I am delighted to say that I am halfway through my 200 hour yoga teacher training program at YogaHub. The course began in September 2015 and runs for one weekend a month until June 2016. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience to date although at certain points it has been challenging. Here are a couple of valuable lessons that I have learnt during the training process. Learning and development begins outside your comfort zone On the first Friday evening of…
After exhausting our first YogaHub teachers’ playlist, weāve decided to give our ears a nice deep clean with some new tunes. Just add your favourite asana, some pranayama, or a long savasana, and enjoy! For easy access, you can hear all the songs on this YogaHub Teachers Spotify playlist. Alicia ā āCe Matin Laā by Air Barbara ā āHarp 09ā by Pablo Arellano Brian McVeigh ā āAbsolute Beginnersā by David Bowie Derek ā āBoney Mā by Rasputin Emer ā…
A few weeks ago I was going to a birthday dinner, a 24th birthday, where 5 out of the 10 there were vegan, the rest avid carnivores. I volunteered to make the birthday cake, someone suggested cheesecake so I thought here’s my chance to show the meat eaters how amazing vegan food is (on the sly) This is a combination of a few recipes I’d watched on Youtube before and mostly just me making it up on the spot. I’m…
A gorgeous animation put together by the lovely people over at HappifyĀ about the power of Mindfulness in everyday life. Interested to know your take on the whole thing? They say it will soon be accepted as routine as brushing your teeth every day. I have to agree.
Quick Quinoa ā Easy Vegan Bake Do you ever have one of those days where you realise youāre hungry, and itās already late, and you think you donāt have the ingredients there to make the dinner you imagined? Story of my life, but this is a challenge I accept and enjoy, making healthy, vegan dinners from whatever I can find. My point is, you can make tasty nutritious, vegan dinners easily, that are cheap, quick and satisfying. Many people have…
There is no doubt that we are becoming more and more robotic in modern society.Ā We go about our day without questioning the reason as to whyĀ we have toĀ constantlyĀ review our facebook newsfeedĀ whilst we starve ourselves of real social connection. Our smart phones have become our best friends and this is why it is easier to meet your life partner on the internet than it is to meet them on the street. Most of our social interaction is through email, text message…
So how are you getting on with that New Year’s Resolution? Did you even get a start on it? Or if you did are you keeping it up? Let me tell you something. If we were all so super good at setting intentions like New Year’s Resolutions then there would be no need for them as we’d be on top of it not just in January but all year long! There are definitely some things we’re much better at than…
Meditating at home can feel a little intimidating when you first start off! We’ve got 3 simple tips to help kick start your home meditation practice š
The other day I just thought what better way to warm up in winter than rich umami flavours in aĀ delicious vegan soup? I spent nearly 4 months in Asia over the summer and since returning have been craving lots of theĀ flavours that just arenāt found in many western dishes. This dish is by no means authentic, itās a recipe I concocted thatās both vegan and gluten free, 2Ā things not very common in miso soups and ramen as the broths are…
I’m sitting down to write this after a long day at the office. When IĀ add it up, I have spent overĀ 8 hours sitting on my ass today. With this in mind it is of no surprise that my glutes are well and truly de-activated forĀ a large portionĀ of the day. This is the case for the majority of the population that work in an office environment. Unfortunately these working conditions have caused a “DeadĀ Ass Syndrome” epidemic. “Dead arse” or “DeadĀ Ass Syndrome”…
