17/09/2026
CONNECTION.
Is really the heart of why I teach now.
Within the asana, there is connection.
Beyond the asana, there is connection.
Connection on so many different levels.
The chains of muscles working together.
The layers of connective tissue communicating and responding.
Bones meeting bones.
Breath connecting movement to the nervous system.
And then the connections that reach beyond the physical…
Our mental health.
Our spiritual health.
Our sense of belonging.
Our connection to nature, to purpose, to community
….and of course to each other.
I have been reading recently Johann Hari ‘s Lost Connections. His writing explores how disconnection from fundamental human needs can impact our mental health. And the idea has stayed with me.
Because we are relational beings. We need to feel seen. We need to belong. We need meaningful connection.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons I love teaching so much.
A yoga class can become a little space where we reconnect.
With ourselves.
With our bodies.
With our breath.
With other human beings.
We arrive as individuals, each carrying our own lives, and for a little while we breathe and move together.
And perhaps somewhere in that shared experience, we remember something we already knew:
We were never really separate.
This is my driving force…
Not simply to teach asana, but to create spaces where connection can happen through the body, through the breath, through practice, and through community.
Because sometimes what we need isn’t to become something more. It isn’t a pill or a new pair of jeans.
Sometimes we simply need to reconnect with what is already there.
