As I look back over the last 12 years of my life, I recognise there were “windows of opportunity”. Moments when I could see a possible action. Move house. Take a course. Try something new. BUT there was always a perceived risk associated with that decision. Like… what if it doesn’t work out? What if […]
For a long time, we knew what yoga was. Classes. Studios. Retreats. Leggings. Mats. OMs at the end of class. But everything has shifted. Many yoga studios have shut their doors and some will never reopen. So is the future of yoga bleak? I do not believe so. Lots of people are now doing yoga […]
I just finished leading another yoga teacher training weekend. At the start of the year who knew the corona-coaster would turn the the learning experience upside down and inside out??! None of us knew we’d also be learning to teach yoga virtually. None of us knew respecting distancing and Covid safety would be so important. […]
Once upon a time, exercise terrified me. I mean, I might fall over and wound myself. Or get out of breath. It might hurt. So I didn’t move much. For fun, I mostly read novels on the sofa. Which left me weak and more at risk of injury and back pain. One day, one of […]
It’s only the 8th. Locked-down January feels like a looong month. Nothing to go out for… No gigs. No parties. No meetings over coffee. Nothing fun to look forward to on the “To Do” list (apart from Play with Eira). But it is in the slow and stuck times that small things can make a […]
Before I began training as a yoga teacher, I would go to a mixture of classes. Iyengar Yoga with the lovely South London legend Dorothy… Astanga Yoga with various strict people… Kundalini Yoga with starry-eyed ungrounded space-cadets… And various other yogas, mostly at the Triyoga Soho studio, which smelled of Nag Champa incense. Some classes […]
When I worked full time in an office, at this time of year I would obsessively plan my holidays. Making the most of my 25 days (+ bank holidays) of freedom. Now I’m self-employed I do that less: I have more freedom to take time off whenever I want, without negotiating it with a boss […]
Dear all, I hope you found some Christmas cheer amid the weirdness of this particular Winter. Rest assured, we are still here with yoga to help you de-stress, manage anxiety, and build the strength, balance and flexibility to meet these peculiar times. I have taken my 10 years and 5,000 hours of in-real-life teaching experience […]
Our regular yoga schedule starts again on Monday 4th January! Now I know some people prefer to do yoga during the day – but we only had one daytime class before. That’s why we’re trialing TWO NEW CLASSES with TWO NEW TEACHERS Tuesdays 5.30pm-6.30pm with MerandaThursdays 10am-11am with Mel Which means there will now be […]
Thank you 2020. I am the Queen of Resistance. When I want to struggle, I do it big. I have at times ranted loudly and endlessly about the unfairness of the universe. But… 2020 was different. Sometimes I have felt like there hasn’t been time to stop and complain. I have learned to pivot faster […]
