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Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher
All-levels vinyasa yoga for embodiment and healing

28/07/2025

This was my first pride since I came out as a le***an and ended my long term relationship.

This and every pride I am absolutely filled with gratitude and love for the people that have been with me through all the unfoldings of my identity, and will be with me for all the unfoldings yet to come. No one is a finished project, and I feel so lucky to know that whoever I am and whatever my identity looks like, I am held and celebrated.

The morning talks I attended talked about just how vital it is to have a supportive community as a q***r person, and I can say hand on heart, I would never have been able to come out without the people in my life.

Pictured here are some of the many people who have supported and loved me this last year as I came out first to myself (very drunk, in a mirror) and then to my closest friends, and then eventually the whole of my community. To march and chant with these people on Saturday was everything to me.

To everyone in my q***r community, happy pride!

09/03/2025

Some recent moments of joy and some reflections on transformation:

Last year, some of my happiest moments were alone in stillness, sat at my bedroom window, in wonder about how my life could be This. I was so grateful, so humbled, so filled with love and joy. So when I ended my incredibly loving long term relationship, came out as a le***an, and lost my housing stability, I doubted that I would ever get back to that place of joy. I thought, even if I ever did, it would take me years to rebuild, to find my way back to myself through this new identity, this new home, this new self.

It felt like being birthed into the world afresh, and those moments by the window, watching the swans on the river, felt a million miles away. But then this morning, I sat in my new garden in the sun, in a house I own (!) and I thought. My god, I've actually never been happier than right now. For months I have been taking baby steps that sometimes felt like giant leaps into the unknown, one at a time, into a future and a life that I could not see yet, one I couldn't fathom. It has just been these past couple of weeks that I am finally softening into joy, unfolding those wings that have been growing inside my back for these past few months.

That's what it is to transform, I think - to re-find joy in different ways, in ways that you'll have to fall to find, getting lost in order to find yourself and your heart again. There is no knowing the future, no transformation you can find within your comfort zone, no way forward but to trust that you'll find the ground beneath you, even if the fall is long.

Also, Happy International Women's day, I love to internationally woman, love it when you all woman internationally too.

21/01/2025

Gallery dump for you.

It's not felt right to post my usual content recently. I've had lots to say, but never anything concluded. Half thoughts and messy feelings. With the world feeling scarier than ever, with my own security and identity hanging in a state of uncertainty, and the exhaustion I'm battling as I navigate a lot of big changes, I've spent most of my energy just getting through. There's no quick fix to the poisonous politics that we see day in and day out, no quick fix to financial or housing insecurity, to grief and loss. Yoga is invaluable to me, and a practice I rely on to find peace and grounding, but it isn't a fix for the state of the world. Sometimes the only thing we can do is practice self acceptance, and get through it. So today I'm just here to share my little screenshots and say: However you're coping with the world, you're doing amazing. Rest as much as you can, rely on those you love, and know that whatever you're feeling is okay.

30/11/2024

Warring with your body vs siding with it

Do somatic practices often feel like they just dont work for you?

Theres a peculiar and frustrating part of somatic healing that lies in whether we side with our body or war against it. Counter intuitively, the more we try to get our feelings to go away, the less likely it is to happen. Whereas if we let ourselves experience them, listening to the messages our emotions are desperately trying to send, that is when they are able to pass.

So if somatic practices aren't helping you feel unstuck, consider - am I mostly focused on 'getting rid' of the sensation? If so, a really simple technique you can use to side WITH your body rather than war AGAINST it is literally just to verbalise it to yourself. Stop trying to keep it all in, and instead find a quiet space and just let it out until you feel heard.

'I'm so anxious right now. This feels like s**t. I hate this. This is awful'.

'I'm so angry I could explode right now. I feel it all over my body. It's so fiery and hot and it feels all consuming.'

It sounds counter intuitive, but think about it think way:

Feelings of anxiety are there to tell you something is wrong. Insisting nothing is wrong will leave that part feeling unheard, and it is likely to keep at you until you listen. In the same way you might comfort a distressed child by saying 'I'm with you. This feels so bad right now. I see that this is so distressing.' you can comfort yourself. Side with your body and offer yourself some solidarity.

In short, dont run from the feelings. Let them be there. Side with your body.

02/09/2024

The question I get asked the most as a trauma-informed yoga teacher is how TI yoga can actually help you. And to that I say - amazing question bestie, let me write a whole blog post for you about it.

The blog post is up on my website, give it a read and how TI yoga might be able to support you on your journey.

22/07/2024

Taking TI yoga off the mat

The lessons I teach during classes are just as applicable off the mat. One of the main things my classes focus on is letting your body lead, rather than your protective parts that need you to fulfil a role, work hard, and look or feel a certain way. When we regularly take time on the mat to let these lessons sink in and get used to letting your body lead, you can start taking them off the mat and in to your life.

Here's what living a life that honours my body and my needs looks in my day to day life. What does it look like in yours?

28/02/2024

It's the anniversary of Embodied Healing Yoga today! (Shout out to all the beautiful souls I graduated with! I see you 🥰)

The universe has aligned itself so that TWO incredible things have happened today.

First, I am to be jetting off to San Diego today to attend the Somatic Trauma Healing Immersion conference, and I am beyond excited to be meeting all my heroes who have inspired me to do the work that I do. Stay tuned for what are sure to be fan girl stories of Gabor Mate, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Peter Levine (my three favourite old men), and so many more! If you have questions you want me to ask, pop me a dm! I hope to learn loads and bring back lots of somatic trauma healing to Norwich.

Secondly - I am PUMPED to say that the waitlist for Reclaim has filled as of this morning! If you are still interested in signing up then you can dm or email me at embodiedhealingyoga@gmail.com. As I am away this week I will be keeping registration open until I return.

In other news: Reclaim has been picked up another wonderful charity, I am launching a once a month Q***r Joy Yoga retreat afternoon in collaboration with a wonderful q***r yoga teacher pal, and online classes are going to become a feature of the website! But more on all this later...

I have so much to look forward to this year, so many goals and places to go with Embodied Healing Yoga and I could not be more grateful, humbled, and filled with love. The community that has formed never fails to leave me speechless. When I first began, what exists today was a pipe dream that I wasn't sure would ever exist. Now I have even bigger plans, so stick around.

For my current students - thank you! For the next few days I am still offering a free online class for anyone who wants to submit a Google review and a testimonial through my website. (If you've already done this, pop me an email and I'll send the class over!)

Soooo much love from my incredibly cramped train seat ❤️

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