My yoga bookshelf is getting pretty full, but there are a few books that I return to over and again as resources for my practice and my teaching. I’m sharing them here as they are all really accessible for any yoga student and I hope I inspire you to buy one as a gift to yourself this Christmas.
Read MoreIt's now a couple of weeks since we sadly had to say goodbye to our beloved dog Duke.
We all resonate with losing a person we love. Losing a pet is a slightly different experience, for some it can be harder in some ways. I am not an expert in how to deal with grief of any kind, and I believe there can be grief in other situations not just in the death of a loved one. But I do want to share my experience of the early days after losing Duke and how my meditation practice has helped.
Read MoreWe all have a happy place, maybe more than one. Not just holiday destinations. Maybe its snuggling under the duvet, sitting in the garden, places where we connect with friends or family, places we call our own.
But there’s also another happy place that we all have the ability to connect to. It’s with us everywhere we go. It’s the space within us, underneath our minds and bodies, underneath our thoughts emotions and dreams…
Read MoreIn this blog post I will share some of my thoughts on how to begin to practice your yoga at home more often, how to overcome some of the challenges and the ways in which practising at home can really enrich your experience of yoga experience.
Read MoreHow often does something an occurrence in our daily lives turn our differently to our expectation? e.g. A conversation that we've been dreading that turns out positive, a response to something that's the opposite of what we thought, an event unfolding very differently to what we had in mind...
Read MoreThis week in class we've been exploring how when we settle our mind on our body and our breath we are coming to the present moment. This is because the body and breath can only be in the present moment.
Read MoreYoga Nidra is a wonderful yoga practice that not only supports a deep relaxation and rejuvenation, but yoga nidra can also help with improving memory - great for revision or learning of any kind.
Read MorePlease consider yoga images with care. They don't always reflect what yoga is and can be. ANY BODY can do yoga. There is nothing to aspire to except being yourself, having fun and reaping the physical and mental health rewards yoga can bring.
Read MoreA phrase on the radio today rang out to me "You find joy most acutely in the smallest things."
How to find more joy and overcome your negativity bias…
Read MoreWhen we spend more time bring present, we become more attuned to the world around us, it becomes more 'high definition' as my meditation teacher says. Certainly this is true for the blossom in my garden when I take time to just look at it without distraction, being as present as I can.
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