Blogs
Harnessing Yoga to Alleviate Symptoms of Mental Illness: A Path to Healing
Building a sense of belonging and acceptance and a routine of strength and relaxation may help change the direction of your thoughts to a more positive direction.
Embracing Realism: Setting Achievable New Year Resolutions for Lasting Change
Are your New Year resolutions realistic and long term? Prevent burn out and make lasting changes by being realistic about your resolutions.
I want to do Yoga but……
I want to do yoga but I don’t know where to start because I am too old, too stiff, too big, too unfit, have a sore back………there are many reasons people come up with to not start moving. We could refute all of these reasons. But we won't as we know these are just easy answers given to deflect from the real reasons for not starting yoga or any movement program; reasons that are much more complex and can include issues such as self-confidence, body image and fear, issues that may have been exacerbated by the stress and uncertainty of the past two years.
Why do binds in yoga?
When I began yoga I was told that binds are "difficult" and for "experienced yogis" and so for many years I avoided them. However, over the past few years I have come to realise that both of those statements are false and that binds can be both an amazing addition to a yoga practice and can be accessible to everyone whatever their level of yoga experience, fitness and flexibility.