I started this Fire term feeling the best I have in ages. After my first proper break in running the studio (12 years!) I took 10 days away and didn’t take my laptop with me for the first time. Sounds crazy right! But running a business is no joke. It can really take its toll … Read more
In term 1 we started with the Earth, building a solid foundation of simplicity and stability. This is so that everything else we start to work on in the year will have fertile earth from which to grow. Having this foundation will vastly improve our chance of success. What is success though? Our yoga practice … Read more
Reflecting back on how I felt at the start of the year and how I feel now – I feel like a different person! I feel more like myself that I have in years! By the end of last year I was so worn out, dare I say burnt out, after many years of living … Read more
Our elements program is a journey of self-discovery through the power of embodied yoga practice, nourishing breath work, powerful meditation, working with nature’s rhythm and exploratory self-study. We are about progress not perfection. Starting before we are ready and maintaining momentum even when it’s challenging. Finding time for ourselves every week because we are our … Read more
You know what I wanted to tell you today? That I think you are doing an amazing job. If you are here on my blog, it means you’ve wanted yoga in your life and reading this now means care about your life and how your actions impact those around you. You want to feel good … Read more
After my extended trip away to India I came home with a real sense of wanting to keep things super simple and in alignment with what really mattered to me most. India has a way of reminding me that I really don’t need much at all to be happy – the less stuff I have … Read more
Being brave is to live with spirit and to do everything we do with our whole heart, even if there is a possibility that it won’t work out the way we intend. This is another one of our core values at Live and Breathe Yoga and we are always amazed and constantly inspired by the … Read more
What is spirituality anyway? I never really knew what being ‘spiritual’ meant. I still struggle with it. I have practiced yoga now for over 14 years and I feel like I have only scratched the surface. And just when I thought I was making a little progress, we became parents and wow did that throw … Read more
So we are at the half-year mark of 2014 already! Wow, what a whirlwind year it’s been for me. How about you? Has it gone by in a flash? Did you start off with the best of intentions and now wonder what happened? Has your yoga practice hit a plateau that seems never ending? Have … Read more
The fear of missing out (FOMO). This is what I’ve been experiencing lately and as I read this post from Sarah Wilson on the Joy of Missing out last week, it couldn’t have come at a better time for me and I’ve come to realise that it’s been a good thing. Since Elsie was born, I … Read more
“Yoga is not about being bendy” by Allison Dearling
It’s June already I keep saying to people! How did that happen? It’s winter time now and its my favourite time of year here. Crisp sunny days, cool clear nights for the next few months….heaven. It only feels like yesterday I was booking my fight to India and now I’ve been home from that 2 … Read more