Author Archives: treelightyoga

Have you heard of Yogi Tea?  They are a brand of lovely herbal teas that all have a little uplifting message on the tag attached to each teabag. Yesterday afternoon, I happened to be in Folkestone with a friend and we wandered into a lovely little shop that sold a whole range of the teas,Continue reading ““Give to others and give to yourself the same attention.””

Have you ever been through an uncomfortable time in your life?  Something that you would have done anything to avoid? I’m sure most of us have had those kind of experiences.  And it is never easy. Sometimes you even make plans to avoid facing up to the discomfort. And sometimes, those plans don’t work out andContinue reading “Where are your boundaries?”

I went for a walk in the woods with the dogs yesterday afternoon. It had been a while since I had stepped in there. The last few weeks had been far too muddy. So, there I was walking and looking around, when I noticed that the green leaves of the bluebells had started to comeContinue reading “A lesson from the bluebells”

Do you sleep well or not ? What can you do if you don’t sleep particularly well? The reason I’m talking about this is because so many of my clients after a class comment on how well they’re going to sleep that particular night. Which implies that other nights, the sleep isn’t quite as restfulContinue reading “3 ways to sleep well every night”

I remember a time in my life when I didn’t use to sleep very well at all. I was particularly stressed and getting to sleep at night was a nightmare. I got to the point where I was fearing night time because I just knew I wouldn’t sleep. Obviously, that didn’t help! I ended upContinue reading “How are you sleeping?”

I want to talk to you about the news and the impact of the news on your wellbeing and your happiness level. I’m sure you can see where I’m going with that, because how many people feel upbeat and happy after watching the news? Not many I should think. Actually quite the opposite. I knowContinue reading “How can I watch the news without getting stressed?”

I remember when I was 18. I went to the GP for recurring headaches. After listening to me explaining the headaches, he asked me how I was feeling apart from the headaches. And out of nowhere, I started crying. A whole lot of things came out, from worries about what I was going to doContinue reading “How to lift yourself out of continuous low-level anxiety?“

As I was growing up in Belgium, I got into the habit of starting a lot of my sentences with “Moi, je….”, which literally translates to “Me, I…”.  My mother used to pick up on it pretty much every time and reminded me that I shouldn’t be starting my sentences with Me and I oneContinue reading “You deserve to be number 1”

After only sleeping 4 hours last night, I woke up this morning feeling grotty, stiff and tense. I usually sleep like a baby the second my head touches the pillow. Yesterday was exactly like that, until one of my daughters woke me up after having a nightmare. And it took a good deal of soothingContinue reading “5 things you can do to sleep like a baby”

Being a yoga teacher, some of my friends can assume that I am always calm, relaxed and immune to the effects of stress. Not quite.  The advantage that yoga gives me is that I have built a buffer zone so that I don’t get stressed as easily as I used to, and when I doContinue reading “How can I reduce my stress levels?”