Finding Your Calm Space: Belly Breathing
Belly breathing is calming, relaxing and good for your health. In yesterday’s blog I talked about becoming aware of the breath without trying to change it. Today we will focus…
Finding Your Calm Space: Turning Yourself Upside Down
Turning yourself upside down is surprisingly calming. Any mention of handstands or headstands at a Yoga class used to make my stomach clench with worry. Like most people, I generally…
Finding Your Calm Space: Restorative Yoga and Effortless Rest
Restorative Yoga involves a lot of lying down. It can look as if you are doing nothing. And that is actually the point. When I first started going to Restorative…
Finding Your Calm Space: Paying Attention to Your Body
Paying attention to your body is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. Primary School Drama When I was aged nine or so, a slightly hippieish…
Finding Your Calm Space, Day Two: Calming Your Nervous System
Calming your Nervous System When I was training to be a midwife, a health visitor, a yoga teacher and a reflexologist, one topic kept coming up over and over again:…
Finding Your Calm Space, Day One: I Am Not a Very Calm Person
I am not a very calm person - that’s why I need calm When I told my husband that I was planning to write a book in 31 blogs about…
Fertility Yoga: The Difference between Surrender and Letting Go
I did a Fertility Yoga Teacher Training course yesterday. It was halfway through the day before I realised why I needed it. Then the tears came. This is a difficult…
How I feel about teaching online Yoga classes
Teaching my Yoga Classes online is bittersweet. It makes me feel happy and sad all at the same time. I never planned or expected to teach online Yoga classes I…
Coronavirus and Fear: Who Controls your Life?
It’s so easy to be controlled by fear. I know – I’ve been there. With all the recent talk of scary viruses, panic buying, and cities on lockdown, I have…
