I have been a massage therapist for 20 years, with qualifications in Swedish, Remedial, Polarity, Reflexology and Chinese massage. In that time I’ve worked on hundreds if not thousands of people, old, young, fit and healthy, sick and infirm, supple, tight, stressed and well the even more stressed! I love the feeling of accomplishment I […]
What is it that we expect to gain from our yoga practice? For some it is the physical challenge, for others the discipline of mind over body. For a few it’s simply the companionship of a class in their chosen exercise, while for many it is the silent connection with their inner space, a chance to retreat from […]
Well, Winter here we come. The season in which we rug up, dig out the scarves and hats and crave hot soups and roast dinners. In seasonal Yoga, Winter relates to the water element and is a time to focus on the kidney and bladder meridians. These are our filtering organs so the emphasis is […]
It seems that the world is shifting, literally. It is reported that the devastating earthquake off the coast of northern Japan not only has moved the Japanese islands some 2.5 metres it has knocked the Earth 10 inches off its axis. With that shift I feel will inevitably come a shift in consciousness. Already the world is looking at […]
I came across an interesting article in the New Yorker online regarding the unorthodox approach of Tara Stiles who has stirred up something of a controversy over her approach to teaching Yoga. She refuses to pledge allegiance to one style of yoga and her philosophy is to open yoga up to those who may find […]
Well everyone, what a start to 2011 with floods inundating 75% of Queensland, leaving destruction and despair in their wake, Northern NSW towns under water and now many rural areas in Victoria under threat. The clean-up will involve not just the physical but also the emotional and indeed spiritual, so we send our heartfelt support and loving energy towards […]
It seems to me that each generation is becoming increasingly obsessed with body image. We read that primary school aged children are getting eating disorders, teenagers are starving themselves to look like the latest media ‘ideal’ of feminine beauty, while girls in their 20’s are accessing plastic surgery. It is a focus on the external rather than internal […]
Here at The Karma Studio we consider yoga to be an important tool in achieving and maintaining good health. It works on all aspects of the body, strengthening and stretching the muscles and developing core strength. Mastering control of the breath also has major health benefits including activating the immune system. As a teacher and long […]
Two Sundays ago we took a stall at the Sandringham Village Fair where according to organisers 20,000 people passed through on a cool but mostly sunny day. We were located close to the animal farm where a llama nearly lost its eyelashes in shock when the Chinese Lion Dancers set off some firecrackers across the […]
Well it’s been a tough couple of weeks in my life. My 90 year old father passed away the Sunday before last and I flew to New Zealand to be by his bedside during his last hours. I stayed on with my family and to speak at Dad’s funeral which was a challenge for me […]