by admin | Nov 26, 2022 | Inspiration and wisdom, Musings
I am making a home inside myself. A shelter of kindness where everything is forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patch of sunlight to stretch out without hurry, where all that has been banished and buried is welcomed, spoken, listened to—released. A fiercely friendly...
by admin | Oct 29, 2022 | Musings
A few days ago I went to help a friend in need. She’s had a terrible year and with the recent rain was desperately trying to keep the water streaming down her driveway out of the house. The drive there was challenging, and I didn’t know if the roads would...
by admin | Sep 25, 2022 | Inspiration and wisdom, Musings
It seems many people I speak to are so busy these days. People working 6 day weeks with little time for leisure, hobbies or self care. At times, I am definitely guilty of this. However, when we prioritise and allocate just a few minutes each day to self care, it can...
by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Inspiration and wisdom, Musings
I hope you enjoyed a restful break over the Christmas/New Year period. My husband Andrew and I spent a few weeks resting deeply. Lots of time on the couch, slow walks, easy meals and gentle floor based yoga and pilates. We didn’t realise how tired we were until...
by admin | Sep 29, 2021 | Radiance Sutras, Reflections on yoga
It’s my absolute pleasure to share with you a selection of the beautiful Yukti verses (yoga meditation practices) from the ‘Radiance Sutras’, a book by Lorin Roche, over the coming months. The poetic renderings of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra explore 112 gateways...
by admin | Sep 27, 2021 | Meditations & relaxations
Kaya Kriya is one of my favourite yoga practices. In this three-part relaxation technique, the lower, middle and upper body is progressively relaxed with a movement-breath-sound combination. On the IN breath, the feet are moved inwards, the arms outwards and the head...
by admin | May 24, 2020 | Musings
I must be honest and say when I heard recent news about the partial lifting of restrictions in Victoria, the previously soft and relaxed feeling in my belly immediately tightened. Personally I have loved this time in isolation. Yes, I have really missed my family,...
by admin | May 2, 2020 | Inspiration and wisdom
It’s wonderful as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist, when emerging research supports what I know and feel to be true for my body and mind. There are different ways of learning and individually you many notice you respond better to one way over the other. I tend...
by admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Musings, Reflections on yoga
What would it feel like to welcome ALL of you into your practice? Not just the parts of your body that work well, not just the positive thoughts and emotions. To truly allow everything to BE as it is! The busy mind, sore lower back, general stiffness and tiredness....
by admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Meditations & relaxations
This meditation was inspired by a beautiful visualisation I experienced at a workshop a few years ago with friend and colleague Ingrid Jolley. Here we acknowledge the ever changing circumstances around us, while connecting to a place within that is always at ease,...
