Lately I have been catching myself from time to time thinking about the final scenes of the film Don’t Look Up. Have you seen it? The scientific warnings have been ignored, the political posturing has failed, and the comet is …
LifeThe Comet in the Sky: Finding Grounding in the Chaos
Life YogaBeing at Peace is a Superpower
It’s hard to ignore how heavy the world can feel these days. Every time we scroll through the news, there’s crisis, tragedy and uncertainty. Wars, division, climate disasters, economic worries — the noise can be overwhelming. It’s easy to feel …
Life Self-care YogaYoga When The Times Are Hard
“I will be extremely busy in the next several months so I can’t continue coming to yoga.”“Too much is going on at the moment so can’t make it to yoga.”“I will have to stop coming to yoga until get through …
Life YogaThat’s what we call practice
I was sitting in the car this morning, feeling very good about myself. Not only because it’s a new day and the music was good, but also because of my driving. Now, it wasn’t always like that. I don’t like …
Life YogaEat The Cake: A Yogic Perspective On Death
I saw a great TED talk and it’s about death. I am posting it below, watch it! It is truly amazing and also funny. It has stayed with me for several days now, I am still thinking about it. Alua …
Life Massage Stress Thai MassageWhy am I so tense?
“I didn’t realise I was carrying so much tension! Why an I so tense?” This is a common phrase I hear in my practice. Oftentimes, a client will come in for a massage, and when I work on their legs, …
Human body Life YogaWhat is Parasitic Tension and How to Start Getting Rid of It
What is Parasitic Tension? The term comes from the Feldenkrais Method, which is a movement awareness practice. Parasitic tension refers to the extra muscle tensing that happens beyond what’s needed for a specific movement. Imagine you’re reaching for a glass …
LifeHow would you live your day if
How would you live your day if it was your last?And I don’t mean what would you do, like, would you reach for the bucket list in the bottom drawer or go to bed and pull the blanket over your …
Life YogaAbout Clarity and Confusion: My Decade of Being Lost
I have been living in countries that are foreign to me for more than 10 years now. I call this my decade of being lost and it taught me a lot about clarity and confusion. Three of these years I …
Healthy ageing Human body Life Self-care YogaThe story my knees have to tell
My knees have a story to tell. They have always been a little funny. As early as my twenties I used to go hiking a lot and it was always my knees that I felt the most. They felt vulnerable and unstable, especially when …