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Is yoga accessible?

2 Comments / Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

For the most part, no. For a liberation practice that claims to be kind, loving and for all people, it is not accessible at all yoga studios. For so many reasons. A few years ago, …

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Cultivating your Drishti / Sanskrit word for inner focus or gaze

Leave a Comment / Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Do you want to know where your focus is? Have a look at the last 5 transactions on your bank account. That will indicate what is important to you. How do you spend your time …

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I am that I am

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

I wrote this 2 years ago! I am clearing my draft blog posts and this makes me laugh to read it…yet still remains true.. Mantra: I am that I am I am 38 now and …

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Tight hips? Release your hips with these poses

Leave a Comment / Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Play the video below for a quick demo and I’ll break down the poses with cues. The chakra system stems from the Vedas or wisdom and ancient text in India that yoga comes from. The …

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Dancing into a new decade

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Do you know what this pose is called? Dancer’s pose. Or na-ta-raj-asana in sanskrit. Also derived from ‘Lord of the Dance’, Shiva, a Hindu God. Shiva is dancing, Shiva is fierce, Shiva is working to …

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My new kitty kat is teaching me about patience and presence. That’s yoga too.

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Uh oh.. I’ve turned into a pet owner flooding their social media feed with cat pics 📸 😅 there is method to my madness tho… Sooo when I got Bubba, the beautiful kitty kat in …

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Yoga and self-care for people that feel the weight of the world

1 Comment / Anxiety, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Are you one of those people that absorbs the energy of other people? Guess what – me too. There are people, places, situations and habits that I find so draining. Sometimes it is something or …

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‘I don’t want to lose control’ said Zoe Wees

Leave a Comment / Anxiety / By roxyailayoga

“I don’t wanna lose controlNothing I can do anymoreTryin’ every day when I hold my breathSpinnin’ out in space pressing on my chestI don’t wanna lose control” Zoe Wees. Guess what? I also don’t want …

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How can you retrain your lizard brain?

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

First up, what is your lizard brain? It is your primal part of your brain that keeps you safe and sound. The lizard brain is influenced by your amygdala in your brain which is associated …

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Pet therapy, yoga and you.

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Do you have a pet? You have animals in your life Or maybe you live on a farm or in a rural area and surrounded by animals? If so, you are very lucky! Chances are …

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Yoga and 7 pillars of wellness

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What are you doing this weekend to nourish your heart, mind, movement and spirit? 💗 There are a few different ideas about wellbeing from a wholistic standpoint and one of those is that there are …

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Yoga for healing

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** Please note: this is a sensitive post and potentially triggering as I talk about violence to women and mental health. Keep scrolling if it is not for you. No harm no foul. ** You …

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Why should you land in a yoga class?

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You could potentially leave the class feeling happy, calm and stretched out. With a consistent practice, you may also experience an increase in strength, flexibility and calm when challenges rise up away from the mat …

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Is meditation just for hippies?

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

No! I am not a hippy and I find meditation incredible. It has taken me so long to get into a regular meditation practice and it definitely does ground me. I can feel a difference …

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Rest and restore

Vin Yin yoga, rest and restore workshop: 22 October

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You are invited to an upcoming Vin Yin Yoga workshop! Do you need to take time out to reset and go through vinyasa flow and yin poses you can do at home or in the …

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Winter update, 2022

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Hi beautiful people! How are you? Gees, I have gone MIA on my blog. These past 2 months have felt somewhat crazy. Since we last spoke/wrote, I returned to see my beautiful family in PNG. …

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Why should you take time for a yoga retreat?

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Reset Rest Restore Break your routine Give yourself an opportunity to create space Delve into concious rest Allow yourself to move with intention rather than react Develop your yoga practice Cultivate your meditation practice Develop …

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Post International Women's Day run!

Celebrating women every single day!

Leave a Comment / Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Women are amazing! Have a beautiful International Women’s Day on Tuesday and every single day!! Over the weekend I ran 9.5km to raise $ for breast care research. I ran and thought of my mother, …

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Self-care habit video: how to create a self-care habit

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Hey crew, following on from my blog post Self-care is a habit is a new video on YouTube for anyone who doesn’t necessarily enjoy reading! Here are my thoughts on creating a self care habit …

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Self-care is a habit

1 Comment / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

What do you do on those days that you simply don’t feel like taking care of yourself? You have time, but your energy is low and you’re just not feeling it. Perhaps you have paid …

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Driving home post teaching

Yoga share on my birthday

3 Comments / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Hey lovely crew, guess what? It’s the month of LOVE! And it’s also my birthday month. I turned 39 and got to teach yoga on my birthday too! How exciting. Pretty cool when your job …

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Static vs active stretching

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Did you know there are tonnes of different types of stretching available to you? There are also different types of muscles in your body that come into play when you stretch yourself out. We are …

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Head in the clouds

39 on the horizon and a heart full of hope

Leave a Comment / Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

I am 39 in a few weeks. Holy smokes. How did that happen so fast? I can remember my Dad’s 40th like yesterday and now I am one year off my 40th. And I am …

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Pre-surf face

Welcome back to 2022

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Hi beautiful community, how are you? Welcome back! I pray this finds you well, happy and rested after the festive season. Tell me how your holidays were, if you celebrated? Or perhaps you have hit …

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5 different mantras you can use for your meditation practice

3 Comments / Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

First up, what’s a mantra? A mantra involves repetition of a word or sentence. Yogapedia breaks it down further here. Another word for mantra is incantation. You may have heard Tony Robbins talk about incantations …

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Grief and yoga

5 Comments / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

In this time of global upheaval and loss, let’s talk about how this can affect us at an individual level. There are so many different experiences of grief and loss ranging from physically feeling like …

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Watch a mini yoga class to free the upper body, hips and help ease depression

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Hi crew, I have posted a new mini yoga class that is focused on releasing through the chest and hips. The poses help to release through the upper body if you are busy at the …

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Asking ‘RU OK?’ every day

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A few weeks ago it was ‘RU OK?’ day and Suicide Prevention Day. The days helped to raise awareness about mental health and starts the conversation. These days have come and gone. Yet, I think …

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Need help choosing the best yoga class for you?

3 Comments / Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Here is a guide to the yoga class for you, based on how you are feeling. Do you feel like you have energy to burn and seeking a strong practice and would like to challenge …

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Read common terms used in yoga classes

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Ever been to a yoga class and wondered what language the teacher is speaking? I got you! Here is a quick run down on common terms. My #1 tip is to ask your teacher the …

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Learn about fascia tissue

What is fascia tissue and why should you care?

Leave a Comment / Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Short answer: When you target fascia tissue, you work with the deeper layers of your muscle and have the potential to increase mobility, flexibility and free up energy. This can support daily life and movement, …

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Journey Back to Me: Self-Care Guide

Do you need extra support? Check out my new Self-care Guide!

3 Comments / Anxiety, Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Hi my dear community 🙂 Happy Valentine’s Day, lovers! It’s been a minute. Today I am thrilled to announce my new Self-care Guide is live and available from my new shop! The guide has been …

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Yoga mats

Yoga on the mat and off the mat

2 Comments / Daily Life, Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

For years I would sit in yoga classes and teachers would share about taking yoga ‘off the mat’. I didn’t quite get this idea until I heard a teacher share about taking yoga off the …

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Agni: bringing the heat in yoga

Leave a Comment / Finding Peace / By roxyailayoga

Each month in yoga, the students and I have a different focus. I love to have a theme throughout the month…for example, one month we focused on balance, another month hanumanasana (the splits pose) and …

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