Whakaritenga - Ritual  elevate your practice, and open the door to transformation... 

"Routines are concrete repetitive actions that help us develop skills while creating continuity and order

Rituals are routines elevated, driven by intention, and imbued with meaning."

- Esther Perel

Come back to your self by creating a ritual for your practice. And open the door to your inner world, which helps us to know, love and understand ourselves. 

We can move into a deeper practice than we ever thought possible at home, by turning our yoga routine into a Ritual - Whakaritenga.

This is called your sadhana in yoga, your sadhana is your practice that has deeper meaning to you than physical practice alone.

A Sadhana is a practice that enhances our physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental wellbeing. It helps us to grow. It is done with intention, and awareness.

Whatever your reasons to practice, having an intention will elevate it. Your intention informs your ritual w...

The feminine life force energy is considered the creative force in yoga philosophy, the energy that brings all things into physical form.

This energy is radiant and powerful, it is active and creative as well as receptive and nurturing. 

I learnt my own way of what felt right in the yoga space and what didn't when I began to practice over two decades ago.

Although most participants were women many of the classes were very ‘yang’ based - Strong physical classes that felt quite competitive at times. It often seemed that we needed to be more, do more, be more flexible, and stay longer and longer in strengthening poses. 

Many times it just didn't feel right to practice in the way I was being told to, so instead I decided to listen to what felt right to me. 

Through experimentation and observation, I came up with the way to practice that resonated with me, and my mostly female students.

Many years of research, seeking out practices for and by women, and finding the rig...