Sometimes the key to going deeper is MAKING THINGS SIMPLER.? Reduce the complexity.? Make things easier.? SLOW DOWN.? That’s one of the reasons I love chair yoga.? Most of us are way more used to sitting on chairs than floors. And doing the yoga on a chair can make it more accessible to regular ordinary […]
FILL YOUR CUP FIRST… and you’ll be better resourced to do all the things you need to do for those around you (and yourself). SHOW THEM HOW IT’S DONE… by modelling self-care. If you take good care of yourself, they’ll notice. This will encourage them to look after themselves better. THEY LOVE YOU… and they […]
Paraphrased from Janne Robinson: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/11/yoga-doesnt-care-a-disclaimer-that-should-be-posted-in-every-studio/ Yoga doesn’t care what clothes you wear. Yoga doesn’t care what you eat. Yoga doesn’t care if you do the Ujjayi breath (or not). Yoga doesn’t care if you fart during practice, or fall over, or can’t remember which pose is which. Yoga is just happy you show up. Need […]
?I am an expert in making myself BUSY. Or, rather, in OVER-SCHEDULING myself.?By the time I’ve dealt with the house and work there’s NOT MUCH TIME left.?I can only imagine how much MORE CHALLENGING that is for people with KIDS.?THANKFULLY I manage to fit in the yoga somehow.?And in breathing deeply I can SLOW DOWN […]
??? It’s all changing again… Over the next week or so, kids are returning to schools. And so WHO KNOWS what September will bring. Or October. Or November… Don’t even mention Christmas. But, ultimately, the one certainty in life is CHANGE. And 2020 is one STRANGE and disorientating carousel ride. The question is, how do […]
?♀️ Long ago before I started teaching yoga, getting to a class once or twice a week was the main way I used to MANAGE my BACK PAIN and emotional pain. ? Not to mention the STRESS AND ANXIETY of working in an office and living in a city. ?♀️ So I know how important […]
This is my desk right now.?After a few months of endless change, the possibility of restarting face to face yoga classes indoors is finally here.?Finally! A chance to meet in person and do the yoga we love, yoga that helps us reduce stress, get strong, and feel good.?We’re hoping to release the new plan this […]
?Here’s another breath practice from the set I recorded a few weeks ago.?The intention is to breathe in a way that helps gather up all your scattered energies.?On the inhale cast the net out, on the exhale gather in the pieces of yourself.?It’s somewhere between a somatic breath practice and a soul retrieval.⚡️Let me know […]
