Yoga Every Day... Or Else?
For the last 5 years, give or take, I’ve practised yoga every single day, or at least tried to. Whether I was feeling energised or tired,...
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Florence Cross
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Finding Strength in Softness
Softness is often ascribed as a feminine attribute, and because of this it hasn't always been encouraged in our patriarchal world, but...
Florence Cross
Dec 21, 20203 min read
Impermanence, Opinions, and Body Image
This post follows on from my previous post Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Union - If you haven’t read it, it might be a good idea to...
Florence Cross
Dec 15, 20203 min read
Impermanence, Non-attachment and Union
Each week I give myself a theme to plan my classes around. I really enjoy having a focus as I plan my classes and something I can...
Florence Cross
Oct 23, 20203 min read
Why I Teach Self-Love Yoga
I’ve been thinking a lot about yoga; about what yoga is, about how I teach yoga, how yoga ought to be taught, and how I can make yoga...
Florence Cross
Sep 9, 20202 min read
The Feminine Divine or the Feminist?
I would call myself a feminist (to be honest I don’t understand why you wouldn’t - who doesn’t want equal rights and opportunities for...
Florence Cross
Sep 1, 20203 min read
Top Tips for Feeling Confident on your First Day Back at School
The first day back to school after summer, or your first day at a new school, is always pretty nerve racking, but this year there’s a...
Florence Cross
Aug 24, 20204 min read
Practicing What You Preach
This blog post started off as an instagram post, but I had too many ideas and wrote too much. This is just a few thoughts on the idea of...
Florence Cross
Aug 1, 20202 min read
What have you learnt in Lockdown?
Today I have a little journaling gift for you. I share with you a journaling practice, I encourage you to give it a go. It doesn’t have...
Florence Cross
Jul 23, 20202 min read
If it's meant to be...
I’m a big believer that everything happens for a reason, but I also think that hard work pays off. I’ve heard two different endings to...
Florence Cross
Jun 24, 20203 min read
Aparigraha - Why we can’t let go
Aparigraha is the last of the five Yamas. The Yamas are the ethical code of conduct for yogis so this is the first of Pantajali’s Eight...
Florence Cross
Jun 18, 20203 min read
Brahmacharya - How We Use Our Energy
Brahmacharya is the fourth Yama (please have a look at my blog posts on the first few yamas: Ahimsa, Satya and Asteya) and is generally...
Florence Cross
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Asteya - non stealing and our desire to fill our lives
Asteya is the third Yama (the yamas are the yoga “Code of Conduct” and part of the Eight Limbs of Yoga, to find out about the first two...
Florence Cross
May 26, 20203 min read
Satya - What does it mean to emanate truthfulness?
On the face of it, truthfulness is a pretty simple concept to understand and embody. Don’t lie. Always telling people the truth, being...
Florence Cross
May 18, 20203 min read
Ahimsa - Cultivating Non-violence and Kindness
Ahimsa is the first of the Yamas; these are essentially an ethical, moral and societal code of conduct of how a yogi can go out into the...
Florence Cross
May 12, 20202 min read
Take Notice...
Imagine you’re walking along a path, there is a beautiful view of a mountain range in front of you, you can see for miles and miles. Snow...
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