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We Love: One Hot Yoga | One Hot Pilates

November 27, 2014

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Let me introduce you to my latest bliss space addition – One Hot Yoga and now One Hot Pilates.

Since ‘discovering’ this little beauty in the past couple of weeks, I often find myself asking –

One Hot where have you been all my life?

Lush, sexy, muted earthy tones, the coolness of the raw concrete under foot, you can only help but feel the stillness as you walk through the doors of the One Hot Yoga studios.

The marriage of yoga, Pilates and refined architectural interiors is a sensory candy overload – a match made in heaven!

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Take Your Yoga Practice With You

October 16, 2014

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As a Canadian living in Australia long distance travel has become a part of my life. The prevailing attitude in North American is that 7 hours is an incredibly long flight, and I must say that until I moved to Sydney I felt the same way. That was, until I made the trek back to my parents house on the East Coast of Canada, and racked up a 22 hours in the air – one way.

This sort of long distant travel is a whole new can of worms, and such, it required quite a bit of planning and preparation to ensure that I arrived as coherent and functional as possible. My arsenal of tricks was packed with herbal teas, moisture masques, guided meditations, enough H20 to drown a small bird – and of course, yoga.

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Yoga – Why suffering is worth it!

October 2, 2014

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Yoga can be insufferable at times.

However, like anything in life, if we do not endure some suffering, how can we understand what it feels like to be free of pain, be that emotional, physical or spiritual? The world is full of contrasts and opposites for this exact reason. The experience of suffering creates an understanding and appreciation for freedom from suffering.

What exactly is freedom?

It’s a big broad word to swallow so let’s identify it more closely, because freedom is actually what we are really all looking in life at a deeper level. You might label it happiness, love, confidence, but really what you are saying is – I want to be free of fear, fear of the unknown.

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Stay Strong In Standing Poses

August 21, 2014

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In many yoga classes standing poses make up about 60-70% of the class – and for that reason it is essential that you practice these poses with solid technique and alignment.

The foundation of all standing poses start with the foundation of your body – the feet!

Problems with our feet can have a huge ripple effect on the rest of the body because they are literally the foundation upon which our skeleton lives. The alignment instructions below can be applied to any standing yoga poses – and while they sound detailed, its important that you don’t strain to maintain alignment and become tense. It can take some time for this alignment to feel natural, but with practice it will not only improve your practice, but also your posture throughout the day.

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3 Tips To Master Down Dog

July 31, 2014

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Down-dog is one of the most common and frequent poses you will see in any vinyasa, power or flow yoga class. When I first started practicing this style of yoga down dog was my nemesis, now – it’s my all time favourite pose. It Almost every new student I get in my class finds this inverted V-shape challenging. If you want to change your relationship with down-dog from love to hate, here are some really simple tips to get you there.

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