Be kind to yourself….? What does that mean? It is something we hear all the time and say to others when we can see someone giving themselves a hard time, not acknowledging all the good they are doing or the effort they are putting in. We may tell them, “Be kind to yourself”. So why …
Last weekend, Sunday 16th May I worked with The Sangha House (Taunton) to offer a zoom wellbeing workshop to support participants holistic wellbeing coming out of lockdown. I had a lovely group to work and connect with. One big struggle for people over the past year, as well as a fear of coming out of …
Sunday 16th May at 2pm The Back2Life workshop is a 90-minute session to holistically support your wellbeing and mental health. I have integrated my counselling, mindfulness and yoga practices, combined with my experience supporting vulnerable people to create a space for self-care and a theme of moving forward. We have all been impacted in different …
So, today I thought I would share with you my current 10 favourite yoga poses and tell you a little bit about them and why I am enjoying them so much. I love yoga and tuning into my body, feeling through my yoga practice and seeing where my practice takes me. I have noticed that …
I have had several people contact me recently asking about how yoga can benefit the back and requesting sequences to help them. Some with back pain, issues with the spine, poor posture and wanting to compliment the other fitness activities that they pursue. I have two videos specifically for the back, please click on the …
Self-care – taking some time for you is essential, not a luxury Self-care can be many of the things seen in the pictures for this post. It is also important to remember self-care is very personal. It could include going out for a walk in nature, mediating, having some of your favourite healthy food to …
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It is really important to take notice of tomorrow, as a reminder that we all have mental health and this needs taking care of and nurturing as much as our physical health. Some of us may be suffering more than anyone knows, we put on a smile and keep going. This can be helpful at …
This post looks to go into the Yoga poses Cat-Cow into a little more depth and raise awareness of its many benefits – Cat/cow poses are a beautiful and relaxing way to warm up and gently flex through the spine. You can connect the breath to your movement to help reduce stress and increase …
This post will give a bit more insight into Downward facing dog, one of the most known poses in Yoga (the one you tend to see in all of the movies!) Yoga and well-being with Joanne Downward dog, three-legged dog and knee to noes. This little flow will help improve flexibility and build strength. …
Boat pose is a great core strengthener. My students will all know how much I enjoy a high/low boat sequence to help build core strength 🧘♂️😂🧘♀️ it stretches the entire lower body, the hamstrings and the quadriceps! It improves digestion and focuses on balancing the body. There are different modifications to work through and build on. Enjoy! …
