Tonic: What is your Tonic?

Heather: Connecting to beauty within and without.

T: Which pose feels like home?

H: Downward Dog

T: Which pose is your biggest nemesis?

H: This changes all the time. Currently it would be Scorpion.

T: Which pose makes you feel your strongest?

H: Chaturanga (four-limbed staff pose)

T: Which pose makes you feel your calmest?

H: Pigeon

T: What do you do to cope with worry about the future?

H: Breathe more and get on the mat to connect with something bigger.

T: What matters to you most right this second?

H: Serving people in a way that lights up their hearts.

T: What is the most important lesson you’ve learned through practice?

H: That the Universe is powerful and so are we.

T: What is your favourite Tonic piece?

H: The Lunge Capri. Everything about it is beautiful – the fabric, style, design and fit!

T: What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?

H: Self-hate

T: What is the next big challenge you will overcome?

H: Falling in love with my Scorpion pose.

T: What do you absolutely love about yourself?

H: My resilience.

T: What have you learned to love – or at least accept – about yourself?

H: My ever changing body.

T: What makes you roll out your mat when you just don’t feel like it?

H: Remembering that I know it will make me feel better, even better than I do at the moment.

T: What do you appreciate most about your body?

H: Its strength.

T: What is the best piece of advice you have heard from a yoga instructor?

H: You are a gift.