Yoga Bloke Life

Hi I’m Richard Norris. I’m a web designer and live in Wellington, New Zealand, with my wife Jolanda.

After many years or working and observing human nature I decided to launch www.yogablokelife.com – all about happiness, mindfulness and feeling great.
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Much of the material is taken from everyday life experiences. My motivation is to give something back to a world that has given me so much – and the hope is that someone, somewhere reading this just might realise some of their dreams.

My Best Dad Ever Project . . .

When my first daughter was born, I was determined to be the best dad that I could possibly be – to do everything in my power to make her life great – happy and fulfilling, fun and secure. And I think I did pretty well. But somehow, the stresses of navigating my...

Life is Not a Rehearsal for Living . . .

Today my daughter, who is backpacking through Vietnam as we speak, asked me if I have heard of The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. I looked it up and, one of the first things I came across, was this quote . .  “Wherever you are be all there” Jim Elliot Years ago,...