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bendy yoga helps women live a more flexible life. Group yoga classes, 1-to-1 sessions and retreats. bend ~ breathe ~ be

02/08/2022

EDIT: The final bendy yoga beginner course in 2022 has only ONE SPACE left! 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️

🎪Specially designed for women, this all-round introduction to yoga starts on 10th September and runs for 4 weeks from the beautiful bendy tent.

🌿Each class is 90 minutes long, giving you time to learn key yoga postures & tune-in to yourself within a relaxing environment.

🙏🏼Book now: linktr.ee/bendyyoga

29/07/2022

OOPS I DID IT AGAIN

Britney isn’t the only one.

How many of us do the same things over and over? How many of us have such ingrained habits, patterns and responses that even if we know they don't work or serve us, we default to them anyway?

I truly believe that sometimes we need to experience things multiple times in order to pay attention to them.

We cycle through the seasons, our menstrual cycles and with the moon and every cycle gives us an opportunity to review our habits and reset our patterns.

Sometimes our bodies stop us in our tracks before we even know we need to be stopped.

Listening to them is probably the best thing we can ever do. I hope you will use the summer break to tune into yours.

I will be taking a break for August but there is so much good stuff coming up in September. Book at linktr.ee/bendyyoga

Love Tamsin x

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15/07/2022

MENOPAUSAL?

Think you might be?

If you are a woman 40+ and experience any of these symptoms, it’s very possible you are.
- lack of sleep
- hot flushes
- anxiety
- brain fog
- irregular periods
- irritability
- headaches
- breast tenderness
- mood swings
- low libido

Perimenopause can feel very disorientating, confusing and isolating. Lots of women (me included) enter this phase suddenly feeling very unlike themselves.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Bendy Yoga runs yoga for menopause workshops and retreats to give women an opportunity to come together and learn holistic tools & tips to manage the most commonly experienced menopause symptoms.

All so you feel ready to embrace this often tricky life stage.

🌿The next workshop runs 11 September from the bendy tent

🌿The first Menopause & Me retreat runs 29-30 October from Gambledown Farm nr Romsey

More info & booking: linktr.ee/bendyyoga

Let’s do this midlife thing together.
Tamsin x

13/07/2022

ALCOHOL & MENOPAUSE

Do they mix?

In a word, no.

Sorry but it’s true. There are lots of reasons for this….

❌Our tolerance level for drinking alcohol significantly reduces during menopause, in part due to the loss of water as we age.

❌Alcohol often makes symptoms like poor sleep, hot flushes, low mood, irritability and anxiety worse.

❌Hangovers can become much worse. As we age, our liver enzymes diminish so we don’t break down alcohol as easily as we used to.

❌Alcohol disrupts blood sugar levels. In menopause our oestrogen and progesterone levels decline. These hormones influence how insulin works in the body so when they reduce, they affect our sensitivity to insulin and changing blood sugar levels.

❌The risk of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and ‘midlife middle’ significantly increase with high alcohol consumption.

I’ve recently had lots of special occasions to celebrate this month and in all of them, I’ve had a drink or three. I enjoyed them all but I’m paying the price now.

My sleep was erratic every night I had a drink (even if it was only one) so the cumulative effect is a very tired and snappy Tamsin 😴🤯🫣

It’s not easy to change our habits, especially when we enjoy a social drink or two so what can we do?

✅Drink in moderation (no more than one small drink a day)

✅Spread the drinks out rather than binge them

✅Choose specific times to drink - for example only the weekend or when you go to a restaurant

✅If you tend punctuate the end of the day with a drink or use it as a way to unwind, perhaps try substituting drinking with something else you find relaxing instead. Dark chocolate, 10 minutes of yoga / meditation / dancing / singing or anything else you enjoy

✅Increase accountability by committing to reduce alcohol consumption with a friend and do it together.

You can find out about other lifestyle tips for managing menopause through bendy yoga menopause workshops and retreats. Link at linktr.ee/bendyyoga

Tamsin x

27/06/2022

THE WEATHER ☀️☔️

How changeable the weather is. One minute wide brim hats and sunnies, the next jumpers and raincoats.

The weather is such a great metaphor for life.

It’s unpredictable.
It isn’t fixed.

Same goes for
…our hormones
…our politics
…our rights
…our bodily autonomy.

I have been quietly seething about the overturning of Roe v Wade and despairing over the kind of world my daughters will inherit, but I know my quiet grief and anger achieves nothing for them or anyone else.

As .school puts it, the menstrual cycle and the journey into menopause show us there is a natural time for rage.

The time is now.

This is not a time to keep quiet.

We need to put our collective rage into action.

Even if you’re not resident in the US, you can lend your support by donating to abortionfunds.org or togetherrising.org/give

And if you don’t feel the same rage or the inclination to do anything about this abhorrent infringement on women’s rights, there’s always the weather to talk about.

It’s the safest subject of conversation in every country.

20/06/2022

CELEBRATING SOLSTICE
bendy style

Thank you to all of you who came to celebrate the (day before) Summer Solstice at the bendy yoga Women’s Circle tonight.

As Brené Brown says, your vulnerability is your true strength.

Our modern lives lead us to believe other things are more important than us.

But when we share our stories and experiences - and are really heard - we realise nothing is more important.

It feels like a revolutionary act of sisterhood to gather together…and that feels so good!

I loved it. I hope you did too.

19/06/2022

3 LITTLE LADIES & A DOG

None of them would be who they are without the love, support and influence of their amazing Dad.

We love a nemonic in our family so here’s one for the Top Man in our lives. Thank you for being you, Shane. We love you.

T - terrific
H - handsome
A - amazing
N - next level
K - kind

Y - young-at-heart
O - optimistic
U - understanding

D - dependable
A - always there
D - dashing

18/06/2022

❤️ MY HEART IS FULL ❤️

The latest group of bendy beginners finished their course this morning.

They all expressed sadness that their Saturday mornings in the bendy tent are over. I have to say, I feel the same!

They also shared some lovely feedback…swipe to see some of the words. Sharing this thing called yoga with other women is just so fulfilling. Thank you all for your kind words, energy and openness 🥰

If you’d like to join the next bendy beginner course in September, bookings are now open! Link in bio or linktr.ee/bendyyoga

Tamsin x

📷 by the very talented

15/06/2022

SUMMER SOLSTICE WOMEN’S CIRCLE

Women are hardwired for connection.

For thousands of years, we have gathered together for rituals, to cook, to share, to listen and learn.

Nowadays, our world keeps us busy and apart. Our homes are like little islands keeping us separate from each other.

Since the Pandemic, this has only got worse as more and more of us now work from those islands as well.

How would it feel if you could:
⭕️Gather in a circle with other women to hear and be heard?

⭕️Share freely with no judgement, advice or opinion?

⭕️Pause the demands of modern life for an evening?

For the Summer Solstice this year, I am hosting a Women’s Circle to bring us together and celebrate the longest day of the year.

Monday 20 June, 7.30pm

This gathering will be hosted by me at the bendy tent but it will be led by all of us.

There is no charge to come along although spaces are limited so advance booking is required.

Teas & treats included.

Link in bio or linktr.ee/bendyyoga

📷 Anita Parry

11/06/2022

STANDING TALL

Ahhh bendy beginners, how I love you! 😍

This morning’s class was all about exploring standing postures and finding the sweet spot between effort and ease so we could stand tall.

How did we do that?

• Balanced the effort of trying something new with the ease of knowing what we have already learnt.

• Moved body and mind in harmony ☯️
If our minds judge our bodies, the balance of the practice is skewed in favour of effort.

• Worked on developing both strength and flexibility 💪🏼
We need both to keep our joints stable and safe and our muscles working effectively.

• Used the breath 🫁
The breath is a tool to help you notice if you have gone too far in a posture (too much effort) and need to pull back (find ease).

The focus, as always, is not on *looking* good, it’s on *feeling* good. This group of bendy beginners smashed it 👏🏼

I will be standing tall allllll weekend.

Love Tamsin x

📷captured by the fabulous

👀 look out for more photos coming soon.

07/06/2022

MY LUNCH

Do you believe the adage “You are what you eat?”
Since becoming perimenopausal, I do.

Our bodies change dramatically during menopause and eating the rainbow has never been more important 🌈

A well-balanced diet ensures we adjust to hormonal changes whilst helping us maintain bone, brain, heart & gut health.

It all sounds a bit boring - I like crisps and chocolate as much as the next woman (probably more!) and I do still eat them 😋 but I try to eat like this most of the time.

This salad was chucked together from what I had in the fridge 🥗

🌿Beetroot & radish are detoxifying foods and ensure the liver is functioning at optimum levels.

🌿Chickpeas, beetroot and asparagus are prebiotics. Apple cider vinegar in the dressing is a probiotic. Both are essential for a healthy gut and can help with menopausal symptoms such as mood swings and digestive issues.

🌿Eggs contain vitamin D, which helps absorb the right amount of calcium, vital for strong and healthy bones, particularly in menopause when bone density declines. Vitamin D is also needed for muscle mass and a healthy immune system.

🌿Eggs, nuts and seeds contain B Vitamins, which help manage stress, cognitive function and energy levels.

🌿Chickpeas & lettuce contain fibre which helps balance blood sugar levels.

🌿Lettuce also contains potassium, which is needed for cardiovascular health.

If you are unable to take HRT or choose not to, there is still so much you can do to help manage your symptoms. Even if you are taking HRT, approaching your menopause holistically and considering nutrition will have a huge impact.

I am no longer flat lining on a bed of irritability, tiredness and brain fog. My headaches and breast pain are less frequent. And I am more-or-less on top of the school admin, which is miraculous! 🤩

bendy yoga Menopause & Me workshops & Retreats include useful information about nutrition as part of an holistic approach to menopause.

If you’re interested in finding out more, drop me a line with your email address to be added to the group. Workshops will be released VERY SOON!

📒Nutritional info taken from the book Natural Menopause - swipe to view.

31/05/2022

🍂MENOPAUSE & ME AUTUMN RETREAT 🍂

If you are a woman aged 38-60, chances are you are in - or close to - a stage of the menopause. And if you’re not, you’ll definitely know a woman who is!

Take a MENO-PAUSE for yourself and book a space at the bendy yoga ‘Menopause & Me’ weekend retreat!

🌿Gambledown Farm, Romsey, Hampshire
🍂29-30 October 2022

Staying in luxury accommodation and packed with replenishing yoga, menopause workshops, rest time and delicious hormone-balanced food, this will be a weekend escape you want to get yourself on.

Thanks to the wonderful women on my email list, HALF the spaces have already sold so please be quick if you’d like a space!

🌿Open to all who identify as women.
🍂Come with a friend or on your own.
🌿No yoga experience necessary.

Link for more info and booking: linktr.ee/bendyyoga

Tamsin xx

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