Back to the Mat: My Power Yoga Quest for Zen

Inhale. Exhale. Repeat.

I have practiced yoga on and off for several years, but never with the required dedication. Don't be mistaken - yoga has always been a haven for me, meditating during shavasana and pushing through a challenging sequence through breath... But I would always get caught up with my social life and find some excuse that would eventually result in the cessation of practice after a few months in the studio.

Whilst it is the effects of yoga on my mind and spirit that continue to bring me back to practising, it's hard to be specific and measure a goal that relates to my mental clarity, so I set myself a goal for 2014 - to be able to do scorpion pose (vrschikasana) by the end of the year. With two months of procrastination already under my belt this year, I decided last week it was time to return to the mat and dive into yoga practice.

There are many different styles of yoga, and up until this point, my favourite by far had been bikram. I relished in the 37 degree heat, beads of sweat dripping down my limbs during the long pose hold-times. Bikram yoga was so much more mentally and physically challenging than any other style class I had attended, until Power Vinyasa.

Unfortunately, no bikram timetables work with my current work/life schedule, so, looking elsewhere I landed upon Power Vinyasa (just one of the several different styles offered at Power Living in Neutral Bay.) Vinyasa means 'flow' in sanskrit: the movements are fluid, making for a cardio intensive routine. The dynamic class is practiced in a heated room and is truly physically demanding - whilst yoga is more to me than a workout, I'm definitely not one to complain if I'm toning my muscles and raising my heart rate.

I feel as though I'm currently in the right headspace to be focused on improving my yoga practice, and I can't wait to share all the changes I experience with my mind and body. I'd love to hear about your experiences with yoga... How long have you been practising? What is your favourite style? Which poses do you find difficult?

Zen out xx

(Is that a thing?.... It is now....)

February.

Well, hasn't February been a whirlwind.

I can safely say that I haven't come remotely close to getting into gear with this blog. I have been completely overwhelmed with work, gigs, partying and more work - this blog has been the farthest thing from my mind.

I have officially blocked out a weekly time in my calendar to work on blog content - I've realised this blog is going to play a huge role in my upcoming life plans, so need to put the hours in until they pay off.

What do you want to hear about? Things to do in Sydney? Live music reviews? Recipes? Meditation and mindfulness? Metaphysics and spirituality?

Ha, this is as much for your enjoyment as it is for my sanity - let me know what you want to be reading.

Speak real soon xx

Welcome to 2014

Happy New Year.

I was at a loss at the end of last year as to where this blog was headed - I have no immediate travel plans, and the topics I had previously been discussing weren't things I thought would deeply resonate with people.

I am deep in the process of exploring my spirituality and both internal and external environments, and being a subject so close to my heart right now, it feels right that this is what I write about.

Stay tuned - I promise to write a lot more regularly than I have been, and hopefully I can inspire you to find the path you are destined for and manifest all of your wildest dreams.

Much love xx

Top 10 Tracks of 2013

I trust you all had a very Merry Christmas, filled with too much food and drink. I hope you all spoiled your loved ones and were spoilt in return!

I decided it was a priority that I select my top 10 for triple j's Hottest 100, and here I share it with you! In no particular order:

1. Always / Panama
2. New Slaves / Kanye West
3. Life Round Here / James Blake
4. R U Mine? / Arctic Monkeys
5. Is This How You Feel? / The Preatures
6. So Good At Being In Trouble / Unknown Mortal Orchestra
7. Help Me Lose My Mind / Disclosure
8. If I Could Change Your Mind / HAIM
9. Aleph / Gesaffelstein10. Milk & Black Spiders / Foals

Honorable mentions to Kavinsky & The Weeknd, Chet Faker & Kilo Kish, Daft Punk, Wavves, FKA twigs and Cults.


What were your favourite tunes of the year? I'll be heading up to Falls Festival on the 28th of December, so there are still many more tunes to be had before the end of the year! xx

Oh hey!

Dear darling human beings,

This past month has been an absolute whirlwind. Trying to think back and reflect on where it has gone, I don't even know how it's flown by so quick. Amongst the amazing things that have happened - I've landed myself an amazing job.

I'm sorry for lacking in the post department - I promise to take some more time out to make this work!
I NEED YOUR HELP THOUGH - What do you want to hear about?

Give me some post topics you're interested in and hopefully get my creative juices flowing.

Much love beauties, I'll be back with news soon xxx

Playlist: Tunes for Week 47/52

I was lucky enough to catch Franz Ferdinand at The Metro Theatre in Sydney this past Friday. (Can I just say - what. a. band.) That and my literal non-stop aural consumption of the new Arctic Monkeys record has got me feeling a bit indie rock n roll, so no surprises where inspiration for my BANGERZ of the week has come from! Let me know what you're listening to right about now xx

1. Do You Want To / Franz Ferdinand
2. Flathead / The Fratellis
3. R U Mine? / Arctic Monkeys
4. I Always Knew / The Vaccines
5.  I Appear Missing / Queens Of The Stone Age
6. Demons / The National
7. We Exist / Arcade Fire
8. Bones / The Killers
9. Unbelievers / Vampire Weekend
10. Australia / The Shins