Are you addicted to stress? Do you jump from one challenge to the next, filling every inch of your calendar? Is your workplace fuelled by caffeine and deadlines? Powered by Stress All too often in our modern world we rely…
Mentally Fit: How Yoga Looks After Your Mind
Many people come to yoga because of its excellent ability to improve all over fitness, strength and flexibility, and recent research has shown that you don’t even need to get really sweaty to get fit with yoga - slow, restorative…
Why You Should be Bovvered About Being Flexible
One of the most common reasons I hear for not going to yoga is ‘I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible’. So let’s debunk that right off - being flexible is not a requirement for doing yoga, it is a…
A Cow Walks Into A Yoga Studio…
Well no, not my yoga studio but one being used by my friend and fellow Dru Yoga teacher Sylvie More. Now she is teaching in the Himalayas, and her yoga ‘studio’ is a patch of grass outside, but it was still rather…
The Migraine Beating, Brain Balancing Breath
Alternate Nostril Breath (Nadi Shodhan) is a simple and safe yogic breathing technique which helps to balance the two hemispheres of the brain. It is also incredibly beneficial if you suffer from headaches. It was the first yogic breath I…
And…breathe!
The word ‘yoga’ means to ‘yoke’ or ‘unite’. By uniting movement and breath, we really start to see how the benefits our yoga practice can spill into our daily lives. Breathing properly improves our health, increases energy, reduces stress and greatly…
I won #Fitin5!
A month ago I decided to see how far my body had really come over the last few months and take on a fitness challenge set by Hiitgirl Susan Dyson and Sweaty Betty. I embarked on the challenge with determination but…
#Fitin5 and how I’m learning to trust my body
You may have noticed some tweets and other social media updates about something called #Fitin5. #Fitin5 is a high intensity workout set by Hiitgirl Susan Dyson and being championed by Sweaty Betty. I have decided to join in on the…