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  • This Quarter Moon Yoga Practice Will Open You to More Luck

    First Quarter Moon: Half of the moon is illuminated, forming a clear right-hand semicircle. This is the halfway point between the new moon and the full moon. It symbolises a time of action, decisions, and commitment. As intentions set during the New Moon begin to manifest, it’s a period to reassess, make adjustments, and move…

  • The difference between self-love and self-care…

    February is the love month thanks to Valentine’s Day.I’ve never celebrated it in the ‘normal way’, with chocolate and roses, because it’s always felt a bit too commercialised for me. But like all holidays, we can celebrate them any way we like and I think that this can be a reminder for you to find…

  • How to set a resolution you’ll actually keep

    Where did the time go? This year has gone by so quickly. How are you feeling about going into a new year? When the end of each year rolls around, I can’t help but feel a little enchanted by the infinite possibilities. A great way to set yourself up for a fulfilled, satisfying year is…

  • Self Acceptance or Self Improvement?

    It’s such a precarious balance to find. I’m regularly reminded by my yoga students of the longing in each of us to be loved and accepted for exactly who we are right now and the importance of loving and accepting ourselves for who we are right now.  I know that trying to change and improve ourselves…

  • Autumn Chances Bringing Balance

    Return to centre with a physical twists based yoga class… My thoughts on this time of year… The scales of balance symbolise the equinoxes. Now day and night are of equal length, as at the spring equinox, but from now on, the dark will be gaining. The colder months of the year are for introspection,…

  • 3 Ways to Unlock Your Intuition

    1. Actively cultivate balance in your life Your intuitive system is part of your holistic self, so the more balance you can create in every area of your life—from financial health to mental health—the more reliably your intuition will perform. Balance is never about doing things perfectly, but rather trying to create healthy stability in…

  • Autumn Equinox

    Return to centre with physical twists My thoughts on this time of year… The scales of balance symbolise the equinoxes. Now day and night are of equal length, as at the spring equinox, but from now on, the dark will be gaining. The colder months of the year are for introspection, for turning inward and…

  • Your Amazing Human Body

    What I find so fascinating and I hope you do too… So far in our Anatomy Focus Yoga classes on Tuesdays we’ve been covered many areas of the body but what I find so fascinating (and I hope you do to) is the emotional and mental connections around different areas of the body. We can…

  • How to deal with strong emotions

    Especially when you feel like you just cannot right now. Lets start with a question… How do you deal with stressful situations that are completely out of your control? Yesterday was one of the most stressful days I’ve had in a long time and it seemed to come out of the blue. So that happened.…

  • How to harness the power of summer!

    Harness the energy of the longest day of the year! Summer is definitely here! The longest day of the year – The Summer Solstice – was Wednesday 21st June. The energy during the solstice encourages us to soak up every minute, but shouldn’t every day feel that way? It’s time to embrace this energy to…

  • Yoga for Back Pain

    Here is some more technical information about what’s going on when we have back pain and some options to help, but as always nothing should hurt when you do it! If we can ensure that we are regularly (daily) moving the spine is all its natural, healthy ways AND that we have core muscles (deep…

  • Seven Ways To Hack Your Brain To Be More Resilient

    I want to talk here, in my own words based on my experiences, about Resilience. I hope you enjoy it and, truly, I’d like to hear your thoughts! Definitions… Resilience is our ability to bounce back from any situation. Being able to maintain a certain state when coping with what life throws at us. We…

  • 4 Underrated Mental Health Hacks

    Forget FOMO – Embrace JOMO Embracing the Joy Of Missing Out can be as simple as being fully mindful of this moment right now. What makes this moment special? No matter how hard you try, you’ll never be able to repeat this moment. The way the sun is shining. The sounds, the temperature, the way…

  • How to Balance out a Week’s Worth of Sitting – Your Fascia

    What is fascia? So just like how a citrus fruit has a peel and then white stuff under the skin and all those little triangular sections and then it even has those tiny little pockets of juice… It is the exact same with your body! So under our skin in a layer of connective tissue,…

  • How to make the most of your relaxation

    Do you enjoy shavasana?Also called Savasana, Dead man’s pose or Corpse pose Whatever you call it, it is an essential part of every yoga practice and is usually the last pose we practice. It supports our mental health in so many ways that only a regular practice can show us. Here are few ways to…