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Jul 172 min read

Empower Your Mind and Body with Jiva and Joy

Inside Out 2 is the must watched sequel to Inside Out. These films personify emotions and in the latest film the main character Riley...

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Jan 301 min read

January

As the first month of the year draws to a close, let’s reflect. In classes and workshops recently I’ve been acknowledging the dreadful...

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Nov 1, 20231 min read

Measuring the effects of yoga

With just a few more classes to take us to the end of 2023, I thought it would be nice to take a closer look at the benefits of yoga and...

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Sep 15, 20232 min read

The BBC should have asked me

How disappointing to see this BBC article perpetuate the perception that yoga, meditation, mindfulness or breath awareness is ‘a bit soft...

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Aug 30, 20233 min read

Yoga Goals

Studying the body and then getting an injury is like getting some free revision for me. When I sprained my ankle recently I was strangely...

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Aug 2, 20232 min read

Sweating rituals

Sweating rituals exist around the world from Finnish saunas to Turkish baths to Mayan tamascal. In Ayurveda, steam baths are used for...

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Jul 12, 20231 min read

Hot yoga

Yoga has been popular for thousands of years because of its varied and complete practice which supports the body through the seasons. As...

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Jun 7, 20232 min read

Shape

We are shaped by society and the company we keep. Think of all the different shapes your body makes as you embody the different roles and...

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Apr 26, 20231 min read

Relax and enjoy

We live in challenging times and perhaps more than ever before, we need tools that can help us to manage the dramatic changes that are...

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Apr 19, 20231 min read

Propping

Propping a state in which you hold yourself up with excess force against gravity. Propped postures show muscle and joint tension through...

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Apr 12, 20231 min read

Collapse

Collapsing is a state in which you sink into the earth without the ability to respond by lifting. Collapsing is what you might do,...

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Mar 15, 20232 min read

Self help, doesn't help

Self help doesn't always help. In a world where most of our immediate needs for safety and shelter have been met, with 'life improving' ...

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Mar 1, 20231 min read

Agility

The key to resilience is our capacity to be agile and flexible in how we adapt to challenges and change. Just like us, our ancestors had...

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Feb 8, 20231 min read

Spanda

Feelings ebb and flow. You’ll feel expanded big and open. At other times you’ll feel dull or agitated, contracted. All states are...

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Dec 28, 20221 min read

Live your best life

Live, the root of living means to remain alive. Which sounds like a simple statement of intent. However, to be alive involves an...

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Nov 30, 20221 min read

Mood enhancing

When we feel low in mood, there can be a lack of physical and emotional grounding, exhibited by shallow breathing, physical tension in...

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Nov 8, 20222 min read

It's not a waste

In biology I learned that we need oxygen, and carbon dioxide (CO2) is a waste product of respiration (and if you’re feeling generous, to...

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Nov 2, 20221 min read

Easy breathy

When we’re young, we tend to breathe with complete freedom and ease. The kind of freedom that is an expression of our innocence and...

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Oct 26, 20221 min read

Be taught...

Your body can teach something your mind resists. I can tell you a sequence is a heart opener, that you’ll feel lighter and happier after....

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Oct 5, 20222 min read

Feelings

This month is about practicing with feeling. In a body that’s rather wired and tired, we might feel most sensations as discomfort, bony...