Yin yoga causes stress

Breaking news! Yin yoga causes stress. But it’s not what you think. ‘Stress’ is an anatomical term for what we do to our connective tissues structures whilst we are in yoga poses and other forms of movement. Stress on the tissues occurs through stretching, contraction...

Body Sensing

Back in 2018 I wrote about interoception and why every yogi should be practicing it. Since then I have been on an exploration, further deepening my own interoceptive practice, marrying up mindfulness techniques to help in the body sensing and then introducing all of...

5 Reasons ‘life experienced’ Bodies like Yin Yoga

No one likes to be called mature – you’re not a cheese. But if you have a little more ‘life experience’, please read on, for the sake of the incredible body that’s got you this far. What happens to your body as it ages As you get older, the collagen fibres in your...

Retreat Essentials

Do you forget to slow down, to treasure the little things, get stuck with decision making and find your mind running down a single track that you’re SURE is the RIGHT way? I do and if you do, you’ll know this generally doesn’t lead to life affirming decisions in...

The Yin and Yang of Yoga

Yoga invites us to look within ourselves to harmonise mind, body and spirit and more frequently in the West we are seeking these opportunities. Yoga classes and yoga teachers are popping up all over Melbourne, embracing differing styles of yoga with a passion. We are...