Spring is in the air. The days are starting to have a different light quality, brighter. There are daffodils about waving their beautiful yellow heads. Blushing pink blossoms are starting to pop on previously bare branches. Hooray! Spring is a time for rebirth, new growth and renewal. Our energy level and activity level naturally start to increase. Our resistance with / during our slower more interospective practice, such as yin yoga and meditation, can also increase. Resista

How often do you practice yoga at home? If you are joining an occasional online class you can make do with some blankets, a box of tissues or a thick hard cover book or two, a pile of pillows and a long scarf or belt. But if you plan to start a regular practice at home it is so worth investing in some yoga props, they can make a big difference to your practice and your comfort. Below is a list of some providers available in Australia who provide online purchasing + delivery -

Yin yoga is a slow, nourishing and healing form of yoga. It involves Hatha yoga poses (asanas) held for longer periods of time, anywhere from 2 - 20 minutes. Most poses are held on the floor and props can be used for extra support (if required). This longer length of time held in the pose is where the magic happens - it impacts our connective tissues (rather than our muscles as with more active forms of yoga), involving our deep fascia network, joints, ligaments, tendons and

Loving-kindness meditation focuses on developing and generating goodwill, kindness and warmth towards self and others. It is also know as metta (Pali) or maitri (Sanksrit) practice. Along with the many benefits this practice provides such as benefiting wellbeing, improving emotional intelligence and offering relief from illness*, there is now recent research from the University of North Carolina ** which has shown practicing loving-kindness meditation may protect your genes a