Sitting down is killing us. Numerous studies show that, whilst many of us need to increase our moderate to high-impact exercise, the really dangerous aspect of modern life lurks in every office, every home and every cafe. Yes, the humble chair is a wolf in sheep’s clothing; a veritable serial killer in your sitting room. …
When I describe myself as a reluctant vegetarian, people often ask ‘why do it, if you’re reluctant?’ It’s a fair question – the only person stopping me from eating meat and fish is me, so if I want to eat it then why don’t I? The answer is that I like the idea of non-violence …
Do No Ham – the musings of a reluctant vegetarian Read More »
What did you get up to last Sunday? If you were at Andy Gill’s workshop at The Yoga Hutch, hosted by fellow long-time senior teacher Sarah Vaughan, you would have learnt how to be a cat (whilst also being a dog); discovered how to make hands turn into feet, and witnessed the birth of …
Today is the last day of our two week Thai retreat, and I’m writing this in our treehouse in the wildly beautiful Koh Phangan jungle as it pours with rain. It’s been tropical-storming all morning, and the sounds of the wind and rain and thunder, the ocean waves below us, the birds and insects, are …
Five ways to make the most of your life right now Read More »
Holy handstands Batman, if I had a peanut-butter cup for every time I’ve heard that I’d be a very well-padded yogini indeed! It’s up there with ‘I’d like to try yoga but I’m not flexible’ as one of things I hear most often. I hear it when a student comes to me for the first …
Those of you who have signed up for my newsletter (and thank you, it’s had a fantastic response!) will know that I’ve been musing recently about finding balance in our lives – between work and play, between the things we have to do and the things we want to do, between effort and ease. Well, …
At first glance, it seems that the roles of monitor engineer and yoga teacher have nothing at all in common, yet the more I do of both, the more I realise just how alike they are. Clearly the technical knowledge is vastly different – being good at recognising audio frequencies isn’t much use in class, any …
Same fit, different way – why my two jobs are one and the same Read More »
I’ve been teaching meditation classes for some time now, mostly to people who are completely new to it. It seems that meditation is something that we all know can benefit us – reduced stress and stress-related illnesses, calmer and happier disposition, better sleep to name but a few – but most people don’t know how …
This week I’ve been at rehearsals in London for a new show, so I’ve joined the daily commuter grind each morning and evening. The studio’s tricky to get to from mine, so I’ve been leaving very early and not getting home till bedtime. That’s cool, it’s the nature of the beast, but as I’m up …
If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll know that I’ve recently returned from a month of advanced teacher training on the beautiful Indonesian island of Bali (I know, tough huh?) I’ve chosen to do my trainings as intensives like this because of touring commitments – my lifestyle means I can’t be in one place at …
