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Yoga Doesn’t Fix Everything, But It Helped Me Remember Who I Am
Discover how my daily Ashtanga yoga practice helped me cope with stress, anxiety, and exhaustion—and reminded me of my inner strength.

Atsuko
Jun 202 min read


'Rewriting Your Self-Image: My Personal Journey Through Yoga'
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...

Atsuko
May 232 min read


Why Do People Let Their Yoga Practice Slip (or Give Up Altogether)?
Let’s face it—most of us have dropped off our yoga practice at some point. Life gets in the way, motivation dips, or something just...

Atsuko
Apr 252 min read


Not Urgent, But So Important: Making Time for Yoga
Have you heard of the Eisenhower Matrix? It’s a simple tool for figuring out how to prioritise different tasks. Former U.S. President...

Atsuko
Apr 42 min read


Too Busy, Too Stiff, Too Tired? Why Yoga Is STILL for You
Over the years of teaching, I’ve heard countless reasons why people don’t start yoga—even when they know it could do them a world of...

Atsuko
Mar 132 min read


Ashtanga Yoga: Discipline, Breath, and a Sense of Humour
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...

Atsuko
Feb 283 min read


Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail and How to Make Yours Stick
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...

Atsuko
Feb 143 min read


Why My 2025 Resolution Is Still a Free Handstand
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...

Atsuko
Dec 6, 20242 min read


The Healing Journey: How Yoga Teaches Us to Work with Injuries
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...

Atsuko
Aug 30, 20242 min read


From Fear to Freedom: Headstand As a Path to Inner Strength
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....

Atsuko
Jun 28, 20243 min read


The Magic of Morning Affirmations: Simple Practices for a Positive Mindset
Do you know what an affirmation is? It's any statement you make. Too often, our minds are filled with negative affirmations. Do you wake...

Atsuko
Apr 26, 20243 min read


Reunion with a long lost yoga buddy!
I had a truly wonderful surprise the other day. I was on the train back from a day trip to London, casually browsing through my phone...

Atsuko
Nov 10, 20233 min read


So Am I the Divine Shakti?
5 years ago I wrote this post in my blog about my late mother who died in 2016. In this I quoted a discourse from Sathya Sai Baba. ‘The...

Atsuko
Feb 3, 20233 min read


You Are Not Your Mind
I used to watch many Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s videos, and do one of his meditations, in which you repeat to yourself, ‘I am not my...

Atsuko
Apr 21, 20213 min read


You Can Heal Your Life
Needless to say, I think yoga is one of the most beneficial things one can do to his/her mental and physical wellbeing. But actually...

Atsuko
Apr 4, 20212 min read


Yoga Beyond the Mat
The other day my daughter was working in a Covid Vaccine clinic and she messaged me at break saying how tiring it was. So I messaged back...

Atsuko
Feb 28, 20213 min read


Living with my Ghost
Recently I watched a film where the main character suffered schizophrenia. (I’m not naming the title of the film because it would be a...

Atsuko
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Yoga is Boring
The other day I took part in an event where many of my yoga students also participated. I was talking to a person who had come to my yoga...
Atsuko
Mar 8, 20202 min read


Yoga Playlist
In the mid-1990’s when I used to go to many many yoga classes and retreats, I had never attended even a single class with background...
Atsuko
Feb 15, 20202 min read


'Stressful Meditation'
Have you ever fallen asleep in savasana, corps pose? I have. Most of us have. Although you are not meant to, I don’t think it’s a bad...
Atsuko
Feb 1, 20202 min read
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