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3 top tips for managing your energy

There's no denying that running a business takes a lot of time and effort - if you're not careful, you can end up in "work mode" 24/7! Not only is that not sustainable (hello, burnout!) but it's detrimental to both your business and your personal life. Looking after your wellbeing is a many-faceted undertaking, but here are three simple things you can implement today that are a step in the right direction - think more calm, less chaos!...

You're not "working from home" - you're "at your home, during a crisis, trying to work".

You're not "working from home". You're "at your home, during a crisis, trying to work".This saying has been doing the rounds over the last year, for obvious reasons, but it's really worth remembering when you're in day who-knows-what of lockdown, trying to muster up the motivation to brush your hair for yet another Zoom meeting, while trying to homeschool your kids, who at some point seem to have turned feral, and let's not even talk about the state of the house.I spent the whole of last week st...

Slow, mindful yoga to reduce anxiety

"Yoga" is a word that has come to encompass a lot of different styles, but over my years of both practicing and teaching I have gravitated towards a slower practice, as it has seemed to be what both my mind and my body need, and I have also seen a need for it in the students that find their way to me....

Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

Why is it so hard to get started on a new habit? Even one that we know is going to make us feel great, and enhance our lives? Whether it's going for a daily walk, getting to bed a bit earlier, drinking more water, or practicing yoga, it's a given that your mind will seem to work against you and come up with a hundred and one excuses NOT to do the thing you've sworn to start doing every day!The good news is, you're not alone in this - it's definitely not just you! We all do it, and it has nothing...

3 Top Tips to Bust Anxiety

Stress and anxiety are a normal part of life, but problems arise when the body is stuck in the stress response and anxiety takes over. Occasional anxiety can be related to a particular situation or issue, but often becomes generalised, and permeates our everyday mood, which can make it difficult to relax and enjoy the good things that are going on in our lives.Yoga practices, including breath and meditation, are proven methods for helping us deal with stress, overwhelm, and anxiety, and we can u...

Stella's Super-delicious Seed Crackers

I've been on what seems like an eternal quest for the perfect cracker recipe, and I think I've finally found it! At a recent teacher training that I attended, I was having a conversation with another yoga teacher about this very problem, and she said, "I have the perfect recipe from my friend Stella. I'll send it to you". I have to admit, I was sceptical. I have tried at least ten different recipes over the last year or so, and while a few of them have been fairly good, not a single one has pass...

The Graceful Art of Surrender

I had a lot of things to do today - after walking my son to school I had a 9.15am phone meeting planned and my day was pretty well scheduled from there. A haircut, taking my car in to get the tyres rotated, going to the bank to sort some stuff out, home to do some healthy lunchbox baking - all of these exciting, adult-y things, and more, were on my to-do list for the day, which is always a big one on Tuesdays as it's the one day that I don't teach any classes during the daytime. But wouldn't you...

Mindfulness and Mantra

Try this – concentrate on your breath, and only your breath, for one full breath – from the moment you begin your inhale, to the moment before your next inhale begins. Notice how other thoughts try to crowd in, even in that short space of time, but instead of getting caught up in those thoughts, stay with the breath. Don’t try to empty the mind (good luck with that!), don’t get frustrated about the other thoughts that keep popping up, but instead gently turn your attention back to the br...

Why you should have a daily home practice PLUS 4 easy tips to help you get there!

We hear a lot in yoga that we should have a daily home practice - so what, exactly, does this mean? A daily practice is a self-driven practice, as opposed to attending a class. The very idea of it can be off-putting for many, as it conjures up images of spending an hour or so on the mat, and it’s easy to think “I don’t have time for that!”. You might also be deterred by believing that you lack the right equipment, or simply that you don’t have enough experience to practice without some...