How to Choose a Yoga Studio in Brisbane Brisbane has plenty of yoga studios, and from the outside a lot of them look the same. Nice photos, a timetable, an intro deal. The difference only shows up once you’re on the mat. Here’s how to choose a yoga studio you’ll still be going to in…
How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training: 7 Questions Yoga teacher training costs real money and months of your life. It also shapes the teacher you become. Some courses are excellent. Some are a holiday with a certificate. Here’s how to choose a yoga teacher training that’s actually worth it. 1. Is it Yoga Alliance…
Yoga for Desk Workers: Undoing the Sitting The ABS National Health Survey found nearly half (46.9%) of employed Australian adults describe their work day as mostly sitting. If that’s you, you probably know the feeling by 3pm: stiff neck, heavy shoulders, a lower back that wants to be anywhere but that chair. Here’s how yoga…
Yoga for Shift Workers and First Responders Nurses, paramedics, police, firefighters, Defence personnel, miners, hospitality workers. Shift workers keep this city running, often at the cost of their own sleep and recovery. Rosters change, sleep gets broken and the body never quite knows what time it is. Yoga for shift workers isn’t about adding another…
Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain: What Helps If your neck and shoulders feel like concrete by the end of the day, you’re in good company. Neck and shoulder tension is one of the most common complaints we hear from people walking into our Albion studio, especially from people who spend their days at screens.…
Yoga Over 50: Stronger, Steadier, More Mobile Turning 50 doesn’t mean slowing down. But it does change what your body needs. Strength, balance and mobility start to matter more every year, and they’re exactly what yoga trains. If you’ve been wondering whether yoga over 50 is worth starting, here’s what the research says and how…
Yoga for Runners: Fewer Niggles, Better Recovery Runners are some of the most dedicated athletes I know. They’re also some of the stiffest. Kilometre after kilometre of the same movement, in the same direction, builds fitness and tightness in equal measure. Yoga for runners is about balancing the ledger. Why runners get tight Running is…
Yoga vs Gym: Which Builds Better Fitness? It’s the question I get asked more than any other by people who already train: should I do yoga or go to the gym? I spent 18 years as a professional basketballer, and the honest answer is that it’s the wrong question. But the differences matter, so let’s…