This week is Mental Health awareness week. Alongside my role as a legal communications professional, I am also a yoga teacher and volunteer as a mental health first aider at my workplace. Evidently, movement and mental health are both really important to me, so I wanted to share some thoughts on the topic.
Imbolc is the first celebration of the Wheel of the Year in the Gregorian calendar. It marks half way between winter solstice and spring equinox.
Blog What I learned about yoga by cycling from London to Paris In July 2022 I cycled from London to Paris with a group of riders for a spinal injury charity called The Back Up Trust. As 2022 draws to a close, I have been reflecting on the year, and on this experience, and I …
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What is Mandala Yoga? I have recently trained in this style and wanted to share a bit about what it is and what its done for me.
Each week millions of people around the world practice yoga. But what actually does yoga mean?
An introduction to Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga, as outlined in the yoga sutras
Balancing postures can seem challenging and daunting when you are new to yoga. They can also be extremely rewarding. Here are a few of my tips on how to approach balancing postures.
Tree pose or Vrikshasana is a standing balance on one leg. It represents stability and grounding and is one of my favourite poses. Here is a little bit about the pose.
Tree pose is a one legged balance. The foot of the lifted leg comes to the inner thigh, calf or ankle of the standing leg. The hands above the head, either together in a high prayer, or wide like branches.
Yoga is much more than just an exercise regime and some fancy stretching. It aims to go beyond our physical layer of being. Introducing the Koshas
