Issue 9 of Australian Yoga Journal is on sale. Inside you’ll find my story about beautiful Uma Paro Bhutan (oh my gosh, I so want to go back!), along with stories about the path to becoming a yoga teacher, understanding your chakras, yoga for back pain, yummy recipes and more. Copies are available in good newsagents or you can subscribe online.

I recently travelled to beautiful Uma Paro in Bhutan to write a story for Australian Yoga Journal. I was there to do a five-night “Yoga, Culture and Camp Retreat” hosted by Uma Paro’s resident yoga teacher, Marie Baker. On top of five hours of amazing yoga, Pranayama and meditation every day, I also had the opportunity to visit monasteries built in the 17th Century, be blessed by monks in a long life puja (blessing), have lunch at a local farmer’s house and do a two-day trek to the famous cliffhanging monastery, Tiger’s Nest (pictured).