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Life Coaching, Yoga & Meditation
  • Life Coaching
  • YOGA
    • About me…
    • Hormone Yoga Therapy For Women
    • Monthly Class Schedule
    • Private Yoga Classes
    • WORKSHOPS
    • Corporate Wellness
    • Class Descriptions
    • CONTACT
  • RETREATS
    • Wild & Sacred Wellness Retreat in Portugal
    • CONTACT
  • YOGA TRAINING
    • Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
    • Restorative Yoga Training
    • CONTACT
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  • BLOG
    • The Best Barefoot Shoes For My Yogi Toes
    • Blog Re-Post From Restorative Training Graduate, Lily
    • Deep Rest As A Boost For Vitality
    • It’s Never Too Early to Invest In Bone Health
    • Pain Is A Great Motivator
    • Breaking Hard Habits
    • Why The Eff Can’t I Meditate?
    • What A Pain In The Neck!
    • Meeting The One Eyed Guru
    • Survive Your First Yoga Class
    • City Guide: Berlin
    • Indian Thali

Your head is heavy, about 4.5 to 5kg and your neck is designed to balance that weight effortlessly over your shoulders. It is a perfect design actually, so why do so many people suffer from shoulder pain, neck pain and tension headaches? At least half of the people that walk into my yoga class claim that they are experiencing pain in this area on a regular, sometimes daily basis. Is it our lifestyle and commitment […]

What A Pain In The Neck!

Kumbh Mela 2013

Tales from the Kumbh Mela – the holy gathering in India The Kumbh Mela in India is the biggest gathering of human beings on the planet, 100 million people trying to bathe in the holy rivers. With holy men and sadhus from all over India gathering there it’s a fascinating and frankly, interesting spectacle. “I want you to meet the ‘one eye Naga baba’*. His one eye is completely white; they say it’s from looking […]

Meeting The One Eyed Guru

yoga class

Being a beginner isn’t easy but in this case it is well worth it! I love yoga. Knowing the rewards that yoga can bring, I often wonder why there are not more people doing it. Everyone can benefit from yoga, regardless of age or level of physical fitness. I encourage my friends to come to classes with me but I hear the same thing over and over again, “I can’t do yoga, I’m not flexible!”  […]

Survive Your First Yoga Class

Thali  (Hindi/Nepali: थाली, Tamil: தட்டு; meaning “plate”) is an Indian and Nepalese meal made up of a selection of various dishes. It simply means a round platter used to serve food. The idea behind a Thali is to offer all the 6 different flavors of sweet, salt, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy on one single plate. According to Indian food serving customs, a proper meal should be a perfect balance of all these 6 flavors. […]

Indian Thali

Berlin is a mecca for history, art, music, fashion, fun… and yoga?  This Bohemian refuge probably isn’t high on your list of yoga holiday destinations but think again. It is making some serious headway in the yoga world with international teachers offering intensive trainings and new yoga centres popping up in every neighbourhood, yoga is gaining popularity and fast.  If you are headed to this German hot spot, pack your mat and check it out […]

City Guide: Berlin

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