Yoga for travel: beat jet lag & stiffness
Yoga for travel - Travelling can be super hard on the body. All that sitting still combined with the excitement of going away, the dehydration of flying / travel and the overall lack of sleep ...
Why do we do Yoga?
Why do we do yoga? Is it for exercise, for psychological balance, for improving mindfulness? What brings you back to the mat? I'd love to hear your thoughts, so please do get in touch, ...
Energy Boosting Meditation
Energy Boosting Meditation Find a quiet place, where you can be alone. Switch off your phone and make yourself comfy, sitting or lying down. Just 5 minutes will be great - but 10 is ...
Yoga: When Less (Effort) Is More (Ease)
Recently a student came to me concerned about her yoga practice. It was at the end of my annual retreat, during which I’d focused on teaching the gentle, gradual unfolding yoga inspired by the work ...
The Forgotten Art Of Squatting Is A Revelation For Bodies Ruined By Sitting
Tiny Yoga: Do you like squatting? I find this position really tough, something to do with my ankle and foot flexibility, but also related to the hip. But whilst I don't find it easy, I ...
Tiny Yoga: Mid Winter, January … workday 1
Tiny Yoga: Mid Winter (January) .... workday 1 January bursts onto the calendar with the largest party of the year – a huge explosion of activity and energy, expectations are high, and hope is in ...
8 Yoga Techniques To Sleep Deeper
Do you find it difficult to get to sleep? Or do you feel as though your sleep isn’t deep enough and you awake at the slightest noise or disturbance? Why not try these bedtime yoga ...
Yoga: Just Do It
YOGA: Just do it… Sometimes a yoga practice has to be just that: a practice, something that we do again and again, repeating the familiar in the hope that, one day, it will expand into ...
Breath awareness exercise (not just for yoga)
When a yoga practice isn’t possible, here’s a simple breath awareness exercise inspired by Vanda Scaravelli’s approach to practice. Whilst this time of year can be wonderful, catching up with old friends, spending time with family, it’s also busy, and occasionally ...
Tiny Yoga: Early Winter, December
Early Winter (December) December is a flurry of activity. With Christmas coming, there are parties and celebrations with plenty of rich food and drink and late nights. For all the fun and jollity, Christmas can ...