What Makes a Great Physio—And What Yoga Teachers Might Learn From It Knowledge, expertise, and experience: the classic trio we tend to look for when we seek out a physiotherapist. But are they enough? Or perhaps more importantly—are they the right things to prioritise? A recent study by Kleiner et al. (2023) explored what people…
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What causes pain may not be what maintains it. When someone experiences pain—whether it’s acute, nagging, or persistent—the natural question is, “What’s causing this?” For both patients and clinicians, this often leads to a hunt for a specific tissue or structure to blame. A muscle, a joint, a disc. But pinpointing a source of pain…
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It turns out those so-called “grandma hobbies” like knitting, gardening and birdwatching are quietly becoming the next big thing—and not just because they’re charming and nostalgic. These cozy pastimes are surprisingly powerful when it comes to mental health. Researchers in Sweden have found that knitting can bring a sense of calm and structure with its…
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Is Wellness Something We Share—Even in Silence? We hear a lot these days about what’s good for our bodies—step counts, early alarms, protein targets, brain-boosting supplements. And yes, they all have their place. But what if some of the most powerful wellness tools aren’t things you do alone with a stopwatch, but the quiet, shared…
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Money is political but only, a dirty word and a nuanced one if you work in yoga. Penny for your thoughts ? Heres mine from my working class mind on wonga and what its worth in yoga. Why do we often avoid clear terms like price, cost, or fee when talking about money in yoga…
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The Five Pillars of Health: More Than Pointers of Privilege? When we talk about health, it’s easy to slip into checklist mode—eat well, exercise, sleep eight hours, don’t stress, stay social. These are the “pillars” we’re told to build our lives around, and to be fair, they’re based on solid research. But health isn’t just…
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What Doesn’t Own You Makes You Stronger Yoga isn’t about perfecting a shape, holding your breath just right, or nailing some version of stillness. It’s about practicing without being owned by the practice itself. Aparigraha is a yoga philosophy often translated as non-attachment but it isn’t about having nothing. It’s about nothing having you. The…
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When I did my first yoga trainings I clung to everything | was taught for years. ‘Stretching lengthens your hamstrings, twisting detoxifies the body, headstands reverse blood flow.’ (Spoiler: all wrong) The parts of me that needed that sureity, that definite answer, that firm unarguable set of facts clung to these, yet allowed me to…
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Although many of us in yoga are onboard with the idea that not all POSES are one size fits all physically, can we look through the same lens for other concepts too? A lot of teaching, cues and ideas are based on everyone being neurotypical when in reality we are all somewhere on a spectrum…
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For years, we’ve been told: keep your spine neutral, don’t round your back, lift with your legs—not your back. Sound familiar? But what if most of that advice is more fear-driven than fact-based? Here’s why you can stop stressing about keeping a “perfect” spine position: 1. There’s no solid evidence spinal flexion is dangerous. Research—even…
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