Teacher, not preacher: Why It’s OK Not to Know

Are you worried that you’re not a true yogi unless you have all the answers? This is why I believe it’s more than OK to say, “I don’t know”. You don’t have to be ‘more advanced’ I used to think that to be the best teacher, I needed to be ‘more advanced’ than my...

5 Self Care Tips for Yoga Teachers

We yoga teachers cherish the work we do, but teaching yoga takes energy, compassion and heart. And this can be hard to sustain on a daily basis, especially if we have our own issues going on. Teaching yoga doesn’t give us immunity from personal difficulties. In fact,...

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...

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...