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Yoga for hot weather
Sometimes when the weather gets hot in the summer, it’s hard to commit to your yoga practice. These are some tips on what and how to practise safely, so that you can…
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Bending backwards, literally.
Backbends in yoga are a great way to stimulate the nervous system and energise the whole body, but many people struggle with deeper backbends such as urdhva dhanurasana (wheel pose) and urdhva…
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To Do or Not To Do
What do you do to make you feel good? I think we all have a number of different things we do to feel good but one of the things I’ve realised works…
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On the subject of resistance
Yoga can teach us about resistance and the concept of letting go. The Cambridge Dictionary defines resistance as a force that acts to stop the progress of something or make it slower.…
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Hip stretches (at home and in the office)
We all know that sitting at our desk for too long is not good but what does it actually do to us and what can we do to mitigate any risks? When…
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Intention-setting in yoga
Sometimes in a yoga session a teacher might refer to setting an intention for the class ahead. The teacher might suggest an intention for the whole class or might encourage students to…
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Yoga for lower back pain
One of the questions I get asked the most from perspective students is whether or not yoga can help with their back pain. While I believe that everyone is different and individual’s…
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Calming down the inner chatter
When the mind is busy, we feel restless. When we don’t feel calm, we don’t see things clearly and we may start to make erratic decisions, snap, feel anxious… and the list goes…
