What’s Available
Near the top, you’ll find the latest videos, articles and information. The embedded videos are unlisted on YouTube for at least 2 months, so you get to see them first! From time to time I’ll be clearing the page out, but you can still find some of the video content on my YouTube channel, and do subscribe while you’re there! If you want the written content, I invite you to download and save, however please be kind enough not to edit or “borrow” the work therein! I’m more than happy to be quoted, and do feel free to drop me a line if need be. And if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see, please just email me to let me know!
Enjoy! xx
THE TEACHERS’ SPACE
With videos on topics such as finding Abundance in Your Yoga Teaching - Marketing Introduction and Basics, to Diversifying to Thrive, Dealing with Imposter Syndrome Demons, Creative and Transformative Sequencing, How to Integrate Philosophical tenets to your teaching and more, this collection of videos is an offering to support yoga teachers.
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I would love to hear your feedback, or tell me what else you would like to discuss - drop me an email on yogawithzaz@gmail.com, and feel free to join the FB group The Teachers Space. I also offer mentoring, so get in touch to discuss how I can support you through accountability, practical advice, intention setting and clarifying and more.
LEVEL UP YOUR YOGA - BREAKING DOWN SUN SALUTATIONS B (SURYA NAMASKAR B)
You’ve probably done Sun Salutations and Vinyasas a-plenty, but it’s always worth revisiting the foundations! In this 20 minute video, we focus on the synchronicity of breath with movement, as well as some subtle alignment points and tweaks to make your transitions even smoother. Ultimately, this will lead to creating strength and prepare you for deepening and furthering your practice when you’re ready. Treat this video as a mini-workshop, and use the sun salutations as a way to awaken your body for the day ahead, or even as preparation for a home practice.
YOGA FOR RUNNERS - PRE OR POST
Try this short and sweet 20 minute yoga sequence for runners - as part of the warm up or cool-down (or both!). This sequence focuses on releasing tension in the calves, hamstrings, hip flexors and quadriceps, as well as creating spinal mobility to strengthen and protect the back from potential jarring.
video - Empowerment -5 minute guided meditation
Take just 5 minutes to settle yourself somewhere, close your eyes and listen. Let your mind hit pause and simply float and absorb this guided meditation which has been created to uplift and center you, allowing you to connect to a core inner truth - that you are enough. The meditation lasts for just over 5 minutes, however feel free to sit in stillness and allow the centering thoughts and mantras to sink into you for as long as you wish.
video - PREPARE THE BODY TO MOVE
This 10 minute yoga sequence can be a short practice to ease the body into movement, or it can be a warmup before you get into a longer practice. I believe in taking time to warm the body up properly before diving in - this sequence focusses on hips, spine, and core as well as some hamstring and adductor lengthening - plus, of course a few vinyasas to create that flow and dynamism. Feel free to modify, use props, and be safe.
VIDEO - LEVEL UP YOUR YOGA - WRIST CARE
Our wrists can take a bit of a battering and be prone to aches and pains through excessive typing, texting (hands up!) and sometimes in our yoga practice as well, if weight is not properly distributed, as we are unaccustomed to weight-bearing on the wrist. In this video I am sharing my go-to exercises for wrist care and wrist strengthening.
video - level up your yoga - how to do dancers’ pose and flip your grip
This short tutorial will guide you through dancers’ pose, and introduce a way to find that elusive flipped grip.
I have longer and more detailed tutorials coming soon including warm up drills for this posture to prepare the shoulders and spine - please get in touch if you are interested in the more detailed course to level up your yoga practice.
5 STEPS TO SELF CARE - FULL GUIDE
Delve into this guide on 5 important steps for self-care, including meditation, movement, mantras, the power of touch, and what we put into our bodies. The 5 steps are:
Mantra and Affirmations, Hit Pause and Breathe,
Self Healing Touch, Commit to Move and Nourish
STEP 1 OF FIVE STEPS TO SELF CARE
MANTRA AND AFFIRMATION
The power of words is undeniable - not only those we hear directed towards us, but equally the words we use to and about ourselves! Find the words that resonate for you, and use them daily - meditate with them, or repeat them, or write them down.. whatever works best for you, and observe the effects they have.
STEP 2 OF FIVE STEPS TO SELF CARE
HIT PAUSE AND BREATHE
A simple guide to how to clear a little mental space, hit the pause button and recentre yourself. Take a read of this brief guide and then if you can, use the guided meditation video above for 5 minutes of inner peace.
STEP 3 OF FIVE STEPS TO SELF CARE
SELF HEALING TOUCH
Learn a few simple tricks to soothe and begin to bring self healing and comfort with the most intuitive of medicines - touch.
STEP 5 OF FIVE STEPS TO SELF CARE
NOURISH
Nourishment is vital not only for our bodies, but also our hearts, minds and yes, your soul. This short guide touches on where we can find nourishment, and of course how we discover what we need to nourish ourselves.
Eat Me Drink Me
Adding to the delicious dishes in NOURISH above, I wanted to continue to share some wonderful healthy food.
PAN CON TOMATE
This traditional Spanish dish is so incredibly simple and delicious. You’ll find it for breakfast or as a snack or starter. Slightly different to its Italian cousin, Bruschetta, the tomatoes are almost pureed, rather than chopped up. I pretty much lived on this throughout my university years!
To serve 2 people
3 large ripe red tomatoes (organic if you can)
One clove of garlic cut in half
Extra virgin olive oil
Two thickly cut slices of bread (feel free to use gluten free)
Salt flakes
Optional - chilli flakes, squeeze of lime, black pepper, freshly torn basil leaves
Method -
Using a box grater, grate your tomatoes into a dish - this will remove the skin easily. You can also remove the seeds by cutting the tomatoes in half first and removing the seeds, but I don’t bother with this step.
Strain the grated pureed tomatoes into another bowl to remove the excess liquid - you can drink the tomato juice! Sieving the tomatoes means that it does not make the bread too soggy.
Add a pinch of salt to taste, and then optionally squeeze half a lime in to “lift” the taste of the tomatoes.
Lightly toast your bread (one day old bread is great for this), and then rub the half garlic clove all over the bread. You should just see the shininess of the natural garlic oil on the surface of the toast.
Drizzle olive oil onto the bread, then spoon your tomatoes on.
If you wish, you can add a little more salt, chilli flakes and torn basil leaves.
Enjoy!