3 Tips for a Sustainable Holiday Practice
Yoga at Christmas time, is there a place for it? Here in Australia Christmas time brings hot, hot summer days and nights, full tummies and days filled with …
Yoga Exercise
Learn more about yoga asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), the effects they have on the body and mind and the many health benefits that can be experienced with regular practice.
Salute to the Moon
Sustain your yoga habit with this easy flow to free up your energy pathways and start or end your day with a soft radiance. Find the video here! …
Can Yoga Help Fight Depression?
All it takes is an hour or so on your mat on a regular basis to feel uplifted! In fact many studies using written questions to assess the …
Lion Pose – Simhasana
Lion Pose invokes a feeling of light-hearted playfulness. This silly looking pose is also said to strengthen the voice, reduce wrinkles of the face and neck, benefit the …
Brahmari Breathing
Studies have found that Brahmari breathing increases the release of nitric oxide in the sinuses, helping to reduce painful inflammation of the sinuses. Other studies have concluded that …
How to Balance Your Spring Energy with Breath
Spring is here, awakening within it sparkling new beginnings. A time to grow, to renew and to discover. A time also that needs balance, steadiness and nurturing, because …
Extended Side Angle Pose
This is a heating pose that has multiple benefits. It is very strengthening for the legs, hips, back and shoulder muscles and strengthens the core as well. Importantly …
Opening Our Yoga Heart
The heart is the sitting place of the soul. This is where, deep within the body, the living entity resides. For so long we may have built thick …
Pros and Cons of Hot Yoga
Hot yoga sounds very tempting to me in these cool winter months where every flash of warmth is cherished lovingly. A growing number of people however love hot …
3 Warming Shoulder Stretches for Winter
Before you do your yoga asanas it’s a good idea to do some warming exercises like joint mobilities first to loosen up your joints and increase the heat …
The Happy Yogi
Yoga is more than a great stretch. Much, much more. Let’s look at some of the wonderful benefits of all aspects of yoga and celebrate this wonderful gift …
Warrior 2 Series
Based on Warrior 2, this series of movements helps to open the hips and chest. It creates space in the lower back and waist and enhances our breathing. …
How You Can Prevent Back Pain with Yoga
It is estimated that over a lifetime there’s an 80% chance of developing back pain. Some back pain passes quickly never to be seen again but all too …
2 Energizing Bandhas for Core Support
Bandhas Bandhas are energy locks. They are ways of holding the muscles, so that energy moves in an upwards direction. They can be performed with strength as in …
A Well Balanced Yoga Ritual
Early April and the Commonwealth Games are upon us. Sounds like it could be hard to get anywhere! What about our yoga practice? It’s the perfect time to …
Warrior 1 (Virabhasana 1)
With Anzac Day coming up let’s honour those who have been and are still involved in the brave task of protecting our country with a Warrior Pose. During …
Beginners Pendant Staff Pose (Lola-dandasana)
Here’s a great pose for desk workers, manual labourers, and anyone who is not gifted with great posture. This pose is an anti-slouch recipe that strengthens our arms, …
Tips & Inspiration for Your Summer Yoga Practice
Did you start off the year with good yoga intentions which are slowly dwindling? Summer is a time of intense heat and humidity especially here in Queensland, which …
5 Yoga Poses to Inspire New Beginnings
2018 HERE WE COME! January is a time of new beginnings. It is the month we make our resolutions, when we try new things, and when we reflect …
Sun Salute Sequence
To gain maximum benefit for the nervous system and the breath we can work the Salute Sequence in such a way that we prepare for deep slow breathing …
De-stress with Yoga Breathing
Recently a friend confided that he found so many things in life irritating, and his list was extensive. Dripping taps, doors creaking, loud noises, and the list went …
Taking Your Asanas Outdoors
Isn’t it lovely that the weather is warming up! In Queensland we have a wonderfully mild winter, and the hardy souls only usually drop swimming for a couple …
Springtime Refresh with Yoga
Spring is seen as a time to detox; of cleansing away the excesses of winter comfort foods and helping the body reach new heights of energy and freshness. …
Three Reasons to Take up a Yoga Practice
1. Physical Well-being – Yoga asanas (poses or exercises) do so many amazing things to your body, I could be here all day explaining just a few of …
Are Yoga Asanas Spiritual?
One time a student asked, ‘How can I spiritualise my yoga asana practice? Are yoga asanas and pranayam intrinsically spiritual?’ Yoga asanas are not intrinsically spiritual, but they …
Boost Your Immunity with Yoga
You always know winter’s here when people start getting sick! In fact my son and his family are wading their way through a stomach flu while my daughter …
Kapalbhati Breathing
As the weather cools down for the winter months we can use this breath to help warm us up. It also keeps us alert and lifts our energy. …
Celebrating All Things Yoga
Life is full of ups and downs. Let yoga be one of your ups! Yoga in all of its variety of practices including asana, pranayama, relaxation and meditation …
Shoulder Stand for Restoration
What is a great pose this month for Mums? Gosh every pose is wonderful! Mums need to be strong and flexible and relaxed. Everything that the whole gamut …
Eye Exercises
Just like all the other muscles in our body the eye muscles respond very well to a little exercise each day especially if we strain them by spending …
Phases of the Moon Sequence
While the influence of the sun is felt strongly in the change of seasons and in the passing of the daylight from dawn till dusk, the influence of …
Yoga Techniques for Anxiety
Find deep peace within with these simple yoga practices for Anxiety. Anxiety is all too common. So common in fact that it is showing up more and more …
Swap the Morning Coffee with Yoga Asanas for a Natural High!
Do you drag yourself out of bed each morning stiff and grumpy and head straight for the coffee? Yep that used to be me. I was a complete and utter …
A Yoga Game For Children – Rock/Archway/Bridge
For this game you need 4 or more people and some space. The children get into either one or more groups of four and line up. The first …
Cooling Asanas for the Hot Summer Months
Summer is a time of heat and humidity especially here in Queensland. Mostly people try to avoid it by either staying in air conditioning or swimming. The really …
Bow Pose (Dhanurāsana) and Variations
Bow & Variations Stretches the front of the body Key Benefits Opens the chest and shoulders Stimulates the nervous system Stretches the spine Lengthens the entire front of the …
Pigeon Pose (Kapotasana)
Key Benefits Stretches the thighs, groin and buttocks/glutes Opens the chest and shoulders Stimulates the abdominal organs Instructions From Down Dog, Step your right foot to your left …
Cobbler Pose (Baddha Konasana)
Key Benefits Stretches the hips and inner thighs Opens the groins Instructions Sit with your spine long and straight. Draw the soles of your feet together and allow …
Crane Pose – Bakasana
Improves balance and concentration; strengthens the core Key Benefits Improves balance Strengthens the core, shoulders, arms and wrists Opens the hips Stretches the upper back Instructions Come down …
Chair Pose – Utkatasana
Strengthens the buttocks and legs Key Benefits Strengthens and stretches the ankles Strengthens the thighs, calves and back Stimulates the vital organs, including the heart Works on lifting …