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Strong, stable shoulders: Building strength through our yoga practice
Last week in the cabin we brought our attention back to something very simple, yet incredibly powerful: the breath. Rather than focusing on strength or perfect positioning, we allowed the breath to take centre stage — exactly where it should always be in yoga. This week we’re shifting our focus, turning our attention to shoulder…
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Thank you for helping me “wake my body up”
Last week, one of my new students left a lovely comment on my blog saying thank you so much for helping me “wake my body up”. It stopped me in my tracks for a moment – such a beautiful phrase that immediately encapsulated one of the great powers of yoga. Because so many of us…
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Root to rise: Making your yoga transitions stronger
One of the most common places we lose balance in yoga isn’t actually in the pose itself — it’s in the transition. We become so focused on where we’re going that we forget to stay present for how we get there. But it’s the journey that builds the strength, control and stability which allows the…
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Practical tips for protecting your wrists in yoga
I’ve had a few new customers come to class lately who have wrist issues — including repetitive strain injuries from desk jobs, carpal tunnel and ganglions. This can make postures like Downward Dog and Plank challenging and sometimes painful. Whilst chatting with them about supportive techniques, it occurred to me that this information would be…
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Namaste: What it means, why some teachers say it and others don’t
You will notice that I usually say namaste at the end of class. Some teachers do, some don’t, some students do, some don’t — and both are completely okay. I wanted to share a little about the word and why people feel differently about it. What does namaste mean? Namaste comes from Sanskrit and doesn’t…