09 Feb A mum with a yoga practice
It was just over four years ago that I packed my bags for India. I had reached a point in my life where there was space for something new and I decided to fill that space with a practice that I loved. Yoga....
It was just over four years ago that I packed my bags for India. I had reached a point in my life where there was space for something new and I decided to fill that space with a practice that I loved. Yoga....
The beauty of modern yoga is that it is still a tradition wherein the teacher is free to study the many different interpretations; philosophies and practices that have developed over thousands of years and then choose to share the ones that they find the most...
I’m about to dance a dance of unknown steps. A dance my mind can never know, as it’s purely lead by one part spirit in two separate souls. So my thinking mind is left behind as I follow the beat and dance this one time dance...
Sankalpa, I’m in love with this word, the way it sounds, the way it feels when spoken and the meaning behind it. It’s the softness and vibration of the “san” on the tip of my tongue, followed by the roll for the “kal” and the final kiss on the lips...
From a woman who has been practicing yoga for a number of years. That moment when you realise and fully understand how the choices you make for your personal practice and what you choose to convey in your teaching could actually be your contribution to...
At first it’s funny and cute, who doesn’t love a dog climbing all over them when you’re trying to practice, licking your face whilst your hands are tight in a bind with no way of saving yourself. But what starts off as cute soon becomes...
I’ll be honest; I thought yogini was simply just the feminine form of yogi. A way of describing a girl who makes yoga shapes, or practices contemporary yoga, but it’s so much more. And I’m not sure I’ll think of myself in the same way...
As I carefully place my strong vinyasa practice on the high shelf of my imagination to gather welcome dust over the next few months. I begin to re-think my thoughts on strength and courage within a yoga practice. Overtime as I have grown physically stronger through...
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