Day 138 – When Your Body (and Life) Betrays You

These last few months have become increasingly difficult for me, and I would like to share with you why, as I believe it completely relates to this journey of yoga I find myself on. You see, over the last few months (or more realistically, over the last year), I have been becoming more and more … Continue reading →

Day 130 – Advice From A Tree

My apologies to Ilam Shamir and Your True Nature – the Advice From a Tree image and words previously displayed in this post were infringing on copyrights, unbeknownst to me, and have been removed. For any other bloggers who might stumble upon my original image while searching Google images, please ensure that you do not … Continue reading →

Day 119 – Addicted

A student shared something with me after class tonight and I feel compelled to share it with you. She said when she can’t make her yoga class, because life gets in the way, she gets angry – she gets angry because she wants nothing more than to get to that class because it makes her … Continue reading →

Day 115 – Tears of this Yogini

Today I cried through my yoga session. Tears of pain, they were, tears of acceptance, tears of presence, and tears of compassion. You see, I have been nursing a very, very old hamstring injury – an injury that was overlooked when I was 11 years of age, but an injury that has continued to trouble … Continue reading →

Day 106 – An Ancient But Perfect Science

Day 91 – Looking After Myself First

This post follows on from yesterday’s, in which I wrote about the yogic practice of seva, selfless service. Today I was reminded of the importance of putting things into perspective, and of the bigger yogic picture. We need to look after ourselves first, before practicing seva – if we are harmed in any way through … Continue reading →

Day 83 – Body Awareness

From the time I was four, I did Ballet. I believe there is a lot of value in young girls doing Ballet, not just for the grace and poise it gives them (which they take with them through life), the practice of discipline, but also for the body awareness it teaches. The same can be … Continue reading →

Day 64 – Sometimes the Change Comes From the Knowing

Put simply, over the last few years I have thought I’ve been going mad. I think those around me have agreed, or alternatively just thought I was a hypochondriac. My health has been suffering in ways that keep compounding, and no matter what I do, I seem to be on a see-saw between feeling at … Continue reading →

Day 60 – Dispelling Some Common Yoga Myths

I have just written an article for an online women’s lifestyle magazine I write for in which I dispel some common yoga myths. The goal of this article was to change the thought pattern that says “I can’t do yoga because I…” Interested? Follow this link: http://www.chelsey.co.nz/health-and-fitness/fitness/anyone-can-do-yoga

Day 54 – Mat Resistance

I recently read an account of someone’s experience of yoga. He called it a game: between what is good for him, and what is stopping him. Mat resistance, it happens to us all! We all have those times when, even though we know how beneficial it would be, we just can’t find what it is we need … Continue reading →