Turn your attention inwards. Feel the cool inhale and warm exhale at it travels passed your nostrils. Notice how this feels. Send this awareness passed the superficial, on a journey down through the shushumna nadi (central channel of prana, energy) to the base of your spine. There is a serpent of coiled energy sleeping there. … More YOU ARE LIMITLESS
Hi Yogis, I recently wrote a guest Blog post for the amazing duo, Eatable. Their Blog takes you on an adventure of healthy eating, yoga, wellness and loving life. Their passion to inspire healthy living as as beautiful as they are. Check out their Blog Eatable and my guest post about AcroYoga. I have reposted it … More What is AcroYoga?
After a decade of practicing yoga and 2 teacher trainings I recently began to cultivate a home yoga practice. I am living proof that someone can have all the passion and tools to practice on their own yet still struggle to find the motivation to cultivate a committed self-practice. Establishing a home practice is a … More The Modern Yogi’s Guide to Building a Self Practice
Centuries ago, human beings did not rely on social media to dictate their actions. Believe it or not they used something called instinct. Our nervous system was programmed to stimulate our body to react to potential physical threats, commonly referred to as the ‘fight or flight’ response. This response is the excitation of the sympathetic nervous system which is responsible for … More Stress Less
In a recent post I spoke about a ‘Yoga Rave’ which took place in Manhattan where yogis and spiritual creatures a like enjoyed a night of dancing, yoga, chanting good food and…no drugs or alcohol. My little heart sank at the thought of a Yoga Rave never making it to our Aussie shores but by … More The Future Sound of Yoga
It is a chilly start to winter in Melbourne town and as a result this little yogi has been hiding under the covers rather than sweating it out on her yoga mat. It has been so cold that I even did some kapalabati pranayama when I got into bed last night to generate some heating … More Get Your Fire Started
Yogis took over Times Square today! Thousands converged on the New York tourist hot spot for the 3rd annual “mind over madness” event to celebrate the summer solstice. Six months ago a wonderful documentary called Yoga Is premiered, which explored the transformational effect of Yoga. I was lucky enough to go to the premier screening in LA where … More Times Square Mind Over Madness
Last week a friend forwarded me a link about a yoga rave…yep you read right. It might sound like an oximoron but “yoga rave” was a drug and alcohol free event at a night club in Manhatten, New York with music, chanting and yoga practice where like minded individuals could meet and socialise. What a … More Down Dog Hits The Dance Floor
In my last post, inspired by US Veg week I was attempting to ditch meat for 1 week. I am a self-confessed omnivore. I eat everything! I like meat but I also couldn’t live without fresh fruit and vegetables. This little omnivore couln’t have imagined what tasty treats were in store for my week off … More Yoga-licious reflections from my week without meat
When my friend Rebecca from LA posted a link about ‘US Veg Week’ on her face book page it tickled my curiosity. I have so often heard derogatory terms like “tofu eater” being thrown around. It seems like so many of us believe that it is our god given right to eat meat. Veg week http://usvegweek.com/ aims to … More I dare you to give up meat for a week
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