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The ONE healthy yogi habit every ‘gotta get it done’ finisher needs

August 31, 2017Blog

Are you set on what's at the end of your rainbow? Why it's good to decide, not to decide.

Hello! I’m getting ‘back to it’ after a short summer break. You ‘at it’ too?

Getting stuff done is good, yes? You get to say I achieved something, tick the box, get the medal, praise, pat on the back or whatever it is.

“Move on, neeeeeeexxt.” Is that a success mantra you were fed on? Sat writing this, I think it was mine. Did it work for me…? Mostly I guess, but I’ve been turning the idea over for a few days, and the result of these musings is what I want to share with you.

So take a minute from your next to do, please… and stay with me for the one healthy yogi habit every finisher needs. ;)

Five ingredients for a healthy hormone balancing yoga practice

July 31, 2017Blog

You asked: What does yoga have to do with hormonal health?

Yogi chickadee, if you are of a certain age it won’t be much of a surprise that between the ages of 35 and 50 us girls experience our worst psychological wellbeing due to hormone issues. Hands up if that’s you. Mine’s up there too.

What’s happening here? Let’s take a quick lesson in biology.

Hormones are chemical messengers that are jettisoned into your body by your endocrine system. And get this… they influence:

Your emotions
How you eat
How you fight off illness
Your reproductive cycle
Your sleep cycles
Your behaviour
How you react to stress

With a mindful lifestyle and a regular yoga practice you can help prevent hormones from hijacking your health, wellbeing, love life, the whole ‘shebang’.

What to know more? Of course. Come with me.

7 signs your active lifestyle maybe be messing with your health.

July 31, 2017Blog Uncategorized

Let’s hand out some red flags. Get waving them at me if you are:

Feeling either unpleasantly plump or dangerously preskeletal.
Ravenous at times, off your food at others.
Lying awake at night, thoughts racing.
Tired all the time.
Racked with aches and pains.
Accident and injury prone.
Forgetting easy stuff like names, birthdays, the day of the week.

Almost no one ever tells you should exercise LESS but if you’re waving that red flag at me right now, this yogi is.

Now I know what it means to not listen to advice. I also know what happens when you ignore the wisdom of your body. So, before you dismiss this course of action as outright lunacy, please read my story. It’s all here, alongside some yogi tools to reclaim balance and enhance your hormonal health.

Plus, I’ll share why being less active can sometimes actually help improve athletic performance. It’s all about listening to your body folks. Come with me. It’s time to tune in and tune up.

Is your mind-set getting in the way of having what you want?

July 23, 2017YOGI IN TRAINING

5 yogi-inspired ways to build mind muscle and fulfil your dreams.

Do you ever fall short of your goals? How often have you thrown in the towel and declared; ‘now’s not the right time’, I can’t do it?’ Does it cross your mind that in some areas of your life, success might not even be possible for you - EVER.

Ok yogi’s-in-training, we got some strength work to do – for your mind.

Step right this way...

Yoga Q&A Quickie. What to do when your down dog ‘kills your wrists’.

July 16, 2017YOGI IN TRAINING

I asked: "Where do you feel the weakest? Would it help if certain muscles were stronger?"

You said: "Arms. Downward dog kills my arms and wrists.

Anyone relate to this? Can I hear a hell yes!"

Before I dive in with some solutions I want to ask you to consider that building strength isn’t necessarily just about having more/bigger muscles or isolating one particularly muscle over another. Nope my yogi friend, building strength is also about using all the muscles you have more efficiently, especially those that have not joined the party for some time. I call that union, which, as is happens, means Yoga…very cool right?

FLIP FLOP READY YOGA

July 13, 2017Blog

Ramp up some summer self-lovin with these 3 simple steps

Flip flops and (come to think of it), handbags too. I just lurrrve.

Ask me why… OK I’m imagining you’re asking (I like to ‘see’ you as I’m writing this stuff – else sometimes this blogging thing can feel a little crazy). Anyways, the answer is...they always fit. Right? You don’t dig around in your shoe stack and hope you’re going to get back into your fave flops. At least that’s never happened to me.

So, girls (and boys if you’re out there) you’re flip flops are always good to go…each summer. Ready, steady. They’re ready to rock. Question is, are you?

PRIORITISE THIS: A SUMMER STRATEGY FOR YOGIS-IN-TRAINING

July 10, 2017Blog YOGI IN TRAINING

PRIORITISE THIS:

Here it is. The one thing you can do to maximise your summer sports performance. ADJUST.

Yes, you can boost your efforts in the gym and in training by simply taking on habits, routines and dietary choices that are in harmony with arrival of the new season and the cycles of nature.

This, my athletic friend, is the science behind what’s called Ayurveda, (pronounced ‘I-Your-Veda’) a 5,000-year-old conscious-based way of maximising your health and fitness. It’s intuitive and makes sense.

Jump on in for 3 ways to adjust your summer training plans.

It’s getting hot in here! Announcing TWO new summer yoga programmes.

July 9, 2017News

TWO new summer yoga programmes coming soon...things are hotting up, but stay cool.

Hellloooo. Exciting news. I've just wrapped up the details on two new summer yoga programmes. First up, we'll be ramping up some summer self-lovin' during a five class practice that will find you Flip Flop Ready, no sweat.

I've also created a special five class programme for athletes/active folks looking to train smart, set priorities and stay on track as the holiday season threatens to unravel their hard-earned fitness gains.

Don't let a summer break sabotage your health and wellbeing goals. Yoga has your back.

Feast on a Q&A Quickie: How can sports yoga help sports performance?

June 5, 2017YOGI IN TRAINING

Roll out the gingham, it's time for a quickie. ;)

So I get asked this a lot. How can sports yoga help sports performance?

In fact, it was THE NUMBER ONE question asked by my yogi's in training who get my Yoga Local newsletter. So cop a yoga squat (or not) while I answer it.

Rather than reel off the big shout-outs to flexibility, strength, balance, which I've talked about before, I'll answer this question from a different angle.

Think of the common traits that equal sporting success. I did, and came up with a SUPER SIX PICNIC to feast on.

More Yoga for Sports and Exciting Offer

April 24, 2017News

Coming Soon...can you help?

Exciting news. I’m really, really close to wrapping up the details on a long-awaited extra yoga programme I’ve been working on since completing a five-day intensive specialised course, Yoga for Sports Training, with Jim Harrington (Australian coach to the Indian National Cricket Team).

This new yoga series will be entirely focused on a Yoga for Sport practice, offering physical postures and yoga tools that are most versatile and useful for a range of athletes - runners, swimmers, cyclists, but also rugby players, surfers, footballers etc. It will run over five weeks at a new venue to be announced real soon.

In it I will take you through all the ways yoga can:

Optimise recovery.
Reduce injury in your sport and help with rehab.
Build power, flexibility and strength using poses designed around specific sports movement patterns.
Build core consciousness.
Offer a mental break from training.
Improve your range of motion.
Give you the edge in your training.

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