It was a lovely sunny August evening for three of my yoga students, my yoga teacher and I to travel to Cardiff to see Dr David Hamilton in person to hear him talk about the scientific effects of Kindness, Self-Love, Mindfulness and the Placebo Effect on the human body. More
“There’s A Time To Live And A Time To Die!” – My Maternal Grandmother and Mother believed this and I was brought up with their view of this coupled with their own experiences.This grandmother was brought up on a farm and lived close to nature, watching the cycle of life, healing with herbs, eating in season, growing, harvesting and preserving food, and passed this knowledge to her daughter, my mother. Later my grandmother attended births and deaths in the local neighbourhood. She was a wise woman who lived and died well spending 105 years on this earthMore
I recently attended a wonderfully nurturing, relaxing and joyful event at The Sunhouse. My yoga teacher Clare and friend Jasmine accompanied me.
On the menu was:
Created by Donna Eden these techniques of ‘tapping’ and ‘touching’ our meridians (energy channel network) to gently restore balance, health and well-being.More
I recently attended a workshop working with the art of adjustment led by Monica Voss entitled ‘The Power of Touch’ based on her new book of the same title.
The workshop was organised by Diana O’Reily a British Wheel of Yoga County Representative, who describes Monica Voss as “an incredibly subtle, intelligent and experienced teacher with 35 years experience working with students as well as student teachers of yoga. She is co-owner and director of the Esther Myers Yoga Studio in Toronto, Canada. In addition to teaching weekly classes at her home studio, she conducts workshops, retreats and teacher training internationally.”More
We all come to Yoga for different reasons – to improve our health, to learn new and better postures, for the meditative, soothing calm that persists after a particularly good yoga session. As we often practise Yoga in a group setting, is it always so easy and so tempting to look at what and how others are doing and compare ourselves with them.More
I’m frequently asked this question and decided I would share my thoughts with you.
Yoga practice provides us with so much more than a bend and stretch, working on every system of the body, mind and breath. Weight loss or weight gain can also be a side-effect as regular yoga practice often stabilises our metabolism. My yoga students frequently report they experience a wonderful feeling of ‘well-being’ plus:More
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and I believe Homoeopathic treatment has an important role to play in supporting mental health and wellbeing. I’ve benefited from Homoeopathic treatment myself during challenging times in my life – death of a loved one, etc., and frequently see the benefits this medicine has in a variety of individuals with mental health symptoms. Homoeopathy works holistically treating each individual and not specific disease names.More
The benefits of Yoga are well documented and attendance at classes is on the increase. I’ve been practicing yoga for over four decades but when I was pregnant I struggled to find a yoga class suitable for pregnancy.More
Please let me know if you are interested in a 90’s Night at Bryn Meadows Golf Club on Saturday 2nd June 2018 £10.00 per person.More
I attended my first Homoeopathy Continuing Professional Development Day on The Bowel Nosodes with Anthony Bickley, a homoeopath with four decades of experience and a world renowned expert on the bowel nosodes.More
