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Wild Flower Yoga, Brownsea Island, Poole (2026)

01/01/2023

Sitting down at Sandbanks Ferry on the 1st day of the 1st month of the New Year, mainly because the sproglet needed a nap and apparently only wanted to nap in the car 🙄 reflecting on how bloody lucky I am to have such love, health & friendship in my life.
This page has been (for the most part), a wellness page to inspire, assist and create a space for those involved or looking to be involved in Yoga Practice. Whilst I would love to continue it to be a place for Yoga & blogging & sharing, my life & priorities have changed somewhat over the last few months!
I’m feeling like I’m struggling with imposter syndrome… “What do you do?” I’m a yoga teacher, I’m a group exercise instructor, I’m a fitness product manager, I’m an undergrad Psychology student, I’m a new Mum…” and whilst I would love to be Super woman and throw myself 100000% into all of these roles and passions, I would have to be in 10 places at once to achieve this successfully (pass me Hermione’s time turner⏳…)
For now, my first and only priority is keeping the tiny human alive 🤣 If there is time for me after this to continue to be a student, (a strong relationship with caffeine helps me submit assignments on time, and by on time, I mean about 59 seconds before the deadline 🤣) a teacher, an instructor, then I feel extremely lucky. But for now, I think when someone asks me “what do I do?” My answer is going to be “I’m a Mum to the most gorgeous little man I’ve ever known, and I am so privileged to have been given the gift of Motherhood”.
I’m sure Roo Panes wrote the song “there’s a place” about a person, but for me right now it’s about everything before having Alfie. I am so in love with this kid words can’t describe, however I do think as a parent you are allowed to mourn and miss your life before kids. It’s not a case of regret, just of change, and adjusting to a new life.
There will be time again for everything else, but for now, it’s just about my little man and my gorgeous family. And hopefully graduating 🤣 🤞
Happy New Year all, here’s to a healthy and plentiful 2023. 🎉

29/07/2022

Well that explains the heart burn 😅
The most perfect little bean, we have received the most outstanding care from Poole Maternity and our fabulous family, I could not be happier (or more exhausted 🤣), but today we get to go home and start our life together! ❤️
Alfie Jackson, let’s do this! 👊

10/07/2022

I feel like these last 12 months have just been countdowns.
Countdowns to uni starting 🤓,countdown to my sister moving to Canada 🍁, countdown to uni deadlines📚, countdown to annual leave, countdown to camping weekends 🏕…
Then it became countdown to midwife appointments 👩‍⚕️, countdown to assignment deadlines 📚, countdown to 2nd/3rd trimester , countdown to weekends in London 🌇❤️, countdown to my last classes💔, countdown to Abi coming home✈️, countdown to Baby Dave’s due date 👶
And yet I’m still counting down; last time to see friends before birth, last yoga sesh before birth, last time going to a certain cafe or restaurant before birth, still counting down Abi coming home (she better bloody make it home before the birth 🤣)…
And yet whilst it may seem like I have wished the last 12 months away, everything in the last 12 months has been my biggest lesson and my favourite time, despite hating pregnancy, not that I’ve mentioned it once 🙄🤣🙈
I’ve walked away from a situation that did not serve me, I’ve applied myself to study to progress in my career, I’ve kept my circle and my people close and present, I’ve managed my time efficiently-ish, this I’m still working on 😅, I’ve learnt to surrender control of my body and all the changes that have come with pregnancy, I’ve allowed myself to be looked after and supported and nurtured; this does not come naturally to me 🤣 , I’ve forced myself to slow right down and just enjoy the present moment of this gorgeous life, I’ve been the most organised I’ve ever been in terms of being ready for a baby to arrive…. It’s been a steep learning curve.
I wouldn’t have achieved this year without my family and my closest circle supporting me every day and allowing me to sound board with them over second guessing my decisions and helping me to regulate my emotions. I am forever so grateful and so humbled to be in your lives ❤️
Social media is generally a life through rose tinted glasses, celebrating successes and things we cherish, people we love and places we’ve been. I have found this last 12 months the most challenging, and I feel the most accomplished now ❤️
I can’t wait for the next 12 months ❤️👶📚✈️🏕

03/07/2022

36 weeks ✨🤰
Whilst I predominantly use this platform as a yoga platform, aiming to create and advise, these last 9 months it has definitely slowed down. Self practice has been much less, filming and creating has been non existent; sickness and PGD is exhausting 😅
I’m so excited for this next phase; I’m excited to become a Mamma, I’m excited for labour as I know I’ll be that much closer to meeting my son, and I’m excited to navigate the post partum journey and where that takes my practice and training so I can be the strongest and healthiest for my boy. 👶
Eviction notice served baby Dave! We are ready when you are ❤️
📸 👌 Had to zoom out as the extra 30kg I’ve gained blocked the camera 🤣🙋‍♀️

09/06/2022

Being 31 may have been my best year yet! 🤗 I’ve a greater understanding of who I am as a person, what it means to be happy, and what I want to gain out of my life, I am forever grateful, age is a beautiful gift (and botox helps!💉)
My biggest lessons -
•Ambition and discipline is key
•I may have bitten off more than I can chew this year with a full time degree, full time job and a part time role as an instructor, but somehow it worked 📚📖🧘‍♀️🏋️‍♀️
•I can’t control what happens around me but I can control how I feel about it 💜
•I’ve made myself untouchable in my bubble ☯️
•My Mum continues to always know best! ❤️
•Being an empath I feel becomes more challenging the more you understand the world and people, the boundaries become larger and the awareness becomes greater, which in turns means more needed introversion and off grid time - I’m okay with it, sharing and holding space for others, and then allowing myself to be alone ⛺️
•I was told I would never fall pregnant without medical interventions, and here I am at (close to) full term with a healthy baby boy who will be in this world in a few weeks. 👶I may be hating every second of pregnancy and be in so much pain (not that I’ve mentioned it once….. 👀) but this boy is already my greatest love, and who I am most looking forward to in 2022 🥹
•Choosing to put yourself first is not selfish, it is admirable👌
•I miss chest to floor burpees…. Said no one ever 🥵
•I really hate ironing 🤮

Heres to another year around the sun ☀️. Past me, I am so proud of you. Present me, stay present. Future me, I’m so excited for the next phase of this life as a Mamma. My stars are continuing to align me on my path, and guide me to my greatest self 💫🪐
Cheers to 32 🥳 🍻 (do we think that’s a non alcoholic beer emoji? 🤷‍♀️🤣)

16/03/2022

*Trigger warning*
‘Pregnancy is beautiful’ ‘You’re so lucky to be pregnant’ ‘Don’t be ungrateful’ ‘You are overdoing it’ ‘Wow you are huge’ ‘Stop exercising’ ‘You’ll hurt yourself’ ‘Oh go on tell me what you are having’ ‘Why didn’t you tell me first’……….
Pregnancy is UNIQUE to each couple, each parent, each Mother or Father, each co-parent etc… And whilst yes, I do agree pregnancy is beautiful, and I am aware how lucky I am to even be pregnant, when I was told for years I would need medical assistance when I wanted a family, to have fallen pregnant naturally is nothing short of a miracle.
HOWEVER. The sickness, the tiredness, the food aversions, the sleep deprivation, the waking up in the middle of the night wide awake, the body changes, the mood changes, the mental health, the watching yourself change in front of the mirror every morning, the searing pain through your abs and hips, lack of caffeine, lack of alcohol, lack of nicotine….
Feeling like this every day is PANTS! And I’m allowed to say this, because each pregnancy is unique, and it’s my experience. I can’t exercise like I used to, I’m unable to do certain Asana’s like I used to, my stamina is diminishing, and my strength is definitely lower that it was. Everyone, has an opinion, but really, the only persons opinion that is valid, is my own. My body, my decisions, my choices.
I am not unhappy, I am still very much happy, and I am still very much me, I just am unsure if I’m enjoying pregnancy. I am so looking forward to meeting this baby and having him here and I know all the pain and deprivation is going to be worth it, I would just like to fast forward the next few months and get there quicker.
So yes, whilst Pregnancy is beautiful, it is an absolute pain in the va**na, literally.

10/02/2022

Those pivotal moments, captured in your mind or in a photograph, something that will forever bring a smile to your face, a memory that doesn’t dim or fade. Where you can still remember the smells, sounds, tastes, the feeling of the air on your skin, who you were with, that special special moment that stays with you forever…. 🌏
What are your happiest memories? Do they ground you, bring you back to who you are, allow you to stay focused, to enjoy nostalgia, to support you moving forward…. ❤️
Do they pop up during practice? Do they come through your mind in your day? Do you reflect on them? Why are they special? ✨
Let me know!

06/01/2022

Completely non yoga related, (clearly) however!…
I’ve not walked further than 100m for the whole of January, nor any exercise, nor yoga, have felt like a dried up ball bag for the last 2 weeks, but today is a good day! 😊💗🤗
Homemade juices and homemade peanut butter!
Now I’ll go get back into bed and hibernate 🤣

01/01/2022

All you need to do, is start.
Take that step. Take the plunge. Be brave. Be fearless. If it scares you, do it. If it’s a risk, take it.
Let the universe do it’s thing; just listen.
Happy New Year to you all ❤️ May 2022 be the beginning of the end of the last crazy 2 years and we all continue with health, love & happiness.
#2022

29/12/2021

An adventure is about to begin…. ❤️
This little surprise sprout is causing more tiredness and more nausea than I’ve ever experienced, I feel like a hippo, cheese and crackers are a staple food, and I’m completely okay with it 🤣❤️🥰
Bets on for 💙 or 💖 ??
🤣

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