Research suggests that our willpower could be reduced by more than 50 per cent by having to make decisions. In an experiment by Jean Twenge, college students were asked to make a series decisions about what type of free gift they would like. A second control group was just asked their opinion of the products […]
Growth and Fixed Mindsets and what they can teach you
I recently read a great book called Mindset – Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential by Carol Dweck. The book is all about growth and fixed mindsets. A growth mindset is one where you believe you can become good at anything if you put effort in. A fixed mindset has a fixed […]
Four key principles of stretching and what it can teach you
We all know how to stretch, right? Well after 10 years of teaching I am not so sure. I mean yes I am sure you can stretch but are you getting the most out of it mentally and physically? Here are some tips and insights from what I have learned through working with my own […]
What the Upanishads can teach us about achieving our goals
As we start the year, many of us will reflect on how the year has gone as well as dream about what we want to do and achieve in 2019. Last year was a year of big change for me personally and I feel I have gotten much better at working towards and achieving my […]
Yoga teachers are not perfect – On being Human
Being a yoga teacher is the perfect job for me. I have been a teacher all my working life and teaching yoga means I get to share my passion for yoga with others. I love it. I practice yoga 6 days a week and I spend lots of my time learning more about yoga both […]
How to improve your flexibility on as little as 5 minutes a day
It’s great to stretch every day. Even if you know that you may find it difficult to always find the time. The traditional Ashtanga for a short practice would be to do some sun salutations and then as much of the standing sequence as you have time for (or none of it) and then the […]
You are not too inflexible to do yoga
Occasionally someone will tell me that they are too tight to do yoga. Isn’t that a shame! Besides the fact that yoga isn’t really about flexibility, mobility is something that will inevitably improve if they do more of it. The great thing about yoga is that everyone can just do what they can in each […]
How to change yourself and others and how yoga can help you.
It’s easy to categories ourselves and others. Maybe it’s even necessary in order to allow us to create our own unique model of the world with expectations and understanding of the people around us. However as we categories ourselves and others we create boxes, we form beliefs about what we expect and this can reinforce […]
How Yoga can help you manage your emotions
Occasionally a student will say something to me like I can’t imagine you getting upset, angry etc. My long standing practice of yoga have certainly given me a sense of inner calm. It hasn’t made me immune to negative emotions though. I have them and I don’t want to get rid of them. Sometimes sadness […]
Ancient wisdom applied to modern life – How yoga can help you transform your habits
As special as we all are as individuals, it never ceases to amaze me how similar we are. Not only with each other, but with our ancestors also. Yoga offers an ancient philosophy that is just as applicable and helpful in the modern world. Indeed many of the things we struggle with today were discussed […]
