Sharing Knowledge
Jane Craggs
Jane Craggs has taught yoga in Manchester since 2001, when she relocated from Madrid to set up the Yogaspace studio, and subsequently Manchester Yoga Shala, a yoga teachers’ collective. Her life is firmly rooted in the classical 8 limbed path of Bhagavan Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras which present yoga as a way of life, honouring the cultivation of health, harmony and eventually transcendence.
Jane has been very fortunate to have studied with many inspirational teachers in the West, most influentially Donna Farhi, and she regularly visits India to reconnect to the source of the classical teachings. She has most recently been studying with AG Mohan and his wife Indra in India: after many years of being strongly influenced by their work, she finally experienced their incredible clarity and authenticity first hand and continues to put into practice what she has learned with them – the yoga of Sri Krishnamacharya via the Yoga Sutras, a simple and accessible practice which can be applied to the individual for peace of mind and healthy body.
Jane has a strong interest in the therapeutic applications of yoga, and is currently involved in ongoing training in Ayurveda under the auspices of Robert Svoboda and the Ayurvedic Institute of Albuquerque and has spent time in India studying and training in therapeutic treatments. Ayurveda supports the journey towards health and peace and, along with yoga, is a powerful system of returning body and mind to a balanced state. She is also involved in working with specific organisations to bring yoga to those who may not otherwise have exposure to it. She firmly believes that yoga should be accessible to all who wish to recapture the “wholeness” of their life.