Yoga and Injury – Is it Safe to Practice Yoga when Injured? Will it Help?
A common question I get as a Yoga Therapist is “I’ve injured [something], can I still practice Yoga?” or its variation “I’ve injured [something], will Yoga help?” As always, the answer is “maybe”. The two things going through my mind in these circumstances are “Would...Is Stretching Good for Us?
At first glance this may sound like a perverse question for a Yoga Teacher to ask, after all stretching is what we teach, right? Yes, No, Maybe. The answer is more nuanced. Stretching is thought to help loosen the body and give us more flexibility, and within Yoga...2024 Classes Released for Bookings
2024 sees some small changes to the Yinspire timetable, and classes are now available to book through to Easter 2024. The new class schedule is: Monday – 09:30 to 11:00 – Yoga for Well-being – in person only Monday – 18:30 to 19:45 – ...Our Health and Our Nervous System – And How Yoga Therapy Fits In
Day in day out, breath by breath, our Nervous System is ticking away behind the scenes – alongside our brain, representing a complexity far beyond even the most advanced computers mankind has invented. With complexity comes both the risk of things going wrong, and the...Yoga Ancient and Modern
Sometimes Yoga can be a little confusing to someone looking in from outside. If you ask Google “what is yoga” then, at the time of writing, you get 2,660,000,000 results – clearly a number of views! If you were to look at some of the first results that come up, a...Can I do Yoga by Myself or Do I Need to Come to a Class?
Never have there been more opportunities to start Yoga – there are a plethora of books, YouTube recordings and streamed classes available – at the time of writing “free yoga” on Google brings up 2,860 million results (yes, “about” 2,860,000,000). One positive side...The BioPsychoSocial Approach to Health
You may have heard the old joke about the plumber called to a Doctors Surgery for a blocked sink – “Put a paracetamol down it and call me again in the morning if it is still blocked” said the Plumber to the surprised Doctor. Behind this joke, however, is a truism – we...Class Update for November and December 2023
I hope you have been enjoying some Autumn sunshine this week. Classes are having half term break this week, but restart next week and run up until Christmas: – Monday 9:30am – Monday7pm (also on zoom) – Wednesday 9:30am – Wednesday 6:30pm...Will a Yoga Class Help When I’m Injured?
A common question that a Yoga Teacher gets asked is “I’ve injured [something] can I still practice Yoga?” or its variation “I’ve injured [something] will Yoga help?” The answer it turns out is “maybe”. The two things going through my mind in these circumstances are...Yoga & Yoga Therapy for Everyone
A frequent comment I get with enquiries is “I’m not really a Yoga person”. I would admit there is a stereotype, often fed by the media, of a typical yogi. But, honestly, it’s far from the truth. So, as a Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher, and a Yoga Practitioner, I can...Calm – Taking Time Out for Ourselves
Modern life is undeniably fast paced for many people – work, home life, education – and this places unique pressures on our Nervous Systems; the mechanisms which evolved to spring into action to protect us from attack by fierce creatures also cut in when we get...Yoga Therapy and Joint Replacements
I was a few months short of 52 when I was told I needed a knee replacement following an accident. Unsurprisingly it was a bit of a shock, and I had to lean heavily on Yoga to help me through. Modern techniques have improved surgeries like joint replacement...Autumn 2023 Class Update
I feel I should apologise for using the “A” word – Autumn – on what looks like the first half decent weather in a while this Bank Holiday. My only defence is Meteorological Autumn does start 1st September so Google tells me, and I am talking...Yoga for Everyone. I can’t do Yoga! You Can!
“I’d like to start yoga” “How flexible are you?” “I can’t do Tuesday mornings or Thursday evenings” It’s an old play on words, but many people think that flexibility and mobility is a prerequisite of starting a Yoga practice. This couldn’t be further from the truth;...Opoid Pain Relief for Back and Neck Pain
At the outset I will say I am neither a Doctor nor a prescriber. Please talk to your Doctor or Pharmacist around specifics concerning medication for back and neck pain. However I came across this article recently, and thought it worth sharing: ‘Landmark’...Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Cancer
I came across this article recently: Yoga improves cancer-related fatigue, lowers inflammation, research finds (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/walking-and-yoga-can-cut-risk-of-cancer-spreading-or-returning) The article links to a trio of recent research...Reading – Yoga Therapy for Diabetes – Evan Soroka (2021)
It feels like a long time since I’ve written a book review – indeed life as meant that my reading throughput has dropped off considerably in recent months. I started this book in September last year, and have only just finished it. Not because its a bad...Summer 2023 Yoga Schedule
My classes have a break for half term this coming week – week of Monday 29th May. We are then back from Monday 5th June 2023 with more lovely Yin, Restorative and Therapeutic Yoga. My summer schedule is: – Monday 9:30 am – Monday 7pm –...Antidepressants and Chronic Pain
I read this article on BBC news this morning: ‘Shocking’ lack of evidence on antidepressants for chronic pain The research being reported on is a Cochrane Review which is a very respectable library of systematic reviews of research – the actual...Socials and Feeds
