A mudra is a symbolic gesture or posture. Traditional yoga philosophy teaches that every part of the hand represents an associated part of the body and brain. Mudras are used to effect change physically, mentally and emotionally. Find out more…

When times are fraught and emotions are running high, we can find our emotions like dark clouds racing across a stormy sky. This is when Privthvi Namsaskara (the salutation to the earth) comes into its own. This unique Dru Yoga sequence is the perfect way bring yourself gently back down to earth.

We’ve been working with the special Dru Yoga version of Bhujangasana, the Four Stage Cobra. This a stretching and strengthening pose for the back. Done in four stage, it allows you to warm up gracefully into the full lift or to stop at the level that feels right for your back. This is one snake, that you don’t need to be afraid of.

Taking a look at one of yoga’s best known postures, Adho Mukha Svanasana - the downward facing dog. Why it can help put a spring in your step and set your tail wagging.

I feature in this month’s OM Yoga Magazine as their, ‘Man on the Mat’. In the article I guide you through one of my favourite asanas, the Eagle Pose (Garudasana) - a strengthening and balancing standing pose. Read on to find out more…

I know from experience that simply lying in stillness is both profoundly effective and deeply challenging. We’ve all been there. Those times when the relaxation is the high-light of the Yoga class and you don’t want it to end. And those other times, when it feels like interminable torture because you can’t get comfortable or stop your mind from racing.

TOBY YOGA joins the teaching team at Sheffield City Centre’s first Yoga Studio, Mudra. And book yourself onto a FREE Yoga class during Launch Week.

The ancient Yogis talked about the importance of practicing extension or control of the breath, believing that life is measured not by the number of our years but by the number of our breaths. On a basic level we practice pranayama to increase both the capacity of our lungs and to help them work more efficiently. Here we look at the Dru Yoga Windmill Breath.

The concept of core stability is very important in the practice of Dru Yoga. And in this article I’m going to look a little more closely at what exactly I mean when I talk about your core muscles.

In our non-stop, keep going, going busy, keep doing, doing, doing culture the fiery Sun Salutation is a firm favourite feature of many Yoga classes. However, we need balance. We need to be able to ‘get up and go’ but we also need to be able to ‘rest and digest’. We need the heat and dynamism of the sun salutation and we need the cool and calm of moon sequence.