After organising the Yoga Tools for Schools Dinner dance fundraiser in October, I got a wee bit behind in my yogi of the month interviews so you will get two this month. Double excitement! Our October yogi of the month is the wonderful Jo who has been coming to the studio for nearly a year … Read more
India runs on chai. It’s everywhere! There are chai wallahs on every corner, on every train and you are offered chai in just about every shop you visit. It’s best never to turn it down as it’s one of the best things about India. If you are lost, too hot to know what to do … Read more
Self care isn’t something that comes easily, like anything that is good for us, it’s one of the most difficult practices to start and maintain. Earlier this year, I had to go home for a short but intense spell because my darling Dad was unwell. When I arrived home I had added another patient to … Read more
It’s an absolute blessing to introduce our September Yogi of the Month, Tessa. Gracing our studio in between research trips, Tessa loves the sense of sanctuary she feels each and every time she returns to practice at Live and Breathe Yoga. Having practiced yoga for over ten years, Tess has some great words of wisdom … Read more
I first came to ashtanga yoga quite broken although I didn’t realise it. I was 22 when I decided to try yoga. I had been training in the gym, swimming, running, paddling canoes – you name it I was doing it and I felt really fit and strong. I walked into my first ashtanga yoga … Read more
‘Yoga is the process of replacing old patterns with new more appropriate patterns’ Sri Krishnamacharya ‘And then it dawned on me that I didn’t have to put up with this shit anymore’ Penel McNally (one of our regulars at Live and Breathe Yoga) I heard these two quotes this last week and … Read more
It’s my honour to introduce Jodie, our beautiful July Yogi of the month. Jodie has been coming to the studio regularly for many years now and has recently returned from her overseas sabbatical. The first thing on her list when she arrived home was to come back to class and get her some Live and … Read more
It’s our honour to introduce our latest yogi of the month, Bronwyn…she started yoga many years ago but stopped for a while after moving town. She came to the studio, fell in love with the welcoming atmosphere of Live and Breathe Yoga and has now been a regular ever since! Always up for a laugh … Read more
At home treatments I was inspired to share this post by my best friend Anna, who, on her school holidays had me over to her place for a pampering afternoon. She made all her own beauty treatments (all good enough to eat!) including an oatmeal and yoghurt face scrub, coffee and chocolate foot scrub, and … Read more
—– When and where did you first start practising yoga? Live and Breathe yoga was the first place I started practising yoga regularly beginning in March 2012. There were some earlier sporadic attempts at following yoga DVDs in the living room. Why were you interested in the first place? I was looking for a low … Read more
—– 1. When and where did you first start practising yoga? I enrolled for my first ever introductory class with Live and Breathe Yoga soon after I arrived in Townsville in November 2011. 2. Why were you interested in the first place? I needed something to keep me fit and my daughter and her husband had just started … Read more