The root chakra: The base of our trust and security
The root chakra, Muladhara, symbolises our survival instinct and security. Balancing this chakra promotes truth, integrity and trust, grounding us through life’s changes.
The Anahata chakra: Opening the flower of the heart
What is the Anahata chakra? Why is it associated with the colour green and how is it related to the heart? Let’s explore this chakra to find out.
Ahimsa: Practising non-violence is our greatest gift to others
Maria looks at ahimsa, one of the five Yamas, and discusses how non-violence towards all living beings can help us relate to ourselves, to others, and to our yoga practice, with love, compassion and understanding.
Satya: Discovering courage and transformation in our own truth
Maria considers the idea of ‘Satya’ from Patanjali’s eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga, and shares her own experiences of transformation through a process of consciously speaking the truth.
Santosha: Finding contentment, joy, acceptance and inner peace in life
Maria explores one of the concepts in the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga, Santosha, and shares her personal experiences of finding contentment, joy and acceptance, despite the pain and sorrow she has felt in her life.
Overcoming fear of expression: The spiritual practice of writing a yoga blog
Maria shares her experiences after a year of writing a yoga blog and offers valuable insights into how blogging can be a spiritual practice for any yoga teacher.
Be the change you wish to see in the world: Yoga in the digital age
Gandhi famously said “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”. Maria shares what this means to her in light of the changes she’s seen over the years as a travelling yogi, and the rise of social media in our digital age.
Exploring tradition: How to become a yoga teacher
Maria explores the many traditions of yoga as she shares her experience and insight into the most authentic way of becoming a yoga teacher.
Trusting the wisdom within: Reflections on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
In this month’s blog post Maria reflects on how the Yoga Sutras can help us to develop trust and faith – in ourselves.
Beyond asana: how yoga helps us through the ageing process
Maria considers yoga and ageing: how yoga gives us wisdom and insight as we move through the ageing process and how other aspects of practice become just as important as asana.
What’s it like to be a travelling yoga teacher?
Maria is often asked how she finds life as a travelling yoga teacher. In this personal post she shares her experiences of travelling and teaching over the years, and a few of the things she’s learned along the way.
Ashtanga Yoga for women
Maria explores yoga for women, sharing what it means to practise Ashtanga Yoga as a woman, what rituals and traditions are to be followed, and why being a woman practising yoga is a blessing and a gift.
Kleshas: Exploring the root of all suffering
Maria considers the 5 Kleshas, or obstacles, which are at the root of all suffering, and looks at ways in which we might overcome these through our yoga practice.
Facing fear in the wake of the Stockholm attack
Maria shares her experiences of teaching during the Stockholm attack in April 2017. She explores how yoga practice can help us especially when things are difficult and there is much suffering.
How often should we practise yoga?
Maria shares what it means to her to practise yoga, how she has overcome obstacles and adapted to change through her practice and how important it is to listen to ourselves when practising.
My yoga journey
Maria shares her fascinating yoga journey, explains how she first found yoga and recounts the story of what happened in Dharamsala that would change her life forever.
Finding courage and connection through yoga
Maria shares a sad story of meeting an old friend and how this has given her clarity around the courage and connection she experiences through her own yoga practice.