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...

Since I am no longer driving all over Cardiff lugging kit around, I have sold my van and am picking up a lovely little VW Beetle tomorrow. And now I am seeing Beetles everywhere! It's as if the universe is telling me that Beetles are universally loved. That I am doing the right thing. This is in actual fact not the universe but my mind. And this behavior of the mind got me thinking. There is a quiet but powerful idea at the heart of yoga philosophy. In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, yoga is...