by admin | May 2, 2016 | Meditation, Yoga Wisdom
Recently I’ve been reflecting on the first Niyama outlined in Patanjali’s yoga sutras. The Niyama’s are the second limb of yoga, and the five precepts of this limb provide guidance on areas where we can practice self-restraint to assist our yoga practice. Saucha – the...
by admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Yin yoga, Yoga Wisdom
Across the five studios I work in, time and time again, I come across this question as a Yin yoga teacher. My answer is always the same ‘I don’t know, where do you feel it? ’ If they feel the pose in the area that I have highlighted as the target area, then yes, they...
by admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Yin yoga, Yoga Wisdom
Staying motivated to yoga or any long term committed practice can be difficult. Yoga and meditation in particular can throw us curlies because they make us stop and reflect on our inner world. This can be amazing, but also at times incredibly confronting.I know when...
by admin | Oct 9, 2014 | Meditation, Yoga Wisdom
Maybe you’ve seen them; the folks, with the glowing skin, shiny hair, radiating calm and vitality. Annoyingly serene, you secretly have the desire to strangle them but deep below are keen to find out their secret. Their whole demeanor denies their age. So rather than...
by admin | Oct 9, 2014 | Meditation, Yoga Wisdom
Feel miserable, angry, tired and overwhelmed; think everyone else has got it going on except you? Can’t be bothered with your friends or can’t understand why you are losing friends? Then it’s time to halt yourself in your tracks, lift your gaze out of your navel and...
by admin | Apr 15, 2014 | Yoga Wisdom
We human beings are frequently looking for love, whether it is to fall in love with ourselves or with someone else. Love is one of the many things that make the world a brighter place in day to day life and also one that can seem so difficult to obtain and then hold...
