I can imagine you are wondering what Qoya is? (pronounced Koy-a) Qoya is an embodied movement practise created by Rochelle Schieck in 2009 that offers women a profound way to reconnect with their inner wisdom and embody their … Read More
Here we are in November. As I write there is the first real nip in the air and our heating clicked in for a bit this morning, which means the temperature must have dropped last night. I know in previous autumns … Read More
Not that I want to wish the summer away, but I can’t wait for September to arrive as I get to take part in and spend the most amazing weekend at… The Awakening Festival of Wellbeing, Self Care & … Read More
Do you hear your body and what it needs? Motherhood has really pushed my body to the limit in many ways. At first I didn’t listen to the signs from my body. This resulted in burnout when my son … Read More
Over the last few years there has been a bit of an explosion in the health and wellbeing world, with more and more people realising that taking good care of themselves is not just a nice to have…it is … Read More
It is easy for me to look back on those early years of Motherhood in my mind and feel like I wasn’t doing a very good job. To feel guilty about the times when I lost it and just wanted … Read More
Remember to choose you The pull of the ‘to do’ in me is strong. It is the thing that causes my exhaustion, frustration and a whole load of other thoughts and emotions. I feel it when I’m around my … Read More
Balance is not a static state “Balance is not a static state but is like a pendulum that swings from side to side” Judith Hanson Lasater I’ve just read this in a book and it has made me … Read More
Why you need to be calm and relaxed during childbirth So why is it so important to keep as calm and relaxed as possible during labour and birth? It isn’t all about ‘plinky plonky’ music and candles. There is … Read More
From 5 minutes rest to 2 weeks in Thailand This time last year I was in Thailand, on my own, on a yoga retreat. If you had said to me 7 years ago that I would do something like this … Read More
To push or not to push? Very often when we have a lot on our plates there can be a tendency to go into the mindset of ‘pushing through’ this can be ok in the short term when you have … Read More
Elvis, Emotions and Birth Those of you who know me well will know that my mind has a unique (some might say slightly odd) way of connecting things together, if I remember rightly from English lessons at school that is … Read More