Physiotherapist & Movement Teacher
Perhaps you’re experiencing fear of handstands. Do you know the number one thing I realized about handstands recently? It’s about 20% physical and THE REST IS IN YOUR MIND! Your mind is so powerful, and it wants to protect you. It creates fear to keep you alive and this fear dictates how you move your
In this post I’ll get super geeky about active vs. passive flexibility, why you should care about flexibility, and how each one can benefit your yoga practice. What is flexibility? Flexibility is the range of motion (ROM) available at a joint. If you are very flexible you will have a larger range of motion in your
You’ve been practicing for a number of months or years. Perhaps you’re still practicing in the same way you did when you set out on your yoga journey. The poses that were once challenging you are starting to become easier. Maybe it’s even starting to feel a little boring to practice, it’s becoming harder to stay
I’m probably not the only one who spends time on Instagram to get inspired/entertained, have real conversations like-minded people, and share thoughts, experiences and passions with the community. Recently, Instagram was no longer the place where I could do those things. That’s why I decided to do a big clean up on my Instagram feed. I
In this post I share all the handstand wall exercises that helped me learn the free-standing handstand. This post is part of my series: The Complete Handstand Guide for Beginners. If you missed the introduction or the first two posts of the series, click the link below to go back and read them first. Now
Are you considering signing up for a yoga teacher training? Maybe you’re finding yourself overwhelmed from the sheer amount of teacher training offerings out there and don’t know how to choose? If that’s how you feel I can assure you, you’re not alone. But I’m hoping this blog post will help you on your way to making
I wanted to write a review about my experience participating in a 175 hour Teacher Training with Partner Acrobatics. Perhaps you’re considering participating in a teacher training with Partner Acrobatics but you’re unsure whether it would be a fit for you. Perhaps you’re trying to find out what the difference is between the AcroYoga International teacher training
I’ve recently rediscovered my love for my yoga self-practice again! My yoga practice suffered for the past 3-4 months. Uni work, lectures, exams, time spent with friends & family, and teaching multiple yoga classes a week ultimately took over the majority of my time and energy. At the end of the day, the desire to practice on
In this post we’ll dive deep into how to set goals using the SMARTER System. I’ve found it super valuable in my own goal setting process and I hope you will too! Do you also feel that rush of motivation and excitement around New Year’s Eve when you tell yourself that you want to accomplish
This post is part of my series: The Complete Handstand Guide for Beginners. If you missed the introduction you can read it here and use the buttons below to navigate between the posts in the series. Now we’ve got the foundations down from the previous post of this handstand series. It’s time to talk about finding the handstand
I started my own regular home yoga practice back in January 2017. My relationship with my yoga self-practice has changed a lot during those 2,5 years of practice. At times my yoga self-practice has added such a rewarding and fulfilling feeling to my life. At other times it has been something I did out of a feeling of guilt
A little story from my own life For the past year I’ve started going beyond just doing yoga and acro yoga and started diving into movement exploration in a more broad sense. The reason for this is that I realised physically my yoga practice didn’t have all the answers. There are some areas of the body, which are largely
Starting a home yoga practice for myself is one of the best decisions of my life. It’s helped me cultivate so much more joy, empowerment, and self-confidence over time and the mindset I’ve come to have surrounding my home yoga practice has been the key to the positive effect it’s had on my wellbeing and
This is the first post in my 5 part blog series: The Complete Handstand Guide for Beginners. You can find the introduction and more information here by clicking here. Learning to do a solid handstand is all about having the foundations for handstand in place first. That starts with building the foundational strength and flexibility/mobility necessary to
Do you feel overwhelmed trying to find out which type of yoga is right for you? I know I did when I first started looking at the huge amount of different types of yoga classes to attend. There are so many types of yoga to choose from and new ones seem to pop up every day. I’ve