Articles To Inspire Your Yoga
Explore my library of musings on all things Yoga from philosophy to poetry, tuning into nature and the seasons as well as suggestions and offerings to nurture your practice of movement, breathing and rest.
As we continue into the more subtle realms of the Yoga Journey, feelings and emotions will arise. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet ourselves just as we are and give these parts of ourselves some time to be seen so that anything that isn’t...
Once we have connected with and nourished the physical body, the Annamaya, which I wrote about last week we can begin to access the more subtle realm of the Energy Body known in Yoga as Pranamaya. When we feel into the Pranamaya sheath we can connect with the...
The outer and most easily accessible layer of our being is the Physical body which is why the majority of Yoga practiced in the West focusses on physical postures or ‘Asana’. The Physical body is known in Yoga as Anamaya and is the outer most...
The ultimate goal of Yoga is not to become the bendiest poser on instagram, as seems to be a growing ambition, but rather it is to move with Freedom and be liberated from suffering. Once we are introduced to Yoga, a journey unfolds and if we do it with authentic...
The Bigger Picture of Yoga Practice So often the physical practices of Yoga are prioritised and mistaken to be ‘Yoga’ in it’s entirety. Studying even some basic Yoga Philosophy can help to ground the practice into it’s true meaning and add potency to our...
I have recently returned from 2 weeks away from my family. I spent 1 week with my inspiring teacher Donna Farhi in Sydney and 1 week studying Yoga Nidra with the wonderful Dr.Richard Miller in Melbourne. Taking this time out from my family and life has benefitted my...
Many people begin practicing yoga with the belief that one elusive day when they have touched their toes or achieved a particularly difficult posture, they will be doing “good” or “real” yoga. In truth it matters little how far you can bend forward or how far you can...
I live in a house on the edge of a town. My yoga studio faces the wooded cemetery full of birdsong and stillness. As I sit to meditate I see the filtered light coming through the trees and as I close my eyes my sense of hearing takes over to listen to the joyous...
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you...
I have the weekly privilege of guiding pregnant women in their yoga practice. It is a sacred time for these women and I know that the practice of yoga postures, breath awareness and meditation will help them to prepare their minds and bodies for birth in a conscious...