Stretching vs Lengthening: What’s The Real Difference?
Stretching and lengthening: Are they the same? Well when we are referencing muscles, the answer is no. Both however are beneficial, although it has been found that the …
Yoga Tips & Inspiration
Travel Smart: Yoga Tips for a Comfortable Long-Haul Flight
Escaping the winter cold? Lucky me! However, this escape comes with a price, both financially and in terms of the long hours spent on a plane. A long …
Finding Emotional Balance Through Yoga: Cultivating Calm Amidst the Storm
In today’s world, tuning into the news often feels like bracing for an onslaught of negativity: wars, hatred, violence, pain and suffering. It’s overwhelming, enough to make one …
Yoga for Back Pain
Yoga for back pain. For some people it’s a preventative, for others a cure, for some it’s maintenance while for a very rare few it might be a …
Yoga: A Healing Path for Cancer Survivors
With sadness I am submitting this article for this month’s newsletter because the dear friend I was writing it for has lost her struggle with cancer and is …
The Healing Power of Yoga: Stories from ASMY
Yoga is not only enjoyable but improves our health. I was reading the other day about a study that showed how a steady yoga practice far outweighed stretch …
Yoga for Spinal Decompression: A Path to Health and Healing
In many yoga poses I like to dwell on the feeling of my spine decompressing. It’s a delicious sense of creating space within the spinal column. In our …
The Science Behind Stretching Fascia: Benefits and Techniques
While most people are familiar with the benefits of stretching muscles, a lesser-known aspect of flexibility lies in stretching the fascia. Slowly the understanding of the role of …
The Vagus Nerve: Unraveling the Wonders of the Body’s Superhighway
The human body is a complex marvel of interconnected systems that work tirelessly to maintain balance and homeostasis. At the core of this intricate web lies the vagus …
The Essence and Meaning of Namaste
Namaste is a traditional greeting that we often hear in the yoga community. It is usually offered with the palms held together, lowered eyes and a bowed head. …
Question Time: How Can I Improve My Balance?
The teachers at ASMY get asked many questions, some about the spiritual aspects of yoga and others more on the physical side. Maybe the following question is one …
Improve Your Vision with Yoga
As I sit here squinting at my computer screen, I am reminded of the need to do my eye exercises. Although I resort to glasses for very fine …
Extension Not Tension
Many people embrace yoga asanas as a way of getting rid of muscle tension. Muscle tension is when your muscles stay partially contracted for a period of time, …
The Power of Community: Why Group Yoga & Meditation Classes are Beneficial
Traditionally yoga was taught one on one and practiced alone. Originally it was taught as an adjunct to a spiritual practice, training the yogi to be able to …
10 Reasons to Practice Flow Yoga
Flow yoga, also known as vinyasa yoga, is a dynamic and physically active form of yoga that involves flowing from one pose to the next, often with the …
How To Teach Our Kids Persistence
Never say a child can’t do persistence. Children are great at persistence ……. as long as the reward at the end is big enough. Admittedly there are huge …
Put Some Spring into Your Practice: A Seasonal Yoga & Meditation Guide
Spring has announced itself once again heralded with fragrant flowers and fresh green leaves. There is a warmth to the atmosphere whispering delights of the balmy summer days …
Anxiety – Cause, Effect and Support from a Yoga Perspective
Anxiety is all too common. You may be dealing with anxiety in your own life, or you may know someone who is. It is showing up more and …
Yoga for Resilience
Resilience is an important quality that we all need. It sees us through those tough times that we encounter throughout our lives. To be resilient means we have …
Yoga for Sciatic Pain
Sciatic pain is not uncommon. Most of us either know of someone who has had it or have actually experienced it ourselves. In fact it is said that …
Yes, We Even Need Yoga for the Eyes!
Sore and tired eyes from too much screen time? Needing to wear glasses to read now that you’ve been eyeing that screen on and off for the last …
Breathing for Better Health
I always find that knowing why I should take up a practice that is touted to be extremely beneficial for my health is a great motivator. This article …
When To Flow and When To Go
Being immensely popular, flow yoga is taught in most yoga studios. Also known as Vinyasa yoga, it is fun, fast and strenuous. Yoga flows are usually based around …
The Year Ahead
So here we go with another year ahead of us. As we look back on the past year, let’s assess how we did. Did we achieve what we …
Taking Time to Slow Down This Holiday Season
From the moment when we first open our eyes and gaze at the world around us, the shapes and colours, the sounds and smells, we are on the …
De-Stress with Yoga Breathing
Recently my friend’s teenage son confided in me that he found so many things in life irritating and his list was extensive. Dripping taps, doors creaking, loud noises, …
3 Tips for Safe, Strong & Happy Shoulders
I meet so many people whose asana practice has given them very sore shoulders. More often than not this is from the very popular vinnyasa movement where we …
Yoga for Facing the World with Confidence
Every time I see someone with a hunched spine, it makes me pull myself up straight and tall. While some hunched spines are the result of osteoporosis and …
Wrist Pain In Yoga? Try These Tips
Wrist pain is usually blamed on one of three things. Repetitive hand movements as in long term use of the keyboard or mouse Load injury where the poor …
Surviving Lock Down or Quarantine…
With another round of lock downs around the country (first time for some!), you have had to once again make quick changes to your life. Perhaps you had …
Manage Your Anger with Yoga
Anger dresses itself up in many forms: simmering, smoldering, icy and red hot to name but a few. But basically, it all comes down to one pin point. …
5 Yoga Tips for Tech Neck
A lady came up to me after a class recently and asked if I knew anything she could do for her sore neck. I took one look at …
Yoga for Happy Mums
May is the month we celebrate our wonderful mums. Mums deserve huge mountains of praise for all their selfless love and care. Being a mum is a full …
Should I Close My Eyes During Yoga Exercise?
If you ever close your eyes while in a yoga pose you might feel one of two things: either wobbly and a bit unbalanced, or centered and enjoying …
Complete your Core Support with Breathing
In a previous article I have talked about using the bandhas for core support. The bandhas provide great internal support for the core during our yoga poses and …
What Style of Yoga Asana is Right For You?
Choosing your yoga routine, whether it’s in a class situation or at home, is like choosing what to eat from a table full of many varieties of food. …
3 Yoga Tips to Keep You Cool This Summer
Summer is a time of heat and humidity especially here in Queensland. Although many people find the heat unbearable, it is actually a great time to get a …
3 Tips for Improving Your Balance
Often, I have people ask me how they can get better at balancing poses. I think many people will find their balance unexplainedly changes from day to day. …
Should I Be Tucking My Tailbone?
So often in a yoga session we hear the cue ‘tuck the tailbone’ The cue is sometimes given as a general instruction but usually is given when someone …
5 Yoga Tips to See You Through Your Work Day
Another day at work. Those of us who have a full time job will know how little time there is for everything else. Full timers spend at least …