Moon Yoga

24/06/2025

What a beautiful way to celebrate the Summer Solstice with my fabulous Moon Yoginis!

11/03/2025

02/02/2025

This video is super interesting on the effects of oestrogen on the body, what happens during perimenopause and menopause when oestrogen declines, pros and cons of taking oestrogen and whether it's worth starting to take it post menopause:

Understand, Embrace, and Celebrate Change

01/02/2025

Lots of informative videos for free on the Menopause - available for the next couple of days:

Understand, Embrace, and Celebrate Change

26/01/2025

10/12/2024

Yumna Al-Arashi
Celebrating generations of Southwest Asian and North African women

How Yumna Al-Arashi is creating a new photographic archive in the MENA region, and celebrating generations of Southwest Asian and North African women

10/12/2024

I love to hear stories about inspiring women. Ana Margarita Flores’ tribute to the women of her Peruvian homeland, initially stemmed from a simple question: “Who am I? Flores tells writer Gem Fletcher about taking risks, the sacred ritual of sharing intergenerational knowledge and the empowerment born from genuinely understanding your roots.

How photographer Ana Flores is paying tribute to the women of her Peruvian homeland, and reconnecting with her indigenous Andean identity

30/10/2024

Did you know:
Orcas are one of the few mammals who have a menopause like us. Author, Darcy Steinke studied a community of killer whales and discovered it is the grandmothers that go on to lead their pods.

14/10/2024

♀️ Today, October 11th, is International Day of the Girl ♀️ This day was declared by the United Nations to recognise issues of inequality that girls still face in many parts of the world today. Read more at https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day ❤️

The theme for 2024 is 'Girls' Vision of the Future'. Sustainability is a key goal moving forward, for all of us, and one small but significant way in which girls and women can feel empowered to embody this value is through access to plastic-free and reusable period products.

Standard disposable period pads can contain up to 90% plastic, which along with plastic tampon applicators contribute to a staggering amount of single-use waste in landfill and waterways. Thankfully, more sustainable solutions are finally making their way onto the market! We're very proud to stock a range of these options, which can be indefinitely re-used, saving both waste and money ♻️

🌸 DAME reusable pads are designed to be super comfortable and completely odour-free, come in a range of absorbencies, and have the option of a discreet dry-bag to make integrating them into your cycle even easier.

🌸 Selenacare period pants are great for the lighter days or in combination with other products, in a comfy style with antimicrobial technology to feel dry and fresh.

🌸 The classic Mooncup and new TOTM menstrual cups are a great tampon alternative, made from soft silicone. TOTM cups come in a size suitable for teens, and this company is going steps further: working to remove plastic waste from waterways and ensuring all production is carbon-offset.

You can find these sustainable period solutions, as well as a wide range of organic cotton plastic-free products, upstairs in our bodycare department!

Please also check out the charity , who use donations to do wonderful work tackling period poverty around the world - including helping communities make and distribute reusable pad kits ❤️♀️

20/09/2024

Such a powerful full moon on Wednesday! Being someone who has been aware of moon cycles for some time, I am always interested to hear people’s stories about how they are affected by the moon.

And it’s not just the women who are sensitive to the moon’s cycles. This week, I had a conversation with a couple of men. One described his experience at the full moon as feeling restless, having a chaotic mind and not sleeping so well. He also noticed that around the dark (new) moon he feels sad.

Another reported that leading up to the dark moon he gets quite manic and finds himself being super busy and then as the dark moon manifests, he crashes and feels exhausted.

I would love to hear your experiences around the moon cycles, so please do share!

13/08/2024

And here is the song to go with the poem: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/SsyCaoiMo8wx5meE/

12/08/2024

I love this poem by my student and friend, Lucie Hill:

Wild Woman

She creates her own map to navigate and marvel at the world’s wonders, she is a wild woman.

She listens to her body and knows when to soften and rest, she is a wild woman.

She dances to the rhythm of her own beating heart, she is a wild woman.

She can be alone with nature to heal her soul, she is a wild woman.

She picks a wild flower to gaze at, to smell or to taste, she is a wild woman.

She asks questions when her intuition arises and sings to her, she is a wild woman.

She gives away her possessions for she knows she is enough, she is a wild woman.

She knows she forms part of the earth and doesn’t fear leaves falling from their branches, she is a wild woman.

She can gracefully receive love and kindness for she offers the same to others, she is a wild woman.