I thought my life had already been changed by yoga when I booked a week’s retreat with Shambhuji. (I had dabbled in yoga for a while, been on a couple of retreats.) I was wrong. Shambhuji of this country’s most celebrated teachers, and at Wow wellness Yoga Shambhuji aimed at serious yogis, I quickly discovered why. Six hours of yoga were scheduled daily, a morning dynamic practice, and an afternoon restorative practice. His dynamic practice has beautiful flourishes introduced from other disciplines such as martial art, which help your life energy flow more freely. The toughness of the dynamic sessions somehow went unnoticed until they were over, and my mind floated free throughout. For the first time I glimpsed what the physical meditation that is yoga can be. The afternoon sessions – at an initial glance, lying around awkwardly on bolsters – were equally remarkable, designed to restore the body after its earlier exertions. I worked so hard that week, yet it all felt effortless. No physical tiredness, no aches. Yoga was new to me, and me to it.
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