I say I don’t want data centres filling our fields, being built next to our homes. So I sign the petitions. I say I want to protect the bees, preserve our water and stop the drive towards the end of humanity. So I sign the petition and share the posts. But what can I do about it really? It’s a train that’s left the station. I’m just one voice. It’s inevitable. Yet I pay to fill the ‘cloud’ with back ups of old photos of my food and multiple versions of the same yoga pose. Even though the...

Why the foundation of the Pilates method may be exactly what your body needs. Reformer Pilates is having a huge moment, but it's worth remembering that before there was reformer, there was mat Pilates. In fact, mat work is the foundation of the entire Pilates method. One of the things that often gets lost in the marketing is that Joseph Pilates developed a complete movement system he called Contrology - a method designed to create balanced development of the body, mind and spirit through...

Why crystal bowls, gongs and deep rest feel so powerful and why Monday evenings at Yogi Sanctuary are built the way they are. Have you ever noticed how certain sounds can soften your shoulders, quieten your thoughts, or leave you feeling unexpectedly emotional? There is growing science behind why sound affects us so deeply. Everything around us exists in vibration. When therapeutic instruments such as crystal singing bowls and gongs are played, they create sound waves that travel through the...