10 things I wish I knew before starting yoga
I’m not your typical yoga teacher… I didn’t do gymnastics as a child (in fact, I was extremely clumsy), before I started yoga I couldn’t touch my toes and I spent nearly ten years working as an actuary in finance constantly feeling stressed and overwhelmed before doing a 360 and changing my career when pregnant […]
The Origins of Yoga: Part 2
Patañjali: The Father of Yoga As We Know It The second part of my Origins of Yoga series, and the next crucial stage of the timeline – perhaps the most groundbreaking and transformative for yoga and its integration into society – focuses exclusively on Patañjali, known by some as the Father of Yoga. Patañjali is […]
The Origins of Yoga: Part 1
Adiyogi: The True Yoga Pioneer, or Simply Mythical Folklore? Who is Adiyogi? Standing as one of the largest known bust sculptures in the world, at 112 feet tall, the Adiyogi Shiva statue is a physical representation of the 112 possible outcomes in our life today that can grant us Moksha (freedom). The statue has three […]
Five (free) ways to upgrade your day to nourish your mind, body and spirit
Life continues to be chaotic for many of us and the more ways we can find to recenter ourselves and find restoration, the better. Below I share five ways you can find daily nourishment of mind, body and spirit and the best thing is, they don’t need to cost anything at all! I call them […]
Yoga During Pregnancy
I often get asked about how and if I modified my yoga practice during pregnancy. I love speaking to people about it as the advice out there is both lacking and contradictory. There is not enough research on this topic as, understandably, no one likes to run tests on pregnant people. My personal experience in […]