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...

I have been a yoga teacher and practitioner for nearly three decades, but only last year I discovered the joy of yoga outside. The reason...

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...

Have you heard of the Eisenhower Matrix? It’s a simple tool for figuring out how to prioritise different tasks. Former U.S. President...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In my younger days, I always stayed up late and slept in as long as I could. As a student, I had to get up for lectures, and when I...

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...