Sian Toop – 200 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher
Ever on the hunt to find environmentally friendly alternatives, I decided to give ‘natural deodorant’ a try. Reader, I was skeptical. Let’s face it, as soon as we become aware of sweating as teenagers, we work in every way we can to prevent it. The damp patches, the smell and the discomfort. Would a natural…
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
One thing I definitely learnt during lock down is; it’s OK not to be busy 100% of the day. September 2019 to March 2020 I juggled being a full time student and a full time yoga teacher, whilst dabbling in blogging, public speaking and program development. Not to mention attempting to add a social…
Ok, I don’t know about you, but my sleep schedule went to total shit in the first few weeks of lockdown. I was a ball of worry. Worry about the virus, worry about money, worry about work, worry about uni. Worry, worry, worry. The first thing that always slips as soon as I notice I…
I am not a morning person. But I have found ways to make mornings more bearable. There has been a lot of chat about routines during the pandemic. They help us feel more organised and bring some semblance of structure into our strange days. I won’t be handing you a morning routine to follow in…
The perils of plastic, much like the material itself, are everywhere right now. Statistics from Surfers Against Sewage state that plastic pollution can now be found on every beach in the world, with microplastics even found embedded deep into Arctic ice. With the rate we use plastic increasing along with the population, approximately 8 million…
Continue reading ➞ Bamboo Straw Pocket Pack from The Friendly Panda
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…
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…
As my teacher, Coby Kozlowski says, yoga is about teaching us to ride the waves of life skillfully, and let's face it, we are currently in the eye of the storm. There is so much chaos and disorder, not to mention a lack of patience, kindness and compassion in society in the midst of the…
Continue reading ➞ Using the Yamas to navigate the chaos of COVID-19
As I am sure you are all already aware, we are in the grip of what has now been titled a ‘pandemic’ when it comes to the Coronavirus and I won’t waste my time in repeating the general instructions given on how to stay virus free (if you haven’t been washing your hands until now,…
