Wobbles on the mat, wobbles off the mat

This month’s blog post has been submitted by a dedicated yogi, who has been practising yoga with me during lockdown – here she reflects on what it has meant to her to practise yoga regularly through a time of world-wide challenge and unc...

Creative Yoga Hybrids to Switch Up Your Practice

As yoga has grown ever more popular, a variety of other physical practices have incorporated yoga into their repertoire. This has resulted in the rise of “hybrid” or “fusion” yoga classes, which meld yoga with other exercise styl...

Competition – Write a Yoga Story for Kids

⭐️COMPETITION TIME ⭐️ To mark the launch of my forthcoming Online Kids Yoga sessions – I am launching an exciting competition – calling all budding writers – children and adults of any age – are invited to write a short story, ...

Setting up a home yoga practice

Whether you wish to establish your own home practise or join me on the mat for an online session, these tips may help you get the most of your time on the mat at home. Make sure you are in a warm, quiet space where you will not be inter...

5 Yoga poses you can do on your desk chair or sofa

Sitting at your desk chair all day, driving long distances, or being stuck at home during COVID-19 lockdown, can be a strain on your body, and can lead to stiffness, aches, and pains. Your neck might have cricks in it and your arms might...

What is self care?

… And how to find solutions that work for you Self care has been bandied about as a term for the last few years, and it means different things to different people. But the end result, no matter how you practice it, is going to be the sam...

Benefits of a Yoga Retreat

Typically, a yoga retreat offers an opportunity to take time out from our daily routines and deepen your yoga and meditation practice. Often including a combination of yoga, pranayama, meditation and optional activities exploring the loc...

How to keep your yoga mat clean (and when it’s time to replace it)

Many of us have discovered the amazing health benefits of yoga. Whether you practice a mindful approach that focuses more on breathing and relaxation, or you pursue a yoga that’s geared toward a challenging physical pursuit that builds...

Creating A Relaxing Space At Home

Coming home should offer a relaxing feeling, and the way you create your space can help with that. A well designed home can make you feel safe, comfortable, and relaxed. Use these tips to make your home feel more personal, relaxed, and i...

How Yoga Counters Ageing

The ageing process is often associated with greying hair and wrinkles, but beyond the face value changes, time can also take an intense toll on one’s physiology. Over time, you’ll notice you aren’t as fast, flexible, stable, or str...

Desperately seeking stillness

Desperately seeking stillness – Blackberries, butterflies, spiritual lessons from my dog and yin yoga! What have all these things got in common, well let me explain… Having practised yoga on and off for some 30 years, and taught for th...

Hormone-Balancing Maca Latte

A subject that comes up again and again after class, is that of balancing the hormones, at all stages of our life and moon cycles…. Personally, one of my favourite go-to’s is ‘maca’ – this amazing Peruvian herb has help me beyond believe...

Confidence & Energy boosting Power Bites

What better choice for a mid-day snack than a delicious power bite! The energising ingredients in this recipe are tasty and full of health promoting benefits. Health Highlights: Coconut: This fruit contains protein which can help the bod...

What are the Chakras?

Have you heard the term ‘Chakra’ but unsure what it means? The subject of Chakras, is one of my all-time favourites. It is a term that often comes up in my reiki treatments and my yoga classes, and more specifically I have classes an...

Supporting pregnancy – before, during and after

The ancient systems of yoga and reflexology promote physical, emotional and mental well-being, which is vital during times of transition or uncertainty. Before, during and after, pregnancy will inevitably involve many physical and emotio...