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Sep 20, 20211 min read
How to use blocks for Butterfly pose
Ever wondered how you might use blocks in butterfly to enhance your experience? Here are three ways you can experiment.
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Sep 19, 20218 min read
Yin Yoga & Chinese Medicine: Be mindful of your language (Pt. 1)
We must be mindful when using the Chinese medicine paradigm to make healing connections in Yin Yoga.
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Sep 11, 20211 min read
To mirror or not to mirror?
Do you mirror your students in your yoga classes, or is that too confusing for your brain? there are some pros and cons for both choices.
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Sep 4, 20214 min read
A love letter to Yin Yoga.
Meeting you has completely changed my life. I will always be eternally grateful for the gifts you have shared with me.
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Sep 3, 20211 min read
Demonstrate less in your Yoga classes
There are lots of reasons why you need to have the skills to teach your class without demonstrating, or to only demonstrate some postures.
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Aug 28, 20213 min read
My Skeletal Variation Story
What is skeletal variation? Essentially it is the acknowledgement that every bone in every body is different.
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Aug 21, 20216 min read
How stress affects your body (and a few ideas you can try)
We all need healthy amounts of stress. There can be a fine line however, with how much stress is too much.
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Aug 14, 20219 min read
Why you should give the yoga practice back to the student
There has been so many examples in the yoga community over the past few years with what happens when we place our teachers on pedestals.
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Jun 26, 20215 min read
It's time to stop worrying about your back foot in Virabhadrasana II
Why the angle of your back foot in Virabhadrasana II (or Warrior Two) doesn't matter.
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Jun 12, 20215 min read
Learning to do less (and get more)
Habitual doing and giving has deep roots.
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Jun 6, 20211 min read
Are my arms too short for yoga?
If your arms are short versus long, your experience of certain yoga postures and transitions are going to feel very different.
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May 29, 202110 min read
The power of herbal medicine (and why it is so important to take your herbs correctly).
Just like any other medicine, Chinese herbs are extremely powerful, but they need to taken correctly.
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