One day, back when I worked in an office and before I had kids, there was a freak day in the middle of Winter when the whole of my town was covered in black ice. That morning, completely unaware of what lay outside, I headed out of my back door to take my chickens someContinue reading “Black Ice Lessons”
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The Perils of Cleaning
As we delve into the February practice of spring cleaning and preparing our soil for an abundant summer, it’s important to acknowledge that the journey of mental and physical clearing isn’t always a smooth sail. Much like a thorough house clear-out, things often seem to get messier before clarity emerges. Some of the practices andContinue reading “The Perils of Cleaning”
Yogi Gardening
The other day I posted an Instagram story about the resurgence of my inner critic while I was focussing on taking care of the ups and downs of life this past year. It isn’t a very unique tale but so many people got in touch to say how much it resonated I thought I wouldContinue reading “Yogi Gardening”
Want to get up a bit earlier? Read this.
As someone who provides early morning yoga classes for people, I often get asked how I get up so early so often. After all, it seems like a good idea to get up before the alarm to make time to support your health and wellbeing. Often, it’s a time that is free of distractions andContinue reading “Want to get up a bit earlier? Read this.”
‘I am rooted, but I flow’.
“I feel a thousand capacities spring up in me. I am arch, gay, languid, melancholy by turns. I am rooted, but I flow.” ― Virginia Woolf, The Waves This quote resonates with me on so many levels, especially in the realm of yoga where the goal is to be both grounded and strong, yet fluidContinue reading “‘I am rooted, but I flow’.”
Stop punching yourself in the face…
and some other ideas for dealing with stress. Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of funny short videos on Instagram where a stressed-out woman considers throwing herself down the stairs/smashing a hammer into arm or leg/setting her car into reverse in the drive so she can jump behind it to knock herself down… All soContinue reading “Stop punching yourself in the face…”
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…”
As I write this, the first line of this song is on repeat in my head. It’s been there since yesterday when my 6-year-old, who came out of school singing it, put it there. Surprised that I knew the words, she was delighted as we all sang it at the tops of our voices onContinue reading ““This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…””
The magic amongst the weeds
On Wednesday evening I attended lovely fellow yoga teacher @yogaearthed Rachel’s Summer Solstice woodland yoga mini retreat. It was such a magical way to pause and mark the turn of the year, and it made me reflect on my experience back in December, when I attended the same event to mark the Winter Solstice andContinue reading “The magic amongst the weeds”
Human and horse training
I follow a great horse trainer called Warwick Schiller I’ve used his methods with my horses and really love his energy and his endless quest for self-improvement. He has a great story to explain the concept of capacity/bandwidth/stress management, and while he is using it to explain an element of horse-training, it also fits perfectlyContinue reading “Human and horse training”
See you on the loop
In the past, I’ve experienced a huge amount of anxiety around public speaking. Over the past few years, I’ve worked hard to get better at it. And, with the right preparation, I’m able to get myself into a resourceful enough place so that my brain and mouth are able to engage at the same timeContinue reading “See you on the loop”