yoga thoughts

Yoga, the teacher. I may teach yoga, but it’s also important to continue to my own practice.  Over time, I have thought a great deal about what a good teacher is, not just for yoga, but in life in general. We are all on this journey called life, and, when […]

you and yoga - the greatest teacher

The pandemic continues to affect our lives and our physical and mental health, so it’s great to know that yoga can positively impact and improve your physical and mental wellbeing.   Whilst you can’t control the world around you, you can influence how you feel and deal with difficult situations, people […]

Did you know…?

Whilst our individual states of health and wellbeing may differ, we all share one thing in common: we breathe.   You may not think about your breathing very much.  In fact, you don’t need to think about your breath at all as your nervous system controls your breathing.  However, awareness […]

the power of YOUR breath

I wish you health, peace and happiness for the coming year. Have you set any intentions for the coming year?  If you haven’t yet, it’s not too late!  Intentions are more compelling than resolutions.  Intentions (or sankalpas as they’re called in yoga) are more compelling than resolutions that we often […]

have you set your intention for this new year?

          Coming home from holiday to find the sunshine is a novelty we don’t always enjoy in this country.  In fact, it’s fair to say that it’s currently hotter here than it was where I’ve been, sunny Funchal!    In coming back, like the rest of us, I’ve also had to […]

take your yoga outside

I’ve just come back from holiday, some time to relax and renew.  I was lucky to find a wonderful yoga teacher in Funchal and did a couple of classes while I was there, a mix of hatha, mantra and meditation, which I really enjoyed.  I also did a lot of […]

mindfulness colouring for fun and more!

I want to congratulate Melanie Eastwood for all her hard work organising The Money Guardian’s launch in aid of the Royal Berkshire Hospital Cancer Unit. As you’ll see it was a great evening and the total amount raised was £2073 which is fantastic! And, as you’ll see, everyone had a really […]

supporting fundraising for the Royal Berkshire Hospital cancer unit

If you suffer from back pain, please read this! (In case you’re wondering, I snapped this dog in India doing this lovely back stretch and have been waiting for an opportunity to use it.  As I’m talking about backs, I thought it might be appropriate.) Did you see the various articles […]

if you suffer from back pain, please read this…

A very interesting experience a couple of weeks ago after my weekly lunchtime class at the Nuffield Health gym at Deloitte in Reading.  A chance conversation gave me the opportunity to use my growing yoga therapy skills to offer some help and suggestions to a lovely young man who was about […]

running a half marathon and improving our health with a ...

Yoga teaches us many things, including acceptance. Acceptance of how our body feels and will move on any particular day, but also to be aware of and accept our feelings and emotions, perhaps something many of us find hard to do.   Acceptance can be on many levels. I don’t […]

yoga teaches acceptance – let it be your teacher

  Hello, I send love and warm greetings on a freezing, snowy day! It’s been a while since I posted as I’ve been focusing on my teaching my lovely yogis at the various classes I take each week and staying focused on my yoga therapy studies, which are about the […]

yoga as therapy – how yoga can help you