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...

You’ve Got to be Kidding Me!

Little did I know what was in store for me, when a friend mentioned the new Goat Yoga craze sweeping the US back in 2017 – However since then I have been running Goat Yoga classes for both Adult and Families in South Devon…. whilst every...

Cultivate Loving Kindness and Gratitude with Chocolate

Did you know Cacao is one of the most nutrient-dense foods known to man? Containing over 300 chemical compounds, making it a premium source of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, protein and healthy fats. It is a great dietary source of ar...

Boost your immunity, naturally this winter

Help support your immune system, naturally this winter, with a healthy dose of self-care. The immune response is how the body recognises and defends itself against bacteria, viruses and other substances that appear foreign and harmful. I...

Why do we roll to the right side after Savasana?

Well, there are several reasons! Physiological: Much of asana practice is about opening your heart and the action of rolling to your right continues this opening and freeing from pressure. Since your heart is on the left side of your bod...

Self-Care for Aches, Pains & Inflammation

Self-Care for Aches, Pains & Inflammation Using Essential Oils  In last month’s Yoga, Nutrition & Oils Masterclass, we looked at self-care for aches, pains and inflammation. As we continue to slowly, but surely transition towards the ...

A Beginners Guide to Yoga

Most people have heard about yoga, but would you like to know what the the word yoga actually means? Whilst we know yoga may help us to become more flexibility and reduce our stress levels, would you like to learn about other amazing ben...

The Secret Language of Inversions

One of my all-time favourite yoga books is “Hatha Yoga the Hidden Language” by Swami Sivanada Radha. This book is a magical enlightenment into the hidden meanings and symbolism behind our favourite yoga poses. It discusses the symbol...

Reflexology – It’s as easy as ABC!

So, we might have all heard about reflexology, but how many people actually know what it is, or where it came from? Well, let me tell you more …… Reflexology is an ancient healing technique dating back 5,000 years (so I’d like to think...

The beauty and hilarity of walking along a Spanish dual carriage way

Yogi lessons from Alicante … Normally I like to know exactly where I’m going, and what to expect when I arrive at my destination; so it was with a small amount of nervousness, that I took a walk from my hotel, without knowing where I w...

Yoga on and off the mat for Neve and her D of E

It is always an honour to help guide those interested in yoga, onto and along their yoga path. It is fascinating to watch their path unfold before them. For most the journey, might be of physical progression, but for others it may be emo...

Yoga, mindfulness and caring for our planet

For years, we have all known the damaging effects that the production and disposal of certain products have on our beautiful planet, but, I think it was David Attenborough’s amazing documentaries “Blue Planet I and II that really wok...

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Hello, only me! If you subscribe to my newsletter you should have received an email this morning re The General Protection Regulation “GDPR”. New laws that come into force on the 25th May 2018 means that everyone has more control over th...

Spending time as a Yummy Yoga Girl

I am not sure which I love the most, my new gorgeous, super soft Moodi leggings from Yummy Yoga Girl or practising yoga with this amazing view of #Salcombe estuary. It’s a tough call! I absolutely LOVE these leggings!! Always one for ext...

What is Yoga?

What is Yoga? Maybe you have heard of yoga? Maybe you have even practised yoga? But, can you tell me what yoga is? On one hand yoga, is an exercise which physically challenges the body, commonly practised on a yoga mat. However, what if ...

Symptoms of Inner Peace

Season’s greetings one and all. With much love and a deep sense of gratitude, I reach out to the residents of Devon, the whole of the UK, and beyond, with a friendly health warning: The hearts of many have been exposed to the symptoms ...