Spring 2020 – Embracing the New Normal
I have to admit, this is not how I imagined ending the term. Spring is in the air, and I should have been looking forward to a relaxing few days in Aviemore with my girls, followed by spending time with family, theatre trips, yoga workshops and days out in the sunshine. I had a moment […]
Time to Slow Down
December is here and Winter is on its way! I’ve almost finished teaching for the year, just a few days left to go. A few weeks back I taught a workshop with the theme of Slowing Down. I am always told to slow down, and have always struggled with the idea. When I stop, I […]
Happy Winter
Speaking to the mums in my baby yoga classes yesterday about Christmas wishes one thing that came across was our need to simplify things. To let go of the idea of perfection, and enjoy simple pleasures. Time spent together, happiness and health, moments of calm. It’s easy to get carried away with preparations, especially at […]
Autumn Meditation
The seasons are changing. It’s time to start slowing down and embracing the Autumn. Autumn is a time for balancing, a time to see everything as a part of the big picture. A time to celebrate and embrace opposites, darkness and light, activity and rest, young and old, masculine and feminine. The days are getting […]
Back to School Yoga
With yoga baby number 2 starting school this week I’ve been thinking about how to help her (and me!) with the transition. It can be super stressful dealing with such big changes, especially after a long lazy summer. These simple yoga practices can help everyone cope with the changes, and may help your transition go […]
Breathe baby, breathe
In my classes we start working with our breath at a very young age. With older babies and young toddlers this is very simple, we blow scarves and smell flowers. These activities are just about becoming aware of the breath. Props like scarves work well as they allow children to actually see their breath. As […]
The more we do our yoga
“The more we do our yoga, our yoga, our yoga, the more we do our yoga the healthier we’ll be. We’re bendy and stretchy and peaceful and happy. The more we do our yoga, the healthier we’ll be.” I sing this song regularly in my Yoga Babies classes, but the more I teach and the […]
Why I teach yoga to toddlers
One of the comments I most often receive is in response to telling people I teach toddler yoga, and usually runs along the lines of “Oh, my little one wouldn’t do yoga, he won’t stay still long enough”. The fact is that teaching yoga to toddlers is challenging, I have found the most difficult age […]