We talk about the ego all the time. We say someone has "a big ego," or that we need to "check our ego at the door." But in yoga and spiritual traditions, the ego means something deeper and far more interesting than arrogance. Understanding it changed the way I live — and it can change the way you experience your practice, your relationships, and your own sense of peace. This is part teaching and part personal story, because I cannot write about the ego from the outside. I hav

By Jade Canavan, Inner Lifetime Yoga There's a difficult truth I've had to sit with over the years, and it's one I want to share with you here — not because it's comfortable, but because I think it might be one of the most important conversations any of us can have with ourselves. We have been raised, almost without realising it, to see health as something that happens *to* us. We get ill, we go to the doctor, we are given a tablet, we hope to feel better. We treat our bodies

By Jade Canavan, Inner Lifetime Yoga There's a version of me from a few years ago I think about often. She was running on empty, pushing through, saying yes when every fibre of her being was quietly whispering no . She thought she was coping. She wasn't. I've been feeling some of the symptoms sneak back so I've felt inspired to write this blog - to motivate and remind myself of listening to my body, while also spreading some awareness. The reality is, the last few years have

In our busy lives, we often operate on autopilot — working, planning, and doing — without pausing to reflect on what’s truly happening within us. I know I touch on this a lot … in the studio, on social media, and in previous blogs, but it’s something I feel quite strongly about raising awareness of. Whether it’s burnout, heartbreak, or an unsettling sense of discontent, there comes a moment when life urges us to slow down and look inward. And for many of you who’ve shared you

Here she goes again, talking about energy :-) Yes, yes I am — and that’s because it’s so crucially linked to thriving wellbeing. I thought, why not write a blog about that lil’ ole thang energy that I talk about so often in class. So voilà... For me, energy isn’t only about how much sleep I’ve had or whether I’ve had my morning coffee. It’s the invisible current that powers my thoughts, moods, and presence — something that, before my yoga journey, I was not in touch with or

Most of us move through our days on autopilot. We wake up, check our phones, rush through our routines, and go from one task to the next without really being there. Life becomes a blur, and even though we may be "doing all the right things," something feels missing. This feeling could be super subtle, in fact so subtle that perhaps you dont even understand it to be that. Its this deep, unconscious wave of something doesn't feel right - but because we are so busy, it's easy t

Hello to every single one of you unique gorgeous beings! This blog is dedicated to the power of acceptance. Let's start by having you about word "acceptance" .. how does it make you feel? Just the word itself, have a go. In fact let's go all out, give yourself 5 minutes to think about it, set a timer and just be with the word. Yes this may sound odd, and I may have lost your interest but stick with me because sometimes just sitting with a word and truly going inwards to e

I actually started writing a blog called Accepting You, but half way through I was like hoooold up, i'm missing a trick here, you need to find yourself first! I have been on the mother of all roller coaster journeys the last few years and the biggest reward has been finding myself. It's wonderful that I am in this place now, saying these words, writing this blog, I am grateful for this awareness and the irony here is that I never even considered myself as lost?! Looking back