Practice heart chakra yoga and love unconditionally The heart chakra, or Anahata meaning unhurt, unstruck and unbeaten from the Sanskrit is so powerful. When this chakra is in balance, we feel like we can achieve anything, nothing is beyond our power, and it is associated with balance, calm and serenity. To get this deep feeling …
Release last year’s experiences to make way for future ones! Last week, we started our intentions practice. Identifying the things that matter most to us and aligning our mind sets so that we are totally focused in achieving them. What was yours for January? This week, it’s time for new year yoga! Release last year’s experiences …
Welcome the new year into your life with monthly, achievable intentions! We all like to set new intentions at new year, but how often do we actually achieve them? Let’s commit to achieving just one thing, one intention, one month at a time. Sign up to access this downloadable workbook to set an achievable intention for …
Energise the Manipura Chakra, the city of jewels and the centre of our personal freedom I kinda completed my ‘to-do’ list today! I woke up, wrote a list of things I needed to do and set about them. It didn’t even take that long! I even had time to drink a mango smoothie by Ho …
Vegan Vietnamese Winter Soup! The days and nights are getting colder and colder in Hanoi! Down to 12C last weekend! For friends in public schools, that no doubt means standing at the front of the board wearing a great big winter coat, not quite what you picture when you move to South East Asia! What …
Do you feel tightness in your lower back and sides? Has this increased as you spend more time inside over various lockdowns and more time on Zoom than in a classroom or office? As a kindergarten and yoga teacher, I spend a surprising amount of time sitting down. I spend HUGE amounts of time each …
Focus your mind with breath work Welcome to my guide to Anulom Vilom, an alternate nostril breathing technique that will bring clarity and focus to your mind. Is there anything more constant in your life than your own breath? Breath work plays a major role in yoga AND in our lives. From our first breath …
Let go of fear – balance the sacral chakra On days when we feel low on love for the things we are passionate about, we might need to balance the sacral chakra. Stop going through the motions that being an adult needs, and allow yourself to break out in creative swoops of energy and bring …
Let’s break down the poses in Surya Namaskar A, sun salutation A What is a sun salutation? It’s a short sequence of poses that easily transition from one to the next. If you’ve practiced any kind of flow yoga before, I am confident that you will have practiced one variant of Surya Namaskar or another. …
20-minute yoga: 5 poses for focus and concentration October was a stressful month! That awkward time between summer and Christmas, middle of the school semester, assessments and tests start to loom (or in my case they are already here!) which means rising school expectations, rising parent expectations, Halloween, Thanksgiving, friends and family. It is so …
