I was sitting in the car this morning, feeling very good about myself. Not only because it’s a new day and the music was good, but also because of my driving. Now, it wasn’t always like that. I don’t like …
Life YogaThat’s what we call practice
Life YogaEat The Cake: A Yogic Perspective On Death
I saw a great TED talk and it’s about death. I am posting it below, watch it! It is truly amazing and also funny. It has stayed with me for several days now, I am still thinking about it. Alua …
Fertility Life LifestyleEDCs: The Hidden Threat To Your Fertility
What are EDCs and why are they a hidden threat to your fertility? EDC is an abbreviation for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals. These are chemicals, man-made or natural, that can interfere with our body’s hormones. And we all know hormones are …
Life Massage Stress Thai MassageWhy am I so tense?
“I didn’t realise I was carrying so much tension! Why an I so tense?” This is a common phrase I hear in my practice. Oftentimes, a client will come in for a massage, and when I work on their legs, …
Human body Life YogaWhat is Parasitic Tension and How to Start Getting Rid of It
What is Parasitic Tension? The term comes from the Feldenkrais Method, which is a movement awareness practice. Parasitic tension refers to the extra muscle tensing that happens beyond what’s needed for a specific movement. Imagine you’re reaching for a glass …
LifeHow would you live your day if
How would you live your day if it was your last?And I don’t mean what would you do, like, would you reach for the bucket list in the bottom drawer or go to bed and pull the blanket over your …
Life YogaAbout Clarity and Confusion: My Decade of Being Lost
I have been living in countries that are foreign to me for more than 10 years now. I call this my decade of being lost and it taught me a lot about clarity and confusion. Three of these years I …
Healthy ageing Human body Life Self-care YogaThe story my knees have to tell
My knees have a story to tell. They have always been a little funny. As early as my twenties I used to go hiking a lot and it was always my knees that I felt the most. They felt vulnerable and unstable, especially when …
Life Self-careDo you waste time?
I remember that one morning when I saw I wasted no time very clearly. It was almost aeons ago. The alarm woke me up as usual at 5.30 in the morning. I was out of the front door in half …
Benefits Life YogaBack to Basics: Why Yoga’s Simplest Elements Are Its Most Powerful
We’ve all seen it on social media: impossibly bendy yogis twist into pretzel shapes and defy gravity. But amidst the awe-inspiring backbends and handstands, a crucial aspect of yoga can sometimes get lost: inner exploration. The true magic of yoga unfolds …