Wondering about the spiritual significance of the dragonfly? Perhaps you are like me and have been seeing dragonflies as the new year dawns. The dragonfly has been looming large for me as the new year begins. I saw them flying around my courtyard and garden on New Year’s Day and January 2nd, and on January 2nd, they appeared randomly in Oracle cards. Whether you have been seeing them or not, I feel like the dragonfly has a message for all of us as the new year begins, and we leave (a difficult) year behind. The dragonfly’s message is EMERGENCE. Like READ MORE
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Why Workers Need to Do Yoga in their Office Chair
Corporate and Office Yoga Classes Offering yoga classes to staff or workers might not be enough. Often the people who need it the most won’t do it. They might not feel flexible enough. They might feel like they can’t ‘do’ yoga. Some people just aren’t keen to do ‘yoga’ based on what they’ve heard. The most stressed will not feel like they have enough time to do a 1-hour class, or even enough time to get changed into Yoga gear. Those are the people who eat at their desk and talk constantly about how much they have to do. Yet READ MORE
Bring Mindfulness to Your Day
A short guide to easily bringing mindfulness to your day. Edit Your Day Like a Book Commas Stop, be still, take a deep breath Full Stops 3-5 minutes Stop. Be still. Breathe deeply. Scan the body. Let go of any tension you find. Source: Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance. Monash University (See below) Longer Meditations Resources *Free Phone App – Insight TimerThousands of Guided MeditationsTry Glenn Harold’s Mindfulness for Releasing Anxiety *Free Mindfulness courseMonash University on Future LearnMindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance *Tara Brach Psychologist and Meditation TeacherPodcast talks and meditations Remember… Mindfulness is a practice. Be kind to READ MORE
The Yoga Cat at Number 42
If you have done any of my online yoga classes during the Covid-19 lockdowns, you will be acquainted with my very curious, attention-seeking Singapura cat Ditto (A.K.A The Ditz). He likes to climb on me at any opportunity, lie underneath a downward dog or chatauranga, reach up to tap me with a paw, and stick his backside in the air for a back scratch. If all else fails, he’ll bite an ankle or an arm and I’ll have to take a moment to put him in another room (where he will invariably meow loudly and bang on the door). Even READ MORE
42 Yoga Online – 100+ Free Yoga Classes
There are more than 100 recordings of Yoga classes in this Facebook group, including mindful Vinyasa flows, Yin Yoga classes, and gentle yoga classes that are suitable for beginners. The group was set up during the long Covid lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia, so people could do Yoga at home, and get all the benefits of Yoga during that difficult time. No payment is necessary, and there is no expectation of payment, but if you would like to contribute, please donate. Ask to join the private group.
Embrace the Change!
Menopause is a strange beast in Western society. If we talk about it at all, we are complaining to each other … mostly about the hot flushes. We have learned to dread menopause, to see it as the end of womanhood, and to feel like it’s out of our control. As we get older in a culture that values youth and external ‘beauty’, we can feel invisible, ignored, not respected, and cast aside. Australian Aboriginal traditional culture celebrates the woman as she reaches menopause. She has become wise. It’s a positive time in her life. This is a much better READ MORE
What Would Jane Austen’s Books be Like if her Characters did Yoga?
You can actually buy these cards on Etsy! Click on the card to go to the Etsy page. 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, but what would life have been like in the Regency era if they did yoga? Obviously, it would have been difficult to do Yoga wearing Regency attire, but could it have changed their lives? I know not many people may have pondered this (!), but bear with me… 1. For a READ MORE
If You Only Do One Yoga Pose, Do This One
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 yoga for every body, with a plethora of benefits. So if you only do one yoga pose then I recommend you do this one. Viparita KaraniLegs up the wall. That’s it. You can do it anywhere. Wear whatever you like. In your office at work, on your bed, outside, inside. Any wall, pretty much anywhere. You can even do this pose when you’re low energy or tired (in fact it’s READ MORE
Five Reasons to Make Yoga Your New Year’s Resolution
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 habitStart the year off how you wish to continue. Research suggests it takes 21 days to form a new habit. Spend the first 21 days of the year doing sun salutations when you wake, and see the difference it makes to your life.When you’ve done yoga consistently for a while, you notice that a delicious calm comes, and doesn’t just last for the length of a yoga class; it stays. READ MORE