19/09/2025
Three years ago I put a long pause to my brainchild business lal & nil, unsure of when and how I would return as I took over default parent duties and put my family first...
It was when my second child started the 3 daily hours government funded childcare (at the age of 2) that I finally made a commitment to put myself and my health first. As a mother, exercising straight after childbirth is a privilege.
I was still breastfeeding him but ready to stop. I was constantly hungry, had started developing glucose resistance, felt heavy dizziness days before my period, started losing sensation on my index finger... Life had taken a toll on my health, and it was that rock bottom moment that made me realise my priorities had to change.
With a strong background in movement and nearly a decade dedicated to Middle Eastern, Indian and Spanish dance, I was pleasantly surprised to see the incredible memory that the body holds. I was returning to exercise after 9 years without consistency and dedication.
I didn't start exercising purely to lose weight. My motivation was and still is being strong and active so that I can keep up wit my two energetic and demanding little boys. The focus was finding one or two types of exercise that I actually enjoy, and not do anything that I didn't enjoy.
Returning to fitness after motherhood, I found in Yoga & Strength Training a place for inner peace as well as a way of channelling my inner warrior woman.
I went from 72kg to 69kg in about 6 months, then reached a plateau and felt a bit of frustration about it. But I kept going, reminding myself that weight wasn't really my main goal. I completely stopped tracking my weight, and just kept going and enjoying the process.
The next time I weighted myself was about a year later, because I needed to fill up a form for a check up. Then I realised I was 62kg and I had lost 10kg. More than I was even aiming for.
Fast forward two years from when I simultaneously started Yoga and Strength Training... now I am a Qualified Yoga Instructor teaching in different gyms in Kent. My previous life experience teaching dance and other disciplines has definitely been key to hit the ground running.
I am currently doing a Certificate 3 in Personal Training which will consolidate the self learning I have applied at the gym during the past two years.
And I hope to be able to help other people improve their life quality, feel energised, strong, capable and empowered within their bodies.
This is why I am starting from scratch with Joyful Yoga & Movement.
I hope you will stick around even if it's just for some motivation and inspiration ###
