Archive for October, 2014
Avoiding Asana needs to find contentment
Dear KCY We all suffer physical injuries from time to time, but they can be a very discouraging and deflating occurrence. I recently ended my extended holiday relaxation binge and finally started getting back into a regular asana practice. After a few classes, in an unrelated weekend incident I badly strained my lower back. It’s […]
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How advanced are you?
This week has been interesting in terms of my own yoga practice. In fact it’s been a little bit humbling. Back in March I went on an ‘advanced teacher training’, my teachers (the ever amazing Emily Stone and Jasmine Tarkeshi) made light of the word ‘advanced’ making it clear that it didn’t matter if you […]
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Catastrophising Clara needs Clarity
Dear KCY, I guess generally the problem I seem to have it that I can make little problems quite big in my mind (catastrophising, I believe it’s called). Eg. My baby doesn’t sleep at the usual time = oh no, she’s not going to sleep at all today, I can’t deal with this, I didn’t […]
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To theme or not to theme…
To theme or not to theme… During the last weekend of our teacher training course at Brisbane Yoga Space (BYS) the question was asked as to the importance of theming a class. It’s an interesting one as for these new teachers, they have enough on their plate with remembering the sequence, alignment cues and breath […]
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Turning 40
Today I turned 40. This is crazy since I’m clearly only 32. However, as listed on my birth certificate, 1st October 1974 was the day when my then 16 year old super Mum and my 16 year old hippie Dad realised what happens when you don’t use contraception. To celebrate I decided to take myself […]
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