It's a common question - can yoga help me loose weight? And the simple answer is YES. Yoga helps you to bring your body into balance and a regular, consistent yoga practice (ideally several times a week) will see you achieve benefits like shedding a few...
Taking a break is an essential thing for optimum health – for the body and the mind. Whether you’re having a staycation at home or travelling abroad, it’s important to balance out rest with healthy activities and habits – even...
Enrolling in yoga teacher training can be a scary thing. Not only is it a big commitment of time, energy and finance but it also brings up the question, “Am I ready?”. The short answer is yes. Yes, you are ready to...
With summer here, chances are you’re booking flights or researching holiday destinations to flit away to. While there are many benefits to taking some well-deserved rest, we often let our healthy routines slip away as well. With after-work drinks and summer...
There’s never been a better time to get into yoga. With new studios popping up on every corner it’s never been more accessible and the chances are, there’s a studio in your neighbourhood. With so many options, it can be hard...
It’s a common conundrum: you want to start a new form of mindful exercise but you don’t know where to start. What really is the difference (or is it differences?) between yoga and Pilates? What’s best way to gain flexibility or...
To the new yogi, the phrase “hot yoga” can bring a pretty distinct image to mind: a room full of sweaty bodies contorting into difficult shapes and postures. Sure, the thought alone can be quite intimidating but there’s more to hot...
There’s a certain comfort in going to regular yoga classes – the routine of going to the studio, setting up your mat and the guidance of your instructor’s cues. Studio classes let you listen, breathe and move as you’re told,...
By Krissi Elsley. There’s a powerful saying from Martin Luther King that says, “Take the first step in faith". You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” This is how I felt when I entered the mentorship...
by Bobby Hancock. My first experience of yoga was when a friend recommended it to me – at the time I worked as a bricklayer, so the last thing I wanted to do was go to the gym after a day...