The Bliss Body

Accessing the bliss body, the Anandamaya Kosha is one of the main aims of the yogi. Going beyond the physical, the mental, the intellectual to bliss body- pure light and love. And maybe to write about this is pretty ludicrous in our day and age of immediacy and instant gratification. But then maybe it is even more important given our way of life. This weekend I had the privilege to work with Ana Forrest, a wise, wild yoga teacher from the States who's work is pretty much all centred around this idea of accessing the bliss body. To work through the shit, the 'pain shards' as she calls it, to a place where that becomes irrelevant. Where there is just bliss, beauty and light. This is similar work to that of Sash Shuglin, the scientist responsible for early work with MDMA or more commonly know Ecstasy. Both Forrest and Shuglin (in very different ways) have attempted to go beyond the safe boundaries of our physical world into a more cosmic and creatively daring core. And the interesting thing about both these partitioners is their understanding that is magic is hidden inside the human consciousness. So maybe, today, take a little time to have a little deeper breath, maybe so something out of your ordinary route, challenge and inspire yourself and feed that bliss body. So much love. Aquila. x                YOGA NEWS.... Well there are such exciting things on the horizon but all hush hush for now. A few things I can tell you today is that I will be joining the Secret Yoga Club on 3rd August with the wonderful Molly Harrington and founder Gabby Hayes for a wonderful evening of yoga, music and delicious food! Click above for tickets as they go FAST! There are a few spaces left for the Indian Summer Yoga Intensive in Dorset 12-14th September. Please email me if you would like to book a space or would like more info on that. Tickets have gone on sale for Exhale and there are only 300 spaces, so get yours while you can. Yoga teaching festival dates.... Exhale festival 22-25th August Rollright Fayre 29th-31st August If you ever have any questions about classes, 121's or private and corporate sessions please drop me a line.

TUESDAY ....6:30am @ STRETCH COLUMBIA ROAD E27RG £12 ....12:30pm @ STRETCH ADA STREET E8 4QU £9 WEDNESDAY  ....6:30am @ STRETCH COLUMBIA ROAD E27RG £12 THURSDAY .....8:30am @ 18 Belsham Road E9 £8 .....6:30pm @ STRETCH ADA STREET E8 4QU £12 FRIDAY .....9:30am @ STRETCH ADA STREET E8 4QU £12 ....1:15pm Express class @ STRETCH COLUMBIA ROAD E27RG £7 ....7-8:30pm Wind Down class @ STRETCH COLUMBIA ROAD E27RG £14 MONDAY .....7am @ STRETCH ADA STREET E8 4QU £12 .....9am @ 18 Belsham Road E9 £8 Cucumber Apple Detox 2 stalks of fennel ½ cucumber ½ green apple 1 handful of mint 1 inch of gingerroot I am going on a juice cleanse with a friend for 3 days. So to get you in the mood, here's a taster of what's to come!