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Okay, so if there is something I really love love love with the yoga that I am practising, it is the feeling of being stable and light at the same time. I’m nearly always there in my self-practice, and sometimes I am there both in my practice AND my daily…

Are you going skiing this winter? Then please take this advice: Prepare your body for your skiing holiday! It is worth it. Here’s my experience from last winter. But first some background: I have been skiing since I was little – I am Norwegian and there is a saying that Norwegians are…

I love teaching yoga and I also love including my knowledge of mindfulness meditation in my classes. Savasana, the final relaxation at the end of a yoga class, that’s when the mind is calmer. I view it as a truly nourishing time for you, your body and your breath. What…

I can only think of two time periods in my life when I wasn’t naturally happy waking up in the morning. The first time was when I was in my twenties and had a job so far away I had to get up at 5.30am to arrive on time –…

I have recently come across the expression embracing what’s challenging from two different places, and just realised that embracing what I personally find difficult is what is needed of me too! Life is sending me into deep and clear reality… Let me start by saying that I like the word EMBRACE. There…

I am giving a lot of attention to my feet at the moment! May sound strange but it is part of the homework for the myofascial movement course I am attending with Gary Carter this year. I have just spent several weeks by pebbled beaches in the South of France,…

Summer holidays, heatwave, less to do at work, any of these situations can naturally lead us to slow down this time of year. Starting a holiday, it may take a couple of days before our body and mind accept this new rhythm where we don’t have to act with a…

I see life as a series of phases, and a new phase is coming up for me with my youngest of two starting university next month! From having found myself in a life situation for the past 25 years where I have been married, had children, have cared for children…

Challenge yourself, try something new, get out of your comfort zone, step out of autopilot – in my view, these expressions all mean the same thing! They will make you feel different and allow you to learn something new. To really live life (if you want to), I believe it…

Exciting times with the Championships on at Wimbledon! So much tennis to watch, so many tennis fans around, maybe the best time of the year in SW19? I have a passion for Yoga for Sports, and my favourite sport is tennis. Feeling super-lucky to be in this environment right now!…