Yoga is great! I love it so much and it’s a fundamental part of my day and my life. Most of the time I enjoy practicing and am happy to get on my mat but it’s unrealistic to think that would I always want to practice. Sometimes I don’t. Most people don’t experience this when […]
How to deal with the mental aspect of being injured
I have helped so many students with injuries over the years. As well as helping students with the physical aspect of an injury, and referring for more help when appropriate, I have discovered that there are some common mental aspects to being injured. Being injured can be a real challenge. If you are injured then […]
When life doesn’t go as planned, can you accept it as it is
Suffering is caused when there was a mismatch between expectation and reality. Such a simple concept, but understanding it has really helped me to handle challenges that life inevitably throws at us. Things don’t always go our way. It’s inevitable because not everything is within our control. Life would be pretty dull if it was […]
Yoga Social and Ashtanga Yoga Liverpool’s community
It has always been important to me to build community in my yoga classes. When I first moved to Liverpool 10 years ago, yoga classes were one of the first things I sought out. When I first started coming to yoga classes in LiverpoolI found instant connection and like-minded people. So as well as the […]
Some poses may take a while but what you learn along the way will be more valuable than achieving them
Some of the yoga poses took me 5 years or more of daily practice before I could do them. This surprises some of my students when I tell them. Typically it comes up when they start to feel frustrated that they still can’t do x y z. They say something like “I have been working […]
How to stay present during your yoga practice and how this will help you in your life
There are many reasons to practice yoga. There are lots of reasons why I practice yoga but my main reason is to practice becoming more present. Mindfulness and being present is my most important value not just in my yoga practice but in my life. That is because if I am not present I am […]
Is Yoga Photography Inspiring or Intimidating? You Decide…
Last month I did my first Instagram yoga challenge. The challenge involved having a photograph of myself taken in a yoga pose from the second series, for each day of the month. The challenge was organised and hosted by Ashtanga Dispatch who gave us a pose for each day of the month. I did every […]
Guest Post – Nata Moraru tells how yoga has changed her life
“Home is neither here nor there, home is within you or nowhere at all.” Herman Hesse One of my favourites quotes. Always liked it but never felt it 100% even if I thought I did. It was just after I started to do yoga (about a year ago) when I truly felt it. With all […]
How to start your own yoga self practice at home
Finding time for yoga can be hard. Life gets so busy and there are always more things to be done than can be done. The busier we get the more useful the yoga can be, everybody needs time to relax. So whether you are finding it hard to get to class as often as you […]
Bringing lessons from your yoga mat into your life…
Yoga sometimes feels like an escape from your day-to-day life, but who we are in day-to-day life gets brought onto our yoga mat and who we are on our yoga mat gets brought into our world. Each is practicing the other. Sometimes having a practice like yoga in your life can seem selfish – putting […]
