I’m doing pretty well on the carbon footprint stakes (I think). I spent a year ‘compacting’, gave my car away at a party a couple of years ago and have been catching the bus or walking since, and aside from my air miles and the plasma TV I inherited from a bad breakup, my biggest source of guilt is my daily takeaway coffee cup. So, when my friend Daria gave me the gift of a Keep Cup I was stoked. Read more …

The launch issue of Australian Yoga Journal hit the streets on 9 December. The Australian version of the American original features all things closer to home including yoga profiles, home practice tips, healthy recipes, book reviews and travel. Read more …

Directors of the Family Yoga School in Japan – Ishii and Hisae sensei – will be hosting workshops in Sydney and Brisbane in January 2009. Developed over 30 years, Ishii and Hisae’s techniques focus on the asana from the Oki-do tradition combining self-massage, breathing techniques and corrective exercises and their unique philosophy on yoga and life.

A couple of years after filming YOGA TV, I furthered my yoga study by studying Ryoho Yoga with the amazing Andzrej Gospodarczyk and Lisa Foster. Then I had the chance to shoot this DVD for Team Unity Fitness. The DVD has two classes: morning/ beginner (for energy and good digestion) and evening/ intermediate (for stress and lower back release. You can now buy it through my shop.

Can a Japanese facial massage really rub out wrinkles while harmonising your body and soul? The brochure about facial harmony promises me a blissful journey from head to toe. My guide on this journey is Japanese-born yoga teacher and shiatsu practitioner, Fumi Yamamoto. Read more …