I say I don’t want data centres filling our fields, being built next to our homes. So I sign the petitions. I say I want to protect the bees, preserve our water and stop the drive towards the end of humanity. So I sign the petition and share the posts. But what can I do about it really? It’s a train that’s left the station. I’m just one voice. It’s inevitable. Yet I pay to fill the ‘cloud’ with back ups of old photos of my food and multiple versions of the same yoga pose. Eve

Why the foundation of the Pilates method may be exactly what your body needs. Reformer Pilates is having a huge moment, but it's worth remembering that before there was reformer, there was mat Pilates. In fact, mat work is the foundation of the entire Pilates method. One of the things that often gets lost in the marketing is that Joseph Pilates developed a complete movement system he called Contrology - a method designed to create balanced development of the body, mind and sp

Why crystal bowls, gongs and deep rest feel so powerful and why Monday evenings at Yogi Sanctuary are built the way they are. Have you ever noticed how certain sounds can soften your shoulders, quieten your thoughts, or leave you feeling unexpectedly emotional? There is growing science behind why sound affects us so deeply. Everything around us exists in vibration. When therapeutic instruments such as crystal singing bowls and gongs are played, they create sound waves that tr

Since I am no longer driving all over Cardiff lugging kit around, I have sold my van and am picking up a lovely little VW Beetle tomorrow. And now I am seeing Beetles everywhere! It's as if the universe is telling me that Beetles are universally loved. That I am doing the right thing. This is in actual fact not the universe but my mind. And this behavior of the mind got me thinking. There is a quiet but powerful idea at the heart of yoga philosophy. In the Yoga Sutras of Pata

Every January, I repeat the same pattern. I begin with energy and intention. I decide this is the year I will finally be more disciplined, more consistent, more productive, more together . I make promises to myself - often carefully written out in a new journal - rooted in good intentions - and I hope this year will be different. And then, slowly, the momentum fades. I miss a day, or I find that life gets in the way and it becomas a matter of choice. I started to look into w

I’m scared. Not the kind of scared that a few deep breaths can soften, or that teaching a class can help me move through. This fear feels deeper - the kind that sits in the stomach and hums quietly through every thought. On Friday, I’m having an operation and the truth is, I don’t know what the outcome will be. I don’t know how it will affect my health, my body, or - perhaps most dauntingly - my business. Yogi Sanctuary has become my heart’s work, a dream that has taken eve

There’s something that happens when you step into the studio.The scent of essential oils, the hum of quiet conversation, the shuffle of mats finding their place. You breathe in, settle down -and already, your body begins to change. That change isn’t just in your muscles or joints; it’s chemical. Each breath, stretch, smile and shared moment triggers a cascade of happy hormones - the body’s natural mood-boosting messengers that help us feel calm, connected, motivated and aliv

Rather a grand title, but what would you do with 30 more days a year ? More time with family? Time at the gym? Time reading or walking or cooking nice meals or simply getting that to do list tackled? Or time for your own yoga practice whether that be meditation or movement? 30 days is A LOT of time! Why is this even a point of discussion? Because for some time I have had this nagging unease with the influence my phone, and in particular social media, was having on my behavior

When I was thinking about what we could focus on in my classes during September, even though my little ones are now big ones and no...

So life went a bit crazy. We opened and this blog dried up through lack of attention. I started it initially to track and record what...

Balancing teaching and the studio refit took over and I have a 9 inch pile of admin to deal with on my desk and a blog that has been...

I deliberately chose to not go down the hot yoga studio route. Warm - yes, hot ? - a BIG no. There are lots of hot yoga studios around...

The build has escalated with the time for me to get my hands dirty now upon me. I have huge amounts of walls and ceilings ready to paint,...

This was such a horrible job. Physically hard, demoralisingly slow, gruesomely cold and wet. But the team did it. My builders are...

I’ve always loved rainbows. They hold a special magic for me - and I have never wrapped my head around the science of them. So they...

This week I have seen the build gallop forward. So much has been done in such a short period of time: As the roof is finished, the...

This week I have been watching my studio really start to take shape. I can finally get an idea of the size of the space with all of the...

And so it begins. Work has started on the inside of my studio. Four weeks later than planned. It's going to be a huge task to be ready...

Step one complete - the building is now water tight with a brand new roof and lots of little seals made around the sidings. The...

Would you like a sneak peak inside our new yoga and wellness studio? Park your car just there in the private carpark outside and come on...