"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   At the end of the month (25th March), Laura, Lyn, myself and a gang of mischief makers are off on our annual Morocco retreat  🇲🇦   I remember telling Laura there was something magical and spiritual about sitting on a beach in Africa. Where life is more simplistic and despite not having the luxuries we do, the Moroccans always smile and appear happy. My heart always takes me back to Morocco

Legend has it that to be a Buddha (an enlightened soul) is not so difficult after all. Nirvana, or even Samadhi, is the easiest thing in the world, because it has already happened without our knowing. For eons the mystics have said that a buddha is already breathing within us. All that is needed is a little recognition, just a little turning inwards - and even that must not be forced. If we do it forcibly, as an act of performance, we will miss the point entirely. It is very

Why You Should Never Let Your Hips Sink in Extended Side Angle Pose - And Why This Matters Even More for Women This blog is an extended version of my Instagram reel (above far right 👆🏽👉🏽) that I feel isn't spoken about enough. Something that might surprise you: that satisfying feeling of depth you chase when you drop your back hip low in Extended Side Angle Pose is often the opposite of what your body needs. When most students sink deeply into Utthita Parsvakonasana , the

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 stated in the yoga sutras of Patanjali. However, taken out of context, this interpretation misses the deeper meaning. Teachers sometimes use that sutra fr

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

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

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

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

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 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,

Ever notice how yoga teachers can’t agree on anything?   One says, “Knee over ankle is fine.” (me) 👳🏾‍♂️Another says, “Never! Knee over...

The Yoga Sutras: Understanding the Wisdom Beyond Poses ======================================================= What Are The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali? Reading time → A few minutes. Worth it for the wisdom, fam. The short answer is that it’s a concise manual for seekers. It is not to be confused with a “how-to” guide for your vinyasa. The Yoga Sūtras is a collection of one-liners, likely compiled between ~200 BCE and 400 CE. It outlines an inner path towards something beyond—b

A bodybuilder, a Maharaja, and a Domino’s pizza walk into a yoga studio… Sounds like the start of one of my bad jokes, right? But that’s...

🕷️ Spiderman, Lotus Pose, and the Web of Yoga Truth 🕸️ Here’s something all yoga students — and teachers - can learn from Spiderman....

Here’s a yoga myth: that yoga poses are timeless, handed down unchanged for thousands of years. Trikoṇāsana - or Triangle pose is the...