Sian Toop – 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher
As defined by Lisa Jeffs, ‘Self-sabotage is when we actively or passively take steps to prevent ourselves from reaching our goals.’ How many of you would consider that you are a ‘self-saboteur’? Not me. Nope. Definitely not. I always go after my goals. Or do I? Looking back, I think I had talked myself out…
Continue reading ➞ What Running Taught Me About Self-Sabotage
It will come as no surprise to pretty much anyone reading this that I have not been teaching many classes since March. I actually think I’ve taught about 8. Between the pandemic and the weather, teaching was just not on the cards. But, at the time of writing this, gyms and studios are starting to…
Continue reading ➞ Brightening Up Covid Classes with 3rd Rock
So, these are in no way a creation of my own, but whoever invented them, I am eternally grateful. I wanted to share with you my go-to, post-run breakfast at the moment. Mainly, because it is delicious! You Will Need: 1 Banana approx. 100g. 2 Eggs. 10g Milled Chia Seed Butter, Oil, Fry-Light (Something to…
So, what is an advanced ‘yogi’ - please enlighten me. Because, next year will be my tenth year of practise and fourth year of teaching and I would not consider myself advanced. I really, really, REALLY, hate classes that exclude based on ‘experience’. What I regard as ‘advanced’ yoga will be different to what you…
It took me until Week 5 of isolation to reach utter boredom. At first I didn’t really mind quarantine, I am a ridiculously busy person, juggling university, teaching yoga, blogging, gym, socialising - the list goes on! It was nice to have some guilt free down time. I had time to read books that weren’t…
I have been so excited to share my review of BAM Bamboo Clothing with you all! I was approached by the brand a couple of weeks ago and asked if I wanted to write a product review of a top and a pair of leggings and of course my answer was YES! I was spoilt…
Life is so busy at the moment. I feel like I am constantly juggling yoga and university work, leaving the house at 9am and sometimes not returning home until 9pm, which often means taking care of myself falls at the bottom of the list. This is why I was super excited to try Sense*. Sense*…
What do you see in the above picture? A 28-year-old woman sat outside on an unseasonably warm April day, enjoying grapefruit beer and delicious tacos, pretending to look like she doesn’t know her photo is being taken? Because I can tell you, all I saw for a good half an hour staring at that…
Another great opportunity for self care is making time for tea! I LOVE tea and all sorts of different teas ❤️ the tea in this photo is Rose Tea by @ktlondonn which I bought at the @omyogashow and is one of my favourites! Rose Tea is great for your skin and I always feel so much fresher after a…
I have been asked this question a few times lately and thought I would write a short blog post on what is Kripalu Yoga, especially as it is a lineage I am so proud and blessed to be a part of. Kripalu yoga was founded by Amrit Desai, who was a follower of Swami Kripalu.…
