Autumn/metal element
I love teaching yin yoga, but I didn’t always love doing yin yoga. I often talk about how much I disliked my first ever yin yoga class – it was … Continue reading Rest and Restore – Day 10 I Bedtime Yin Video
If you’ve been reading my blog, following me on social media or coming along to any of my classes/workshops/events then you might have heard me talking about the 5-element theory. … Continue reading Meet the 5-elements…
Over the last 4 days (or posts) we’ve looked at some wall yin poses, and you’ve (hopefully) enjoyed a short Wall Yin Yoga class too. Now we’re taking things to … Continue reading Rest and Restore – Day 5 I Box Breath Tutorial
How to make more time for yourself The excitement (and stress) is building as we can officially put up our Christmas decorations, watch festive movies and sing along to seasonal … Continue reading How to make more time for yourself
Last week we looked at the connection between grief and gratitude and I offered a few suggestions on how we can manage this ‘big’ emotion of grief through the lens … Continue reading 3 Yin Yoga Poses for Grief
According to the 5-element theory, the metal element and the season of autumn are associated with the emotion of grief. This is related to the idea of letting go, as … Continue reading Can you have grief without gratitude?
Pranayama is the fourth of the eight limbs of yoga, as outlined by Patanjali in The Yoga Sutras. It refers to mastering the breath through focused breathing practices and is … Continue reading Breathing to focus a busy mind
Building an effective morning routine Last week I wrote about the benefits of creating a calming evening routine and how this can help to improve the quality of sleep we … Continue reading How to create an effective morning routine
How to create a calming evening routine with yoga at the heart. The nights are fair drawing in now, aren’t they? The clocks went back at the weekend and the … Continue reading How to create a calming evening routine
A few weeks ago we talked about 3-part breath or Dirga Pranayama, which is a super breath practise to begin working with in your yoga routine. Check out the blog … Continue reading Breathing to calm and balance
This time of the year is when I would traditionally come down with a seasonal cold or even the flu. In the past this has always happened round about the … Continue reading 3 Yin Yoga poses to help boost immunity
Today is World Mental Health Day and I’m sure I don’t need to go on about how important yoga can be to creating a balanced lifestyle with a healthy mind … Continue reading Top Tips – to start a home yoga practice
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