Sean Jenkins Sean Jenkins

Rolling up to standing or hanging from the hips in yoga class

If you’ve been doing yoga classes for years or even for a short while you will most likely have heard the cue. I rolled up for years because that’s what I was taught both in yoga classes and even in teacher training but a few years ago I began to notice that it actually didn’t feel very nice. The roll-up cue is often given near the start of class when the body isn’t really warmed up yet and it is often seen as more gentle than hinging from the hips.

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Sean Jenkins Sean Jenkins

My Emergency Caesarean Birth – C-Section Awareness Month

To anyone preparing for birth: plan, prepare, empower yourself. But know that flexibility is powerful too. Sometimes, the most courageous thing we can do is surrender—and trust that there is strength and beauty in every kind of birth.

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