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The answer is, you should. If you're not big on science talk read the dot points! Let's start with some scientific trial results: "Three weeks of bed rest in otherwise healthy men had a more profound impact on physical work capacity than three decades of ageing!" This particular study looked at the effects of three weeks of doing nothing … Continue reading Do you even walk?

*Cue eye-roll*, but I actually look forward to being healthy over the holidays. I figure there's more time to exercise, practice yoga and not worry if I go off on a tangent and spend 2 hours doing handstands or take an extra long savasana and fall asleep on the floor! I love to swim, play … Continue reading How I Stay Healthy During the Silly Season – by Kelly Moriarty

Thank you to everyone who came to Speers Point Park to celebrate Christmas with us and a wonderful year of training and yoga 🙂

So I decided to have the afternoon off and ended up half asleep on the couch until the TV show Catalyst came on, and the topic was cancer treatment. This was the opening line... "What if I were to tell you there's a medicine that may double your chance of survival and cause your own body … Continue reading Cancer and exercise

I had practiced vinyasa flow yoga before I began Iyengar yoga. Funnily enough, I had tried Iyengar yoga before, a few years earlier, without even realising it was 'Iyengar yoga'. Nowadays there are all different types of yoga, including fusions of disciplines like yogalates and body balance, so although its founder Mr Iyengar would never … Continue reading Why I Chose Iyengar Yoga

I just read an article by an experienced yoga teacher and therapist Beth Spindler and I wanted to share one of my thoughts when it comes to yoga as therapy. The title of the article was - 'Why “Gentle” Doesn’t Always Mean Therapeutic in Yoga'. Guruji teaching parsva sirsasana As a teacher who runs a small … Continue reading YOGA AS THERAPY – A teacher’s perspective

Andy and I lined up to take part in our first crossfit competition last Sunday - it was pretty hectic! Lots of fitness to be witnessed 🙂 Here are some video links and photos from the day. Thanks to Andrew Darr and Jacqui Bamberry for going all in with us! And all the support from … Continue reading Octane Open – Our first crossfit competition!

So what does Andy eat in a 48 hour period? Here's an example of two average days worth of food: Breakfast 445am: Large bowl rolled oats with water, blueberries and cinnamon cooked on the stove. 3 boiled eggs on two pieces gluten free toast with 1/4 avocado. Green tea with lemon. Probiotics.  Post-training (mid-morning): Natural pea … Continue reading Andy eats…

Combine dry ingredients: 1 cup oats 1/4 cup dark choc chips 1/4 cup pepitas 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup chia seeds 1/4 cup raw nuts 1/4 cup shredded coconut 1 and a half tablespoons cinnamon In a saucepan melt: 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil (or combination of both) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Mix everything together, … Continue reading Choc chip muesli cups

Chicken Cacciatore (adapted from Neil Perry)  Ingredients:  6 free-range chicken legs cut into thighs and drumsticks Coconut oil 2 medium brown onions, peeled and chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped ½ bunch silverbeet, stems removed and leaves sliced into strips 1 cup dry white wine 400g can whole tomatoes, chopped with juices 1 ½ … Continue reading Chicken Cacciatore