March 4, 2015
First Yoga Class Taught By Me!
Last night found me teaching my first yoga class! I've been promising people at work that I would start teaching as soon as my YTT course…
February 18, 2015
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – 1.2 and 1.14
My YTT mentor set me some homework based on two of the most significant Sutras in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Although I have read the…
February 9, 2015
8Limbs Series: Yama – Ahimsa
Ahimsa: non-violence For most people, yoga starts with asana (physical practice; the third limb of yoga). When you begin studying yoga philosophy, a whole world…
January 25, 2015
Review: Ocelot Chocolate
I have the worst luck in competitions. Like, The Worst. I had gotten to the stage where I just entered online competitors out of habit,…
January 19, 2015
The Eight Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga
Patanjali taught in the Yoga Sutras that the mind can serve as either the gateway or a barrier to spiritual liberation. The mind holds the…
January 12, 2015
Ashtanga Yoga Opening and Closing Chants – My Interpretation
I have been beginning and finishing my Mysore-style Ashtanga practice with the Sanskrit opening and closing chants for quite some while. Although I knew the…
January 9, 2015
Make your own Nakd bars!
Nakd bars are always my go-to snack - they come in so many different flavours, are raw and free of any nasty ingredients, and count…
December 27, 2014
Here’s to a self-centred 2015!
2014 has been a roller coaster of a year for me! From injuries, quitting my phd and my bipolar 'flaring up', to buying my first…
October 21, 2014
Diets Don’t Work
Sick of starting constantly starting a diet, only to give up and overeat, feeling ashamed/disgusted at your lack of willpower or self control? Whether…
October 11, 2014
The ‘All or Nothing’ Trap
A lot of people, when starting to work on their diet or fitness level, rapidly fall into what I like to call the all or…
