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an amazing festival of wellbeing, live music and great food The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire Last weekend was one of those unexpected experiences that I think will stay with me for a long time. At the very last moment, I was invited to teach at The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire, a new yoga and wellbeing festival. It was my first time teaching at a festival like this, and it felt like such an honour to be invited to be part of its very first year. Of course, there was the excitemen

The Story Behind the Sun Salutation Welcoming the Sun Rise Surya Namaskar, usually translated as Sun Salutation, is one of the most familiar sequences in modern yoga. We raise the arms, fold forward, move through plank and downward-facing dog, and gradually begin to feel warmer, more awake and more connected to the breath and our body. But behind this apparently simple sequence is an interesting history. The words themselves give us a clue. Surya means sun and also refers to

"Sthira Sukham Asanam" — A posture should be steady and comfortable.— Patanjali's Yoga Sutras As we move into our forties, fifties and beyond, this ancient teaching takes on an even deeper meaning. Healthy ageing isn't about forcing our bodies to do more; it's about finding the balance between strength and ease. Research shows that regular movement is one of the most powerful ways to preserve health, independence and vitality and ageing doesn't have to mean becoming stiff,

Recently, I experienced a lower back injury, most likely involving inflammation around the sacroiliac joint and this inspired me to look a bit deeper into the pelvis positions. The pelvis is the centre of the body. It connects the spine to the legs and plays a big role in posture, balance, breathing, walking, and how we move during yoga. When the pelvis is well aligned, the spine can lengthen more naturally, the hips feel freer, and the lower back is less likely to become ove

Offer what is needed Today. Nurturing Ourselves for a Day & Why Matters

As we move through April, I’ve been reflecting on how yoga doesn’t stop when we roll up the mat — in many ways, that’s where the real practice begins. Over the Easter break, I had planned a holiday with my family. As it turned out, life had other plans. My son became unwell, and alongside that, I realised I had made a mistake with our tickets. The trip didn’t happen. In the moment, it would have been easy to resist what was unfolding — to feel frustrated or stuck in “what sho

Yoga Is Not Performance — It Is Presence by B.K.S. Iyengar: "Yoga isn't about performance, it's about presence.Yoga isn't about getting it right, it's about listening.Yoga isn't just what happens on the mat, it's how you move through life when you leave it." It is easy to think yoga is about achieving the “perfect pose”, but the real practice is much quieter than that. Yoga invites us to listen to our breath, to our body and to our heart. Key aspects of the yoga philo

This kind of breathing helps calm the nervous system, ease tension, and support our core and pelvic health.