I really really love yoga but recently, oooooph, it’s been hard!

Ooooph, I’m having a hard time these days with my morning yoga practice.  Each morning I wake up and I just don’t want to do it…. there’s a heavy weight of resistance sitting on my head as I sleepily go to the loo and brush my teeth.  My body feels cumbrous and dull, my mind also, […]

It’s not always easy, it’s not always fun, but it’s always, always worth the effort!

“Inhale, raise the arms up…” I don’t want to be here – I don’t want to do any of this – I hate this bloody routine!!! “Exhale, fold forward…” Man, I just want to go for my breakfast or relax over a cup of coffee, actually pretty much anything if I could just not have […]

Finding your willpower with Ashtanga yoga!

Willpower is a complex creature; to get the most out of her we really need to learn how to manage her with kindness and respect. This is one of my biggest lessons from the very beginning of doing a regular, consistent, 6-days-a-week morning practice.  I love Ashtanga yoga, I love the feeling of stretching and […]