Om . Sorry to disturb your Pranayama . If you know your Chaturanga from your Adho Mukha Svanasana - get down , that dog - get your diaries out and mark down June 15 , for the Brighton Yoga Festival .
“ Yoga means ‘ to unite ’ and the Brighton Yoga Festival is about bringing people together from all over our wonderful city to experience the benefits and joy that yoga brings ,” said Danielle Griffiths , the event manager . “ Yoga isn ’ t just about getting into unusual postures ( though you may see some of that ) it ’ s about being present and being exactly who you are .”
There are over 50 classes , including laughter yoga , meditations , chanting , sound baths , breath work , trance dance , vocal yoga and yoga sleep ( yoga nidra ). There are sessions for children , chair yoga for seniors ... something for everyone .
The festival is a low cost event . It ’ s £ 15 , but there are free entry tickets for those who can ’ t pay . It ’ s organised primarily by volunteers and any money raised goes
to the Brighton Yoga Foundation . Which is a good thing and will get your Vinyasa flowing . Anyway . It ’ s time for a spot of Savasana . Namaste .
Saturday June 15th , 9.30am to 7pm St George ’ s Church , Kemptown BN2 1ED https :// brightonyogafestival . com /
And the Best Pub is ... The Eddy
If you ’ re local - and if you ’ re reading this , chances are you are - it ’ s not a huge surprise . Last year , The Eddy won “ Best Local ” at the Bravo Awards . This year they ’ ve gone one better and won “ Best Pub ”. There were 71,931 votes cast across 688 venues . And they won . The judges commended the “ perfectly poured pints , an excellent drinks menu , live music , sports , quiz nights and fun events .” They might have talked about the bands , the events hosted by Dolly Rocket and just the general vibe of the place , the sort of effortless vibe that only comes with a lot of effort .
What ’ s the secret ? There ’ s all the obvious and necessary stuff like hard work and effort and caring , but really , what ’ s the secret ? “ You have to really understand the concept of the community ,” said Hatt Eaton , the heartbeat of the pub , “ and that ’ s what we love . We live here . We live above the pub . It ’ s our home .
“ We ’ ve always tried to get to know the locals , been aware of people in the streets , recognise people , say hello . And then call people by their name . It ’ s all about remembering the people and knowing that they ’ re important .”
“ It ’ s just fantastic to get
recognised like this . I can ’ t thank everyone enough , the people who work here , the people who come here ... everyone ”.
Sometimes the good guys do come first .
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