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Scaravelli influenced yoga The style of yoga that I teach is a form of Hatha yoga and is influenced by Vanda Scaravelli.

Vanda worked with both B.K.S Iyenga and Desikachar and taking these influences brought her own unique and truly revolutionary approach to her practice. Vanda’s focus was on our vital core, the spine. By working with gravity we can create freedom in our spine which helps to create a feeling of lightness, allowing for more movement and freedom in our bodies. My approach is to spend time exploring each posture and to work with the body, rather than use force and fight against the body. We work in a more subtle, intuitive and intelligent way, to encourage the release of tension and work towards a more supple body. This practice is for you if you are seeking a more personal, slower approach to practice. If you are looking for a 'work-out' this isn't the place for you! This is the place for you if you:
- feel stuck in your practice and want to release unwanted tension (physical & emotional) which causes discomfort or limits mobility, find a balance between strength and softness, undo holding patterns, and discover more ease, lightness and spaciousness in both body and mind
- want a deeper practice where you gain an understanding and sense of each body part i.e. limbs, pelvis, spine, lungs, diaphragm, and its interconnectedness in order to function and breathe
- wish to gain an understanding of gravity/anti-gravity and how to utilise its full potential
- are looking for a mindful, meditative practice, that focuses attention on bodily sensation and breath, bringing us out of our busy heads and back home to the body.

19/12/2025

Wishing you all a joyful, restful, festive holiday 🎄🤍

There's so much to love about this time of year: the gatherings with friends and community, crisp wintery walks, sharing delicious food, cosy fires and twinkly lights.

And the demands are real too. Arriving at a time when our bodies are calling us to rest.

My hope is that after the initial busyness you are able to find time to rest and enjoy a nurturing break, whatever that looks like for you.

So you can feel lighter, brighter, more present and able to enjoy the season ✨

16/12/2025

Morning ✨ Just a little message from my mat today.

I’ve been a little quiet on here lately — so thank you for sticking with me. I’ve just been feeling a bit wintery… and it's silly season, isn’t it?

I wanted to share something that's really supported me this week and has been welcomed by my clients:

The power of the exhale — and what it invites, both physically and mentally.

How good does it feel to take a long, slow exhale?...
to soften,
and to let go of the demands that can seem louder at this time of year.

Let go of the perfectionist.
Let go of the people-pleaser.

Let them fall away with the out-breath.

Let go of the busy mind.
The to-do lists.
Let them go with the exhale.

Ground with the out-breath.
Come back into your body with the out-breath.
Come into this moment with the out-breath.

I hope you feel a little better. 🤍

19/11/2025

Imagine this…
Cosy fires, nourishing food, heart-opening movement, breathwork, guided reflection, and deep rest — a chance to shake off the winter slump and rekindle your inner fire. ✨

Our Autumn retreat was a practice in presence, connection, and emotional awareness. Through yoga, reflection, and conversation, we explored how cyclical awareness helps us pay attention to the body’s messages so we feel more resourced, confident, and resilient through life’s transitions.

This Winter, as the leaves fall away to reveal what lies beneath, we’ll turn inward together.
We’ll explore practices that invite surrender, release, and trust in the season’s intentions: guilt-free rest, deep reflection, and spacious dreaming.

We'll explore how softening into our bodies and gently opening to our feelings can soften and open our hearts, guiding us toward:

• befriending emotions
• healing & integrating wounded parts
• making peace with the past
• reframing our stories
• reconnecting with inner wisdom
• opening to what wants to come next

🌱

I can’t wait to share this experience with you.

If you haven't booked yet and think you'd like to join us I have just two spots left. The early-bird price is available until the end of this week.

Follow the link in my bio to book.

I'd love to welcome you 💛

14/11/2025

A quick introduction to all my new followers. Thank you for being here. 🙏💛

I’m not your average yoga teacher. In fact you might say i'm a little bit Marmite 😉

When i first began teaching I was unsure where i fitted in. I felt different to other teachers. Studios were unsure where I fitted in. I wasn’t flow. I wasn’t Yin. I wasn’t a particular ‘brand’ of yoga.

I struggled with this at first. But as my practice developed and I grew as a yoga teacher, trusting my own experience to guide others, I began to embrace my uniqueness.

And you know what. Teaching from an authentic place has helped me to guide with confidence and help others to find the confidence in their own bodies.

I don’t follow a particular school or method.

My teaching has evolved from the teachings of Vanda Scaravelli. Who resisted labelling, organising or methodising her approach.

This is not a ‘one size fits all approach’

I teach the people in front of me and celebrate each of my students own, uniqueness, guiding by the energy, mood and bodies in the room. Each class is led by the individuals in the room and their needs.

Over the past year or so my work has been drawn towards helping women find clarity and confidence as they step into midlife and beyond—so they can feel rooted, resilient, radiant, and ready to rise empowered into their next chapter. 🌱

Instagram has changed the algorithms. So do hit the follow button if you’ve been following me for a while and want to continue to hear from me. Or if you are new and wish to receive updates, including the deets of my next Root to Rise retreat day - coming to you soon! 💫

03/11/2025

Aligned with Autumn, my own practice has been guided by the principle of non-attachment — one of the five yogic teachings that shape how we interact with ourselves and the world.

When I was navigating a cancer diagnosis, the temporary nature of both suffering and joy became very clear. I learned that it’s possible to hold grief and joy in equal measure, taking comfort in knowing that difficulty would pass. It was in learning to let go, and trusting the process, that healing began.

This theme will be woven into our classes together this Autumn as we transition toward Winter — an invitation to:

Find stability in the present moment

Notice the unfolding of each posture with the breath

Observe our internal experience without attachment

Recognise the impermanent nature of thoughts and emotions

Let go of expectation and outcome in our practice

We’ll move with awareness and acceptance — grounding ourselves in the gentle rhythms of change and finding peace and ease in the flow.

I look forward to welcoming you 🍂🪾💛

28/10/2025

I’ve taken a pause from teaching this week — soaking up simple pleasures and family time. Classes resume next week. 💛

16/10/2025

Can I tell you about the space I hold on Wednesday mornings?

It's a small, intimate group that meet at my home studio - it's a place for those wishing to go a little deeper with their practice.

On Wednesday there were tears. Not because something was wrong, but because they felt safe enough to let go.

That is what this space is for - to show up just as you are. Messy, tender, open. Moving, breathing, feeling, processing, releasing.

A place where healing happens 💚

09/10/2025

Happy 50th birthday, beautiful friend 🩷

What a gorgeous weekend it was, celebrating your 50th trip around the sun — and 38 incredible years of friendship.

Sunshine, seafood, cliff-top walks, cake, and the best company.

I look at this first photo of us and see such innocence — neither of us had any idea what life had in store.

Yet here we are, all these years later: still smiling, still loving, still rising, still falling, and still showing up for each other.

That’s the kind of friendship worth holding onto.

Love you, sista. ###

19/09/2025

It's defo porridge season.

Here's what my porridge gets loaded with these days now that i'm in medical menopause with HRT off the menu.

Sunflower, pumpkin and flax seed are rich in phytoestrogens that mirror oestrogen and can be a useful alternative to HRT, if you can't take it, or choose not to take it.

All the health benefits without the risk for me.

Happy days 😊

18/09/2025

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7:15pm - 8:15pm

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The style of yoga that I teach is a form of Hatha yoga and is influenced by Vanda Scaravelli. Vanda worked with both B.K.S Iyenga and Desikachar and taking these influences brought her own unique and truly revolutionary approach to her practice. Vanda’s focus was on our vital core, the spine. By working with gravity and the breath we can create freedom in our spine, which helps to create a feeling of lightness, allowing for more movement and freedom in our bodies.

My approach to Yoga is relaxed and playful, and will allow you to explore connections in your body nice and slowly, refining how you move through a variety of Asana postures. Taking it slowly will allow you time to release any unwanted tension and habits in the body that limit your movement, helping you to open and strengthen without straining.

Enjoy finding ways to move in a balanced, easeful way towards each Asana, creating a sense of more space and resilience in both body and mind, and a renewed vitality that will help sustain you both on your mats and in your everyday lives.