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Yo Yoga Soul Yoga Therapy Hull

Neuro-Somatic Rebel 🧘‍♀️
29yrs Educator 🍎 School Yoga Specialist
🧠 Trauma/Neurodivergent Informed • Unmasked ⚡️
⚓️ Building sovereignty, slowly ⬇️ in Hull

As a full qualified Yoga Instructor and Yoga Therapist (CNHC registered) accredited by the British Council for Yoga Therapy, I can help you to work on relieving specific health conditions, bringing the body into balance, both physically and emotionally. YoYogaSoul also offers Yoga classes in the Chanterlands and Avenues community. We have also developed an effective healthy minds and well-being pr

ogramme with workshops for Business and Educational staff. We also provide Yoga and Mindfulness for pupils and students in schools and colleges in Hull and the surrounding area. Yoga has been proven to have the following benefits: reduces anxiety and stress; improves fitness, academic achievement and behaviour. Do inquire about our FREE yoga classes.

14/04/2026

The truth about “unmasking” is that it usually starts with a funeral for the version of you that waited to be saved. 🕊️🔥

After I just finished my last post about strength using a clip from Aliens 2, I ended in tears after recognising that Newt, the little girl, was me.

It hit a nerve I didn’t know was still raw.

It opened up the betrayal trauma of a little girl who waited for her family to step in. For her “protectors” to actually protect.

They didn’t.

They chose silence.

They chose “compliance” over my safety.

For 30 years, I taught the literature of fire about strong women while living in a “freeze” response. I was the “nice girl,” the “good English teacher,” the “manageable woman.” I stayed compliant because I was still waiting for someone to see I was drowning.

I’m done waiting.

Compliant women don’t heal because compliance is just a slow death of the soul.

My anger today is the roar of that little girl finally finding her voice. I am putting on the suit. I am securing the perimeter. I am the protector I never had. I am Ripley.

If you’re realising today that you’ve been your only shield—I see you.

It’s a heavy realization, but you aren’t alone anymore.

The rebellion is here. 🦾✨

13/04/2026

Inside every woman lives a little girl who believes the world will protect her. I know, I did. But then comes the day she realizes the truth: She has to protect her herself. This was my story when I realised my family didn’t protect me. The ultimate betrayal trauma.

And honestly? That is the best plot twist in the movie of yours and my life. 🚩

We are taught to fear our own fire. We are told our anger is “unstable,” “hormonal,” or “difficult.” Why? Because a woman who trusts her anger is impossible to control. My own anger was weaponised against me.

They weaponize shame so you’ll never trust your gut. They label your boundaries as “attacks” so you’ll keep the peace while your soul quietly burns out.

In mid-life, with the clarity of menopause and the “done-ness” of an ADHD brain, I finally put on the suit. My armour! I realised that “Female Rage” isn’t a symptom to be medicated—it’s a neurological alarm system.

Your anger is telling you exactly where your boundaries have been breached. It’s the fuel for your power, like Ripley in Alien 2.

As a Neurological-Somatic Yoga Therapist, I don’t teach you to “calm down.” I teach you to:

✅ Listen to the rage: That’s your body reclaiming its territory.
✅ Thaw the freeze: Moving from “victim” to “protector.”
✅ Trust the Roar: Because well-behaved women don’t survive the threat—they get eaten by the system.

The little girl inside you is safe now. You’re the one holding the controls.

Are you ready to stop apologizing for your fire?

✨ Drop a 🔥 if you’re in your ‘Ripley’ Aliens era.

12/04/2026

If it costs you your peace, it is too expensive. 🚩

As women, we are trained to be the “Great Accommodators.” We fawn, we over-explain, and we shrink ourselves to keep toxic family members and employers comfortable.

But here is the neuro-somatic truth: Your nervous system is keeping the receipts.

That burnout? That “brain fog”? That feeling of being perpetually “on edge”? That is your body screaming for a boundary. In mid-life—especially with my experiences of menopause, ADHD brain and a history of CPTSD recovery - we no longer have the “dopamine tax” to pay for other people’s expectations.

By the authority of your own authenticity, you are hereby allowed to:

✅ Quit the job that treats you like a slot on a spreadsheet.
✅ Go No-Contact with anyone who requires you to mask to be loved.
✅ Stop answering calls, emails and messages out of working hours that disrupt your somatic regulation.
✅ Be “Difficult” if it means being honest.

THIS IS YOGA! Screenshot the second slide, take your permission slip, and live by it! Reclaim your rights.

As a Neurological-Somatic Yoga Therapist, I’m here to tell you: This isn’t just “quitting.” It’s clearance. We burn down the misaligned structures so we can finally hear the signal of our own lives.

Out of the ash of “compliance,” the authentic you is waiting to rise like a phoenix 🌬️🔥

Where are you handing in your “Permission Slip” to today? Drop a “REBEL” in the comments if you’re reclaiming your peace.

✨ Follow for raw, unmasked mid-life healing.

11/04/2026

The mask is off. The “good girl” is gone. And I’ve never felt more alive. 🚩

For decades, I was the master of the “fawn” response. I stayed small, quiet, and “well-behaved” to survive CPTSD and navigate a world not built for my ADHD brain. I was performing a version of myself that was killing me from the inside out.

Then came menopause—my neurological wake-up call. It stripped away the energy I used to use for “masking” and left me with something far more powerful: Authenticity.

We’ve been told that an “angry woman” is a problem. In my somatic practice, I know the truth: Healthy anger is a protective boundary.

⚡️It’s the energy that says “No more.”
⚡️It’s the fuel that burns down the toxic cycles with exes and family.
⚡️It’s the roar that brings your identity back online.

I’m not here to teach you how to be “manageable.” I’m here to help you unmask.

✅ Neurodivergent -friendly: No forced stillness
✅ Trauma-informed: Channeled movement to release the “freeze.”
✅ Identity-focused: Regaining the “You” that was buried under everyone else’s expectations.

Well-behaved women don’t change the world—and they definitely don’t heal themselves. It’s time to get loud. ✊✨

Are you ready to stop performing and start rebelling? (Link in bio).

10/04/2026

The Cost of Compliance and Why My Experiences are Calling me to Action with Work that Aligns to Who I am.

I used to think burnout was a lack of productivity. Now I know it was a lack of alignment. 🚩

For years, I stayed in the “toxic full-time job.” I stayed in the “toxic relationship.” I stayed in the “toxic family” cycle. I was performing a version of myself that was killing my nervous system.

When you are Neurodivergent, “masking” to fit into these spaces isn’t just tiring—it’s trauma. And when you add a history of SA into the mix, the standard “wellness” advice of “just sit still and breathe” can feel like a threat, not a cure.

In my classes, we do things differently. Here’s why:

❌ No forced stillness: For many survivors, stillness = danger.
❌ No “close your eyes”: Losing your visual field can trigger a freeze response.
❌ No “just breathe”: Focused breathwork can be a major contraindication for trauma, leading to panic or dissociation.

I left the noise to find the signal and I’m putting all my experiences into my work.

I’m now single, no-contact, and finally working in a way that respects my boundaries and my brain. I don’t presume to know your story, but I promise to respect your nervous system.

Ready to move with me without the shame? Links in bio.

09/04/2026

I’m done with being small and silent. Recovery isn’t just therapy, yoga, and boundaries—it’s cab ride singing confidently celebrating with best friends 🎤🔥

I’m done trying to fit my ADHD and trauma-shaped soul into a ‘full-time’ box. I’ve done the school staff rooms, the corporate hustle, and the soul-crushing ‘fawning’ to systems that weren’t built for me.

It led to a total mental collapse. And frankly I’m glad it did because on the other side of that, I found my spine.

I’m a Yoga Therapist, and an English teacher. I’m also a woman on the other side of menopause, CPTSD recovery, and with a late diagnosis ADHD.

For a long time, I thought those things made me ‘broken.’ And many tried to shame me into believing that. Now, I know they make me a specialist. I’m rebelling against:

🚫 The ‘hustle’ culture that ignores our nervous systems.
🚫 The idea that we have to be ‘perfect.’
🚫 Abusive cycles—whether from family, exes, or workplaces.

I’m building a slow, quiet, stable life. My boundaries are set, and my voice is back.

If you are ‘on edge,’ exhausted, and tired of trying to be ‘normal’—I see you. I’m not here to fix you, because you aren’t a project. I’m here to help you regulate, reclaim your voice, and find your own sovereignty.
I’m taking things slow.

Link in bio to walk slowly with me. 🕊️🔥⚓️”

07/04/2026

Why I’ve been so quiet on here lately…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the “milestones” we are taught to celebrate as women🥂as I sit in my favourite square in Sicily I discovered 12 years ago with my previous partner. Today I’m with my girlfriend, Rachel Louise.

For a long time, I lived in a system where my value was tied to being quiet, absorbing abuse, and carrying the weight of shame to keep the peace. I was expected to follow a specific script: To shut up and put up and that women should not wash their laundry in public. It’s undignified.

But I’ve decided to start celebrating a different kind of "happily ever after."

This shift wasn’t accidental. It was sparked by a "perfect storm" of Menopause, CPTSD, and a late ADHD diagnosis.

For decades, I worked so hard to "mask"—to fit in, to be the "good woman," and to ignore my own needs. The raw honesty of menopause, finally ripped that mask off. I realised I deserved better.

So, here I am in Sicily celebrating the fact that I left because stoicism and self-sacrifice isn’t rewarded.

I am celebrating:
✨ Breaking the silence against a toxic family system.
✨ The bravery it took to walk away from an alcoholic partner.
✨ My peace, which is no longer up for negotiation.
✨ Choosing myself over a "traditional" life that was costing me my soul.

We deserve to be celebrated for the mountains we climb in private. For the cycles we break. For the boundaries we finally set and the self-respect we reclaimed.

My life isn't "on hold" because I'm not hitting the standard societal markers—it is finally beginning because I am free. 🕊️

To anyone else out there reclaiming their voice: I see you, and I am cheering for you. What are you celebrating about your journey today?

07/04/2026

Why I’ve been super quiet on here of late…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the “milestones” we are taught to celebrate as women🥂as I sit in my favourite square in Sicily I discovered 12 years ago with my previous partner. Today I’m with my girlfriend, Rachel Louise.

For a long time, I lived in a system where my value was tied to being quiet, absorbing abuse, and carrying the weight of shame to keep the peace. I was expected to follow a specific script: To shut up and put up and that women should not wash their laundry in public. It’s undignified.

But I’ve decided to start celebrating a different kind of “happily ever after.”

This shift wasn’t accidental. It was sparked by a “perfect storm” of Menopause, CPTSD, and a late ADHD diagnosis.

For decades, I worked so hard to “mask”—to fit in, to be the “good woman,” and to ignore my own needs. The raw honesty of menopause, finally ripped that mask off. I realised I deserved better.

So, here I am in Sicily celebrating the fact that I left because stoicism and self-sacrifice isn’t rewarded.

I am celebrating:

✨ Breaking the silence against a toxic family system.
✨ The bravery it took to walk away from an alcoholic partner.
✨ My peace, which is no longer up for negotiation.
✨ Choosing myself over a “traditional” life that was costing me my soul.

We deserve to be celebrated for the mountains we climb in private. For the cycles we break. For the boundaries we finally set and the self-respect we reclaimed.

My life isn’t “on hold” because I’m not hitting the standard societal markers—it is finally beginning because I am free. 🕊️

To anyone else out there reclaiming their voice: I see you, and I am cheering for you. What are you celebrating about your journey today?

20/02/2026

Exam season is often more than just a test of what’s in the textbooks. For many students, it’s a time when the nervous system goes into overdrive—leaving them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in “fight-or-flight”.

If you’re a student, parent, or educator you are noticing:

🌪️ Hyperarousal: Racing hearts, panic, or inability to sit still.

😶 Hypoarousal: Feeling numb, “spaced out,” or completely shut down.

📉 Loss of Agency: Feeling like the exams are something happening to you, rather than a challenge you can meet.

I’m here to help you find your ground.

My approach to Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY) isn’t about perfect poses or “pushing through.” It’s about using invitational language and gentle movement to help you reclaim a sense of safety in your own body.

How I support you:

✨ One-to-One Sessions: Personalised tools for self-regulation, building a “toolkit” of breathwork and grounding to use even during the exam.

🏫 School Workshops and classes: Gentle, inclusive group sessions designed to lower collective anxiety and provide “brain breaks” that actually reset the nervous system.
You are more than your grades. You are a person with a body that deserves to feel calm and capable.

📩 Schools & Parents: I am currently booking one-off workshops and private blocks for the upcoming term. DM me to discuss how we can create a supportive space for your students.

04/02/2026

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04/02/2026

GCSE and A-Level exam season is nearly here. For many students, the pressure isn’t just in the head—it’s in the body. Shoulders up to ears, shallow breathing, and racing hearts.

As an English teacher for 29 years and an accredited Yoga Therapist, I’ve seen how stress blocks memory. Yoga Therapy helps down-regulate the nervous system, moving students from ‘panic’ to ‘performance’ mode.

Here’s one “Exam Hack,” such as Box Breathing (Inhale 4, Hold 4, Exhale 4, Hold 4) to use right before the exam paper starts for calm and focus.

I’m now booking Revision De-stress workshops in schools for the spring/summer term.

Schools, DM ‘EXAM CALM’ for my 2026 workshop offerings.

31/01/2026

Just for fun!

Yorkshire Yoga is the new style.

Forget jivamukti.

Instead of a Kirtan I will have a Bontempi Organ and will sing John Shuttleworth classics such as Pigeons in Flight, and an Austen Allegra Y Reg.

Who can forget the haunting melody of the Nirvana parody, Smells like White Spirit?

Just for fun of course! Having a sense of humour and never taking one seriously is essential to life enjoyment!

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As a full qualified Yoga Instructor (200hr) and Yoga Therapist (1,150hr) that is CNHC registered, and accredited by the British Council for Yoga Therapy, I can help you to work on relieving specific health conditions, bringing the body into balance, both physically and emotionally.

Yoga Therapy Hull also offers Yoga classes in the Chanterlands and Avenues community. We have also developed an effective healthy minds and well-being programme with workshops for Business and Educational staff.

As an Educational Professional with over 20 years experience as an English teacher (BA Hons, MA, + PGCE) with a background in SEN Support, Course Leadership, Teacher Coaching, and on the Teacher Trainer PGCE programme at the University of Huddersfield, I also hold the following qualifications to deliver Yoga and Mindfulness for pupils, students, and teachers in primaries, schools, and colleges in Hull and East Yorkshire:

Teen Yoga and Mindfulness Diploma Mind with Heart Mindfulness Trainer for Schools Children’s Yoga Diploma Special Educational Needs Yoga Diploma Yoga has been proven to have the following benefits: reduces anxiety and stress; improves fitness, academic achievement, behaviour, and emotional self-regulation. Do inquire about our FREE funded yoga classes.

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