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,