My Morning Routine: The 5 AM Club

Do you regularly hit snooze on the alarm clock and go back to sleep until the very last minute and then dash around trying to get ready in a hurry? We’ve all been there.  And often we think the extra sleep is worth it.  However the extra sleep you get when hitting the snooze button […]

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Top benefits of yoga

Most people know yoga is good for you.  But many people don’t know is just how good it is for you; the health benefits are immense. Yoga as an exercise class is an amazing way to get your body toned and fit but it is yoga’s ability to connect our body to our mind that sets […]

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How to draw a stickman yoga lesson plan

Perhaps you are a yoga student, perhaps you are a yoga teacher…. either way you have just written a fab yoga sequence for yourself or for your students.  How do you read it as you go  through your yoga practice?  You want to stay with your breath and flow through your routine, you don’t want […]

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Yoga Teacher Training: Preparation and Shopping List

The 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training course that I attended ran over the course of a year, one or two weekends per month. The studio is about a one hour drive from my home in Northern Ireland. As a mum of three young kids, I didn’t have the option of flying off to an Ashram […]

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Yoga Teacher Training: Weekend 1

Yoga Teacher Training: Weekend 1 The 200 hour yoga teacher training course that I enrolled on takes place over 13 weekends in the course of a year. This format was absolutely perfect for me; I am a mum of three young children, my hubby works long hours and we have very little back-up childcare, so […]

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How my Yoga Teacher Training journey began

It was never been my intention to sign up for yoga teacher training, in fact, I am probably one of the least likely people out of all my friends to become a yoga teacher as I definitely don’t come from a fitness background. However, I found yoga. Or maybe yoga found me. And life has […]

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Crystal prescriptions : your crystal first aid kit

Here is my quick list of crystal prescriptions that you can try for some of the most common ailments. You can make elixirs (use the in-direct method described in my post Gem Remedies to make sure it will be safe to consume) or you can place the crystals directly onto the pain or affected area, […]

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Crystal properties and their meanings

A quick guide to the properties of some of the most common crystals…   Do you often forget the properties of crystals and what they can be used to help you with? Well here’s a quick list of some of the most common ones, print this out and pop it somewhere you can see it […]

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How to use Oracle Cards and Best Oracle / Angel Cards to buy

Oracle cards are becoming more and more popular; there are so many on the market these days that you are almost spoiled for choice (Angel cards, Butterfly cards, Colour cards, Moon cards, Earth cards, Chakra cards, Druid cards, Past Life cards and so many more….and then of course the many, many variations of Tarot cards!). […]

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How do crystals work?

You don’t need to believe in magic to reap the rewards of crystals and their healing properties.  The healing powers of crystals have been used since ancient times; their uses have been mentioned throughout history.  It would seem that humans have been naturally drawn to and have an affinity to crystals and their powers since […]

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