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Give yourself permission to start slowing down as we enter those longer, warmer days.

In a yoga class it's likely you will hear your teacher say “place a hand on a block if you can’t reach the floor".

Experiment time! I want you to take your right hand, extend your pointer finger, and bring it towards your nostrils.

There is nothing quite like waking up to the delicious scent of hot cross buns baking in the oven.

If only we could find an easy go-to remedy to calm the mind, ease anxiety, deepen the breath, slow the heart rate, and lower blood pressure.

Yin yoga is the gooey-gooey type of yoga that your tight "everything" needs. Cucumber versus chillies is a favourite analogy.

There is nothing I love more than a yoga class outside to nature's soundtrack.

Have you heard the news? Activ Life is online. Over 50 of your favourite yoga classes filmed and available 24/7.

When was the last time you tried to touch the ceiling, metaphorically speaking? A yoga class first comes to mind.

Balancing is challenging at the best of times, let alone when asked to stand on a squishy foam block in Tree Pose.

It happens when we least expect it. That front knee in Warrior II occasionally sneaks inwards.

It's true. The facial expressions I see looking back at me will, more than often, influence the direction the class takes.

If I received a dollar for every time a person tells me they're not good at yoga because they're inflexible...

The first day back at work in the New Year can evoke a sense of excitement and opportunity.

What is the most requested style of class that I have received in the last three months? Meditation.

With a handful of days left until we wave enthusiastically goodbye to a challenging 2020, let's set realistic and achievable wellness goals.

Early riser or not on Christmas morning, you'll probably spend a good couple of hours sitting under the tree opening presents.

From the moment you wake up you have Christmas wish lists to purchase, plum pudding to cook, gifts to wrap and decorations to display.

It's this time of the year, during the countdown to Christmas, that hunched shoulders and stiff necks can be the icing on the cake.

"Falling flat on your face" is a metaphor for failure, and an all-too-literal description of what can happen when practising arm balances.