Rupert Johnson
Martial Arts: from 1985
Yoga: from 1997
Taoist Arts: from 1998
Bodywork & Healing: from 2003
Teaching Kung Fu, Yoga and the Taoist Arts and is a practitioner of Shamanic Healing in various traditions.
He facilitates movement and meditation workshops and retreats, combining various modalities and disciplines, while helping individuals with health and vitality 1-2-1.
He includes body-work with sound vibration therapy and also offers advice with diet and nutition.
He also runs a thriving Yoga Teacher Training with his team.
Rupert, tell us..........
What is important to you in your Yoga Practice?
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Awakening the Spine
The spine is key to Health & Vitality – an alive and functional spine helps create the conditions for the rest of your body’s systems to function optimally: respiration, cardiovascular, neural, endocrine etc. Many unnecessary injuries arise from an over-ambitious yoga practice and clumsy teaching, where the spine is often compromised for the sake of ‘making a shape’ or focusing too much on flexibility for example.
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Chakra Activation
Long before it was appropriated as an exercise warm-up to begin a yoga class, The Sun Salutation was practiced as a kriya to activate the chakra and directly synthesise sunlight, similar to photosynthesis in plants. The Chakra (pronounced with ‘Ch’ as in ‘Chalk’) serve as energetic gateways (Vortex) allowing subtle energy in and out of your body. Activating the Chakra can boost your Health & Vitality and is an integral part of yoga practice.
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