April 2019

30 Apr

Bad Posture Makes You Look Fatter

by Jeremy Chance

In Japan, not many people worry about being fat.

At least, not as much as in my hometown in Australia. There "being too fat" a big worry, and a constant refrain: "Oh, I must lose weight."

What a lot of people don't realise is this - poor posture will make you look fatter.

In fact, it gets a lot worse than that. You get to look fat by compressing down on your tummy, pushing it out. I did a quick video on YouTube to help you understand…

Here's the link: https://youtu.be/YUE87v99Pxs

28 Apr

WARNING – You May Like This Email from Jeremy…

by Jeremy Chance

As a profession, we can transform language and make it our own. In Australia – for example - a derogatory term in the 50s for homosexuals was “poofta”.

What did the Sydney gay community do?

They started calling each other “poofta”!

They redefined the word:

26 Apr

Yoga, Heads and Horses – The Postural Movement of Your Future

by Jeremy Chance

Over that last few years, I have taught hundreds of Yoga Instructors and partitioners.

I always ask them the same thing:

"When doing an asana, how much do you think about your head?"

And the answer is usually the same:

19 Apr

If Your Dog Could Talk, He'd Ask You For More Lessons

by Jeremy Chance

I've taught dogs.

Well, I am not sure if "taught" is the right verb to use?

Maybe "helped" is better, because I cannot be sure that the dog knew what I was doing.

But if they could speak, I am pretty sure they'd ask for more lessons.

My dog-teaching experience started late one night with a group of Alexander friends in Australia. It was the 1980s, and I was involved in starting the first teacher training in Sydney.

I was with Alex - a trainee at the time - his girlfriend Patricia and their dog.