Inner Shift Psychology & Well-Being

09/11/2025

🌞 Winter Yoga Schedule: NEW CLASS IN MORZINE + Season Pass 🌞
I’m so excited to share my winter yoga schedule — including a brand-new class right in the centre of Morzine!

My classes blend psychology, mindfulness, and yoga — exploring how awareness, breath, and movement support emotional regulation and a balanced mind–body connection.

🌞 NEW CLASS IN MORZINE
Wednesdays, 9:00–10:15 – Ashtanga Half Primary Series
📍 Morzine Yoga Studio (centre of Morzine)
A traditional Ashtanga Half Primary Series.
We use the breath to deepen connection to the self — staying calm and focused through challenge, training both body and mind in presence and discipline.

🪷 Montriond – Fat Fox Lodge
Mondays, 18:45–19:45 – Foundations of Alignment
Half guided meditation, half mindful movement.
A space to pause, reconnect with the body, and cultivate grounding and awareness.

Tuesdays, 9:00–10:15 – Integration in Motion
A flowing vinyasa class centred on the breath — matching movement and breathing, exploring pranayama and mindful flow.

Fridays, 9:00–10:30 – The Practice of Equanimity
Ashtanga Half Primary Series.
We use the breath to deeply connect to the self even through challenge, training the body and mind to remain strong, steady, and calm.

💫 Union of Mind & Body Season Pass (Dec–Apr)
Unlimited access to all weekly classes — in both Morzine and Montriond.
A 5-month invitation to build consistency, awareness, and emotional steadiness through winter.

💶 €240 early bird until Dec 1 • €260 after
(Regular: €15 drop-in │ €120 ten-class pass)

Advance booking required; no drop-ins.
Give yourself the space to reconnect — to the body, the breath, and the present moment. 🦋
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07/11/2025

4 spots left for our ascension retreat !!!

03/11/2025

“If I express my negative feelings, they’ll become more real.”

Yes—talking or writing about pain can spike emotional + physiological activation in the moment. That’s normal. But decades of research show that putting feelings into words (affect labeling) actually reduces amygdala reactivity and helps the brain regulate emotion.

Similarly, expressive writing about stressful or traumatic events can feel raw short-term, yet is linked to long-term improvements in psychological and physical health. Meta-analyses and classic studies show small-to-moderate benefits over time—even when people feel worse right after writing.

And in trauma therapy, safe, structured exposure (recalling and processing memories with a trained clinician) reliably reduces symptoms across studies. Short-term distress, long-term relief.

Try this: name the feeling (“sad,” “angry,” “afraid”), write freely for 10–15 minutes, then return to your breath and body. Expression isn’t making it worse—it’s how we help it move.

31/10/2025

"You don't listen. It makes me feel like you don't care."

Sound familiar? Sometimes relationship conflict isn’t about a lack of care— it’s about different nervous systems and different attention needs.

Some of us feel overwhelmed when we’re interrupted and need to finish what we’re doing to settle and be present.
Others feel connection through immediacy and shared attention, and when presence isn’t available right away, it can feel like rejection.

Both experiences are real, both are human, and both deserve compassion and understanding.

Here are 6 mindful steps that support connection when attention styles differ:

1. Validate the emotion
“I know that you don't feel heard.”

2. Reassure your intention to connect
“I really care about you and our communication.”

3. Explain your attention rhythm
“I listen best when I finish what I’m doing first— it helps me be fully present.”

4. Create a gentle check-in ritual
“Before we talk about something important, can you ask if I’m available?”

5. Follow through
If you ask for 5 minutes, come back in 5 minutes.
Trust is built in the return.

6. Set boundaries with warmth
“This isn’t rejection— I communicate best when I feel settled.”

When we live with a partner, we are not entitled to their availability, deep listening, and presence 24/7 or on the drop of a dime. There must be consent given to have the full attention of someone here and now, if we are mutually-respecting adults.

"Can I have five minutes? And then I'll be fully with you," does not mean you're valued less than the task under their eyes. It means you're highly valued but their brain simply can't shift 100% on a dime, whether they like it or not. It needs to get organised first.

Save these steps for your next tender conversation,
and see how much more space there can be for understanding and closeness. 🤍

I’ve written a whole blog post on this, you can find it here: https://innershiftpsychology.com/blog/6-mindful-steps-to-feel-more-heard-and-to-listen-with-presence

28/10/2025

It’s not easy when a patient becomes cross with you— but it’s also one of the most important parts of therapeutic work.

I wrote a reflection on what happens when this moment arrives, how it can trigger our own schemas, and how to meet it with honesty, humility, and repair.

Read the full piece here:

A reflective piece for therapists on how to navigate patient anger with awareness, compassion, and professionalism — turning confrontation into an opportunity for healing and growth.

27/10/2025

🪷 When You Feel Cross with Your Therapist

It’s completely normal to feel frustrated, angry, or disappointed with your therapist at times. Therapy can bring up deep emotional patterns— often the same ones that show up in other relationships.

When this happens, the most powerful thing you can do is talk about it. A good therapist will welcome those feelings and help you explore what’s underneath. These moments often lead to important insights and stronger therapeutic trust.

Therapy isn’t about comfort— it’s about safety. And safety means being able to express what’s real, even when it’s uncomfortable. I know it’s scary— I have these exact same feelings when I have to tell my supervisor that she’s ticked me off— I find myself shaking !

But it’s important to be truthful about our feelings with this person— more important than you can imagine.

Learn more about my services at innershiftpsychology.com

26/10/2025

Missed your morning practice? Do it anyway 😏

A little lesson in discipline 👇

I missed the bus this morning — figuratively speaking.
It’s Sunday, for fudge sake. Why do we pressure ourselves to practice only in the morning, and if we don’t, we call it a write-off? (If you know, you know.)

Truth is: it doesn’t matter when you move, as long as you do.
Because you’ve never regretted a practice — only skipping one.

If you don’t move your body, you lose strength and flexibility — in body, but also in mind.
Remember who and how you want to be. Find your motivation there.
The when and how is entirely up to you.

Any practice is better than no practice.