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There’s a moment many of us know well: when you finally stop. When the rush eases, the noise quiets, and your body gets even the smallest chance to soften. It might happen in a yoga class, on your mat at home, in the car after a long day, or the second your head touches the pillow. And in that moment, something inside you almost whispers: Oh. Here I am. For so long, you may have been moving through life on that familiar, invisible tension. The tight breath you didn’t notice.

Lately, I’ve noticed something beautiful happening. In the simplest of moments, waiting in a queue, walking, browsing in a shop: I’m finding myself really connecting with strangers. A shared smile. A genuine “how are you?” that lingers a little longer. Eye contact that actually meets rather than passes by. It feels as though people are craving connection again: real, human connection. In a world that often moves too quickly, where we can spend hours scrolling yet feel lonelie

When people hear the word yoga, some many picture a bendy person in leggings doing impressive poses on a mat. While Asanas (or postures - see my other blog post on this) are part of yoga, they represent just a tiny fraction of a much deeper, more ancient healing system. Yoga Therapy invites us to go beyond the surface, to explore healing not just in the body, but in the mind, heart, breath, and spirit. So, what is Yoga Therapy? And how is it different from a typical yoga cla

When a client recently asked me if mindfulness is the same as mindlessness, I had to pause. At first, the word “mindlessness” made me think of an empty, vacant mind, almost a void. But that’s not what mindfulness is about. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Mindfulness is not asking us to shut off or erase our thoughts. Instead, it’s about paying attention with awareness, to notice the present moment without judgment. And while I’m now fortunate to sometimes touch that quiet,