7. Yoga In Everyday Life with Ash Hope

Ash Hope is on a mission to guide people to their optimal Health and Wellbeing. With her enthusiasm and dedication she brings out the best in people by integrating yoga, nutrition, mindfulness and meditation. Ash has been practicing the traditional Ashtanga method for over a decade and regularly studies with her teacher Nancy Gilgoff and in India. She is an Ashtanga Yoga teacher, zen practitioner and facilitator of corporate health and wellbeing programs. Her plant based diet is a conscious decision out of love for all animals. Ash has led Yoga teacher training in Thailand, presented at the International Peace day in Cairns and was an Ambassador for the Yoga for Freedom project. She was featured several times in the Connect magazine and appeared on Cairns radio station FM 89.1. To share her passion for the Ashtanga method, Ash established a regular Mysore program in Cairns, the Sunshine Coast and worked at the Ashtanga Yoga Centre in Melbourne. Along with her partner Geoff she has recently moved to Brisbane to establish her own Ashtanga classes. Ash can be found on Instagram @ashhope.yoga or www.ashyoga.com.au Key Points: What inspired Ash to get into yoga? Her injury & her 100 day challenge to begin How her first teacher training in India gave her a deeper appreciation beyond the physical postures Yoga has a different status in the Indian culture today Indian boys can be sent to a school to learn more about chanting & vedic texts – shared via oral tradition How does yoga benefit Ash’s day Ash’s practice as a daily cleansing ritual, similar to cleaning her teeth or having a shower How the structure benefits her Vata constitution She never regrets the daily practice despite it being challenging some days The 8 limbs of yoga Meditation being a practice Ash believes if you can breathe, you can do yoga The benefit of the teacher student relationship Yoga in everyday life with her partner Geoff & how it creates stability & grounding