Oestrogen affects every cell & every system in our body. So when we hit the menopause, it can cause a huge variety of symptoms way beyond putting on weight & hot sweats. It can have a massive impact on our mental health, anxiety levels & general wellbeing as well as changing how we feel about …
As a 50 year old woman you would’ve thought I would know a little about the menopause. But deep down I still think I’m 25 – when the hairdresser makes me laugh & I see the rich tapestry of laughter lines weaving their message of a life well lived around my eyes reflected back at …
Yesterday I watched Davina McCall’s fabulous Sex, Myths & Menopause & reflected on my own experiences of menopause. I felt inspired me to share as I feel as strongly about breaking down the ridiculous taboo’s surrounding menopause as I do about the equally ridiculous taboos surround mental health. If you haven’t watched it, whether you …
One of my favourite quotes from the children’s author Roald Dahl is: If you think happy thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams & you will always look lovely. I think this is so true…happy people who look after their wellbeing seem to just glow. And that’s why Face Yoga is about …
In the past year I’ve experienced what can only be described as a spiritual awakening and I’m not alone. Many people have had similar experiences. I’m not sure if it’s because we have had a chance to slow down, turn inwards, get still & silent & do what I like to call The Work (inner …
Any spiritual practice: yoga, meditation, energy work has a whole host of amazing benefits as you learn & grow & heal. But the path is not all love & light, dancing through the daisies in a white linen dress. Sometimes it can feel more like crawling through the trenches. And this is all really normal …
I have been teaching yoga for over 8 years now & I started in Germany, running a tiny boutique studio in our home. I booted my son out of his bedroom, insisting sharing with your sister is a wonderful opportunity (she loved it, him not so much!) & after completing my teacher training I taught …
