Why Every Yogi Should Be Practicing Interoception

…even if you don’t know what it means yet. Don’t be put off by the terminology. Interoception may sound like that Leonardo DiCaprio movie that no one understands, but it’s definitely not as confusing. Interoception is mindful body awareness. It’s your unconscious...

The Myth of the Flexible Yogi

Yoga and Flexibility: Busting the ‘bendy is best’ Myth “I’m not flexible enough.” Isn’t it strange that the most common reason given for not giving yoga a try is also every yogi’s most common source of frustration? Actually, maybe not so strange… Through the...

6 Qualities of a Great Yoga Teacher

Over the years, I’ve had some good, some not-so-good, and a few truly wonderful yoga teachers. Some of the wonderful ones have challenged me, some have comforted me, and others I’ve travelled across the world to learn from. All of them have shaped who I am, as a yoga...

4 Ways Yoga Can Help with Anxiety and Depression

I’m currently going through a significant period of change and uncertainty. And although I’m discovering that change can be necessary – wonderful even – I’m also finding out that uncertainty can be unsettling. I’m keeping a close eye on this feeling, as uncertainty...

Sink Into Sound

The importance of sound and it’s resonance cannot be understated, although it is little understood by most of us. We instinctively know that some music and sounds affect us, but how many of us have ever bathed ourselves in a dedicated sound massage? A few months...

Why Showing Up Is Enough

Too often people don’t commence a yoga practice because they are under the misguided idea that you need to be a fit, skinny, white girl & have the ability to twist yourself into a pretzel and will have to completely change your diet and lifestyle, losing all our...