Yoga and the body beautiful

*The yoga world lost a shining star last week. Sarah Harry was an extraordinary yogi, activist and pioneer in yoga and body image. She was the first Australian plus-size woman to appear on the cover of a yoga magazine. Sarah passed away far too...

Adore Yoga founder, Nikola Ellis, named as Vice President of Yoga Australia, Australasia's Peak Body for Yoga.

Are you a member of Yoga Australia? I've been a proud member for more than a decade and I've been blown away this year by how much Yoga Australia and its members have achieved. I've marvelled at the way staff, volunteers and members have pulled...

Why Can’t I Sleep Through The Night? Sleep, Mental Health and how Yoga Helps.

How to craft a yoga sequence to help anxiety

A short personal practice can make all the difference to a student with anxiety. Here's how ... I recently wrote a blog about teaching yoga to students with anxiety. Most of the yoga teachers I’ve been speaking to since then have told...

The Tragic tale of the yoga teacher who trusted  Facebook

Are you relying heavily on Facebook in your yoga business? Whether you're running your classes on Facebook live or using groups to build your community, I have a little story for you. A parable of sorts.... Imagine you are contacted by the manager...

The imperfect yoga teacher

It's no secret that I stalk yoga groups on social media. I LOVE hearing about people's yoga journeys. I read this post over the weekend: "How do you know when you're ready to do teacher training? I practice yoga almost every day since one year. I...

What you must know about students with anxiety

Are your students confiding in you that they experience anxiety? Perhaps you live with anxiety yourself. I’m certainly no stranger to it. In fact, it was my experience of anxiety and panic attacks that brought me to yoga in the first place. Yoga...

Hate marketing your yoga classes? Here’s how to fill your classes WITHOUT selling!

I bet I know what you love most about being a yoga teacher. Marketing! Joking. Most yoga teachers I speak to hate marketing. And I totally understand. When I first started teaching yoga, I felt really uncomfortable putting myself out there. I wanted...

Why you need to know the science of compassion

Did you know there is a science of compassion? And you can actuallymeasurehow compassion helps people heal? As a yoga therapist, that makes me super excited. If you want to help your students heal with yoga therapy, here’s how - and why -...

Hello and thank you, yoga teachers!

Nearly a year ago, you saw me pop up on the internet with a bunch of very scrappy videos about teaching yoga online. The first COVID 19 lockdown had hit and yoga teachers were thrown out of work overnight. I saw what they needed most – the skills...