As women in a modern world we handle a variety of stresses. Our capacity in experiencing and exploring complex emotions is challenged greatly by the ebb and flow of our monthly cycles and the hormonal fluctuations throughout the different phases of menstruation, pregnancy and menopause we experience during our lives as women.
A yoga class for women [...]
Sometimes finding a way to feel uplifted is hard to do. There often seems to be plenty of reasons to feel flat, discouraged, drained, overworked, melancholic, sad, apathetic…and even if there’s no identifiable reason, the feelings seem to persist.
I’ve found a fail-proof way to replace those feelings with lightness, joy, encouragement, peace…even inspiration and bliss. [...]
Yoga has an air of mystery about it. The lofty goal of enlightenment, of Union between mindbodyspirit… or so it used to (literally translated, the word ‘Yoga’ means to yoke, bind, create a union).
We can now access Yoga in many different forms, places and times to suit our lifestyles. Many of [...]
Yoga props and other yoga products can really help support your yoga practice. If using yoga props like a block, a particular mat or a blanket helps you to manage an injury or support an inflexible area of the body, then do it! Yoga practice should always be a please process - yoga practice is [...]
A Home Yoga Practice is the main course - coming to yoga classes is just the gravy! Here are some key tips that came out of our recent “Establishing a Home Yoga Practice” workshop…
It’s better to practice for a short time regularly than a long yoga practice once a week
Having said that, it’s great [...]
Since Ten Toes opened in 2007, I’ve been getting phone calls from people all over Brisbane looking for a meditation course. Meditation courses seem to be thin on the ground in Brisbane! So here it is, finally…Ten Toes Yoga’s very own beginners meditation course: LEARN TO MEDITATE
Here’s a quick look at what we’ll cover:
what meditation [...]
Greetings from Sunny Bali everyone! Hanan and I are on Gili Trawangan, an even-littler island off the little island of Lombok (which is off the not-big island of Bali!). We are eating healthy local food (let’s not also mention the pancakes and ice-cream), practising Yoga, getting plenty of sun and fresh air and enjoying a [...]
Don’t be fooled by looking at pics of yogis and yoginis contorting their bodies into beautiful pretzel shapes: Yoga is easy. Many of the tools and techniques we use are SO SIMPLE and yet, can have profound effects on our physical health and state of mind.
My personal favourite is remembering to breathe! Being mindful of [...]