November Yogi of the month : Leia

Live and Breathe Yoga Townsville - Yogi of the Month Leia

  —– Thank you so much for being our wonderful Yogi of the month, Leia. I hope your story inspires more climbers to take up the practice of ashtanga yoga to be able to feel the same benefits that you have.  See you on the mat soon.  ~Allison —– 1. When and where did you … Read more

Things I love…Natural beauty

Allison with a natural avocado mask

At home treatments I was inspired to share this post by my best friend Anna, who, on her school holidays had me over to her place for a pampering afternoon. She made all her own beauty treatments (all good enough to eat!) including an oatmeal and yoghurt face scrub, coffee and chocolate foot scrub, and … Read more

October Yogi of the month : Gabi

Live and Breathe Yoga Townsville Yogi of the month Gabi

—– 1. When and where did you first start practising yoga? I first tried yoga in high school instead of playing a competitive sport. It was mostly as a cop out because I thought it would be easy. I didn’t really start a proper practice until I moved to Townsville and started at Live and … Read more

Live and Breathe Yoga’s Instagram challenge

Live and Breathe Yoga Drishti Instagram challenge

Yoga Instagram challenge starting on October 1st 10 days… 1 drishti per day and one day of turning our gaze inward to our heart in meditation… We are so excited to announce the first Live and Breathe Yoga Instagram challenge to help you inwardly focus. ALL levels are welcome to join this challenge. This is … Read more

Things I love…’Don’t talk nonsense’

Post yoga practice chocolate

Here’s a rundown of a few things I’m loving this month… ‘Do hard work and don’t talk nonsense’ Sharath has been in New York teaching this month and I found this blog post about some fantastic advice he gave in one of his after practice chats.  He says ‘Do hard work and don’t talk nonsense’.  Simple … Read more

September Yogi of the month : Chris

Live and Breathe Yoga Townsville Yogi of the month Chris

Read all about Chris’s yoga story. He has overcome injury, built an incredible strength and is always smiling!  Thanks Chris for being our Live and Breathe Yoga, Yogi of the month. —– 1. When and where did you first start practising yoga? I started practicing at Live and Breathe about 15 months ago after starting … Read more

June Yogi of the month : Penel

Live and Breathe Yoga Townsville Yogi of the month Penel

—– When and where did you first start practising yoga? I started practising yoga many years ago, here in Townsville with a local teacher. She has since retired from teaching, and no, I was not the reason she retired!   Why were you interested in the first place? Learning Yoga was not something I’d thought about. A … Read more

How your food choices affect your yoga practice (part 3)

HOW AM I EATING AND HOW DOES IT MAKE ME FEEL? There are two parts to this question: 1. How am I eating? The Hatha Yoga Pradipika states that the yogi should fill two parts of his stomach with food,  the third part with water, leaving the fourth part free for the digestive process. And, … Read more

How your food choices affect your yoga practice (part 2)

WHAT am I eating? If you do practice yoga regularly, chances are you will be relatively in tune with your body. The magic of yoga is that it helps you to slowly become more aware of how you feel; from the gross, physical sensations to the subtle, energetic nuances occurring within the body. You probably … Read more