Healing Corners Yoga

16/05/2026

PCOS has officially been renamed PMOS, and I have written a reflection on what this change means.

For decades, Polycystic O***y Syndrome has focused attention on the ovaries. But for many women, the condition touches so much more. Hormones, metabolism, energy, sleep, and the nervous system. The new name, Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, finally reflects that fuller picture.

In the blog, I share what this renaming means for women's health and for yoga practice, including which kinds of practice genuinely support a body with PMOS, and which might quietly add to the load.

Read the full piece here 👇🏼

PCOS has officially been renamed PMOS. What the new name reveals about women's health, and why not every kind of yoga supports a body navigating this condition.

13/05/2026

Feeling overwhelmed or tense? This one is for you. 💛

I just uploaded an 11-minute gentle yoga practice designed to help your nervous system come back to balance. It's completely floor-based, no standing, no complicated poses, just slow, supported movement and breathwork to help you decompress.

We move through belly breathing, constructive rest, supine twists, Bananasana, Supta Baddha Konasana, Happy Baby, and Savasana. The perfect wind-down for the end of a stressful day, or honestly, any time you need a reset.

The link is in the first comment; use it to watch the video.

If it helps you, share it with someone who needs it today.

Love and Light 🌿✨
Mel

09/05/2026

I come back to this again and again.
On the difficult days, the overwhelmed days, the days when everything feels like too much.
The breath is always there.
It has never once let me down.

08/05/2026

I was in my early forties when a fertility specialist changed the course of my life, not because of anything he did right, but because of everything he did wrong.

What followed was a slow, quiet revelation. My body is cyclical. It moves through distinct phases, each with its own hormonal landscape, strengths, and need for rest and expression. All this time, I had been overriding it.

Perhaps you weren't told either.

I wrote about what that discovery meant for me, as a woman, as a yoga teacher, and as someone who had spent decades in her own body without properly meeting it.

If you work with women, care for women, or are a woman, this one is for you.

One doctor's dismissal sent me on a journey into hormones, fertility awareness, and cycle wisdom. What I discovered changed how I live in my own body.

08/05/2026

What would it feel like to stop swimming against yourself?
To simply move in the direction your spirit is already pointing?
It's not a small question. But it might be the most important one.

07/05/2026

Many women sense that their energy shifts throughout the month.
But very few of us were ever taught why that happens or what it means.
Instead, we grow up inside a model that expects constant output and steady energy, every day of the month.

The female body was never designed that way.

Learning to understand the body's rhythm can completely change the way we move through work, rest, and life itself.

06/05/2026

🌸 I've just opened a little corner on WhatsApp!

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02/05/2026

If your mind is still running when your body is exhausted…
this is for you.

I just uploaded a 15-minute gentle yoga practice to help you release the day and ease into rest.

Slow movement. Simple breath. Nothing to push through.

Just a quiet reset before sleep.

Watch here ⬇️ link in the first comment ⬇️

Love,
Mel

16/04/2026

My first video is live, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you 🌿✨

If anxiety has been heavy lately, or your mind just won't quiet down, this 15-minute gentle yoga session was made for exactly that.

We work through slow, mindful movements to release tension in the neck, shoulders, and lower back, calm a racing heart with breathwork, and end in a deep, grounding rest.

No experience needed. Just you, a quiet spot, and a cushion if you have one.

👉 Watch the video on YouTube; link is in the first comment.

I'd love to know how you're feeling after your practice. Drop a 🌿 in the comments if this reached you today.

Love and Light ✨
Mel

12/04/2026

Fertility is often approached as something deeply personal
linked to lifestyle, stress, and individual health.
But there is another layer that is less often considered
the environment we live in every day.
Over time, I’ve become more aware of how household products, materials, and daily exposures might affect hormonal health.
Not as a definitive answer, but as something worth paying attention to.

I wrote a more in-depth reflection on this here:

We talk about age, stress, and nutrition when it comes to fertility. But what about the environment we live in every day? A grounded look at what surrounds us and why it matters.

12/04/2026

You have probably seen the phrase everywhere lately. Nervous system regulation. But what does it actually mean, and what does it look like in daily life for women?
I wrote about this on the blog because I think it deserves a clearer, more honest explanation than it usually gets.
No hype. No cold plunges. Just a grounded look at what is actually happening in the body and what genuinely helps.

Read it here ⬇️

You have probably seen the phrase. Nervous system regulation. Regulate your nervous system. Get regulated. It appears on wellness accounts, in podcast titles, and beneath photos of women doing breathwork on yoga mats. And yet, for something mentioned so often, it is surprisingly rarely explained in....