When I first started teaching yoga online, I never imagined I'd still be doing it years later.

Like so many yoga teachers, I moved my classes online during Covid. It was a strange and challenging time, but something wonderful came from it too. I discovered that yoga could connect us even when we couldn't physically be in the same room.

When life returned to something resembling normality, I gradually returned to teaching most of my classes in person. But I decided to keep two online classes.

And I'm so glad I did.

A few weeks ago I was invited to teach at the summer gathering of a small company whose team mainly work remotely. Their founder wanted everyone to step away from their screens, reconnect in person and simply enjoy spending time together.

"I'd love to come, but I won't know anyone."

It's one of the most common things I hear when I talk about my yoga retreats. Often followed by, "I'd be nervous going on my own."

If you've ever had those thoughts, I'd love to gently reassure you that going on retreat alone doesn't mean you'll be lonely. In fact, it can be one of the most rewarding things you ever do for yourself.

In the sacred silence of Savasana, it is the only time in the day I'm doing nothing and creating nothing, serving no one outwardly but serving everyone inwardly
Judith Hanson Lasater

Have you noticed how each time you lie down in savasana at the end of yoga, you have different experiences? Sometimes you feel truly relaxed & calm and other times you can feel irritable or agitated. Your body has entered a quiet space, being physically still and there’s no plan to move until you’re gently instructed to. It’s a rare and unusual place to find ourselves in isn’t it….but Neurologists recognise the massive benefit to the nervous system, when the body stops 'holding itself together' and 'powering down'.