Have you heard of the Eisenhower Matrix? It’s a simple tool for figuring out how to prioritise different tasks. Former U.S. President...

Over the years of teaching, I’ve heard countless reasons why people don’t start yoga—even when they know it could do them a world of...

Why I Love Ashtanga Yoga My relationship with Ashtanga yoga goes back over 30 years, and I can honestly say it’s the longest relationship...

How’s Your New Year’s Resolution Going? I hope you’re still keeping up with it and feeling better for it! As for mine, it’s still going...

Everyone has a self-image. For me, growing up as an unhealthy child who spent school years as an non-sporty, bookish kid meant I didn’t...

Do you remember the lockdown in 2020? Do you remember what you did? I did lots of yoga. Partly because I could only teach online and had...

Winter Solstice this year in the UK falls on the 21st of December 2024. While the days start getting longer from this point onwards, we...

For over 25 years, I’ve had the same New Year’s resolution year after year: to learn to do a free handstand. Around the time I learned...

Many people think yoga is all about being flexible. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say, “I can’t do yoga because I...

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I was a sickly child and wasn’t allowed to participate in PE or other physical activities in primary...

People who know me now are often surprised when they find out that I was a sick child. Because of the job I do, many assume I’ve always...

In April 2023, I picked up a knee injury. There wasn’t any specific incident that caused it, but I believe it developed over a couple of...

Commit to your yoga practice and reap the benefits!

“Let’s start the class with mountain pose. Stand with your feet together….” You might be thinking, “Hang on! I was taught to keep my feet...

What is the hidden benefit of getting to your class on time and hanging around afterwards?

I have been a yoga teacher and practitioner for nearly three decades, but only last year I discovered the joy of yoga outside. The reason...

I had a truly wonderful surprise the other day. I was on the train back from a day trip to London, casually browsing through my phone...

The other day my daughter was working in a Covid Vaccine clinic and she messaged me at break saying how tiring it was. So I messaged back...

Recently I watched a film where the main character suffered schizophrenia. (I’m not naming the title of the film because it would be a...

Do you know what Zen is? How can we live Zen in our life and in our yoga practice?