I am thrilled to announce that Freestyle Fitness Yoga is one of the first recognised scopes of practice in the fitness industry! Scope of practice is a set of guidelines that describe what a professionally recognised instructor can do in their job. It’s a celebration of everything you know and puts the power of change […]

Here is a short piece I wrote for Fitness Professionals on Imposter Syndrome and why it is so prominent in our industry right now. We tend to measure our success by what we see in the here and now, what social media tells us and the frequency in which it drops into our feed. Success […]

Before you scroll down to see just who it is that questions the relevance of people post 50 presenting at this and other conventions, just hear me out and read my post. I wait with anticipation each year to see if I am in the final cut of the IFS video, just one clip sums […]

“Lately I have encouraged working with lyrics as a method of modern mantra in an attempt to help people with their intellectual wellness.”

This brings me to my eternal conflict with the practice of modern yoga versus traditional yoga. The adoption of divinity as a by-product of taking part in or teaching yoga concerns me and often leads me to question every word that comes out of my mouth and every thought that enters my head. At what point do regular people turn into beautiful souls?

GXT recently held a symposium for industry experts to meet and discuss the creation of guidelines for Hands On Adjustments (HOA) in all genres of group classes. We looked at the following: Insurance implications. HOA for increase in range of motion (ROM) HOA for awareness and posture HOA for comfort and therapy The results of […]

I am really lucky to have articles/blogs in print. This is my latest for FitPro on Why We Do Sun Salutations I hope you enjoy it.

It’s a strange trait of our time that we are so often told that you can, you can, you can until we do and then we are told that it’s wrong. It is just this way so often when learning how to become a yoga teacher. There is definitely no right way and everything you […]

Our final day is dedicated entirely to you! Finding time each day for silence and stillness. Time to switch off and allow yourself the luxury of experiencing the here and now just for a few moments. Replenish and nourish your body with your breath. Clear your mind of the past and the future. Find your […]

Day 6 of our Yoga Pose Challenge. Let me guide you through a better way to hold yourself in the crescent moon pose. This is one of my favourite postures for opening up the hips and quads and really working into the lower abdominals. A beautiful balancing posture that can be easily incorporated into a […]

We’ve made it to day 5 of our yoga pose challenge and it’s time to just go for it! The handstand is something I’ve always wanted to master and it’s still work in progress (as you will see!) No technical tips from me today just something of a personal challenge. If you are not so […]