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Five Things: Nutrition + Health
With Tracey Wheeler of T.A Inc – The Real Deal I have been interested in health, wellbeing and food from a very young age. I grew up in a rural environment and was able to see first hand the relationship between how…
Read MoreIf Only
Beatific mamas-to-be are filling my Instagram feed and glowing youthful newbies are sharing my classes at the moment. I’ve noticed the former as I lug my waaaaaay past pregnancy bod around and the latter as they place their pristine new mats down next to mine. And I can’t help thinking that if I’d only had…
Read MoreLoved Up, Rained Out
I use the word ‘love’ a lot. A LOT, a lot. I say I love it! for when someone’s just said something killer, as much as I say I love my family or I love reading or I love coffee. I also say I love my yoga. I say I love it when I’m on…
Read MoreSeeing India
Serve, Love and Give. That’s the yogic way of life that takes Swami Yogamani (above, right) of Manipura Yoga Centre back to the Medical Eye Camp in the heart of rural India each year to help with paediatric treatment and care. Not only that, she organises and leads a group of like-minded people to join…
Read MoreHolistic Happiness
I don’t think there are many of us who’ve come to yoga without some baggage. Even if you’re not aware of it initially, give it some time and it’s possible you’ll be sobbing through a savasana or heart opener before you can say, 20 kilos over? But I barely packed any shoes! Such is the…
Read MoreFive Things: Malas
With Mala Earth’s Rebecca Agent – Mala Love Mala is a Sanskrit word, meaning garland, and simply put, Malas are ancient prayer beads. They have been worn for thousands of years in the traditions of…
Read MoreIcing On The Weekend
When I enter details for all the yoga events on this website I’m always struck by how many different styles of yoga and meditation there are. So many! It’s exciting to see and I’m itching to experiment. (And to keep Learning with a capital L because that’s the best kind of class, don’t you think?…
Read MorePretty Present
I’m an introverted show-off. I know this because the internet told me so. I also have type A tendencies and pitta is my primary dosha. Again, information courtesy of the worldwide web as I procrastinate like a champ when life gets overwhelming. No matter what needs doing if I carefully place my bowl of second…
Read MoreKarma Yoga
Karma Yoga means yoga as a selfless service. I’ve read it described as a means to help, heal and share. Which could also be translated as Pretty Awesome Yoga. Tracey Adshead, from Ashram Yoga, teaches a yoga class once a week at the Cancer Society’s Domain Lodge where patients stay while receiving care. It’s a…
Read MoreFive Things: Juicing
With The Wellness Hub’s Tanya Ellison – The Beautiful Benefits Juices are easily digested and absorbed. It’s much easier to drink a juice than chew your way through large amounts of fibrous raw vegetables. They’re easy on your intestines – packed with living enzymes to assist the digestive process, meaning that your gut, liver and…
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