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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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Why I got active on the holistic beauty journey

October 8, 2014

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So you might be wondering why I am telling you to get off your bum today? And I don’t mean it in the nasty sense, in fact, it is with your best interest at heart beautiful.

Because it is has been proven that the amount of time you spend sitting, will have a long term effect on many areas of your health from the quality of your digestion to your posture.

Two things that are important for natural beauty.

Spending much less time at a desk was one of the major things I committed when leaving my Architecture career two years a go. This was both a scary and exhilarating moment, because as an Architect, the desk had become my ‘home’ for creating new spaces. How was I going to feel without one?

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Active Beauty

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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What style of yoga is right for you?

April 3, 2014

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One of the beautiful things about yoga is that there is so much variety, no matter what your taste, ability level or goals are, there is bound to be a style that speaks to you.

However, with so much choice there is often confusion about how to choose a style to practice. It really comes down to a few questions to ask yourself before you start to shop around for a class:

1. What are your goals – why do you want to practice yoga in the first place?

Someone who wants to reduce stress would benefit from a very different class than a new mum that wants to get back into shape. We all have our own reasons that draw us to the practice, getting clear on yours will help you make a more informed choice.

2. What are your limitations?

Do you have an injury or illness that will affect your ability to move in a certain way, or do you have medical concerns that you need to consider?

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What trail running taught me about beauty

January 15, 2014
A few snaps from my running journey

A few snaps from my running journey

One of last year’s goals taught me something I never expected to learn. I guess you could say I went on a form of spiritual journey, with running as my vessel for learning.

I had set a goal to do a 27km trail run in New Zealand, but I didn’t expect the hours spent training would teach me as much as the race. I discovered the truth that it is the journey, not the goal or the end result that teaches you the most. It was in the journey that I found a new side to Beauty in more ways than one.

It started out something like this – I hadn’t really trained to run long distance in over 3 years. Body in shock, big time. Most of my training was solo, so if you are going to learn about yourself, it’s when it’s hard and there’s not a soul around that you’ll discover the unknown.

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