It may sound cliched, but the addition of yoga practice to my life is really changing it.
Many years ago I went to a hatha yoga class at my local school hall and I didn’t really “get” it – maybe it was the teaching, the large class size, the cold room, I don’t know? It just didn’t work for me back then.

(Not me!)
Here in Sydney, I’ve been going to ashtanga vinyasa yoga twice a week and it’s a whole different ball game. I originally took up yoga for the physical benefits and freely admit I wasn’t the slightest bit interested in the meditative aspects, but I stand corrected. I have never felt more relaxed, energised and content in my whole life!
I’m reaping they physical benefits too – my muscles are toning, my flexibility and stamina are improving and I’m getting a bit better at balance, which was never my strong point!
I’m so happy at the changes it has made to me, I’m at the point of almost evangelising the benefits of yoga to my friends and family. I’ll need to rein myself in so they don’t get fed up of hearing about it!
I wanted to come to Sydney to discover something new and now I feel I’m getting a lot of my old-self back – I just hadn’t realised I’d lost it!