Hello, Can you get up and down from the floor easily? And when I say easily, I mean without using your hands and arms to heave yourself up? Building & maintaining strength and flexibility as we age is essential. For us women, as we move through peri-menopause and menopause, we have the joy of decreasing levels […]
Category: Mindbody
What is Reiki?
Hello, What is Reiki, and how could it be beneficial to you? I am glad you asked… Reiki is a very cool, energy-healing process that’s been around for a while now, 2023 is 100 years since the practice I deliver (Usui) has been around. It’s all about tapping into this mysterious, cosmic life force energy that flows […]
Woodland Yoga & Forage Bishopbriggs
After the great success of Yoga on the Hill, I am even more excited about Woodland Yoga and Forage with Vicky from The Little Foragers Kitchen on Sunday 13th Aug 4-7pm meeting at Cadder Church Car Park in Bishopbriggs. Yoga Outside, connecting to yourself and nature, escape the noise and bustle… Foraging to learn how […]
How do I stretch my hips?
If you have tight hips, I want to help you out with my Happy Hips Live Online Workshop on Saturday 5th Aug at 1115am. Don’t worry if you can’t make it live, it will be recorded for you to access later. Some fun facts; tight hips can cause constipation tight hips can cause back pain tight […]
Stretches for tight hips
Hello, Today’s video, when I shared it across all the social media platforms is the one that got the most feedback of ‘yip, I need to do this more’. What is it I hear you ask? Hip stretch! You might have heard ‘sitting is the new smoking when it comes to detrimental effects on our […]
Is Pilates or Yoga better for me?
I am often asked is ‘is Pilates or Yoga better for me?’ My answer is always: It depends on what you are looking for, what you need, and what you will enjoy, therefore, do… And the way I teach is different to how other people teach. So making sure you have the right teacher for […]
Holding tension in your body?
Hello, I hope you are well. Are you holding tension in your body? Because everything in your body is connected, we can hold tension in our shoulders that presents as hip discomfort, or there could be tension in our feet that shows up as neck pain. That’s why moving lots of your body a little […]
Resting in Menopause
I have been talking about resting in the last few weeks of Wednesday emails. Another conversation I am having more than I would like is with women in perimenopause (and post-menopause) who have to take time off work because of their symptoms. They feel like they are losing their minds and unable to cope with everything. […]
Super Lime Pickled Salad Sub
I hope you are well and enjoy these Saturday Kitchen posts… Eating is a joy… Which is not something I would have said 8 years ago. I had what I would now consider a lousy relationship with food for a long time. I would get stressed if I went somewhere for food and didn’t know […]
Resting!?!? How ‘good’ are you at it?
I am passionate about finding different ways to help us relax, rest, recharge and quiet the mind… These are all things that I struggled with for a long time. I have had several conversations over the last couple of weeks about resting… How ‘good’ are you at it? What is resting? Resting typically refers to […]