The Hardest Part of Yoga Teacher Training Isn't The Poses

THE BIGGEST teacher training challenge is to address and challenge people's philosophy on what yoga is. There is a significant difference between what modern physical yoga is and what people think it is [video below] Often people say to me that their teacher told them that yoga poses should be steady and comfortable , as is stated in the yoga sutras of Patanjali. But taken out of context, this interpretation misses the deeper meaning, and teachers sometimes use that sutra fr

Why your core keeps switching off 🤔🧠

Why are our core muscles so weak? If you think your CORE muscles are weak, you’re not alone 🫣. In fact, there’s a very well-established scientific explanation for why this has become such a global problem. The most accepted theory is simple: we just don’t use our bodies the way our ancestors did. They walked, squatted, carried, climbed, and moved for most of the day, which kept their deep core muscles quietly switched on all the time. We, on the other hand, sit, drive, s

Why People Can Stretch For Years and See No Results? 🤔🧠

In my latest INSTAGRAM reel, Emma asks me a question and I answer. [ REEL ] The question is why people can stretch for so long and not see any results. BTW, I will upload the bloopers when I can. Emma only had 1 job 🤦🏾‍♂️ The answer is complicated, but in my opinion (driven by experience and science), beginners unfamiliar with what yoga is can do yoga as just glorified stretching - like at the end of a spin class. And the problem with that is that for most people, this

How is your Alignment? 😳

Before I harp on, what is Alignment? [ NEW REEL ] As always, what I present is science presented simplistically. Alignment is the position of your limbs stacked up in space and time. The more “stacked” they are, the better aligned the structure, and the better that structure is able to absorb load. Take Crow Pose as an example. If your alignment is off, you might wobble and fall. If it’s almost right, you might feel too much weight in one wrist. When you get your alignme

To squeeze your GLUTES or not to squeeze? 🍑🤔

In my recent Instagram post , I spoke a little about my background. I came into yoga around 2010, having been a personal trainer and anatomy enthusiast for over 10 years. I was trying to set up training to become a physiotherapist but decided the money for further education might be best spent opening a yoga studio! (I know. So dumb 😖) So, when I first started attending bigger classes to get a feel for the yoga scene at that time, I was baffled by what I was hearing 🫣. The

My 1st Yoga Class 🫣

In a world obsessed with high-intensity workouts, what if the key to true transformation lies in doing less? My early yoga disasters taught me just that. As you may have seen from my latest REEL , my first few yoga classes were a total disaster. As I wrote about in my book, my first class was with a lovely teacher called Jessica Stretch. She was clearly born to teach yoga, and it went well. I mastered the arm balance and felt pretty good. Then came my first class at a stu

Why do so many beginners start yoga and then disappear? 🤔

Why do so many beginners start yoga… and quietly quit weeks later? Here is my latest Instagram Reel . It’s not the poses. It’s the missing crystal ball 🔮 We need to know the “after” is worth it. So I asked ChatGPT what actually happens if you just keep showing up - one gentle class a week - for the next couple of years. The answer was so clear and "un-fluffy" I saved it: (Ai loves a bit of fluff). ↓ resting heart rate & blood pressure goes down 💖 ↓ chronic stress,