Cheat Sheet For Warrior III Pose
Warrior III Pose - Virabhadrasana III (veer-ah-bah-DRAHS-anna) Warrior III pose Virabhadra = the name of a fierce warrior, described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet; wielding a thousand clubs; and wearing a tiger’s skin....
Yoga Teacher Mentoring – Why Is It Important?
Yoga teacher mentoring is an essential part of both becoming a yoga teacher and as an ongoing relationship during a yoga teachers life. I've always thought that becoming a yoga teacher is a little like being an apprentice. It's the closest thing I can think of to...
Home Yoga Practice For Keeping You Sane
How Do I Start My Home Yoga Practice? Do you intend to roll our your yoga mat during the holidays but then it never seems to happen? I find that students can be afraid to start a home yoga practice without the guidance of a teacher. Don't let this stop you! If you...
Life Outside The Yoga Room ~ How Do We Cope?
So, this year has been an interesting one for me in terms of yoga and life in general. At times it has been difficult with some tragedy and heartache along the way. Along with that, I turned 40 last week. I didn't foresee this as being a big deal or life...
Yoga And Insomnia Talk With Charley Hickey C-IAYT
I hope you enjoy watching this talk I did live on Facebook last month. Hear me chat about yoga and insomnia, my own experiences of insomnia and how yoga helped me. I also cover some of the current research into yoga and insomnia. There are a few questions that the...
Life, Yoga & Philanthropy. Is It True That You Get What You Give?
The topic of life, yoga and philanthropy has been on my mind recently. I’d love to be able to teach yoga altruistically without charging anyone a cent but the reality is that I have to feed myself. It’s a struggle that many yoga teachers face and I’m sure many of...
The Joy Of Being Rescued By Those I Was Trying To Save
Well, it’s almost the end of the school break and time to start preparing for the winter term of yoga classes. As I look ahead, I’m so grateful for being able to continue on with the work that I love. It doesn’t quite fit properly to label it as work but I can’t...
Join Us In Doing “Nothing” For International Yoga Day!
You may have heard already that International Yoga Day was declared by the United Nations and first marked on 21 June 2015. You can read a bit more about how that came about here if it interests you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Yoga_Day There are many...
I Feel So Happy To Be Back In My Body
A Thank You Note From A Yoga Therapy Client I just had to share this lovely thank you note from one of my private yoga therapy clients. It reminded me that writing thank you notes is really important as it absolutely made my day to receive this. Yoga therapy is an...
Lotus Mudra ~ Accepting The Negative & Positive
Author: Charley Hickey is a practicing yoga therapist and senior yoga teacher who runs group and private yoga classes in Applecross & Fremantle, Perth. She also runs specialised yoga workshops for yoga students & yoga teachers. Accepting The Negative &...