Claire WB – Mindful Movement

Tag: wellbeing

  • Black Ice Lessons

    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 some…

  • 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 and…

  • 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 would…

  • 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 and…

  • ‘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 fluid…

  • 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 so…

  • 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 and…

  • 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 perfectly…

  • The Ocean

    I think at some point or other, we’ve all felt like the boat in this picture. Exhausted from the relentless storm and soaked in icy spray; at the mercy of the vast and powerful ocean. Terrified that the next big wave will be the one that takes us out. Years ago, I had this inspiring…

  • Perfectionist in recovery

    The term recovering perfectionist is spot on for me. For years I wore the badge of perfectionist as a sign of virtue. I thought it showed that I was a hard-worker, a striver, a seeker of excellence. In reality, it was a flimsy cover for a lack of self-worth. And, a symptom of taking myself…