by Emily Anderson

It's part of the routine right? You've had a hard day. You're stressed. You're really hanging out for a yoga sesh (only slightly intended semi-rhyming). You pull off your shoes, your socks too, and gawk at your unimpressive bare-feet. Shrug it off, grab your mat, and ta-da! You're ready to go. This time though, you catch yourself curiously thinking "bare feet - I wonder why?". ​

​You know the feeling – when you’re not unwell, just a little off. Maybe you’ve been working too many hours, pushing yourself a little too hard, maybe even dealing with some stuff in your personal life. It happens. In life we ebb and flow and sometimes we burn out. The logical solution is a holiday, but sometimes we don’t have the time, the money, the required full time nanny for the children….

We all know that bolsters are amazing in yoga class! They give a blissful heart opener in reclining butterfly (supta baddha konasana), are super nice to hug in child’s pose (balasana) and feel simply divine underneath the knees in relaxation time (savasana). If you’ve been thinking of taking one of these bad boys home, but are hesitating because you might not use it as much as you’d like, we’ve come up with 10 ways to use them everyday (and totally get your money’s worth!).
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Author: Essie

Ahhh Namaste. A word that seems to appear a lot lately. It sounds nice. It feels nice to say (and secretly it makes me feel super cool when I say it in unison with my yoga teacher at the end of class). Despite saying it more times that I can count now, I have to admit that until recently I didn’t really know the origin of the word, let alone the true authentic meaning…

We don't care if you're vegan, lacto-ovo-pescatarian, fruitatarian or paleo (or even whether you know what those things mean!). Whether you love bacon, are addicted to cheesecake or just can't resist a plate of ribs every now and then, we can all eat more 'yogic-ly' by making small simple changes.
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This a post for everyone who wants to eat better – better for your health, better for the planet and better for your wallet! This is our advice on how to eat like a yogi no matter WHAT diet you follow - and if you really like, you can have your bacon and eat it too!

Author: Lexi Crouch
Editor: PJ Wells

Throughout Yoga classes worldwide the chanting sound “OM” is used daily. But what does this really mean? Why do some Yoga teachers greet you with a hello to suddenly switch to a foreign language? Can you opt out, or do you really need to take part (even if you feel stupid!)?

It happens to all of us at some point. We’re going well – attending regular classes, nailing new poses, feeling on top of the world when we practice and then - *bam* - our mojo just disappears. What was once the hour we looked forward to all day becomes the thing that we want to avoid the most. We start coming out with excuses like “I’m not feeling the best” or “Work is really just too crazy right now”, but what we really mean is that we’ve lost our yoga mojo and we don’t know how to get it back!

Ahh the age-old question that has plagued yogis for centuries (or maybe just the last few years…). Is sleeping in savasana (pronounced sha-VAH-suh-nuh) a small yogic faux pas, or a serious breach of the limbs? Will your teacher kick you out? Are you doing it all wrong? Or are you simply making the most of a well presented opportunity?

I was recently in a yoga class where the teacher told me to ‘sparkle through my toes’ (which I assume meant to spread them, though I could be wrong…) and it got me thinking about some of the common cues that yoga teachers use that sometimes don’t make a lot of sense. If you’re like me and at times could use a translator in a yoga class, then hopefully this list might be a useful read! Here are some of my personal favourites (and I may be guilty of using a couple of them myself):