Archive for July 2015
Become a yoga teacher: how to know you are ready
There comes a point in many people’s personal yoga practice where they have a feeling of “I WANT MORE OF THIS” and as such many look to starting a yoga teacher training course. In the last little while, I have been asked (emailed/facebooked/messaged/stopped in the street) about this many MANY times (4 times in the…
Read More5 tips for creating a sacred yoga space. How to practice yoga at home.
Today I wanted to share my tips about creating a sacred space for your yoga practice. As many of us move to practicing online these days, I wanted to share some tips for how to practice yoga at home. Firstly, yoga is not just exercise. It’s a WHOLE bunch of things. (Although, if you’re interested in…
Read MoreDancer's Pose
Natajarasana // Dancer’s Pose Getting into the pose: To enter Dancer’s Pose, start in Tadasana – grounding down the left foot and bending the right knee to bring the right foot up towards the bum. Rotate the right palm to face away from the right thigh – thumb pointing behind you – this encourages the shoulder to…
Read MoreGarudasana
Garudasana // Eagle Pose Getting into the pose: To enter Eagle pose begin in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) and bend the knees as if coming into chair pose. Then root down through the left foot and slowly pick up the right foot and cross it over the left at the knee, if it is available, hook the ankle…
Read MoreDistance Energy Healing
The further and further I go down this “yoga” rabbit hole – the more hippie weird I seem to become. It’s as if things that were a few years ago VERY foreign and “absurd” to me, are now like… totally normal. I throw words like “the universe” and “energy” around a lot. Things like “reiki” and…
Read MoreVrksasana
Vrksasana // Tree Pose Getting into the pose: To enter Tree pose begin in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) and bring the sole of the foot up onto the leg. Choose anywhere on the leg that is comfortable for the body – it could be the ankle, the calf or the thigh – making sure to avoid the knee.…
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