5 ways to deal with the gremlin of self doubt

So I’ve been in a funk of late. Call it the moon, or hormones or current creative cycle, whatever. In these moments of funkiness (albeit that makes it sound way cooler than it actually is) there is a tendency for that little gremlin of self doubt to creep it’s way into your head. You know what…

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Most powerful mantra: How to create a guiding mantra for the year

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Happy January (although it’s already nearly over)! And New Year! I’ve been wanting to write a post on this for a little while now as it’s something that I have been speaking about a lot in my yoga classes over the past few weeks: creating a personal mantra or guiding theme for the year. If…

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What are the Niyamas? Learn yoga philosophy

What are the Niyamas? The Niyamas (one of the 8 limbs of yoga) refer to the self observations that we make within our own lives. There are five Niyamas  in total – 1. TAPAS – The word tapas in Sanskrit comes from the root word tap – meaning heat or fire. In the Yoga Sutras of…

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Learn Yogi Stuff: The Yamas

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As mentioned in a previous post – there are 8 limbs or pathways of yoga. (Yamas, Niyamas, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhanya, Samadhi). Today I want to explain more about The Yamas – which are the ethical considerations within this eightfold path. Basically some guidelines for living a good ol’ wholesome life. There are five…

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