Pride & The Fall On 10th October, I started Couch to 5k. I hadn’t really run for nearly 30 years, so even 60 seconds of running was a challenge. On 8th November, an ankle injury stopped me from running again in 2022. At the beginning of the year, I put on my vision board thatContinueContinue reading “Pride & The Fall”
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A Productive Winter
A Productive Winter We often think of winter as a time to hunker down and hibernate. It can be a time of vegetating, hiding away, doing as little as possible. There’s a general sense of introversion, especially post-Christmas. But can we use this introspection practically, rather than just lazing the time away? As well asContinueContinue reading “A Productive Winter”
Building Resilience
Building Resilience It’s always interesting when I recognise another way in which yoga asana practice informs my every day life. The yoga I teach looks pretty simple. We spend a lot of time lying on the floor, making slow, repetitive movements. Lying on the floor is an excellent place to start because the body isContinueContinue reading “Building Resilience”
Respect Time
Respect Time An ex (yes another one) once said to me two words that make up an excellent piece of advice. RESPECT TIME. We’re pretty good at wasting time. When I say wasting time, I don’t mean resting and relaxing. I mean taking far longer over things than we should. And the problem with this,ContinueContinue reading “Respect Time”
I nearly gave it all up.
I nearly gave it all up. The idea of owning my own business. My writing. My coaching. My teaching. My learning. I nearly reverted to the unsatisfied life. A job to pay the bills. Vegetating. Getting back on the hedonic treadmill. The words of an ex-boyfriend reverberated around my head. “You’re a fraud,” he said.ContinueContinue reading “I nearly gave it all up.”
The Misunderstanding of Carpe Diem
“Listen to my body, We haven’t been in touch much lately.” I wonder what the Roman poet Horace would make of Carpe Diem being splashed around on t-shirts, posters and in inspo-quotes. I’m not sure he intended for people to use carpe diem – often interpreted as ‘seize the day’ – as an excuse orContinueContinue reading “The Misunderstanding of Carpe Diem”
Intention and Outcome
“I go round and round just like a circle, I can see a clearer picture.” There’s a weird thing that happens when you teach yoga. Well, when I teach yoga anyway. I teach in a very verbal way. Demonstration is not necessarily the most important thing as I try to avoid suggesting that my studentsContinueContinue reading “Intention and Outcome”
If you CBA, DBA
“Paint a picture, sing a song, Plant some flowers in the park, Get out and make it better, You’ve got an hour before it’s dark.” A friend of mine died a few weeks ago. Glyn was a couple of years younger than me and died unexpectedly of a previously unknown heart condition at the endContinueContinue reading “If you CBA, DBA”
A life you don’t need to escape from.
“And everyday is the right day.” I’ve been having a bit of enjoyment time lately. Today is Jubilee Thursday and I’m writing this on the train up to Glasgow to see Queen & Adam Lambert. Last weekend I spent with many, many friends seeing my favourite band Marillion (see last week’s blog for more onContinueContinue reading “A life you don’t need to escape from.”
All we are and all we need, Is all we are and all we need to be
I’ve been in the happiness and wellbeing space for five years now. While the science is advancing and always finding out new nuances, there are some themes that are steadfast. There are some things that remain stubbornly fixed as “stuff you should do to feel better”. And one of those is gratitude. Yup. Whether it’sContinueContinue reading “All we are and all we need, Is all we are and all we need to be”
Finding Felicity 