Author: Susan

Just over 18 months ago I became a full-time carer for a close family member. Since that time, I feel as though I have had to re-learn what a day off means for it is more than not working or caring. I have approached it as a true rest day – a time where my…

What is yoga therapy and how can it help you? Yoga is the tool that I turn to first to support me through my life’s ups and downs. If I have an ache or a pain, I turn to yoga to stretch and ease. If I have mental or emotional turbulence, then I use yoga…

7 reasons to practice yoga in perimenopause   The popular image of yoga is as a fitness trend which combines stretching, strength and movement. However, the true practice of yoga incorporates many different techniques and modalities from movement to breathing practices, from meditation to guided deep relaxation. I believe that the therapeutic application of these…

Thai yoga massage is very different from your traditional image of a massage and you might easily over look it as a treatment for yourself. It is a deeply therapeutic and holistic therapy and can help manage many common complaints such as headache, knee pain, back, shoulder and neck pain. It can also help to…

Rest a while longer… In the middle of January, it can be easy to succumb to feelings of lethargy, low mood, and winter blues. Outside it is often dark, wet, and cold. The New Year has lost its newness. You might be lacking the motivation to maintain the momentum of a fresh start. I invite…

5 steps to wellbeing: yoga for radiant living   Have you ever wondered how to take yoga “off the mat” and into your daily life?   Do you want to develop your own yoga practice but don’t know where to start?   Or maybe you would love to start yoga but can’t find the time?…

The start of a new year offers a chance for a new beginning. It’s like a new book with 365 pages waiting for you to create your own best story in.  After the indulgencies of Christmas, New Year is a natural opportunity to form new health and wellbeing habits such as eating better, exercising more,…

One of the most common pieces of advice that I give to people is to get out in nature and this applies not just for my yoga students and massage clients but to family or friends as well. The combination of movement, fresh air and nature is a potent but very simple mix for calming…

Sunday will mark my fifteenth Mother’s Day as a mother and you would think that I would have got the hang of it by now, but actually I am far from it. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Mother’s Day. While it is always lovely to feel appreciated and valued I must…

In the Pagan calendar 1st February represents imbolc a point approximately half way between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Despite the snow last week there is real evidence that the turning of the seasons towards Spring has begun. The days are noticeably longer, the trees are alive with birds, and the snowdrops are…

Knowing yourself… When I teach yoga I often ask my students to notice how their body feels, how their breath feels, and how their emotions and mind feel in a particular moment. These reflections might be done at the start of a class or after a specific posture or sequence. Although this can be quite…