Your body is so much more than something to be carved, chipped away at, despised and fought with. If your thought your body was your greatest teacher, able to inspire and guide you, would it be possible to find true love for the skin you are in?
Read MoreAs we slowing start to ascend towards the light, it can be easy to try and ignore the fact that we are still in the wintery darkness. With stillness, reflection and contemplation, the darkness of winter can be a boon to our spiritual practice. Here's why it isn't always about the light.
Read MoreWhether we're reaching burn out through our work, our lifestyle or our relationships, there isn't a simple solution. For some people giving up work simply won't be an option, or at least not right now. So what can you do to help yourself now?
Read MoreThere's a reason why you can't finish the to-do list despite spending longer and longer hours at your desk; we're simply not designed to be productive in this way. Want to know what to do about it? Warning: it involves change!
Read MoreWhat do Donald Trump and yoga nidra have in common? They both have strong intentions . . .
Read MoreI'm cutting back on the amount of classes I teach in order to find more space. Sound like a luxury? For me, it's a necessity - and one that doesn't come without a good dose of courage.
Read MoreI stopped writing blogs for 2 months - and my periods stopped. Here's why I'm breaking the silence.
Read MoreFor those people who still feel exhausted after an 8 (or 10) hour sleep, or after a weekend of "doing nothing", have you tried restorative yoga? Learning just one or two restorative yoga practices that you can practice at home could literally transform your life. Lying with your legs up against the wall doesn't take strength, balance or flexibility, yet this simple action can rejuvenate the body, bring life back to tired legs, and lift energy in a more sustainable way than a glass of wine or chocolate bar can.
Read MoreWe all know the type. The one who likes to tell you what time they go up to practice, how long they practice for, and how far their practice has 'progressed'. The ones who tell you that yoga has changed their life and it can change your life as well, hell, it probably should change your life, because if you're not doing yoga all the time then surely something is wrong. Whether you're getting these messages from that ever so loud and proud person in the changing room or from the onslaught of social media challenges and Insta-worthy pics, it's not that difficult to be cornered by a spiritual snob, or - gasp - turn into one.
Read MoreHow do you when it's right to pause and wait, and when it's time to just take the leap? Procrastination isn't always a bad thing, but when we use it to hold ourselves back, we could be missing out on what life has to offer.
Read MoreWe live in a time of overwhelming amounts of information. Learning to discern and sift through through all of it is an art most of us are still learning. But how it would be feel to take a step back from all that information? To take a moment to consider whether your beliefs about yourself and the world are being fed by what you read and who you talk to? How would it feel to tear up those stories and write some new ones? And how it would feel if, in those new stories, .you believed that the best was yet to come?
Read MoreIn a world of aspiration and achievement, none of us really like to think we have demons. Some of us are reluctant to admit we even have weaknesses, or aspects of ourselves which we may be less proud of, but by welcoming in and accepting yourself in ourselves in our entirety is big part of all of our journeys, for healing, prosperity, fulfillment and freedom.
Read MoreBy shutting down our vulnerability, we're closing off not only an important part of our life experience, but we're also closing ourselves off to a greater power. Power in vulnerability? Yes, you hear me right.
Read MoreDoes balance exist? The world of yoga has you standing on you tip toes, on one leg, and sometimes on your head in an attempt to find out. As for me, I think balance comes with a warning. Does it exist? Sure. Can we control it? No way.
Read MoreThis is the year of the fire monkey - learn how to manage the potential that comes from fire and heat so you end up feeling burnt into ashes.
Read MoreWhen opportunities come along which offer to take us into new territory - be it physical or energetic - we have to take them. A whole new world awaits.
Read MoreEver stopped yourself trying something different because you were scared of what other people would say, scared that you might fall flat on your face, or simply just scared without knowing why? We've all been there. But learning why it's OK to fail could, quite simply, change your life.
Read More5 ways to practice yoga which don't involve bending and twisting.
Read MoreYoga is good for stress, right? Well, yeah. Kind of. But if you're approaching yoga with the same "cultural values" of competitiveness, envy and insecurity that you apply to every other aspect of life, then yoga might be part of the problem, not the solution. There is one simple thing you can do though - try restorative yoga.
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