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 …
Do you feel stressed? Are the pressures of this 3rd lockdown beginning to take their toll even though we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel? Is the prospect of transitioning out of lockdown & back to whatever real life holds for us starting to feel overwhelming? Do you feel anxious or a …
Have you ever felt like there is something wrong with you? That maybe you weren’t quite enough? That you don’t quite belong? I used to feel like this a lot. So I totally hear you! As a child, I grew up knowing that my mum wanted for 4 boys & instead got me & my …
As you know I am a yoga teacher & a mindfulness coach & I have been sharing my passion for both of these practices for several years & been blessed to be able to do so all over the world. I believe whole-heartedly in the physical, mental, emotional & spiritual benefits these practices create because, …
