When you decide to come along to a mother and baby yoga class…
DO… Come to class whenever you can (even if you are running late and still in your jammies)Have funShare your experiences with other parentsFollow your baby’s cues and take their leadListen to your body and do what feels right for you at that timeTake time to relax, as much as possibleLeave your phone to the […]
Spring – Time to readress the balance
This week saw the Spring equinox, when day and night, light and dark are perfectly balanced. It is a time to think about balance, and about awakening as we notice the earth bursting into life around us. I’ve been thinking a lot about balance recently. It started when I began wobbling all over the place […]
5 Reasons You Should Try Family Yoga
I love family yoga. Life is busy, life is hectic, life with children is even busier. Family yoga gives us a chance to spend some quality time together. It’s difficult to get time away from work, chores, activities, homework, and all the other day to day stuff that gets in the way. Family yoga gives […]
How playful walks with your baby can help postnatal posture
Recently a mum in one of my parent and baby yoga classes commented that she found the walks the most difficult to master. I teach a few different walks in classes. Some are simple, using movement to gently rock and soothe baby or travelling around whilst singing. Others are less simple, and it can be […]
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 […]
Have the Courage to Stop
This weekend was one of my training weekends for my 200hr teaching qualification. So yesterday I spent the majority of the day talking (or listening to be more precise) yoga philosophy with James Boag. It was a wonderful experience as James is inspirational yet practical, informative and interesting, plus very knowledgeable. He said something (actually […]