanks to all!!!!! Merci beaucoup a tous!!!!

A very big thank you to all for coming to my classes and workshops this Winter you have made the season a very beautiful and fulfulling one for me.....thank you for you sincerity, your energy and your passion - a heart felt virtual hug of gratitude to you all!!!!! Un immense merci a vous tous d'etre venu a mes cours cet hiver - merci pour votre energie, votre sincerite et votre passion.....la saison a ete tres riche pour moi a cause de vous! Un grand et virtuel calin a vous tous et plein de gratitude....namaste et bon ete...

Classes in Paris - Cours a Paris

Juste un rappel pour les personnes qui se trouvent a Paris ce mois de novembre je vais surement enseigner de nouveau au Studio Keller (http://www.studiokeller.com/) restez en contacte via facebook ou ce blog pour en savoir plus!

www.yogachezmoi.com - le nouveau projet de yoga enligne

So for those wishing to see a sneek preview of the new online project follow the links below for a small selection of the sessions we have filmed so far to give you an idea of what is to come - donc pour tous ceux qui veulent voir une petite selection des seances que nous avons filmer pour le nouveau projet de yoga enligne cliquez sur les liens ci-dessous pour voir un peu plus.....namaste http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObSD6jLgO1s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuPI6NjAZyU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Charity for the end of the Season - Charite en cette fin de saison

Juste un rappel concernant ma charite de l'hiver concernant Pennies for Peace et l'ouevre de Greg Mortenson et ses colleagues qui contriusent des ecoles et des projets d'education souvent pour les filles mais surtout pour les jeunes en Afganistan eet Pakistan dans les endroit tres ruraux - un vrai exploit si vous avec vu les montagnes la-bas- ce n'est pas les montagnes d'ici! Donnant quelques centimes ou quelques euro si vous pouvez dans les dernieres semaines de la saison 2011....Merci d'avance - Just a word about ma charity for this season Pennies for Peace and the great work that greg Mortenson and his colleagues do for building schools and educational projects for young girls but also young people in very rural areas in Afgansitan and Pakistan - a real exploit if you have ever seen these areas as they are certainly not the montains of savoie! Please give a few centimes or euros if you can during the final weeks of this seaon - thanks in advance... namaste

Lara Bauman and Quantum Yoga

Suite a mes seances inspirees de ma copine Lara Bauman et son Quantum Yoga je vous transmet son site web comme cela vous avez toutes les possibilites de voir ce qu'elle fait, d'acheter son livres et ses CDs / DVDs et profiter de ces seances magnifiques.....Further to my sessions over the last few weeks insspired by my beautiful yogini friend Lara Bauman and her Quantum Yoga her is her web site so that you can check oout everything she is doing and buy her book, dvds or cds.... enjoy flowing with your ayurvedic type or trying out all three!!! http://www.quantumyoga.com/

Yoga Concept - a great new shop!

A beautiful new shop just opened in Paris selling wonderful yoga clothes and accessories check them out at http://www.yogaconcept.com/ un super magasin a Paris qui vend des vetements et des accessoires de yoga...n'#ehsitez pas a rendre Pamela visite

Ashtanga Yoga with the beauty of some yogini shakti!

Enjoy!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZRLIh7tU4&feature=player_embedded

Breath - Enjoy!!!!!

The mind is the king of the senses & the breath is the King of the mind ....use it!!! Massive respect to Sri BKS Iyenga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcPjvp4La8A

DVDs de Yoga - the Yoga DVDs

Finally the DVDs are available so let me know if you would like to buy them - if you are in the Alps then let me know and I will bring them to class - price 13,95 euro per DVD or 24 euro the pack de 2 otherwise you can reserve and pay for your copies online via my web site and I will send them to you - Finalement les DVDs sont disponibles si vous voulez les acheter - si voues etes en montagnes je les amene avec moi aux cours - prix 13,95 euro par DVD ou 24 euro le pack de 2 - sinon vous pouvez reserver et payer pour vos copies enligne via mon site web http://www.yoga-with-altitude.net/dvd.htm

A beautiful Message

Pema Chödrön says, "To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man's-land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh.’’

Vasant Pachami

This is an Indian festival and a time to celebrate the first signs of Spring. It is a time dedicated to saraswati and to invoking Kamadeva (the Lord of Love) with his consort Rati - the Goddess of Desire!. It is a time for Sringara Rasa - the fluid and spontaneous juice and joy of life so flow with life's natural creativity and allow the body and mind to ned and be flexible! Namaste

Yoga Retraite - May & September 2011 - Yoga Retreats & Holidays for 2011 !!!

Don't forget that we organise a couple of yoga retreats / holidays in the Ardeche each year and would love to see you down there. Check out the section with all the details on this here (scroll down on the right hand side you will see some details on dates & price etc.... but in brief the Yoga retreat is on 14th - 18th May 2011 and the Yoga Activity Holiday 24th - 28th September 2011....namaste... N'oubliez pas nous organisons des retraites de Yoga en Ardeche chez nous ce mois de mai entre le 14 et le 18 et ensuite au mois de septembre entre le 24 et le 28.....un moment ideal pour quitter votre quotidien et venez vous remettre en place!

Posture de la semaine - Posture of the week

Don't forget this week's posture - look to the right and scroll down for Ardha Chandra Chapasana......N'oubliez pas la posture de cette semaine - regardez a droite et descendez pour trouver cette posture magnifique....Ardha Chandra Chapasana

Apache Blessing

May the sun bring you energy by day,May the moon softly restore you by night,May the rain wash away your worries,May the breeze blow new strength into your being.May you walk gently through the worldand know its beauty and harmonyall the days of your life.

Sessions filmed - les cours filmes

Un grand merci a tout le monde qui est venu deja aux cours supplementaires pour le tournage...juste mercredi et jeudi a faire et c'est fini pour l'instant . Si vous voulez venir il y a toujours un cours extra gratuit ce mercredi a 17h00 Yin Yoga.....

The Style of Yoga I Teach

Le Style de Yoga que j’enseigne – the Style of Yoga I teach
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Many people have been asking me what type of yoga I teach and where my influences come from – so I thought I’d answer it here and put this on the blog site too. I started with an Ashtanga base in London and an amazing teacher called Consuela and then when I left London and moved to Val studied on my own a mixture of David Swenson’s and Beryl Bender Birch’s Ashtanga Yoga and some hatha yoga Sivananda style. I then did a teacher training (and subsequently an advanced teacher training with the Sivananda school and their hatha Vedanta yoga. I have since discovered the amazing energy of vinyasa flow via Shiva Rea and the deeper practise of Yin Yoga and Para Yoga with Sarah Powers and Rod Stryker answering my need to flow with the current of universal energy. I continue to study Ashtanga style classes with David Swenson, Marla Meenakshi & Ron Reid but more and more I am developing my own style of practise. Shiva Rea remains a constant influence as she is a reminder of living with the spontaneous flow of nature and answering the call of spanda (the vibrant energy that flows around us) – huge thanks to all of my many teachers and may this learning path be long and fruitful!

Happy New Year to you all - Une Bonne Annee 2011

I wish you an amazing 2011 full of light, love, joy, peace and gratitude. Remember to always make the most of the present moment for it is the future in the making......Vous souhaitant une tres bonne annee 2011 avec plein de joie, de lumiere, d'amour et de gratitude. N'oubliez pas de profitez a 100% du moment present car vous etes en train de fabriquer l'avenir. Namaste

Pure Vida - Pure Life - La Vie Pure

Prenez quelques instants chaque jour pour apprecier le moment present....n'importe ou prenez un moment pour etre dans le moment pour respirer, pour apprecier les couleurs qui vous entourre, pour vraiment regarder la personne en face...pour etre! Take a few moments each day to simply appreciate the present moment, to take a deep breath and appreciate the colours and sounds around you, to really look at the person opposite you... to simply be!

Pennies For Peace

This year I will be collecting money - spare change - for this amazing campaign Pennise for Peace. Greg Mortenson is a shining example to all of selfless service as he tries to build a firm foundation for peace through building schools for kids - especially girls so a subject close to my heart -in rural Pakistan and Afganistan so this year I will be raising money for them. I will donate an amount of money from my own yoga earning this Winter and as and wehn you feel you can and want to give throughout the season please do so. The Gratitude Skis and Walks this year will have a voluntary donation amount too and this will go towards the efforts of https://www.ikat.org/ and this incredible team of people. Please give generously as they not only have to cope with poverty and little schooling on a daily basis the floods recently have left many even more vulnerable.
Cette annee je vais faire une collecte pour la charity Pennies For Peace https://www.ikat.org/ - une charite qui cree des ecoles dans les endroit tres rural de Pakistan et d'Afganistan - surtout pour les filles et a travers leurs efforts esperent creer une atmosphere de paix. Vous pouvez donner a n'importe quel moment de la saison et les sorties de Ski Avec Gratitude seront aussi un bon platform pour donner ce que vous souhaiter pour ces personnes tres vulnerables. Namaste et merci d'avance.

Gratitude Ski

Comme l'annee derniere je vais recommencer le ski avec gratitude apres les fetes pour bien demarrer la nouvelle annee.....Date a fixer jeudi 17 fevrier a 12.30 rdv en bas de Bellevarde Val d'Isere......Biensur nous partons sur le principe que cette sortie est gratuite mais cette annee je commence un collection de Pennies for Peace (Centimes pour la paix) - donc si vous voulez donner quelques pieces chaque fois que vous venez avec nous cela ira a cette suberpe charite qui contruit les ecoles pour les enfants - surtout les filles - a Pakistan et Afganistan. Vois mon message lie a cette charite..... So this year we will be meeting as last for a gratitude ski and I have noted Thursday 17th Jan as the first outing - meeting at 12.30pm at the bottom of Bellevarde. The same principles apply as last year so free to come and offer your gratitude to the universe but this year should you wish to donate some spare coins they will all go to the Pennies for Peace campaign - part of an amazing charity lead by Greg Mortenson (see seperate message) who builds schools for kids - especially girls - in rural Pakistan and Afganistan.....warmth and light to you all

Beautiful Music by Ann Malone

Ann Malone joue les hangs - un instrucment unique qui cree un son particulier et tres approprie pour la pratique de yoga. Allez vois sur son site : www.bluemuse.co.uk et vous pouvez acheter ces albums sur itunes. Enjoy!!!! Anne Malone plays the Hang an amazingly unique style of "drum" and the sound is quite perfect for yoga practise. Check out here web site or buy her tunes on iTunes....namaste

New Season Great Energy

Thank you so much to everyone who has started back to the classes this Winter season - lots of lovely new faces and some familiar ones. Beautiful bhava shakti amongst all and I an so enjoying teaching you all. For those who have not yet come back don't worry you have time and you will be welcome anytime! love, light and seasons greetings to you all.... Merci a tout le monde qui a recommence cette saison pour les cours de yoga - plein de nouveaux visages et quelques un qui sont bien connus. Un vrai plaisir de vous retrouver pour partager ces moments privileges ensemble. Je vous envoie plein de bonne energie et de joie pendant cette periode de fete.....namaste

The Indian Adventure

For those of you who would like to see more of my indian adventure then if you go to my facebook page there is a whole album of photos entitles India and you can also you to my blog site to find out where we went and see a few of the thoughts I had along the way.... www.charlotteindiantravels.blogspot.com - enjoy!!!!

Winter Classes for the 2010/11 Season - Cours de cet hiver

Les Cours de l'Hiver 2011/2012

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A partir du 1 decembre 2011 - From 1st december 2011
Val d'Isere centre Oxygen

Dimanche: 18h00 – 19h30 Yin Yoga & Meditation (ouvert a tous)

Dimanche : 19h30 – 21h00 Prana Vinyasa Flow (seance fluide du soir)

Mercredi : 18h00 – 19h30 Prana Vinyasa Flow (ouvert a tous)

Mercredi : 19h30 – 21h00 Ashtanga Flow (premiere serie)

Jeudi : 10h00-11h00 Prana Vinyasa Flow – reveil matinal dynamique (ouvert a tous)

Tignes Tignes Espace - Salle Phenix

Mardi : 19h30 - 21h00 Prana Vinyasa Flow (ouvert a tous)

Ste Foy Salle de Reunion, Mairie de Ste Foy

Mardi : 10h00 - 11h30 Prana Vinyasa Flow - Reveil Matinal Dynamique (ouvert a tous)

Drops of Nectar

It is love that holds everything together and its the everything too! Rumi
C;est l'amour qui tient tout ensemble et c'est le tout aussi! Rumi

Le retour d'Inde est dur mais en se prepare pour l'Hiver!

Eh ben....de retour tout juste mais la tete est toujours en Inde....j'essai quand meme de preparer mon retour en Savoie et la saison 2010/2011. Les cours d'hiver recommencent le mardi 9 novembre avec la seance matinale a Ste Foy 10h00 dans la salle de reunion a la mairie de Ste Foy et le mardi soir a Tignes 19h30 dans la salle Phenix de Tignes Espace. L'Atelier de Yoga - notre journee pour demarrer la saison d'hiver est prevu pour le dimanche 28 novembre a Oxygen, Val d'Isere. Venez nombreux profitez de cette mise ou remise en place pour votre saison 2010/2011. Je vais envoyer un Newsletter prochainement avec tous les infos de ce debut de saison mais ca bouge cette annee....je vais relancer prochainement les dvds avec une seance bonus de salutation sur le dvd solaire et des versions anglaises des deux dvds et je vais egalement enregistrer les CD audio de seances de yoga sur les themes de Yin et sur les themes de Wake-Up et Wind -Down (reveil et restoration) qui seront disponibles en debut de l'annee 2011......pas de chomage cote ardeche cette annee! A tres bientot a vous tous... namaste...

Back from India & the Winter starts here! English version!

Hey there all... well I have landed with a bump in France with its sodden ground and me full of cold, trying to get back on track after this epic trip to India - check out the Indian blog for all the news and photos... http://www.charlotteindiantravels.blogspot.com/. I'll be sending a mailer out soon for the Winter classes and workshop etc.... but just in case you look at this first then classes start again on 9th November - Tuesday morning in Ste Foy aat 10am and Tuesday evening at 19h30 in Tignes so do come and and enjoy some Hatha Vinyasa Flow with me if you can. The Val d'Isere start of season workshop is scheduled for Sunday 28th and should be a great day to kick start your 2010/2011 season - please let me know if you are interested in joining us! Plenty of things afoot for 2011 so watch this space but just a few highlights - the dvd will be relaunched shortly with bonus material for the solar session and english versions of the sessions too. I will be recording english audio yoga sessions along the Yin Yoga theme as well as a Wake-up and Wind-Down series and these should be available early 2011 and of course there will be some great - i hope - classes this Winter but they will only be great if you come and join me with your unique Shiva Shakti energy......looking forward to seeing you soon. Namaste....

YogaBliss for some great Yoga Clothes

Des vetements de yoga sympas chez Nicola de yogabliss - check out this great web site for some funky clothes....http://www.yogabliss.co.uk/

Lucinda Drayton Bliss

Go to Lucinda's web site and receive her newsletter and a free track of music
Allez au site web de lucinda et recevez son newsletter et un morceau de musique gratuitement! http://www.blissfulmusic.com/

Om - Trouvez votre connection! - Find your connection!

Om le son sacre! Profitez de ce son magnifique pour vous reconnecter avec votre environnement - chanteez le a haute voix et profitez de ces vibrations dans tout le corps.....Om this sacred sound. Make the most of this magnificent sound and enjoy the vibrations throughout your body and mind. Reconnect with your universe and simply be for a moment....

Healthy Snacks!

Put a tray of hazel nuts, almonds and pumpkin seeds in the oven and leave them to toast for about 20 minutes - no oil! Leave them cool down and eat them as a healthy snack on their own or with a salad! Placez un plateau dans le fours avec des noisettes, des almonds et des graines de courges et laissez les sans huile se dorer pour 20 minutes. Laissez les refroidir et manger les coomme snack ou dans les salades! Enjoy!

New posture of the week - see below - nouvelle posture pour la semaine

Regardez plus bas et vous verrez la nouvelle posture de la semaine! Scroll down and you'll see a great new posture for the week

Salutation on Youtube

So a couple more videos for you to check out on Youtibe : Lunar Salutations and Dancing Warrior filmed by the pool here in the Ardeche.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV7hvIixQ9o and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPDRygTMUUU Namaste!

Diary of a Yogic Mummy

I have started a daily/every other day diary blog of a yogic mummy just to keep those remotely interested in the way I try and juggle my day of kids, work and yoga to maintain a regular practise but not sacrifice kiddie and family time. Check out : http://www.yogicmummy.blogspot.com/
Je viens de commencer un journal blog de mes activites de maman "yogique" pour ceux et celles interesses par le jonglage quotidien de ma vie et ma pratique de yoga... regarder le lien ci-dessus.

Summer Time Thoughts - les pensees d'ete

Well Summer is definitely here and this one has as ever thrown up its own challenges and perfect moments of joy. As I approach my 40th birthday and a well awaited trip to India I am feeling a lot of gratitude not only for the amazing things that happen in my life, for my family and friends, for the places I live & the daily experiences I enjoy but also for the problems and challenges I face. More and more I am feeling that my yoga practise is an amazing source of energy but also of peace, calm and harmony so that I can ride the surf of problems when they arrive and let the negative emotions that come with then disappear just as quickly as they arise. I have a feeling that there is a lot off change and challenge ahead for me and probably many of you too but cling to your practise and enjoy the calm and stength it brings - it will reward you! Enjoy the rest of the Summer rays and if you fancy some Ardeche shakti then head down here!

Bon l'ete est bien installe et cet ete comme d'hab a cree ses propres challenges et ses propres moments de joie! J'approche mes 40 ans et mon sejour tant attendu en Inde et j'ai enormement de sentiments de gratitude envers non seulement les choses magnifiques dans ma vie, ma famille et mes amis, l'environnement ou je vis mes aussi envers lees challenges qui se presentent. De plus en plus je sens que ma pratique de yoga m'aide a rester calme pendant les periode diffficile de la vie pour que je puisse enlever les emotions negatives aussi vite qu'elles arrivent. Je sens que juste personellement je vais faire face a pas mal de challenges dans lees jours et mois qui viennent mais ma pratique de yoga me permet de rester calme et en harmonie avec moi-meme et tout ce qui se passe autour de moi. Pratiquer, respirez, profitez et si vous voulez un peu de shakti ardechois n'hesitez pas descendre nous voir ce septembre....namaste

Quote of the week

The fabulous yogi-writer, Donna Farhi writes in her book 'Bringing Yoga to Life', 'If physical flexibility is your sole aim in yoga, you are disconnecting yourself from it's real purpose: integration. If you practice with the intention to integrate body, mind & heart, then you will become more flexible, but it will be a truly balanced flexibility within a larger purpose and perspective.'

Mantra of the Month - Moola Mantra

This months mantra Le mantra pour ce mois
The Moola Mantra This months mantra Le mantra pour ce mois Le Moola Mantra
Om Sat Chit Ananda Parabrahma Purushothama Paramatma Sri Bagavati Saetha Sri Bhagavate Namaha Hari Om Tat Sat Om :
The primordial sound of the universe/le son primordial de l’univers
Sat : Truth / Verite Chit : Pure consciousness Ananda : Bliss / Beatitude Parabrahma : the supreme creator Purushothama : the energy which incarnates as an avatar to guide us/une energie qui nous guide Paramatma : the divinity present in every being / le divin present dans chaqu’un de nous Sri Bagavati : the female aspect of creation / l’aspect feminine de la creation Sametha : in communion with / en communion avec Sri Bhagavate : the male aspect of creation / l’aspect masculine de la creation Namaha : salutations Hari Om Tat Sat : Om the divine absolute truth / Om la verite divine et vraie