A journey of becoming
I've been thinking a lot lately about how men (and all people gender specific or not) can benefit from a regular physical practice and how I came to be where I am. In a society that bombards us with the perfect social media image and the perfect life plastered over our televisions, it's not all sunshine and roses. There are people...
Clean air, confinement and crafting change
So, here we are. Such an interesting time, something that people will remember for a long while and possibly the beginning of a lot of big changes in the larger scheme of things. But, on the even larger scheme of things…. such a miniscule blip in the cosmic timeline. Let’s keep things in perspective. How are you coping with the change? It...
A plague of proportions
I am not a superstitious person, but Friday 13 March 2020 is a day I hope to forget soon, and here's why. As many of you know, I’m a yoga teacher. I teach very busy public classes and also have private students that I see regularly. It's my job to be around people, to guide and to physically assist my students....
Yoga, Music & The Art of Listening
We all love music, don’t we? Music and movement have been united since drumming and dancing around the fires of our ancestors and more recently to the night club and festival party scenes of today. It can also really help create an ‘atmosphere’ in a yoga room, but lately I haven’t been playing music in my classes and there is a...
A conversation about the art of touch and consent
There have been several articles written of late asking students if they ever have experienced touch that felt inappropriate in yoga. Other professionals whose work can involve touching people are usually regulated by the government but yoga teachers are not, so how can we as a community make sure that students feel respected and safe under our guidance? Recently I watched ...