Julie Montagu’s 6 Tips for Self Care
One thing that I am certain we can all stand to benefit from is making more time for our own personal self-care and wellbeing.The way that you feel can really impact your ability to conquer each day, and to achieve the dreams and goals that you have set for yourself....
3 Tips for Inclusion in Classes
I started practicing yoga around six years ago after suffering a mental break down at 24 years of age. I friend told me that yoga maybe a great way of relieving some stress, so I booked into a vinyasa class. If I’m honest at first I didn’t like it. I thought it was...
Q&A: Robin Watkins-Davis on TeenYoga & Yoga as an anchor for the young
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 we spoke with Robin Watkins-Davis, the UK'ss youngest yoga teacher trained aged 16 years old with TeenYoga Foundation @teenyogafoundation. She also does work with the All Parliamentary Group for Yoga. Tell us a little bit...
Celebrating Imperfections with Gratitude
My journey began with being drawn to yoga to counteract the responsibilities of being a carer for a mentally ill single parent from a young age - which at times extremely challenging but yoga has been my remedy for helping to rebuild my life.Whilst yoga did...
Finding your Flow ~ 7 simple ways to cultivate calm amid the chaos
When did we all become SO busy? With To Do lists growing too long to fathom, social engagements coming out of our ears and WhatsApp groups taking over our lives it’s hard to deny that life as we know it can sometimes feel nothing short of Chaotic. Keeping on top of...
MoreFlow: Finding Your Breath
The Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 sutras or teachings on the theory and practice of yoga written at least 1,700 years ago and can be understood as guidelines for how to live a meaningful life of purpose. According to these teachings there are Eight Limbs (or...
MoreAttitude: Approaching Asana
The Yoga Sutras are a collection of 196 sutras or teachings on the theory and practice of yoga written at least 1,700 years ago and can be understood as guidelines for how to live a meaningful life of purpose. According to these teachings there are Eight Limbs (or...
MoreGratitude: Niyamas and Putting in the Positive
Last month we began to explore the 8 Limbs of Yoga and how these ancient teachings can be applied to modern life today. We delved into the 1st of the 8 Limbs, the Yamas: Ahimsa (non-harming or non-violence in thought, word and deed), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-...
New to Yoga? 8 Common misconceptions set straight for new Yogis by a Yoga Teacher
When I started to practise Yoga the only place I could find a class was at my local gym & trying to relax with relentless house music pounding through the floorboards and dumbbells thudding to the ground felt a little soul-less… so I searched out a weekly Ashtanga...
MoreEvolution: Yamas & Our Moral Framework
Spend enough time in one of our studio’s and you are likely to hear your teacher reference the Yoga Sutras, written by the ancient sage and revered Yogic scholar Patanjali, but what does Yogic Philosophy really mean and how does it relate to the modern world we live...
What to do if you hate meditation
"Don't hate, meditate!" Easier said than done. When you first get to the mat after a tough day at work, sitting still for a second can be a challenge, let alone a full five minutes. All of the worst parts of the day come flooding back on replay, getting you more and...
Recipes for meditative cooking, slowing down, and cultivating stillness
As we come towards the end of summer and head into shorter days and longer evenings, we naturally start to draw inwards – nurturing, nourishing, cherishing, and preserving. And as we get ready and prepare, both on a physical and mental level, to head into the colder...