When “Don’t Make a Cookie-Cutter Shape”… Turns Into Cookie-Cutter Careers In yoga we spend so much time telling our students that they don’t need to squeeze themselves into a set shape. There isn’t one right angle for a knee or one perfect version of a posture. There are options, variations, ways in and ways out.…
When Everything Feels Like a Conflict Lately it can feel as though even the simplest interactions are heavier than they used to be. A quick email, a text, a conversation about something small can suddenly feel like a misunderstanding waiting to happen. It’s not just you. When the world feels uncertain economically, socially, emotionally, that…
WHY PAIN REMAINS AND RETURNS AND WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS When pain lingers or keeps coming back, it’s easy to think something must be wrong with the body, with your approach, or even with you. If you’re a movement professional, you might start to wonder if you’ve missed something, if you have failed or not…
We get into shaky territory in yoga and especially yin yoga when we start suggesting it can fix pain. Pain is personal, complex and multifactorial. It doesn’t neatly dissolve after a class or a stretch and even speaking anecdotally about an individuals persons experience of their pain improving through yoga can be irresponsibly misleading. It…
When Even the Famous Can’t Sell Out It’s not just you. I’m going to say that again, it’s not just you. Across yoga and wellness, people are finding it harder than ever to sell events or trainings whether online or in person. Barely a week goes by without another studio, centre or hub sadly closing.…
When Yoga Isn’t Always the Right Fit: Pregnancy and the Question of Responsibility A gentle challenge to the “yoga for everyone” mindset It’s easy to see why yoga appeals to people during pregnancy, it’s calm, mindful and often framed as “safe for everyone” but perhaps it’s worth pausing before assuming our usual classes are suitable…
It can look slick to have your own branded class or signature method, but sometimes that shiny box becomes a cage. When you chain yourself to a fixed style, you lose the freedom to adapt, shift with evidence or simply meet people where they are — and yoga, at its heart, is about fluidity. Yes,…
Group Classes: The Meeting Point of Movement and Philosophy The online yoga space loves a dichotomy. Scroll long enough and you’ll notice the tension: on one end, group classes are dismissed as exclusionary or superficial, and on the other, there’s the idea that realyoga is found only in stillness, study or pure philosophy. I’ve seen…
Most of us have had that awful feeling where someone posts a photograph of us looking like a potato. You know the one, your face looks like a melted candle and now everyone’s seen it. Bit embarrassing. But imagine being Arjuna (main character of The Bhagavad Gita, yogas ancient philosophical guidance text) You’ve just had…
Stronger Bones From Your Bottom Step If you’re around my age you will remember that if you were lucky your home had a telephone and it was situated usually in your hallway on a special table or piece of furniture dedicated just to that device. Long chats were conducted sitting on the staircase, bottom step…