AW Yoga Blog

The power of the mind is incredible and I believe there is no need to go anywhere to feel good. Still, I have to admit it sometimes helps a lot to take a pause in life and go away. I was on holiday for a few weeks and noticed how…

Ever tried waking up with a smile? The other day I was reminded of a short video clip I saw with the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. In the clip he is recommending people to wake up with a smile. His words have stayed with me and now I…

Warmest days ever in London now and I have just come back from a holiday in Menton in the South of France. Driving home this past weekend I was thinking of what summer in Menton means to me. I always feel changed and good about life when I come back!…

I am in the South of France at the moment. Always, when arriving here, I go into health mode. Not in a forced way, it just happens. First day out to buy groceries and I am naturally tempted by all the delicious fruits and green salads on display. There are…

It is pretty common to see the expression “Meditation Station” on social media when you go on links that have to do with yoga and meditation. I really like the expression! To me, it signals a space you create for yourself to come back to you. As not everyone is…

Thoughts are experts at stopping us do things we want to do, have you noticed? When people say “the only one standing in your way is you” I guess they are talking about thoughts we keep thinking and that are unhelpful to us. Lately I have become more aware of…

There are things I would like to change in my life. I have noticed I find it is easy to get discouraged when results are not showing up fast enough. And so I can give up. I have finally come to understand and accept it is by doing the small…

Something always makes me feel good after yoga and that is the freedom I feel around the hips when walking after class. Having practised postures and movements that have helped create space in the hip region, walking feels like butter and the legs move effortlessly. HOW DO YOU FREE YOUR…

Perhaps you are like me, not moving that much in the last weeks of the year? Other commitments take over and suddenly two weeks are gone with little or no movement practice at all… Movement is medicine! As I am coming back to a more or less daily yoga practice…

I like opening books at a random page and take in what is there for me to learn. This morning I opened “The Heart of Yoga”. The book is written by T. K. V. Desikachar. Desikachar was the son of Krishnamacharya, the pioneer of modern yoga as exercise. Very briefly…