How to make Pigeon Pose Work For You
Pigeon Pose is the marmite of yoga poses. I am firmly in the love it camp. Here are some variations that will help you love it too.
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Naomi ChavassE
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Finding Your Voice as a Yoga Teacher
It can feel tricky to find your voice when you start teaching yoga. Here are a few things that I wish I'd known when I started teaching.
Yoga Anatomy: The Posterior Chain
Most yogis, whether beginner or advanced know where their hamstrings are but do you know what your posterior chain is?
How Often Should I do Yoga?
Deciding how often to do yoga asana depends on your goals and your lifestyle
What is Vinyasa Yoga?
Vinyasa yoga is one of the most popular styles of yoga in the western world, but what is it, how is it different to other styles?
Open hips doesn’t mean healthy hips
The hip joint can move in many directions and therefore although hip opening is one way to release tight hips but not the only way.
What is Meditation?
Meditation can take many forms. There are many different styles, techniques and types but in essence they all boil down to a similar theme.
Active Vs Passive Stretches
In yoga we can vary our poses by making them active or passive. As with most things in yoga we need to use a combination of the two to keep
Is Yoga Dangerous?
Yoga is hugely popular, but there is a dark side to yoga; a side filled with injuries, surgery and constant pain. How can we make yoga safe?
5 Alternative Yoga Poses To The Splits
Full splits can be dangerous for the hips, here I describe why and give you 5 alternatives that might suit you better
Do ya thang: Why yoga teachers love seeing students sometimes missing out poses
Missing out poses is sometimes good for your practice and your teacher really doesn't mind if you do, here's why!
Namaste: What are we really saying at the end of class
'Namaste' has the most beautiful meaning yet many of us just nod mindlessly and repeat this word after our instructor at the close of...
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