Considering the fact that in most yoga classes you will stay within the boundaries of your yoga mat, there's so much space to be discovered. It still amazes me that my yoga mat is a pretty small space that not only manages to make me feel secure, but gives me the opportunity to explore so much more. Admittedly, we occasionally spill off our mats for a few breaths if a posture requires us to take the feet wide or flip into 'wild thing', but generally speaking we stay firmly grounded into the same place. It can feel safe to know that nobody else will invade your mat, you can challenge yourself ..read more

When I think back to my first experiences of yoga, I can’t seem to pin point what specific thing captured me, what made me continue to go back class after class, and what particular benefit I wanted to receive from the practice (probably weight loss as a teenage girl). All I remember was how truly, utterly and amazingly happy it made me feel. I felt so inspired by the teachers that I met and by how different it was to any other exercise that I knew I wanted to continue. At that point I was oblivious to the big world of yoga that I was yet to discover. At the beginning of 2018 I completed my 2 ..read more

Yoga retreats are becoming increasingly popular – you may have friends or family who have caught the bug in order to immerse themselves in a yogic experience from morning until night. But even though you may have found yourself scrolling through beautiful albums – longing to be in the sun, by the sea, or even just escaping from the office and school run – a yoga retreat is so much more than a sunny getaway. We’re delighted to be able to offer you some stunning yoga retreats – beginning this September and continuing into Summer 2018 – but if you’re not sure if a yoga retreat is for you – we wa ..read more

Many (I would argue most) of us come to yoga looking for a way to get fit, toned & relax and let go – but aside from the physical practice of yoga, the asana, there is so much more behind this ancient philosophy – and many of us only begin to scratch the surface of this after months – or even years, of dedicated asana practice. But what is the point to educating yourself about the philosophy of yoga? One blog I came across recently compared ourselves to a broken clock – practicing yoga and getting good at the sequences and physical practice is like shining and resurfacing the outside of th ..read more

I'm a yoga teacher; the newest addition to The Hot Yoga Studio and it feels like I've arrived home. 2017 has been an amazing year in many ways, it has allowed me to switch careers, complete my Yoga Teacher Training in Liverpool and make a fresh start. When I re-discovered yoga several years ago, it allowed me to rehabilitate my body after having spinal surgery in 2015. Week by week I saw steady progress in re-gaining my flexibility and strength, and most importantly I began to feel happy again. I had had a long career as a dance teacher and felt pretty low when injury struck. The 60 minutes t ..read more

Considering the fact that in most yoga classes you will stay within the boundaries of your yoga mat, there's so much space to be discovered. It still amazes me that my yoga mat is a pretty small space that not only manages to make me feel secure, but gives me the opportunity to explore so much more. Admittedly, we occasionally spill off our mats for a few breaths if a posture requires us to take the feet wide or flip into 'wild thing', but generally speaking we stay firmly grounded into the same place. It can feel safe to know that nobody else will invade your mat, you can challenge yourself ..read more

When I think back to my first experiences of yoga, I can’t seem to pin point what specific thing captured me, what made me continue to go back class after class, and what particular benefit I wanted to receive from the practice (probably weight loss as a teenage girl). All I remember was how truly, utterly and amazingly happy it made me feel. I felt so inspired by the teachers that I met and by how different it was to any other exercise that I knew I wanted to continue. At that point I was oblivious to the big world of yoga that I was yet to discover. At the beginning of 2018 I completed my 2 ..read more

Yoga retreats are becoming increasingly popular – you may have friends or family who have caught the bug in order to immerse themselves in a yogic experience from morning until night. But even though you may have found yourself scrolling through beautiful albums – longing to be in the sun, by the sea, or even just escaping from the office and school run – a yoga retreat is so much more than a sunny getaway. We’re delighted to be able to offer you some stunning yoga retreats – beginning this September and continuing into Summer 2018 – but if you’re not sure if a yoga retreat is for you – we wa ..read more

Many (I would argue most) of us come to yoga looking for a way to get fit, toned & relax and let go – but aside from the physical practice of yoga, the asana, there is so much more behind this ancient philosophy – and many of us only begin to scratch the surface of this after months – or even years, of dedicated asana practice. But what is the point to educating yourself about the philosophy of yoga? One blog I came across recently compared ourselves to a broken clock – practicing yoga and getting good at the sequences and physical practice is like shining and resurfacing the outside of th ..read more

I'm a yoga teacher; the newest addition to The Hot Yoga Studio and it feels like I've arrived home. 2017 has been an amazing year in many ways, it has allowed me to switch careers, complete my Yoga Teacher Training in Liverpool and make a fresh start. When I re-discovered yoga several years ago, it allowed me to rehabilitate my body after having spinal surgery in 2015. Week by week I saw steady progress in re-gaining my flexibility and strength, and most importantly I began to feel happy again. I had had a long career as a dance teacher and felt pretty low when injury struck. The 60 minutes t ..read more