The voice within When a new client starts with me, they will often tell me they’ve not discussed how they feel with anyone. Some tell me they make jokey comments about it. Others say nothing. What they don’t realise is that they do talk. Not to others, but to themselves. With my years of working with clients, I’ve...Read More
Why weight loss? Weight is too important a subject not to address. There’s a lot of confusion and misinformation out there. Even within expert scientific and medical communities, you’ll find different views on the best diet (by which I mean the foods you eat) and exercise plan etc. In my view, results are the best gauge...Read More
Who is ever excited about weight loss? Seriously, is this ever the case! Not from most people’s experience. When I help clients lose weight, I never hear them talk about their weight loss history with excitement. It’s quite the opposite: they talk of their battles, struggles and frustration. And yet, ‘Excited to...Read More
Blue Zones Have you heard about Blue Zones? I kept hearing about Dan Buettner’s Blue Zones again and again until I decided, ok, I need to get the book to find out more. Buettner researched the world’s longest living people and shared what he found about these Blue Zone communities in his book. It started with...Read More
A lesson in losing I lost a good part of a day last weekend. Our daughter’s new passport had arrived and I made a mental note to put it away in a safe place there and then. I don’t know about you but I often find myself scooping up six items needing put away and...Read More
Healthy present ideas Here’s a repost of my 2019 suggestions with a few updated changes. It’s that time of year when the nights are dark and time is short. Regardless of our best made plans and despite powering through our To Do lists, we’re still not done. I’m here to help you get your Christmas...Read More
More festive than ever I’ve a feeling we’re going to go all out to make Christmas extra special this year. It’s been some year and we all need extra cheer. Lights on early, a Christmas movie a day, reindeer pjs and more. This year, we’re all in! As for the presents, the best presents of...Read More
My Month Without Yoga SI Joint Pain I had my first episode of SI joint pain just after having our first child (ouch, I still remember rolling about the floor in excruciating pain) and over the years, it’s occasionally flared up. One such time was two weeks before I was due to start my Yoga Teacher Training. I...Read More
Lockdown or slowdown It’s been a funny few months hasn’t it. For most people there have been problems and difficulties of some kind. Some have found they’ve had good days and less good days. For many these have been especially challenging or tragic times for different reasons from loss of a loved one to work or money...Read More
Change your body and mind from the comfort of your own home Yoga teaching was never part of my plan This time a year ago, I had just finished my yoga teacher training. Becoming a yoga teacher had never been part of my plan. I’d spent 15 years combining children with my coaching work. My...Read More
