It’s a strange feeling when a four-year phase of your life comes to an end. Especially if you’d didn’t expect it. Getting your head around things can be difficult to process. But, resilience is a skill that is undeniably useful in today’s day and age. And so it is that I move towards the end …
If you’re a yoga teacher based in Northumberland (like I am) it can seem like there’s not many of you about! The most unpopulated county in England is beautiful, peaceful and spacious. But, if you want to make connections, then it can sometimes feel like the Zoom is the best option. That’s why it’s been …
The simple action of physically sitting down on a mat and starting to move your body, mind and breath has more value than ever…
It’s world autism month. So, as an autistic person myself, I thought I’d give some tips on how to make a difference to the autistic people you work with. They’re things anyone can do – but they could change someone’s path through life. Many autistic people have bad experiences at work. Their skills and abilities …
if some kinds of people find it harder to get to yoga than others, then it’s inequality
Community yoga is local, accessible, affordable. Inclusive rather than exclusive. Bottom-up rather than top-down.
Yoga Nidra is an amazing practice that has beneficial effects on multiple levels
I’ve been running a free, council funded community yoga class at the Compton Centre in Harehills, inner north east Leeds for the for over a year. So, when coronavirus social distancing came in someone in the class suggested we use Facebook to keep it going it seemed a good idea. Moving online might also get more …
It seems to me there are really some lessons to be learned after we get through this. It really is as if nature is teaching us a lesson.
I’ve started running specialist neurodiverse yoga sessions. The yoga is designed to be beneficial to autistic and other neurodiverse people. I am autistic myself and I have incorporated elements such as breath work and postures to aid with some of the issues and challenges people with neurological difference can face. The areas yoga can help …