Fail to Prepare and Prepare to Fail

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Fail to Prepare and Prepare to Fail

And that’s why at Core-Focus HQ work is still going into preparing class structures, chillax time tune(s) and all the little bits of detail which will no doubt be lost to improvisation when in the moment tomorrow night!

It’s always sods law – prepare a class plan and it wont get used – but I’d rather put my intention into action and have a variety of hot options to deliver tomorrow night, depending on who comes and steps on the mat

See you tomorrow!  x

 

More Class Prep: Aromas and Love

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With the weekend drawing to a wind down, it’s time for some more class preparation.  Next on the list, give the new mats some love.  I’m mixing several drops of patchouli oil in hot water and using a couple of cotton towels to cleanse and then dry the mats, with the intention of bringing to any students who use them the best of my good vibes.

Not too sure if the aroma will stick around on the mats (if it doesn’t it will be extremely mild, so to not put you off your yoga practice) but I feel intentions make the world of difference to both the giver and the receiver; they ultimately become the backbone of what you do and how you do it.  I hope you can all feel the love.   In the words of the great John Lennon ‘All you need is Love’ (and of course air, food and water I hear a few cynics say; but if everyone has love for everyone, then there is ALWAYS more than enough to go around). J

A teeny bit more motive behind my use of patchouli oil:

Technically we have 5 senses (6 if you include the intuitive sense modern day science is still trying to get a handle on), smell being one of them.  Healing, stimulation, calming and exciting can all be invoked within us using one of our senses – i.e. we see or hear an artist’s creation on canvas or vinyl or perhaps even just the taste of a rich, dark (fairly traded) chocolate soothing ones soul.  Smells too help us to achieve different states of being.  From the little I have picked up by being around my cousin and my best friend, who are both fabulous massage therapists and adept with the scented world of essential oils, I am intrigued by the power of smells (preferably the more pleasant ones).  Thus I chose patchouli oil to prepare the mats with because of its grounding and uplifting nature, having no contraindications for known groups of people and generally, I find it very balancing.  This also aligns well with my intention for what yoga can bring into a community such as ours.

 

This is where I got mine in case you are interested 🙂

http://www.enaissance.co.uk/patchouli

Happy Sunday Beautiful x

We have equipment!! Things are starting to heat up over here!

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YES!!  Equipment has arrived!!  9 New sticky Ecotex mats and 10 blocks to get us started with!

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VERY Exciting!  Finally the tangible link between Core-Focus Yoga and Brilliant Corners has arrived. Classes are enabled in the physical sense

 

Next steps – clean the mats and get a bit deeper into class sequencing prep

Class plans are looking hot already!  We’ll be focusing on heating up the body and burning all that extra festive booze or foods, then leading you into a calm and warm state where you can relax and unwind

It’s also my intention to give each mat a bit of love in the form of a cleanse, using a smidgen of essential oil diluted into pure warm water; to personally ensure the mats are in tip-top state and making full use of their stickiness.  Helping you to get the best experience out of these classes!