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Hi! Thank you for popping in.

My name is Federica Panichi (in yoga circles many call me Freddie).

I am a dedicated yoga teacher and practitioner based in London, UK.

Let me share the life-enhancing benefits of yoga with YOU.

Group Classes in North London: N8, NW3 / Crouch End, Camden

BWY Foundation Course at Yoga Junction (Crouch End, N8) 2022 TBA, 60 hrs in-person and online

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Certified Yoga Teacher

500+ hrs / Senior / 10+ years

Trainer 60-hour development course

London is like a giant fun fair. 🎡 There’s no

London is like a giant fun fair. 🎡 There’s no time to be bored in a city as beautiful, diverse and entertaining as this. ⁣
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#londoneye ⁣
#riverthames ⁣
#londonbylondoners ⁣
#findbeautyeverywhere ⁣
#liveinthenow ⁣

Live. Love. London. ⁣ #londonbylondoners 💂‍

Live. Love. London. ⁣
#londonbylondoners 💂‍♂️ ⁣
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Have you heard of the parties just up the road from the Big Ben? 🤩 Looking for a ticket! 🙋🏼‍♀️⁣
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Apparently, there's no party like (another) Downing Street party! 🥳🤡

🌄 I listened to this great Wellcome Collection

🌄 I listened to this great Wellcome Collection podcast yesterday and it talked about the purpose and uses of hope. What would be the purpose and uses of hope in your life?⁣
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In the podcast, neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett speaks about how emotions are made by our brains and society. She speaks about how hope is something that can be cultivated and practised like any skill.⁣
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By investing energy and cultivating new experiences for yourself that make you hopeful, it is possible to exist in a genuine state of hopefulness.⁣
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It’s a little bit like exercise – it changes the wiring of your brain, and the more you practise it, the faster and more automatic you will get at experiencing hope (and any other emotion you practise, like gratitude for example). It’s just like driving a car or building any other skill.⁣
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To practise hope this year, I’m going to notice and pay attention to what gives me a sense of hopefulness. For example, the young people demanding climate action. ⁣
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Rather than despairing about our present-day reality, let’s choose to be hopeful. ✨

Flowing into and out of Flying Pigeon 🦅⁣ ⁣

Flowing into and out of Flying Pigeon 🦅⁣
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Even if I no longer practise the arm balances of yoga regularly, I can still do a few! 💪😉⁣
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The secret is strength training, just a couple of times a week, as a supplement to my yoga practice, 2-4 times a week.⁣
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I used to hate working out until I kept getting nagging aches and pains, including a sentive wrist, tennis elbow, SI joint pain and shoulder impingement.⁣
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Little movement variety and my eagerness to go deeper in yoga poses resulted in physical imbalances.⁣
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Adding strength work and conditioning to my weekly routine has been a game charger. 🏋🏼‍♀️⁣
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I haven't lost any of my flexibility. On the contrary, I find myself better able to control big movements that require effort. I generally feel more resilient in my flows. My yoga practice feels much better!⁣
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I'm aware that people in general lack time in their week to train as much as I do - one of the perks of being a yoga teacher. That's why my yoga classes are peppered with strength drills and don't focus exclusively on getting bendy.⁣
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I want people to feel equally strong and flexible, balanced in both body and mind.⁣
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My first yoga class in 2022 will be this Saturday 8th January:⁣
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10:00am Morning Slow Flow ONLINE ⁣
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For the rest of my schedule, see link in bio 👀⁣
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#slowflowyoga #slowisthenewstrong⁣
#freddieyoga #urbanyoginilondon

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