A Yogi Climbing: Blog

“ You are your own lab. You are your own scientist. You are your own experiment. Above all this you are your own Master.” My Vipassana Experience I sat my first 10-day course in August 2022, and it was one of the hardest things I have ever done with my body, Heart and Mind. The…

I coach many 1-on-1’s – this is usually via a private warm up yoga session and check-in, within the well-equipped yoga studios of the climbing gyms I work in. Then a look at what climbing can be done within the climbing gyms. All sessions will be custom fit to your specifications, once we have gone…

I have been a part-time route Setter for several years. I first started route setting when CityROCK was in Observatory, Cape Town. Back then it was more of a thankless job, that was even more labour as most of the time the climbing-grips were very heavy. I nonetheless loved learning the art of making routes…

In my short time assisting Dream Higher with climbing activities I have learnt more than my heart felt it could hold. The NPO and social initiative introduces vulnerable youth from Cape Town to the sport of rock climbing. Through indoor bouldering sessions at Bloc 11 and CityROCK, and outdoor days around the Cape Peninsula and…

Offering Yoga for Physical Trauma Recovery at Brave is an incredible Seva (a selfless service that is performed without any expectation of result or award for performing it). This selfless action lies at the heart of the path of karma yoga. Brave is a Public Benefit Organization that was started in 2004 by survivors of…

Being a yoga teacher allows me to guide my fellow yogis to a place where they are connected to their breath, connected to the subtle energies of their body, a place where they are able to explore what their physical, mental and spiritual bodies are capable of. What is Yoga? Of course, authentic yoga is…