Why? If yoga is about being calm then where do one-handed arm balances and unnatural headstands fit in and why are they a part of a yoga practice? 🤔
Aroma Yoga: on and off the mat
Did you know that essential oils, as well as smelling delightful, have an emotional and energetic resonance and can actually change your mood and affect your body chemistry?! Using them on and off the mat can hold huge benefits. Here’s a simple guide to which oils are useful for your practice and how they can impact your life off the mat too.
FREE Gentle Somatic Yoga session to release tension in your neck
Your neck holds such a lot of emotional and physical tension. This FREE Gentle Somatic Yoga video will enable you to identify and dissolve built up tension and discomfort as you move through a sequence of Somatic Movement flows, including my Foot Slider exercise.
Daily Breathing Practice
This breathing practice is beneficial to focus the mind and calm the nervous system as well as cleanse and energise the body, mind and soul.
Home Practice - keep moving to keep well
During uncertain and somewhat confusing times, I’d like to share with you a guide line for a basic practice that you can do at home every day.
We all know the basic principles of keeping ourselves and our loved ones healthy and well so I'm not talk here about handwashing and sanitising and safe distances etc. But I would like to remind you of the benefits to your health and your immune system of doing mindful movement and breathing practices.
What is Somatic Movement
Build greater awareness of your body and it's capabilities and limitations
Release tension from painful muscles and joints
Learn how to prevent painful and lasting tension
Practice mindfulness - find calmness and compassion in the body and mind
Dancers' Pose
As ‘Strictly’ fever sweeps the nation, and we move from Len’s famous ‘sev-en’ into the nines’s and 10’s, the celebrities start to look like real dancers. But what makes a dancer’s posture so distinguishable? We asked ex-dancer Jeni Howland – now Somatics and yoga teacher – to shed some light on this question.
That poise and elegance that a dancer has, comes from years of training the body, but here’s a selection of hacks for getting the graceful glide of Anton or Oti:
Pea Soup Recipe
This super simple recipe came out of having a big family meal where there was an entire pan of peas that were left-over. It's simple and delicious and nutritious!
New Years Intentions
Answer these three questions to prepare yourself for the coming year.
Me Too: Yoga for Trauma
There are many books and articles and sources of information about how yoga can help trauma, my goal here is to offer a few exercises that are simple and easy to integrate into your everyday life. I hope these ideas may lead you to looking deeper into how yoga can help you.
Vegan Banana & Ginger Creams
Banana, turmeric and ginger!! Possibly my favourite culinary combination discovery of the year!!
Survey: What Yoga Workshop appeals to you?
Can you help me? There's an opportunity to win a doTERRA Peppermint Essential Oil!!
In Autumn this year I will be running a series of yoga workshops and I'd love to know what themes you'd like to see. These workshops will involve a series of weekly classes at Clerkenwellbeing, London. If you'd be interested in attending these workshops then please answer these questions.
Twist and Flow Yoga Sequence
Join me for an expansive and twisty flow. You'll need your strength so warm up the wrists and back before joining in. Play twice to do both sides.
Fig & Fennel Nut Butter Balls
Make your own delicious healthy vegan snacks.
Spring Clean Your Life
In London, the blossoms are coming out, the birds are tweeting, the sun is warming and we all take a deep breath! During my Teacher Training course, my Yoga Teacher, Randall O'Leary of Jungle Yoga said "Make Space for Magic" and this has been my motto ever since. In order to allow great new things into your life, you have to make space: let go of that which no longer serves you.
Here's 5 things you can do to Spring Clean your life today.
Creamy Vegan Coconut Daal Recipe
This is a creamy, warming and filling coconut daal-type dish.
Enjoy!
Keep Fresh Flowers Fresh
Here's a quick tip for you to keep fresh cut flowers fresh in the vase for longer!
Travel Essentials
What Essential Oils do you want to take with you when traveling? These are the Essential Oils that accompanied me on my recent trip to Thailand and why.
A year ago I decided to “go vegan”
A year ago I decided to "go vegan" for a month. And a year later I'm still going. It's been tough; I've fallen off the wagon and I've chosen to step gracefully off the wagon but ultimately I'm so pleased that I stuck with it in my own way.