Using texts, email, Facebook, twitter and other social media platforms we can now be in constant contact. This is great but it can be overwhelming. The smartphone made all this communication even more accessible. You can now read this blog post on your mobile, email someone and use social media, wherever you are. I love […]
Tempeh Courgettes – A new healthy recipe that tastes as good as it looks
Are you looking for great tasting healthy food recipes? It’s easy to get stuck in a routine of eating the same meals. It makes sense, life gets busy and after a busy day you just have to eat. Every once in a while though it’s nice to try something different isn’t it? I posted a […]
Visiting Rosie and practicing yoga in London
One of my long term students Rosie has recently moved to London. Rosie has studied yoga with me for at least 5 years? She was a regular part of my classes and a big part of the Ashtanga yoga community. I am sure she will be missed by many and we hope she will visit […]
A poem about Yoga – Surrendering to Yoga by Helen Aldred
When I was younger I used to write a lot. As soon as I learnt to write I would love to write creative stories then later as a teenager, poetry. It was something spontaneous and necessary that was very much a part of me. As a teenager I used to have a book where I […]
Kino MacGregor’s recent yoga workshops in Manchester and London
This week I have managed to do four workshops with the ever inspiring with Kino MacGregor in Manchester and in London. I have studied with Kino a number of times and always learn something new. It is great to have a senior teacher who is female and and a similar age to myself, she has […]
Yoga is not a Competition – How to Embrace it
One of the great things about yoga, often said by yoga teachers is that yoga is non competitive. That sounds lovely doesn’t it. Yoga is a place where you can just be and be accepted for what you are and accept yourself where you are. We live in a competitive world, we are taught we […]
Yoga Workshop with Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Tim Miller
Tim Miller has been studying ashtanga yoga for over thirty years. He began his studies before I was born in 1978. He teaches ashtanga yoga at his studio in California. He has an excellent reputation internationally as one of ashtanga yoga’s most senior teachers and yet this year was the first time he had taught […]
Habits – how to build great habits of your own choosing
A habit is a practiced and repeated action which may or may not be done unconsciously. When we think of habits we often think of bad habits that people may struggle to give up, such as smoking. However in reality we all have many habits which literally shape our lives. Realising this, and learning to […]
A Morning Yin Yoga Routine to Open Your Hips for Padmasana Lotus and Life!
Most of us have tight hips, mostly because we spend so much of our time sitting in chairs. At my recent hip opening workshop we discussed how the benefits of opening your hips expand beyond your ability to do lotus pose. Having freedom of movement in your hips is so important for posture, especially as […]
Still so much to learn – the yoga journey – challenging your boundaries
I have been practicing yoga for over 15 years now and yet sometimes I feel like a complete beginner. When my students talk to me about my practice, they sometimes ask if there is anything I can’t do. I answer emphatically yes. In all honesty I am surprised by the question, the topic of yoga […]
