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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 28, 20253 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 14, 20253 min read


It’s About the Journey, Not the Pose: Celebrating Yoga Milestones
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...

Atsuko
Jan 9, 20252 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


Finding Strength Within: Physical Confidence Through Yoga
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I was a sickly child and wasn’t allowed to participate in PE or other physical activities in primary...

Atsuko
Oct 25, 20242 min read


I Was a Sick Child: A Childhood of Health Struggles
People who know me now are often surprised when they find out that I was a sick child. Because of the job I do, many assume I’ve always...

Atsuko
Oct 11, 20243 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


Commit to Yoga: The Importance of Consistency on the Mat
Commit to your yoga
practice and reap the benefits!

Atsuko
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Is My New Teacher Wrong?
“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...

Atsuko
Aug 2, 20242 min read


Yoga Sangha : Why Being Early to Yoga Class Matters
What is the hidden benefit of getting to your class on time and hanging around afterwards?

Atsuko
Jul 19, 20242 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


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


Zen and Tea Ceremony
Do you know what Zen is? How can we live Zen in our life and in our yoga practice?

Atsuko
Nov 20, 20202 min read


Online Yoga
I didn’t take it very well when the lockdown was coming our way. Like many people who are self-employed, I get zero penny if I don’t go...
Atsuko
Apr 15, 20203 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


Finish Your Practice with Appetite for More
A few years ago I bought a dark red woolly jumper from a high street shop. I really liked it and wore a lot, but last year I noticed it...
Atsuko
Jan 1, 20182 min read


Morning Practice
I used to surprised some of the students when I said I didn’t practice in the morning. I had always been a night person. I still am given...
Atsuko
Nov 4, 20172 min read


This Is Where I Meditate
The idea to start this blog came to me to share a little bit of my personal life. I was a little hesitant to start with because I already...
Atsuko
Sep 18, 20171 min read
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