Menogise: Minimising Menopause Malarkey

Menogise: Minimising Menopause Malarkey

Ageing Well, Pilates, Yoga

Looking around at the fitness classes that are available to me approaching 50, there appears to be a big jump from standard classes to silver surfer classes with not much in between. So, I have created a class that I would like to attend! Menogise is a class for women...
Yoga and Menopause

Yoga and Menopause

Yoga

 Yoga and Menopause I love yoga, but there are also many things that I don’t like about yoga. Like many people I took my first yoga class at my gym over a decade ago to stretch and to increase my flexibility. In 2017 I completed my yoga teacher training which I have...
3 ways to improve your Downward Dog

3 ways to improve your Downward Dog

3 Ways to Improve, Yoga

This is one of my favorite poses in yoga. Mainly because it is so versatile. It is a deep stretch up the backline of the body and can also be used to strengthen to your upper body. It can be performed during the warmup part of your yoga practice as well as a stand...
Preparing for Yoga Teaching Training

Preparing for Yoga Teaching Training

introvert, Musings, Yoga

My Yoga Teacher Training course is coming up soon. I have never been on a Yoga course but I have attended many fitness courses, so I have a decade’s worth of experience to draw on. And I do love planning and getting organised! Let’s start with the practicalities of...
Never Say Never

Never Say Never

Ageing Well, Hormones, Yoga

In the last decade of teaching Pilates I have always said that I would never teach Yoga. So, you won’t be surprised from the title when I say I have booked into a Hatha yoga course! Why now? I have been researching ageing well for the last year and discovered the...