Experience Yoga

05/05/2026

Egoless breathing..letting the breath come without attaching control, averting the boredom, attention without sleepiness...
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Fascinating that there is always something new to learn 🙏

03/05/2026

Writing the next chapter of my life 🤔 beyond paid 'work', ensuring I don't become invisible, irrelevant! 🤪
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From the learnings and writings of .james.au who beautifully mentored me in the early stages of my business, I wrote the headlines for the 7 chapters of my life story late last year. I've even drafted a few chapters!
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It's a profound way to 'see' your life so far, the influences, the hiccups, the joys, and that your story is still being written. 'Retirement' could be really beige 😲 yet it's a profound, powerful shift, one that I'm still unpacking, discovering.
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Let me know how you're going?!

01/05/2026

If you deliberately do hard things even when you don’t feel like it you activate circuits for motivation, resilience, and neuroplasticity. This is how your brain stays adaptable and young.
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Research shows that consistently facing challenges or discomfort boosts brain development, cognitive function, and mental resilience. The anterior mid-cingulate cortex grows when you tackle difficult non-habitual tasks.
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Yoga doesn’t reduce pain. It changes how you relate to it. Experienced practitioners tolerate it more than twice as long and their interoception grows with years of practice, seen in a larger insular cortex.
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Instead of avoiding discomfort they focus on the breath, stay with the sensation, and observe without reacting. Their nervous system learns that discomfort is survivable.
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Not less pain. More capacity. Not control. Presence.
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Do hard things. Stay with them. Watch your brain rewire.

29/04/2026

28/04/2026

The steeple twist...slowly progressing my shoulder rehabilitation 👌
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Conscious movement to mobilise shoulder blades without pain, dissociating rib cage, thoracic vertebrae and hips.
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In yoga called somatic movement repatterning it is THE way to move and be in your body, especially as we age! Reducing pain messages to your brain, bringing back confidence to do all the things you love in life!
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Find an experienced yoga teacher or yoga therapist to professionally guide your practice.

24/04/2026

‘How yoga transformed my life’ with and Swami Ramananda this morning after a heartfelt meditation with
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Learning from the life stories of these masters of yogic wisdom - honest, wise, practical, insightful - continues to provide me with steady support and guidance to be a better person in the world, in spite of often unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that get in the way!
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Beyond thinking that we have it all together how can we be more present without needing to look good, stay in our life situation and have fun?!
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I'd love to know your thoughts...

20/04/2026

😉 bravely sharing my retirement writings...

Dear first yoga mat
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How I love thee, first yoga mat. Of course you’re my favourite yoga colour, purple, not too thin, not too fat, just right.
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You may not be fancy or showy, no bold colours or crazy designs, but that’s how I like it. How I like to practise, why I love to be on you.
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You know I never leave home without you. You bring me into such a safe place where I can stand, lie, move, breath, meditate. Sometimes slow and easeful, other times rushed and frustrated.
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Honestly simply rolling you out each morning brings all the sensations of ease, calm, presence, inviting letting go. I never regret stepping onto you, first yoga mat.
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Whether you’re in my car boot, suitcase, hotel room, friend’s loungeroom you never tell any stories. Stories about what I do or don’t practise, which poses I avoid, which ones I do over and over, when I wobble, when emotions overwhelm me.
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You are imbued with serenity and peace from my hours of dedicated practice – asana, pranayama, meditation, self-study.
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It’s OK first yoga mat, we’ll have many years together as I traverse this path, before I upgrade you for a new improved shiny model.
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Love you first yoga mat, your loyal student 💟

12/04/2026

💫 Wishing you a vast and spacious week 💫

08/04/2026

Japanese concepts are simple yet so powerful and interestingly, people there live longer than people anywhere else in the world! One of their 'secrets' is the ikigai, the 'meaning' that shapes their lives.
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Their concept of connecting with ikigai truly resonates with me in this 'retirement' stage of life. Their suggestions are:
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1. Stay active. People who give up what they love doing and do well, lose their purpose in life. Keep doing things of value, shaping the world.
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2. Take it slowly. When you leave urgency behind, life and time take on new meaning.
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3. Don’t overfill your stomach. To stay healthier longer, consider eating a little less than your hunger indicates.
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4. Surround yourself with good friends. Friends are the best medicine for being yourself, confiding, sharing stories, having fun.
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5. Get in shape for your next birthday. Our physical body needs daily maintenance and exercise releases hormones which make you feel happy.
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6. Smile. A cheerful attitude is not only relaxing, but it also helps you make friends.
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7. Reconnect with nature. Human beings are part of the natural world - return to it often to refresh and recharge.
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8. Give thanks. Spend a moment giving thanks every day and watch your happiness grow.
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9. Live in the moment. Stop regretting the past and fearing the future. Today is all we have, make the most of it.
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Excerpts from the book, 'Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life.'