Sydney Morning Herald travel writer, Lance Richardson, braved a weekend yoga retreat at Peppers Salt Resort & Spa Kingscliff with me – and survived. His story begins …

“The floor is covered with women, legs twisted one way, torsos in the other direction. More than two-dozen heads tilt languorously backwards as Kris McIntyre directs the room to imitate a Hollywood starlet in photographic pose. A few people breathe heavily into the stretch and then, in the next movement, a woman explodes into laughter as her feet slide off the mat, soles slick with sweat.”

Issue 7 of Australian Yoga Journal is on sale. Inside you’ll find stories about yoga for athletes (run, cycle and swim your way to triathlon success), poses to help hip flexibility, a focus on backbends and yoga holidays for lovers.

Body+Soul (Sunday Telegraph) has rated it one of the best outdoor yoga classes in NSW. Yoga in the Park in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney is just like YOGA TV, but outdoors (oh and unfortunately, there’s no Nils or Barbs!) Join me for morning yoga in beautiful Rushcutters Bay Park on Saturday mornings. I teach Japanese/ Ryoho Yoga Therapy which combines traditional Indian Hatha Yoga with the meridian-based healing arts and Five Element Theory of China and Japan. Classes are open to beginners.

Cosmopolitan magazine recently asked me to share some yoga, tips and tricks for digestive problems including constipation and diarrhoea, to bloating, irritable bowel syndrome and sugar cravings.

YOGA TV DVDs are now available through my Shop. The Anti-Aging/ Staying Young DVD includes over 2.5 hours of yoga with seven classes to address common health issues including blood pressure and circulation, flexibility and hormonal balance, balance and strength.