Glow with Yoga

Glow with Yoga

Newcomers to yoga many times comment on how surprisingly physical, even strenuous their first experiences of this ancient practice have been. Particularly with Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, as there is a lot of emphasis placed on detoxifying the body. Through the use of...
Finding Stillness

Finding Stillness

For weeks you have borne patient witness to my daily descriptions about the updating and creating of our new website. The process of this creation has certainly pushed some buttons in me. The aesthetics were of great importance, as was/is the emphasis on immediacy,...
Motivating your Hips

Motivating your Hips

Our hips are the biggest joints in our bodies. They are situated deep within our core. They have an amazing range of motion, and can be kept very mobile with regular yoga practice. Emotional traumas, big or small, often physically express themselves as stiffness in...
Surya Namaskara

Surya Namaskara

“To master the practice of the sun-salutations is a life-long pursuit.” As one of my teachers commented on the Surya Namaskara in this way in the early days of my Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga practice, my immediate reaction was that of ‘OK, it’s physically hard, but there...
Surya Namaskara

Boundless Joy

Do you remember when you first fell in love with yoga? The first time you innocently followed your teacher’s instructions, not really knowing what to expect? You were curious; just trying out what was suggested, a pure approach, that of the novice. Then you might have...