Is there a place for pride and prejudice in yoga? How about sense and sensibility?I teach a special yoga class that is a beguiling journey through everyone's favourite Jane Austen novels,…
I often say in yoga class that this pose is like magic. It's not a fancy pants pose. You won't see impossibly bendy people doing it on Instagram . It's…
When it comes to the start of the new year, making yoga a new year's resolution is a good move. These are the reasons why... 1. Creating a healthy new…
I have spent many years as a writer, author and journalist so I know firsthand that writing can be tough on the body. We often spend long hours at the…
Camel pose (Ustrasana) is certainly a challenging one. For a start, we're moving from the back, which is not something we usually do.But let's look at the benefits. Not just…
Since 42 Yoga was inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (42 being the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything), it’s only fitting that we muse on this on International Towel Day. (Bit weird I know). International Towel Day happens every year on 25th May as a tribute to the author of the book, Douglas Adams.
Yoga even scores a recommendation in the book…
You come along to a yoga class, do a bit of breathing, some physical poses, some relaxation, and that's it, right? Maybe you get a little bit more flexible and…
If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant or weak, return to who you are, here and now, and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in…
It's 150 years since Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was first published. You might think 'what has Alice in Wonderland got to do with yoga?' so you may be…