Author Archives: Isabel Jones Fielding

Day 28 Pune: It’s Christmas Day

Posted on 25/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

25th December 2014 Ganesh is the elephant, and is revered as the remover of obstacles. I like that, as there are so many particularly at Christmas I think. Ganesh is the god of beginnings, and is honored at the start … Continue reading →

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Day 27: Christmas Eve and Shopping on Laxmi Rd

Posted on 23/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

It’s Christmas Eve, and this is a photograph Geoffrey took of the shrine right at the top of The Iyengar Memorial Institute. Many narrow metal steps up, to a platform that used to be the highest spot in the area, … Continue reading →

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Day 26 Pune: preparations for christmas?

Posted on 23/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

23rd December 2014 After our usual morning class, and then practice, we’re spending an afternoon at our flat filtering water. No preparations for Christmas other than that! But today’s work in class was on a different kind of preparation, in … Continue reading →

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Day 25 in India: breath aware

Posted on 22/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

It’s Monday 22nd Dec and the start of our penultimate week here in Pune, studying at the Ramamami Iyengar Yoga Institute. Setting up our equipment for class in the yoga hall Today’s class 7 – 9am, and Saturday’s class 7 … Continue reading →

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Day 10 India: Geeta’s Birthday

Posted on 22/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

Transformation is starting to take place – it’s now Day 7 of Geetaji’s convention Trying to open my chest in Adho Mukha Svanasana before we start the day. These last 7 days, Geetaji has offered us quite the most marvelous … Continue reading →

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Day 18: Our First Classes with Prashant Iyengar

Posted on 16/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

16th December 2014 “We are always looking outward, listening to our teachers who come with their own problems and limitations and we ignore the most supreme teacher within ourselves. The only way to evolve, to progress, to truly practice, is … Continue reading →

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Day 16 Pune India: 14th Dec

Posted on 14/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

The RIMIYI Iyengar Yoga Institute Pune and in an adjacent street https://soundcloud.com/isabelandgeoffreyindiayoga/cuckoos We’re sitting on our rooftop balcony, Geoffrey has made friends with the house dog, and a bird, the red eyed greater coucal. It’s one of the cuckoo family- … Continue reading →

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64 Days in India: The first 7 Days

Posted on 04/12/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

It’s Day 7 already since we arrived in India, although I have my yoga notes and Geoffrey has taken some marvelous photographs already, I’ve been probably too overwhelmed to write anything in our blog till just now! It feels as … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to B.K.S Iyengar (RIP)

Posted on 20/08/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

A Tribute to B.K.S. Iyengar (RIP) Guruji left his mortal body at 3:15am this morning, 20th August 2014. Rest In Peace There is such great sadness at a moment like this, and also a time of reflection and thankfulness for … Continue reading →

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Meditation On One String

Posted on 23/07/2014 by Isabel Jones Fielding

Art and Performance projects Those of you who know Isabel and Geoffrey will realise that we are also artists: Geoffrey a professional photographer and Isabel a composer, choreographer and director. We do this work in collaboration with other artists as … Continue reading →

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A French Orchard

Posted on 16/12/2013 by Isabel Jones Fielding

This summer we took a ferry to Roscoff in Brittany. Here we are at 7am looking out over the sea. We then spent 2 weeks camping in an Orchard and Geoffrey discovered how to bake an apple cake in a … Continue reading →

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Quarry-o-sion Performances

Posted on 15/12/2013 by Isabel Jones Fielding

Look out for Quarry-o-sion, Ad Astra and Touchstone. Site Specific Dance and Music Performances in 2014. Isabel, Duncan and Robbie out recording. Photo Geoffrey Fielding Visit http://salamandatandem.wordpress.com for further details Throughout 2013 Isabel and Geoffrey have been working on a … Continue reading →

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Just Back from Estonia

Posted on 22/10/2012 by Isabel Jones Fielding

Has anyone been to this most wonderful part of the world? We are lucky enough to be the 4th partner in an EU funded project with Norway, Estonia and Portugal which is designed to enable visually impaired people to be … Continue reading →

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