Claire WB – Mindful Movement

Tag: Yoga

  • **Yoga in the Sahara Desert

    (and it’s nothing to do with sun salutations or hip openers)** If you’ve been following along for a while, you’ll know that last week I completed a charity trek in the Sahara Desert. And yes… I promise I will stop talking about it eventually. Maybe.;) But before I do, I wanted to share something that…

  • 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…

  • “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 on…

  • Kiss the joy as it flies

    Early this morning, I completed a very short but very beautiful meditation with Jeff Warren. It was entitled ‘kiss joy as it flies’. We meditated on the concept of not resisting change, on non-attachment to feelings, ‘good’ or ‘bad’ so we can experience joy (however transient it may be) that is around us. He quoted…

  • 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…

  • Random good stuff

    I think we can all be forgiven for feeling like the world has gone a bit crazy. If you follow the News there seems to be little evidence of anything else. 🤯 As I sit here planning a private class for the weekend, it just struck me that although the world has seemed an unsettling…

  • 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 time…