Hatha yoga is used these days to describe a style of yoga, which is quite different to its original, ancient definition as a yoga path. This confusion disconnects us from Hatha’s rich history and meaning. And the real meaning of Hatha is so much more interesting.

At first I was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, then 15 months later relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. The waiting game was an exercise in patience and yoga was my foundation for acceptance.

Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can take a long time because doctors need to go through a process of elimination. Yoga helped me deal with that process every step of the way.

When strange symptoms started to arise while wearing high heels and practicing yoga, I knew I had to stop ignoring the signs.

I found yoga while I was pregnant with my first baby boy. I deepend my yoga practice during my second pregnancy and the birth of my baby girl.

The month of January brings an opportunity to think about your intentions for the new year. Have you factored in your yoga practice as part of your health and wellbeing resolutions?

Read about my experience on a ten day silent meditation Vipassana retreat at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

Back pain sucks - especially when it culminates in a sciatica and a discectomy. Perhaps you can relate to my experience?

Change is a constant and yoga has continually supported me as my life path has evolved.

How do prana or life force energy, the nadis, kundalini and the chakras all come together.

Unlike the yamas, the niyamas are guide posts of what TO DO. Here I’ve started to pull apart the second of the eight limbs of yoga from the Yoga Sutras and how they relate in my life.

Want to dive into the yoga sutras a little further? The first of the eight limbs of yoga is all about what NOT TO DO. Read on for my reflections on how the yamas appear in my life.

Patanjali was quite the sage. Some time around 200 BCE/200 CE this enlightened being lay down the guide to attain wisdom and self-realisation through yoga. And it’s all still relevant today.

I just finished a three day juice cleanse, and I’m feelin’ good. But I have my reservations about detoxing.

You can spend days even weeks pondering where, when and how you want to study yoga teacher training. What’s the best choice for you?

If you think back to your first experience of yoga, do you remember being confused, unmoved, or did it rock your world and immediately change your life? For me, yoga was critical in helping me through my first pregnancy, setting me on a path of discovery.