Tuning into the season… This is my 3rd Autumn in Ireland. I’m fortunate to live in a completely rural setting where I’m surrounded by the seasonal change taking place in the wilderness around the cottage. Up here in Tountinna, the rolling hills turn from their summer greens to coppery goldens, browns and reds as the […]

If you are getting to know chakras for the first time, it may seem a bit overwhelming. Don’t worry. You can begin to bring the chakras into your awareness with some basic information and gentle exploration. Developing an awareness of the chakras can help deepen your yoga practice – eventually, you may even notice this […]

Part of my yearly treat is packing myself off to experience one or two weeks of me-time. Since yoga has become integral to my daily life, finding a retreat that incorporates yoga is always my aim. The retreats I choose are typically tailored towards inner work with meditation, energy in the form of asana practice […]

The effects of yoga teacher training can be powerful, and are unique to each participant. Participating in two of Esther Ekhart’s 200-hour yoga teacher trainings, one year apart, has given me the opportunity to see the evolution of my yoga journey, the deep physical, mental and emotional shifts that can take place, and how comforting […]

With the best will in the world, we can still find it hard to focus on ourselves enough when we’re riding the rollercoaster of life’s challenges and responsibilities. Even as a yoga teacher, and working in a health and wellbeing organisation, both things that I love doing, they are still work. They still involve running […]

What is yoga? To understand what fertility yoga is, it is a good idea to remind ourselves first of what yoga is. In an age where Instagram yoga is quickly becoming the general benchmark for practising, achieving the picture-perfect pose is becoming the priority, followed closely by physical fitness. The roots of why the practice […]

Mindfulness… Mindfulness has become the latest hot topic since it made it to the top of NHS recommendations for dealing with stress and anxiety. But what is mindfulness? The frenzied rush of day-to-day life, which involves countless to-do lists, multitasking, taking care of ‘real world’ responsibilities such as children, bills, and going to work, as well as newer […]