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Today I set myself a challenge. Having been doing Yoga for four years now and enjoying every minute. There are very few poses that I won’t try even though I am far from expert. However I have to be honest and say there are a set of asanas that I have been avoiding. Inversions Even…

I love yoga… Yoga provides me with a different way of looking at life, a different way of breathing, different ways to move my body and mind, helping me to switch off or switch on to everyday living. Since beginning yoga, I have become stronger physically and emotionally. Every single practice brings a fresh experience.…

If you read my last post, you would have heard all about my plans for cool, calm, happy holidays. Christmas and New Year were going to be a great time for me to get on with my own yoga practice as well as catching up with and having fun with family and friends. Fulfilling my…

Its that time of year again…love it or hate it…its Christmas…and its not like its a surprise its an  ANNUAL experience! Tinsel everywhere, baubles’ and trinkets hanging from every hook. The Christmas tree has taken up half the living room!.The house is festively over-flowing!! Yes I love it but also find it completely over-whelming. There…

Its been 5 weeks since starting to teach yoga.  Its been…terrifying, exciting, fun, encouraging and heartening. And I love it! Thank you! Everyone has been so supportive, kind, enthusiastic and keen to know more but within all that to my surprise the most common question has been what yoga mat would I recommend? This is…

My favourite place to be is Outdoors…Fields, Hills, Woods, River Banks etc. My favourite thing to do is Yoga.  So it makes sense that my best morning Yoga practice is outdoors. Obviously Scotland does not always lend itself to this with its ‘four seasons in one day’ attitude but for me there is nothing better…

Last Thursday I became a Fully Qualified Yoga Teacher (200hr). There is even a certificate to prove it! How did that happen? Why do I feel so surprised and terrified? It is not an unexpected journey as signing up for the teacher training course was a plan, teaching yoga was a dream and now actually…

  I love trying out new Yoga classes and new teachers, its important for me as a Yoga teacher in training to observe and learn from those already qualified in everything from pose prompts, pose safety, how to speak to a class etc. Every Yoga teacher is different and its a great learning curve while…

Which yoga? Yoga can be confusing right? There are so many variation, Ashtanga, Hatha, Kundalini, Iyengar, Hot, Power, Forrest, Buti etc etc?! However, basically they all are variations and progression of original Yogic tradition and beliefs founded over 300 BC. (There are too many arguments over timescale to discuss in this post we can leave…