If you are new to what is possible in yoga, and you have no idea what to expect, here is a little window into a whole new world. Yoga meets you where you are at – it highlights where you are at, and that for most people is highly uncomfortable. The tendency in the face […]
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FORGETFUL? you? YES! If I ask you, are you forgetful? I bet you would answer, sometimes. But when we account for all our waking moments, we start to realise just how forgetful we are, which speaks to the nature of the mind – so don’t worry, you are not alone or broken…. the
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I want to start a revolution where we are invited to bring our body to work. The culture of working and achieving and getting somewhere in life for the most part excludes our body, yet, without our body involvement in everything we do, we are fragmented human beings. To achieve more, be more embodied. Here
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I thought I would share a couple ‘case studies’ to recognize yourself in others’ experiences and to ignite a passion for moving and healing. These students are fictional characters based on several experiences I have had with students in general that stand out: A student came to me for yoga, with a screaming injury that
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I have come to see that asking the right questions, getting the answers you need is perhaps a function of timing…and an open mind. Challenging assumptions requires awareness… and an open mind. In my endeavours to continue teaching at 3 Quartz road, I was tripped up by language, ideas of ‘what I do’ and attachments to
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We move our bodies in postures as if the postures matter the most, and sometimes they do, for the pure joy of striking an awkward or seamless pose and experiencing that clumsiness or ease, or to be witness to a process of both mind and body learning. But really, the pose doesn’t matter, it is a
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On a recent trip, we visited a wolf sanctuary, and the plaque on the wall said something like “when humans fear something, they fight it, when humans don’t understand something, they fear it, in both cases, they destroy it.” I watch the fear around mozzies in our yoga studio, and what a gift they are
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When most speak of yoga, they mean the postures or physical exercise aspect of yoga, and that is perfectly acceptable. We all start where we resonate, depending on our ‘why’. Yoga is a journey of spiritual evolution, designed to develop focus and concentration as a means of getting you out of your own way, letting your
