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"From wanting to quit, to feeling like a failure" - here's 3 years on.
This was a weirdly vulnerable blog to write. I’ve been teaching for 3 years now, and I qualified as a 500hr RYT almost three years to the day after teaching my very first class. Over these three years I’ve completed hundreds upon hundreds of hours of teaching, in private sessions, class settings, teaching courses, supporting non profits, and offering talks - a richer, deeper business than I could have imagined when I started my initial training. I’m a completely different te
Mar 56 min read
The 5 Guiding Questions
These are 5 questions that can be helpful when checking in with yourself; you can think of them as a step by step of 'how to feel your feelings'. (It's important to note: there are many ways to do this, some of them detailed in my blog, some not. This is just ONE way you might choose to engage with your inner world). These questions are slight variations on the 5 Guiding Questions that were developed and taught to me by Nkem Ndefo as part of The Resilience Toolkit , designed
Mar 54 min read
Somatic exploration: build capacity for emotion
There is a practice I teach with some regularity that I have termed the 'zoom out' practice, or the 'artichoke' practice. This somatic...
Apr 6, 20254 min read
What does trauma-informed yoga actually do?
[Image slideshow at the bottom for a very brief overview] So you’ve stumbled across a flyer or seen my classes online and thought “maybe...
Sep 2, 20244 min read
Poem: You're Always Enough For The Forest
You're always enough for the forest. The birds don't care how productive you are. The undergrowth accepts whatever emotions you hold -...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
“Are we using “trauma-informed yoga” to sustain oppressive systems instead of trying to dismantle them?”
This is a debate I've seen going round a few times recently, credit to @jivanaheyman on Instagram for starting this important...
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Learning the Language of Emotion
One thing I see a lot in those who are new to yoga or embodiment practices is the feeling that they ‘aren’t getting it right’ or ‘just...
Apr 8, 20244 min read
You Can't Hate Yourself Into Changing
I can teach yoga and nervous system regulation until I am blue in the face, and that is such an amazing tool, one that has saved me...
Nov 18, 20234 min read
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