November 2025 A little pause before the festive season…   I’ve decided to take a little break from alcohol — just six weeks, really a small reset before everything goes mad for Christmas. I wasn’t sure whether to mention it yet because I’m only a week and a half in but I thought maybe it’s worth sharing, in case anyone else has been toying with the idea too.   For me, it wasn’t about drinking a lot. It was more that I was drinking often — a glass of wine in the evening when a

My Thoughts on Sleep and Recovery...   Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about sleep. The last couple of weeks, I’ve had a bad cold and cough — one thing after another — and I’ve found myself slipping out of my usual healthy routines. It’s been a bit of a reminder that when we’re not feeling our best, everything else can start to unravel a bit.   I’ve been trying to figure out that balance between when to move and when to rest. Right now, rest is definitely winning. Gentle mov

September 2025 Definitely feeling it - the shift in seasons, September settling in, life beginning to take on a new rhythm. The kids are back to school, the evenings are drawing in, and around here we are finding ourselves returning to routine. It's good. It's the perfect moment to re-establish habits that support us, strengthen us and bring us balance.   There’s a quote from Judith Hanson Lasater that has been echoing in my mind lately: “Yoga is magic. It doesn’t work if you

Yogalates is a blend of Yoga and Pilates. Like yoga, it incorporates mindfulness, breath-led movement, stretching and guided relaxation....

I am still coming down off it. Oasis last Saturday. Well I wasn't expecting that! The most uplifting, massive singalong. My heart was...

This January, I turned 50—and set myself a goal: by midsummer, I wanted to be able to do an unassisted pull-up. Not exactly your average...

I'd had a rough day. It wasn't big drama stuff. It was just one of life's curveballs but it really got me down. I was fed up, tired, sick...

(Extract from email newsletter April 24th, 2025.) Recently, I got a chesty cough that stole my voice and left me wiped out. I tried to...

Inspo: this little laddie enjoying the sunshine in my garden.   (Extract from email newsletter of May 8th, 2025) The gorgeous bright...

That's all we need. (Extract from email newsletter Feb. 27th, 2025) I mean I know it comes and goes but there is a lovely hint of spring...

Chatting with one of my yogi students the other day, she said to me that those days when you don't have time for something, it really...

I had the opportunity to have a night away at Marlfield House last week. (The upside to being married to someone who got some lovely...

I'm not going to lie. 2022 is getting off to a slow start. This photo was sunrise on January 1st. I have been feeling like that sun,...

17th December, 2021 This time of the year can be very busy and stressful as we try to get all our ducks in a row before the deadline of...

30th November, 2021 I'm not going to lie, it's been a rollercoaster of a few weeks. As the pandemic seems to have really come to affect...

October 28th, 2021 The evenings are closing in. The clocks are about to change. Does anyone else feel really nervous about that? Is it...

Two things have been keeping me busy during lockdown. Number 1 is technology. I don't know how you spell the feeling of frustration and...

I don't know how many times a day I tell my kids to sit properly on their chairs. Both cheeks! They just can't do it. They're up and...

Since covid-19 changed our way of living and I've begun to teach yoga online, I've been offering 7am yoga classes every weekday. Even for...

These can be anxious times. I'm trying to take it as it comes and not project into the future. I am finding daily yoga and movement in...