Playing and Being Creative is Medicinal
I am changing my perspective on how I look at playing and creativity. We are all well educated on the importance of how eating right, taking vitamins, exercise etc is good for your health, have you ever noticed the effects playing and being creative? Take Mary Lou Cook quote “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, [...]
Speaking My Truth
Post all this rain has been perfect timing for me to get out into nature. The colours of spring are rich and vibrant, a welcomed delight for my eyes. The whole sensory experience of being in natures penetrates right through to my heart making me feel happy and playful. There are many things [...]
Awaken your Inner Radiant Fire
Surya Namaskar is one of the most important yoga practices. It is these of yoga poses which can be performed while listening or chanting along to mantras. Mantras help to focus the mind and add a profound spiritual element to the practice. Surya means "sun" and namaskar means "salutations." Sometimes translated as "eternal salutations to the sun." [...]
Community Library
Welcome to our Community Library It has been an idea for some time, to finally have our little library up and running is a dream come true. This is a studio community library full of books that have been donated by teachers, friends, and donations from students. All are welcome to come early [...]
What are Chakras and why study them?
What are chakras and why are we talking about them anyway? When I first started yoga all I knew was I needed some time out. Without knowing too much I thought it was the yoga postures that did the magic. It was great to stretch out my body, it was calming to focus [...]
Winter Warming News
With Winter upon us, some changes to our studio have been made to reflect the colder days. The best advice one of my teachers gave me was "If you don't commit to continually moving and learning during winter you start to fall behind in the health and wellbeing goals you set for yourself". [...]
5 Benefits for Practicing Yoga at Night
You exercise for your body, what about exercising for your mind? We've heard how beneficial getting up early to exercise is for you, but in winter it's so much harder to get out of a warm cozy bed. Yoga in the morning tips the scales towards being great for your body. You get [...]