12/02/2026
It's a very soggy day, and a real bummer after yesterday's spring-like feel, but a huge bonus of being self-employed is that I can react to the weather and switch my to-do list about. So today is research and planning 🧘🏼♀️🤓
I thought I would explain where I sit with the more 'advanced' poses in yoga, like shoulder stand, crow pose, wheel pose, etc. While I love the physical and mental challenge of these poses and agree it's great to have a sense of progress or a goal, I find most of my students would consider these to be impossible/scary. Therefore, we layer our poses and find other versions to ensure classes remain as accessible as possible.
Sometimes we work for a term on a particular pose like this and there may be a chance/desire to try it when we've explored lots of preparatory poses to build the necessary strength or flexibility, but there is never any pressure to attempt them or stay in them for a long time.
I prefer my classes to be achievable, enjoyable and built for the strength needed for every day life.