AW Yoga Blog

Has anyone heard of Wim Hof, “The Iceman”? My son gave me The Wim Hof Method book for Christmas and right now I am at the end of week four of taking a daily cold shower. It is both fun and exciting, cold and challenging. Wim Hof explains that by taking…

Yoga is so much more than the physical postures and movements we do on the mat. If you have practised for some time this may be old news to you. If you are just starting out you may be more into the physical aspects for now – which is totally…

There is one addiction most people on the planet suffer from and that is obsessive thinking. Whether it is 6,000 or 60,000 thoughts each of us have per day it is a lot! COVID news stimulates a lot of difficult thoughts. No wonder we struggle more than usual in these…

I don’t know about you but a break from everything usual these past couple of weeks have felt really good. To me, a holiday away is when I leave everything behind. It makes me feel free and light and helps me re-energise and be more present. Mid-December I wondered if…

The other day a friend of mine asked why I teach warrior two in a way where arms are not aligned directly over legs. She also asked why, when guiding through a sun salutation sequence, I ask to come forwards on lower arms and get into sphinx and extension of…

After more than five years with nearly daily physical yoga practice it feels amazing to realise that there is room for so much positive change in the body. Who knew it was possible to move with more ease as the years pass? Sitting in traffic the other day I started…

It’s December, winter season and end of lockdown! A perfect time to put some extra layers on, enjoy moving outdoors and meet up in groups again. I thought a great time to launch Arctic Yoga in Wimbledon! Here is the plan: Let’s start this coming Sunday 6th December at 10am…

Summer 2016 I was in the middle of a two-year yoga teacher training course. Part of our homework at the time was to implement a ten-minute daily routine of breath awareness. Below I share the breath awareness I enjoy every day. To me, it is about becoming aware of the…

We all meet obstacles in life, it’s inevitable. I view life as good and something to be enjoyed and I feel gratitude for so much every single day. However, that does not make me immune to obstacles. I am in a challenging situation at the moment and wanted to share…

This summer I did an eight-week Conscious Manifestion course with Eckhart Tolle. It was so inspirational! Eckhart Tolle is the spiritual teacher who wrote The Power of Now and A New Earth. Whenever I read one of his books or listen to him I feel calm, centred and filled with…