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I always start class by saying not to judge yourselves.....If you are comparing yourself to others, to what you could do when you were...

Ashtanga Yoga has huge benefits for both our physical and mental health. Even seemingly less challenging postures get the heart beating,...

“There is always a light within us that is free from all sorrow and grief, no matter how much we may be experiencing suffering.” –...

Ashtanga Yoga can be a refuge in uncertain times. It can help us feel more grounded in our bodies, and more lucid in our minds. There’s...

I studied Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtras over the 9 months of my teacher training and one of the things I love about the sutras is that it’s...

I wasn’t always strong. As I hit my 40s, despite lots of running, a bit of weight training, various fitness classes, I was developing...

We begin every class by spending a few moments in Samasthiti (or ‘equal standing’) as pictured. It is the practice of standing with...

As some of my students are discovering and have mentioned to me, practicing Ashtanga yoga is like a form of medicine. The postures are...

Bhujapidasana - at first it is possibly the most dreaded postures of ashtanga primary series, although it’s only half way through! but...

As most of my students know, my hubby has been attending all my classes since I first started teaching about 7 years ago and he’s gone...

The three focal points of breath, bandhas and dristi (gaze point), known as the Tristhana method, is unique to Ashtanga Yoga, and helps...

Nowadays the accurate way to refer to the breath used in the Ashtanga practice is “breathing with sound.” Not Ujjiya. Just deep free...

Like so many things, anxiety has a cognitive component and a physical one. The two components cause each other, like chickens and eggs....

Every time we practice Ashtanga Yoga we take our joints through their full range of motion. Here in Ardha baddha padmottanasana, the...

It is generally accepted that the health benefits of inversions are pretty incredible both mentally and physically so worth working...

I grew to love this posture Utpluthih....just when you think it’s all over, there’s that one final posture. Reminding you that you always...

Some Ashtanga practicioners follow the tradition of not practicing on full moon days due to an ‘increased risk of injury’ (because of an...

Over the moon to be asked to collaborate with wonderful Bamboo Clothing, local and sustainable fashion.... Here’s a wonderfully written...

It’s always great to see so many ‘older’ students coming to my classes and really embracing all the benefits of practicing Ashtanga yoga...

Occasionally a student will say to me “why did you press my back? Am I doing it wrong?” And my answer is always a resounding “NO” and a...