Everyone wants what yoga delivers. Everyone. Without exception. Everyone wants to be strong, mobile, energetic, grounded, relaxed, and in a state of inner peace and contentment with themselves and the world around them. The issue is, the vast majority of people do not want to do the yoga that will deliver them what they seek in life. "Not I" said the Pig: In the story of the Little Red Hen, the hen of the title seeks assistance from the other farmyard animals in the proce

I have been teaching for 15 years. In that time I’ve taught some very small classes – classes that have turned into private lessons because there was only one student who showed up at the scheduled time. I’ve also taught to groups of over 100 people on several occasions. I have experience of teaching big classes. BIG classes are fun to teach but there’s quite a skill, if I may be so bold as to say, in teaching big classes. Big classes have a life of their own: Big classes hav

I have been named New Zealand Yoga Teacher of the Year 2025. This is an award made by ExerciseNZ and its sister organisation, YogaNZ, at a ceremony on 29 November. It is an award to recognise dedication and work in the community to bring the benefits of yoga to people. The Awards Process: To be eligible for the award, one must first be nominated. I have a student who was kind enough to consider me worthy of a nomination. Their nomination is referred back to the nominee by

In this short series of items on developing a yoga practice for yourself, I come to the notion of commitment. If you want to develop a yoga practice, you must have commitment and be willing to show up when you feel resistance. Showing Up The greatest resistance I feel to practice is simply starting my practice by getting on my mat. So many times I have wanted and intended to practice but I have experienced mental resistance of some sort. I have found little jobs to do whic

In this second in a series of items concerning developing a yoga practice, I discuss the question of ability, performance and your expectations. Getting past what you walk into a yoga studio with, in terms of assumptions and self-beliefs, is very important. Developing a yoga practice - step 2, is about openness and a willingness to be with your limitations. Don't Despise the Days of Small Beginnings: There is a lot to learn when you start practising yoga. The pose names ma

At a training programme in Iceland in August, I was described by the trainer, Baron Baptiste (look him up, he's tremendous!) as being a "developed practitioner". I started practising yoga seventeen years ago, and it has taken that time and a huge investment of time and purpose to become what might be described as being developed. What goes into developing a yoga practice? In this series of posts, I shall discuss elements that have contributed to my development and how you

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