I've written about sleep before but it's so important it bears repeating. Sleep is the most undervalued pillar of health. Better sleep...

Feeling overwhelmed? Underwhelmed? The secret to feeling more… whelmed could be right under your nose. My favourite pranayama, or...

This morning I received some negative Whatsapp messages from someone in my life who I would describe as a drain. It’s nothing new. Pretty...

We did a clear out of the children’s games cupboard the other day. There were loads of puzzles and boardgames that our boys have out...

One of the highlights of my retreats in the autumn was hearing a group of my students om with me at the start and end of the yoga...

My beautiful blue eyed boy turned nine yesterday. Nine! I’ve been a mum for nearly a decade and what a ride parenthood has been....

My son had a rocky start in life. We discovered he was breech when I was overdue already, tried to turn him, that didn’t work. Tried to...

During the pandemic as we sheltered at home for months on end, we have all been forced to exercise in different ways. I’ve seen friends...

Many of my students say meditation is not for them. “My mind is just too active, I can’t do it," is a common refrain. I used to feel the...

Compassion is so much more than just a kind reaction to someone else’s suffering. It is also an essential skill, one that can be...

In South Africa there is a word Ubuntu which means “I am, because we are,” or “I am because of you.” It speaks of a “oneness” and an...

“When the breath wanders, the mind is also unsteady. But when the breath is calmed, the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves...

In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself. Deepak Chopra Aparigraha is the virtue...

One of the things we are aiming for in our yoga practice is to unfog the mirror, to clear our perception so that we start to see things...

How many times a day do you use the word “should”? I use it a lot, I’ve discovered! And also its counterpart “shouldn’t.” A friend of...

Did last week’s full moon play havoc with your sleep patterns? For centuries, people have attributed all kinds of abnormal behaviours to...

We are all doing what we can to get by at the moment. Here are my go to self care rituals that are keeping me grounded, sane, positive...

As we are now all practicing yoga at home, I thought I’d compile a little list of the things you need to help you have the best studio...

I am a little over a week into teaching my little cherubs [feral brutes] at home so I thought I’d impart a bit of advice to my fellow...

Spring is in the air but unfortunately this year so is a nasty, potentially lethal virus. Apart from self-isolating and washing your...