Ladies out there, how much do you actually know and understand your hormones and their effect of your physiology? You might think you have it worked out – but the majority of women I talk to don’t realise that elevated stress releases cortisol and if that stays elevated for long stretches, it begins to negatively…
How many times have you heard this: “If you follow this five minute routine once a day, you will lose ten kilos.” “It’s your fault you’re fat. You’re not motivated enough.” “Here’s my program to make sure you don’t gain weight during pregnancy” We get this messaging everyday, then have it simultaneously followed up with…
I happed to come across a podcast the other day with Doctor Sabine Hazan where she goes into depth out the gut health crisis we are all facing at the moment. Alarmingly, she explains that we are deficient in many key probiotic strains that are beneficial for our overall wellbeing, digestion and immunity. I thought…
The most repetitive conversation I have is with women who have accumulated the dreaded “spare tyre” around mid section. It feels like it just appeared out of nowhere and it does not want to leave… no matter how much exercise or dieting you do. This usually goes hand in hand with low energy, brain fog…
After a bit of a hiatus having kids and you know, being shut down for almost two years during “that time” not so long ago, I thought that teaching in studios again might be a nice way to get out of the house and make some extra cash. Hmm… not so much. I’m basically a…
It’s the biggest question I think we can attempt to answer, in all honesty. Out of habit, most of us reach for answers like our name, what we do for a living, maybe our star sign… But those are really just constructs that help to label us. They aren’t actually even close to explaining WHO…
The pregame show It’s a sunny afternoon and I am reclining outside on my deck chair over the Summer break and I see a Facebook post about tantric breathing. Of-course I have heard the word tantra thrown around, but I didn’t have a great understanding about what it was. Mostly, I just thought about naughty…
When something explodes in your heart center, the power of that feeling can bring you to your knees. It can’t be labeled good or bad, it just is this pure force running through you. It’s grief and it’s acceptance, that comes for many reasons, but usually the catalyst is a loss. When you find yourself…
I’m standing in the hospital cafeteria and everyone around me is moving by in a blur. Time is moving slower and no-one has noticed that my whole world has just come crashing down around me. The cashier asks me a question, and I hear sound come from my mouth in response, but I don’t know…
Let us begin with a question. If someone asked you to explain what mindfulness is, what would you say? a) It’s all about meditation and doing yoga b) It’s basically people who are able to be zen and calm all the time – not sure how though. c) You know, hippie that eat organic and…