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Are you responsible for your own happiness? Or does it depend on how things go around you? One of the hardest lessons I learned, when I started delving deeper into general psychology and yoga psychology, is that we are responsible for how we feel. Not our partner. Or our children. Or the traffic lights thatContinue reading “5 things happy people do in the morning”

I started having a regular yoga practice when I was a stay-at-home mum with our daughters and the income from my husband’s job was under threat. He had been told that his contract was not going to be renewed and he had to find something else fast. I couldn’t contribute financially, and my stress levelsContinue reading “5 benefits of a regular yoga practice”

Our mental health has been under serious pressure recently. The general situation with Covid has been very anxiety-provoking, and of course, many of us have been impacted directly by the pandemic with job losses, reduction in income and either catching Covid or having close ones getting ill.  No wonder that the medias keep reporting nowContinue reading “How yoga can affect your mental health”

I started yoga when I was 30. I had just become a mum and was suffering from severe anxiety.  I looked for a yoga class on the advice of my GP and, I was so desperate for my anxiety to get better that I overlooked all the reservations I had in my mind at theContinue reading “5 yoga myths that might be standing in your way”

Stress…  We are all familiar with it, but did you know that not all stress is bad. Stress enables our body to react fast and efficiently to challenging situations. As something stresses us, our body moves into fight-flight-freeze mode and enables us deal swiftly with whatever is in front of us. Think of a near-miss asContinue reading “5 yoga techniques to help you release stress”

Does this sound familiar? You have planned something, done it as well as you could, asked for feedback, changed a few things to make it just right, got some new feedback (this time all positive), made it that little bit better… and yet, you still find yourself wondering if it is good enough. Does thatContinue reading “It just has to be right!”

When it comes to stopping the worry cycle, breathing is one of the best tools ever. First of all, you’re always breathing, so you can easily use it to your advantage.  You just need to know how – and to think about it! A little note on that one. Try and practice the breathing techniquesContinue reading “4 breathing techniques to help you worry less”

I just can’t relax… So many of my clients say that to me. And I can relate! I never used to be able to just switch off and relax.  When I first started going to yoga, I considered the relaxation a complete waste of time!  I know, right! Crazy! When I look back, I canContinue reading “When was the last time you sat down and did nothing?”

How would you feel if you could change your state of mind at will? If you could go from being worried to feeling confident and positive about things? It feels like a dream come true doesn’t it! But it isn’t just a dream. Yoga is powerful enough to shift your state of mind so thatContinue reading “4 yoga poses to worry less and feel confident”

Getting a good night’s sleep isn’t always easy when you have a tendency to have a busy, and sometimes worried, mind. Not only does it make it harder to fall asleep, it also makes it harder to stay asleep. Sleeping properly is an important aspect of our physical and mental wellbeing and not sleeping wellContinue reading “5 yoga poses to sleep better”