Hiding in Plain Sight- On contact lenses, cereal boxes and the things that never occur to us.

On contact lenses, cereal boxes and the things that never occur to us I'm 56, and I've been wearing reading glasses for about eight years. I've also spent a considerable proportion of those eight years complaining about them. They slide down my nose when I'm teaching yoga, fall off when I bend fo... Read More

All the Lives We Touch | Reflections on Life and Connection

Last week I went to a funeral. Tom was a former colleague, someone I genuinely loved working with. Tom was one of those rare people that absolutely everyone really liked. He died of liver failure, far too young, leaving behind a wife and two very young children. There's nothing fair about that. T... Read More

Yoga When Life Feels Too Much

All through October, my morning practices have been looking at yoga through the lens of mental wellbeing. Not just “do some yoga and you’ll feel better.” I wanted to get much more specific than that. What helps when your mind won’t stop? What helps when you’re stressed and full of restless energy... Read More

What Is Hatha Yoga?

At the moment, we're doing a deep dive into Hatha Yoga in my classes. Not just Hatha postures. Hatha Yoga. We're spending several weeks exploring what actually makes up the practice: asana, breath, pranayama, bandha, mudra, meditation — and, importantly, how all of those things fit together. By t... Read More

What My Holiday Taught Me About Yoga (Without Doing Any Yoga)

I’ve just spent ten days in Croatia. I walked miles, cycled, swam in the sea, climbed hundreds of steps, read several books, ate extremely well and did hardly any yoga. It was brilliant for my yoga. There. I said it. I teach yoga for a living. I love yoga. I practise yoga. I read about yoga. I pl... Read More

Yoga Spotlight On...... Liz Cooke

Liz, Elizabeth, Betty, Lizzie, Cookie, Eliza, Pig… Most people know me as Liz, but I’ll answer to any of the above! I’m nearly 63 (mentally around 33) and I’m a sculptor and artist. I’ve known Jordanna since our kids went to Acorns at Ickworth Park Primary School – so just the 24 years or so. We ... Read More

The Space Between

Today is the autumn equinox. Day and night are equal. Summer hasn't entirely disappeared, but autumn is unmistakably arriving. The light has changed. The mornings feel different. We're no longer quite in one season, but we're not completely in the next either. It feels rather appropriate this yea... Read More

Yoga Is Not Enough

My husband Donald gave me this 24-minute video to watch, and I realised that most of what she talks about I've accidentally implemented. The video was by Vanja Moves, and it was called The One Rule That Changed My Life Forever. I'll put the link at the bottom because I really would like you to wa... Read More

How Do You Know If You’re Getting Better at Yoga?

When you first start yoga, I don't think it matters very much what kind of yoga you're doing. Hatha, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Yin. These words don't mean much when you're still trying to work out which foot goes where, whether everyone else knows something you don't and why Downward Facing Dog... Read More

New Pens, New Routines

I have always loved September. There is something about it that feels much more like a new year than January ever does. January is dark and cold and comes immediately after you've eaten too much cheese. September arrives after summer with that familiar sense that it's time to get organised again.... Read More