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Let's Talk About Micronutrients⠀⠀⠀

We hear lots of talk about our macronutrients: fats, proteins and carbohydrates. But if our bodies are lacking in micronutrients, then it...

Nov 3, 20201 min read

Sometimes there are no answers. Sometimes you just get really tired and there is no traceable reason for it. Sometimes you get hit with a...

Oct 31, 20201 min read

What Happens When You Eat TOO Much Hot Food (and what to look for!) We love to add spices to food to make it tastier and add flavour, but...

Oct 21, 20201 min read

We all have yin postures that we love, and ones that we really don't love! I'm sure you are thinking right now about your favourites....

Oct 20, 20202 min read

The almighty saddle pose... some students love it, some do not! Some yin yoga teachers avoid instructing this shape because they feel...

Oct 18, 20201 min read

The wonderful accessible nature of yin yoga means there are different ways to explore the postures. Dragonfly pose, has the potential to...

Oct 13, 20201 min read

Connecting Your Energy Levels With Your Menstrual Cycle During your monthly cycle, have you begun to notice when your energy levels...

Oct 8, 20201 min read

What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation? The term "mindfulness" gets bandied around so much these days, but how often...

Oct 5, 20201 min read

Because Yin Yoga is a functional yoga practice and not an aesthetic yoga practice, targeting different areas in your body is more...

Sep 30, 20201 min read

The rebound is quite possibly the most important part of the entire practice.

Sep 29, 20203 min read

Last week, we uploaded my latest online Yin Yoga class bringing the online offering to 12 different Yin Yoga sequences, most of which are...

Sep 27, 20201 min read

This delicate gland sits at the front of the throat and does an extraordinary job, in cahoots with the Hypothalamus, to maintain and...

Sep 25, 20201 min read