Postpartum, Posts

Soft Power – OMG I’m Female

It was November 2008 and I was sitting anxiously in the waiting area of a basement yoga studio in North London where I was about to experience my first ever pregnancy yoga class. Although I had already been practising yoga for over ten years at that time and was completing my teacher training, this seemed… Continue reading Soft Power – OMG I’m Female

Mother Nurture

Postnatal Yoga After Loss – Dawn’s Story

This page was created in memory of Roseanne Joni Tait who was stillborn on 27 June 2016. In our first 1:1 yoga session together, Dawn's story opened my eyes to a world of unimaginable suffering that is often swept under the metaphorical carpet - something many of us simply don’t want to have to talk about (and yet as many as 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss).

Lucy is heavily pregnant in an open lunge with arms raised.
Pregnancy and Birth

Which Yoga Poses are Safe During Pregnancy?

There are no hard and fast rules, but here are some things to consider: 1. Choose yoga practices that make you feel restored and renewed afterwards, rather than tired and depleted. Your body is working 24 hours a day on one of the most physically challenging projects it will ever do – making your baby!… Continue reading Which Yoga Poses are Safe During Pregnancy?