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Oct 56 min read

Dying, Rebirth, Growth: A Metamorphosis

It is autumn, season of change, a dying in order for rebirth. We are well on our way into autumn now, the season of shedding and letting...

May 284 min read

Setting a Sankalpa - What is the Intention for Your Life?

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver What is a Sankalpa? Sankalpa is basically an...

May 312 min read

What happens on a 5 Day Ayurvedic Liver Cleanse?

I first came across ayurveda when I stayed at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala in 2011, where I later returned to do my first teacher...

Mar 62 min read

What Yin Yoga Means To Me

I discovered yin yoga about 11 years ago and it immediately resonated with me on such a deep level. Living in a world driven by...

Feb 282 min read

Book Review of 'Brightening Our Inner Skies: Yin and Yoga' by Norman Blair

I own two copies of this book. I have read one of them, cover to cover, twice. It is like a work book - full of pencil notes and so many...

Sep 29, 20239 min read

A Conscious Uncoupling - Can a Break up be Beautiful?

Photograph of a recent Yogi Tea of mine We have just moved into the new season; autumn is a time when we can learn to let go and prepare...

Apr 27, 20236 min read

The Nature of Impermanence - Article

Photograph taken in Sri Lanka by me after an epic storm, 2012 Everything, from this web page, to the walls of the room you are in, from a...

Mar 15, 202314 min read

Improve your Sleep: Understanding how and why we sleep and how to get better at doing it

An article/blog about how and why we sleep, about insomnia and how to sleep better. Links to sleep resources.

Feb 16, 20237 min read

Shut Your Mouth! Why mouth breathing is so injurious to your health and well-being

The above is a picture of me on a long haul flight about 10 years ago, sneakily taken my my boyfriend Scott. Well let's face it, I do...

Oct 14, 20227 min read

Holotropic Breath Work

How simply breathing rapidly through my mouth for an hour helped me to have a profound somatic (physical) and emotional release. The...

Aug 14, 20226 min read

The Rising Popularity of Yin Yoga

Photograph of me doing reclining butterfly pose A friend of mine, in her early 20’s, said to me recently “it’s tough being an adult isn’t...

Sep 16, 20205 min read

My Journey to Happiness: Poor Mental Health to More Mental Wealth

Journey to Happiness, how I came from low self worth, depression and grief to happiness. Yoga and meditation helped me become who I am today