THE SPINE PART 1 – Learn about your Spine – Some fundamentals for healthy movement
Two of the most common complaints I hear from new people coming along to class are, 1) Upper back and [...]
About my Teaching Approach
Exploring Movement & Wellbeing After 15 years of committed yoga practice and some years of teaching, I felt that [...]
Some Pitfalls of Flow Yoga
Flow Yoga Part 2 In the last post, I talked about some of the benefits of yoga practised as a [...]
What are the Benefits of ‘Flow’ in Yoga? Part 1
What is Flow in yoga and is it a good thing? This month in class our theme is Breath [...]
Tips for Starting Yoga
Tips for Starting Yoga “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” Shunryu [...]
Benefits of doing both ‘Formal’ and ‘Informal’ Mindful Movement
In meditation, there is a distinction made between formal and informal practice. So, when someone says, “running/art/music is my meditation", [...]
Why I Love Focusing on Upper Body Strength
One of things I now love about integrating more progressive functional movement and strength training into yoga is the benefits [...]
Functional Movement in Yoga
5 reasons why functional movement can add great value to your yoga practice In the last decade or so, strength and [...]
How I Started Yoga Part 2
Committing to Yoga as a Way of Life Two years after I committed to a regular ashtanga yoga [...]
Yoga Beginnings – How I Started Yoga 1
It all came down to nervous system regulation. Not words I was familiar with at the beginning. I started yoga [...]