Every week day for the last 21 weeks I’ve been watching the sunrise.

I used to think HOPE was believing things would turn out the way that I wanted them too. I would have hope that I would get a particular job, that a relationship would work out the way I imagined, that someone would survive cancer… When things didn’t work out the […]

I know we've talked about the word 'Yoga' before but why do we say 'Practice'?

Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day! After my recent Feminine Embodiment: Womb Awakening Yoga Teacher Training in Bali I am even more into this than usual.

Here's a few things that spring to mind - ocean, blue sky and open space.

My opinion has been lovingly transformed!

There is nothing tolerable about living life when you don't know WHY!

It has been one of those weeks where everybody feels like they have feedback to share with you.

'who I am tomorrow is who I want to be...'

For the rest of the ride I let my mind explore all the questions I could think of about rules.

Ever found yourself in a 'funk'? A place where it just doesn't feel good?

I have been feeling a build up of pressure lately. This pressure seems to be coming from all sorts of external forces. You can imagine what these are! It got to the extent of feeling like I was in a thick fog but it wasn’t weightless, rather this fog had […]

I remember a few short months ago when we had so little water that we were not able to use the swimming pool. Now it’s the monsoon and there’s so much water that you can swim anywhere you like!  My experience of India is often one of extremes – wealth/poverty, […]

  Have been feeling a bit under the pump for some time now. It’s not the nature of the work but with the volume of the work. I hear myself saying ‘it will get better when…’ and there are all sorts of things that fill up that ‘when’ space. However, […]

There comes a point in every Girl Guide and Girl Scouts life where there is no more space for another Girl Guiding or Girl Scouting T’Shirt in the cupboard. This is a significant issue for those of us who work at World Centres. The only thing to do if you […]

Did you ever do one of those pie charts when you were at a leadership workshop where you had to divide up your day into the amount of time you spend on various activities? It would have looked something like this… Then you would have to do a second chart showing […]

It’s time for a second post about this very important topic on perspective as when I posted about it before I had no idea what my fear was about. Well, now I do! Here’s a small recap… Here’s the asana that was causing all the issues… Adho Mukha Vrksasana: Handstand […]

When was the last time you looked at the world from a different perspective? I have been doing a bit of this lately…sometimes successfully and sometimes giving it a good hard crack! Here’s the pose… Sirsasana: Headstand   With the heart positioned above the head things look and feel different. […]

Those of you who have been following my blog since the beginning (just 10 days now) will know that my first post was about my bamboo toothbrush. I’m continuing the theme with my brand new bamboo straw. Here’s my new friend Jelly modelling it for you… …perfect for coconut water or […]

My shoulders and my hips are so tight  that there are just some asanas (poses) that my body wants to do (with all its heart) but just can’t – yet! Here’s an example… Anahata Asana: Heart Pose   I want my heart to be on the ground and I refuse to put […]

Bring someone to mind who you believe to be a ‘good leader’. What are the characteristics of this person that you admire? What is it that you see and feel that you respond too? For me it’s kindness, compassion and understanding. I also appreciate decisiveness and strength (held in balance with […]

When I was growing up I remember having dinner at Nanna’s house on many occasions and eating the most amazing pavlova. I also remember Nanna saying that she was going on a diet ‘tomorrow’ and I don’t believe that ‘tomorrow’ ever came but the pav was good!   I have chosen my […]

Yoga teacher training stage two commenced today. In the afternoon ‘adjustments’ session I found myself asking questions – something I do like to do. ‘Should the hips be square?’ ‘Should the toes be visible when you bend the knees?’ ‘Should the feet be together?’ To start with there’s a whole lot of ‘shoulds’ […]

For some reason when I got up to clean my teeth this morning I decided to use my brush in my left hand (I am right handed). It felt so unusual! It got me thinking about many things including how many days it work take for it to feel regular […]

Everything seems to be coming in pairs. Last night my very good friend and work colleague No Facebook Christa (yes, this is her full name) sent me and email about a very simple task that I had turned into something quite complex. In asana class today we were doing this pose: Natarajasana […]

Two interesting things happened today. Well, not just two but there are two that are worth blogging about!  One of the yoga poses that seems the most challenging for me is Chaturanga Dandasana (Low push up). There’s something physical about the challenge of this pose but it occurred to me today […]

  I bought a bamboo toothbrush in September when I was home in Australia and I’ve been telling everyone I’m going to start a blog and write about my toothbrush! Finally here I am and the first thing you are going to have to hear about is my toothbrush because I […]