A reflection on yoga, ageing and the beginner’s mind — how no matter our age, we are always new on the mat and in life.

Feeling nervous about headstand? You’re not alone. In this post, I share simple, practical steps to overcome fear, build confidence, and enjoy going upside down safely. Learn how strength, mindset, and patience can turn fear into freedom — both on and off the mat.

Discover the most common headstand mistakes yogis make—and learn simple tips to fix them. Improve your alignment, strengthen your core, and practise headstand safely.

Headstand isn’t just a yoga pose — it’s a lesson in confidence, resilience, and finding joy in the challenge.

Afraid of headstands? You’re not alone. Discover the common fears—falling, lack of strength, being upside down—and learn how to overcome them with technique, mindset and practice.

Think you need to be super strong or flexible to do a headstand? Think again! In this post, I’m busting the most common myths and sharing why headstands are more about technique, patience and confidence than raw strength or bendiness

I practise Ashtanga yoga, a set sequence of postures once believed to be ancient, but actually shaped by modern influences. At first, I thought the magic was in the system itself — the sequence, the poses. But the real magic lies in the commitment to your own practice: showing up, breathing through the hard moments, and slowly transforming over time. Yoga helps you come home to yourself — and that, to me, is true magic.

Many people think yoga is all about being flexible. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say, “I can’t do yoga because I...

Everyone has a self-image. For me, growing up as an unhealthy child who spent school years as an non-sporty, bookish kid meant I didn’t...

Why I Love Ashtanga Yoga My relationship with Ashtanga yoga goes back over 30 years, and I can honestly say it’s the longest relationship...

How’s Your New Year’s Resolution Going? I hope you’re still keeping up with it and feeling better for it! As for mine, it’s still going...

Do you remember the lockdown in 2020? Do you remember what you did? I did lots of yoga. Partly because I could only teach online and had...

For over 25 years, I’ve had the same New Year’s resolution year after year: to learn to do a free handstand. Around the time I learned...

I remember what a friend of mine told me when she started teaching yoga. She taught a gentle, relaxing class, and when it came to the end...

In April 2023, I picked up a knee injury. There wasn’t any specific incident that caused it, but I believe it developed over a couple of...

Commit to your yoga practice and reap the benefits!

“Let’s start the class with mountain pose. Stand with your feet together….” You might be thinking, “Hang on! I was taught to keep my feet...

What is the hidden benefit of getting to your class on time and hanging around afterwards?

Is headstand part of your practice? Have you tried it? Or do you think you will never achieve this? In his book Light on Yoga, B.K.S....

Most of the classes I teach are general-level physical yoga with a mixture of styles, but when I practise at home, I always practise...