THOUGHT OF THE DAY How hard should a Yoga class be? Is feeling exhausted the objective of a Yoga class? Is a 90 minute class better than a 60 minute class? The reaction to this question and the points of interest, I’m sure will be varied; after all we are all so unique, how can [...]
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How hard should a Yoga class be?
Why Yoga??
So in my normal life, when i’m not yoga’in, (infact that should be the other way round, yoga has now totally become my normal everyday life!!) I work at a gym in Darwin and spend a bit of time talking to the members/gym junkies and watching them pour in through the doors for Pump, Step, [...]
Explore yoga at home!
When I did my teacher training there was a big emphasis on ‘personal practise’, “this is when as a yoga teacher you truly find your inspiration and creativity to then pass on in your classes.” Thinking about these words, I think this applies to everyone. Self discovery, inner calm and peace starts with allowing yourself the luxury [...]
Pregnancy & Mums n Bubs Yoga
I recently completed the Bliss Baby Yoga Teacher Training online course and loved every minute of it. Learning how yoga can compliment you from the very start of your pregnancy journey right into the wonderful joy that is motherhood was just amazing and beyond interesting as a newly qualified yoga teacher. My assignment after the [...]
Me and my friends
I have been thinking recently about the importance that friends and family play in our lives!! Now the world is a smaller place, in terms of travel and the opportunities we have to explore other countries and meet incredible people from near and far, means that nearly all of us have people we miss daily!! [...]
Some nice little nuggets….
So with the huge amount of reading, thinking, contemplating, lesson planning, evaluating and tweeking that becoming a yoga teacher is involving (I love it by the way!), I thought I would share some of the great nuggets and words that I have found along the way and that have stuck with me. There are so [...]
Detox gonna leave me rattling!!
OK SO IT’S JANUARY!!! With a little bit of dread but a whole lot of ‘thank goodness’, the routine of work, gym, yoga, healthy eating and detoxing has begun!! I’m assured that we are getting those couple of extra minutes a day of daylight, just not a whole lot of evidence this morning!! So I have started as I mean to [...]
Mood Boosters this Winter – Stretching it out
More ‘Healthy Treats‘ … Let yoga help you feel great this winter (its proven by scientists and everything!) and if its not your thing, just get moving! I first started Bikram (hot) Yoga in the winter months (as a substitute to being on the beach) and even though the room you practise in is deliberately [...]