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Friday
Today isn’t the Friday I had on my calendar at the beginning of the week. I didn’t make it to my yoga class this morning, the post I was going to put up was all sorts of wrong so I ditched it, and then I went to a funeral instead of a Christmas party. All…
Read MoreResistance
There’s talk of being present and the fire element and tuck those ribs in and are you going to Wanderlust? That’s what I’m hearing in the studio at the moment and these words resonate as much as they slide around not wanting to commit to being heard just yet. This morning though, one word got…
Read MoreNote To Self: Keep It Light
One night recently a light bulb blew in the hallway. The next morning one of the lights in the bathroom didn’t switch on with the others and then later the same day the kitchen and laundry lights ka-poofed. I made a mental note: Let there be light. And then promptly forgot. When I did remember…
Read MoreThe Art Of Persuasion
My studio has a nice little incentive where you accrue points towards free passes or a new towel simply by coming to class. Extra points are given for bringing along a new person or having someone say you recommended the studio to them. Slowly but surely the points build up and then you get this…
Read MoreMinutiae
My alarm was set for 5.20am which is really 5.10am but I was already awake and turned it off at 5.15am and got out of bed and (did I call X back last night? Or did I forget again? I can’t forget again, I need to write things down or was X supposed to ring…
Read MoreNutrition And Cancer
The best thing about meeting people within the health and wellness industry is that they have such passion for their work. It was no exception when Nutrition, Sports and Biomedical Specialist Kaytee Boyd spoke at a recent ecostore #OnlyGoodStuff event of the benefits nutrition can offer in the protection of, or aid in, the recovery…
Read MoreLost In Translation
Padagusthasana Pashimottonasana… That’s a fancy way of saying Forward Big Toe Bend. It sounds more exotic the first way, even if it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, and I’m always super impressed when my teachers casually weave Sanskrit words into their classes. (I do like to think they spend a lot time practicing in…
Read MoreConnection
When spring sprung a few weeks back there was a lot of focus in the studio on the wood element, of being grounded, regrowth and new beginnings, all fitting in rather nicely with the change of season. And at the heart of it was this idea of connection – with ourselves, family and friends, and…
Read MoreGut Health
Getting familiar with your gut isn’t something that immediately comes to mind when you consider your yoga practice. We bend and stretch, constrict and expand, twist and turn, all the time trying to remember to breathe. You’d think all that lovely movement must bring digestive relief but it’s not something I’d considered in the same…
Read MoreTools Of The Trade
So. The website’s up and humming. Studios are being contacted and listed. Events are being posted. I’ve left a proper grown up message on my phone and I’m hoping to eventually master the art of a spreadsheet. It’s one of those times in life when you’re super busy-in-a-good-way and its all a bit exciting. There…
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