Author Archives: Blackdogliving

Winter Solstice Workshop 2021

Join me online via Zoom and in person here in Hayle for a special winter solstice workshop. Join me for a 90 minute workshop, cultivating thanks for the return towards light. We’ll find tools; movement, mindfulness & meditation to connect us with the light within us, all that warms and nourishes us, to use forContinue reading “Winter Solstice Workshop 2021”

Find Your Element

Explore the subtle qualities of earth, water, fire, air and ether in your yoga practice… My latest piece for OM Yoga Magazine is below… and my 5 part online workshop which explores the elements through asana can be found here in the members area of my website.

Sankalpa – Starting the year with a seed of intention…

I’ve been lesson planning and figuring out what it is I want to share in these early weeks of the year. My classes for the week are full, which is fabulous – but it’s also got me thinking about why now, in the darkest slowest time of the year so many of us feel underContinue reading “Sankalpa – Starting the year with a seed of intention…”

Overcoming Anxiety & Finding a Grounding Yoga Practice…

I’ve spent almost all of my adult life suffering with anxiety. I wouldn’t have been able to pinpoint it at the time, or even acknowledge that there was a problem, it just felt normal. Being in a crowd would lead to a panic attack. Taking a walk with my toddlers would be punctured with invasiveContinue reading “Overcoming Anxiety & Finding a Grounding Yoga Practice…”

Bedtime Rituals…10 minute Yoga & Cultivating Gratitude for the Day…

It’s a ritual I began after my cancer diagnosis. Faced with the fear of dying I suddenly became overwhelmingly grateful for the life I had, albeit with a life threatening disease. I’m now approaching 2 years all clear, but the ritual of gratitude at the end of the day (and sometimes intermittently throughout the day)Continue reading “Bedtime Rituals…10 minute Yoga & Cultivating Gratitude for the Day…”

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