Yoga & Wellbeing Journal
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Yoga Breathwork for Connection: Shakti’s Harvest, Week 2
In our first class, we opened with Shakti speaking in her own voice – the divine feminine describing herself as the light that reveals the way. This week, the question shifts a little: what does that same energy feel like when it moves between people, rather than within just one? That’s the theme of Week…
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Something New – Autumn Yoga Class: Shakti’s Harvest
Over the next 8 weeks, we’ll be delving into The Radiance Sutras – a modern telling of a text that’s over a thousand years old, structured as a conversation between two forces: Shiva, pure awareness, representing masculine energy, and Shakti, the creator and life force, representing divine feminine energy. After a long, hot summer, it…
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Guide to Bandhas
Literally translated bandha means to lock or tighten. There are 3 major bandhas – the chin lock (Jalandhara), the abdominal lock (Uddiyana) & the pelvic floor lock (Mula). By using the bandhas we are able to gain control of our energy systems and direct this energy to different parts of our bodies – creating a multitude of benefits for both…
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Home Learning & Wellbeing Resources For Children & Teens
This blog was written during lockdown, providing Home Learning & Wellbeing Resources for Children & Teens and is a list of resources for well-being, English, Maths, Science & PE, they are mainly primary school focused with some useful links for teens too. They may now be helpful for the home schooling community and for extra curricular…
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Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe
Wild Garlic is one of the most common and easily located wild foods here in the UK. Growing in abundance during spring, it not only tastes & smells amazing but contains natural antibacterial & antibiotic properties too. Try this tasty & versatile Wild Garlic pesto recipe to give you and your dishes a natural boost that’s rich…
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Yoga for Self-Acceptance
We’ve all felt it. You’re scrolling through your feed, or speaking to someone. Maybe they just got a promotion, maybe they’re on a dream vacation. And in that moment, a little voice inside says: “i’m not enough”. This is the Comparison Trap, and it is the fastest way to drain your energy. In Week 3…
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The Mat is a Mirror | Yoga Sutras – Tools for Living
Have you ever arrived at work and realised you don’t actually remember the drive there? Or found yourself halfway through a bag of snacks without really tasting a single bite? This is Auto-Pilot. Most of our lives are run by habitual patterns – the way we brush our teeth, the way we react to a…
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Yoga for Changing Perspective: The Great Pivot
Our minds can get stuck in a loop. Maybe it’s a replay of an awkward conversation, a spike of self-doubt, or that feeling of being too busy to even breathe? These are what we call thought loops, and they can be incredibly draining. Many people think yoga is just about touching your toes, but at…
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New Spring Yoga Journey: Yoga Sutras -Tools for Living
We’ve all been there: stuck in a thought loop about a work email, comparing our behind-the-scenes to someone else’s highlight reel, or feeling like we’re just reacting to life instead of living it. Some may think the Yoga Sutras are just academic texts but I see them as Soul Logic. They offer amazing life advice…
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Spring Yoga for Surrender
We have spent five weeks building our fire, opening our hearts, and reclaiming our radiance. We have practiced the radical act of being enough. Now, in our final week, we reach the pinnacle of our journey – Samadhi (Pure Oneness) and Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender). The Drop and the Ocean we often view surrender as a…