As a yoga teacher, I often notice an interesting pattern: when we move into Śavāsana, the final relaxation, some students check out mentally. They’ve worked through the poses, moved through the challenges and then they think the practice is “over.” …
YogaRecovery Is Not the Opposite of Training: Why Final Relaxation Matters in Yoga
Joint health Yoga Yoga for functional ageingDoes stiffness slow you down? New yoga for joint health course
Do your joints feel tight when you wake up in the morning? Does getting up from a chair or squatting to reach something on the floor feel harder than it used to? Then my new course Yoga for joint health …
Breathing YogaBeyond Oxygen: Why Good Breathing is Essential for Your Wellbeing
In my yoga classes, we always come back to the breath — because how you breathe shapes how you feel, both on and off the mat. Many of us don’t even realise we’ve developed habits of non-optimal breathing — patterns …
YogaComing Home to Our Bodies: The Gentle Practice of Body Scanning
I always start my yoga classes with a pause. Whether standing, lying down, or seated, we take a moment to do a body scanning. We live so much of our lives in our minds — thinking, planning, solving problems, or …
Yoga Yoga for functional ageingUplift: Yoga for Antigravity Strength
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Back Pain Self-care YogaBack Pain and Yoga: From Desk Slouch to Strength
A lot of my massage clients nowadays are people who work from home. And as you might easily guess, the main issue they want to address is back pain. And yes, massage can help alleviate it. It makes more space …
Healthy ageing YogaThe Joyful Hippo: Staying Playful (and Functional!) as We Age
My little one and I have this habit of finding a big, flat green space and play. Jumping, rolling, hilarious yoga poses, cartwheels that might not always be perfect, and all sorts of balancing and bending challenges. And I must …
Fertility Fertility Yoga YogaImproving Fertility: The Role of the Psoas Muscle
There are many ways in which yoga is improving fertility. It can help regulate hormones, increase body awareness and make more space and flow in the body. It can connect us to our creativity, improve organ function, breathing and energy …
Embodiment YogaThe Power of Observation: How Does the Body Support Our Intentions
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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 …