We play a game called "spotto" when we're driving, where you get points for every yellow car you "spot". Since my daughter loves pink and purple, we’ve added those cars to the game (3 points for every purple ute you spot!) I'd never noticed how many yellow cars there are, but once you train your [...]
I just got back from a short holiday at the beach. It was the first time in a long time that I could unplug. And other than checking emails every other day, I was completely offline. The weather wasn't great, but I packed a couple of jigsaw puzzles that kept us entertained for days. [...]
I've had my fair share of dark times. Ten years ago, I experienced the triple whammy of navigating a messy divorce, receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, all while my Dad was dying of cancer. It was during these tough times that I discovered the life-changing power of gratitude. I used to roll my eyes [...]
Do you know what I regret most about yoga? 1. Not starting sooner, and 2. Not practising when life got busy. There have been many times when I have dragged myself to my yoga mat because I didn't feel like it, yet I turned up anyway and NEVER regretted it. Sometimes I just lie on my mat because [...]
One of my favourite stories is The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. It's about an ageing fisherman and his epic, three-day battle with a black marlin. Spoiler alert - he eventually catches the monster, but it is too big to fit in his boat, so he tows it to shore. On [...]
One of the sneaky things about anxiety is that it tricks us into believing that we're the only ones experiencing it and that everyone else has their shiz together. Well, let me share a little secret with you, many of the people who come to our studio experience anxiety. Anxiety is so much more [...]
If you’ve ever felt ANXIOUS in a yoga class, polyvagal theory has a great explanation. Think of the nervous system like rungs on a ladder. We start on the ground, and when we experience stress, we climb up a rung on the ladder, entering the fight-or-flight response. If the stress persists, we can’t escape, [...]
Back in 2013, a naive young Yogi opened the doors to the studio, and the first class was with her Mum and one other. My business plan was simple. Do my best or get a job. Over the years, I've learned a great deal about myself, people and business. Most of that learning was [...]
We've all heard of time management and the endless hacks to squeeze more into our day. But something I've been experimenting with is energy management. And no, I don't mean coffee, supplements or going to be early. In Yoga, our "energy body" includes our breath, nervous system, emotions, and vitality. It's the layer between our [...]
Have you heard of shaking? Shaking helps release pent-up stress hormones from our body and calms our nervous system. And the best thing is that it works within minutes. Many of my clients tell me that daily shaking has been LIFE-CHANGING for their stress and anxiety: A client who had a car accident and [...]