I am sort of used to quizzical looks when I say I teach Yoga for Fertility. A sort of dubious look that “stretching” can help conception of a baby. I don’t want this blog to be about the evidence behind it (though I can provide some if you are interested), instead I want to go beyond the physical, beyond the “stretching”, and illustrate how we use the more spiritual and philosophical side of yoga to navigate the barrage of emotions and feelings that accompany a struggle to co

Speaking Up For Yourself Do you find it easy? Do you struggle with it? Do you often feel swept along on a course of action that you did not want or need and feel powerless to change this? Do you want to know how yoga can help you with this? My classes support women at very specific points in their life: during fertility problems; during pregnancy and preparing for birth; and in the postnatal period. Because talking (and listening!) is such a key feature in my classes, speakin

I am a yoga teacher but also a busy mum of three. Sometimes I find it hard to fit in a "proper" lengthy yoga practice and honestly I've made my peace with that and here's how. The first thing I would say is don’t think about your yoga practice as a chore that hangs over you, yoga should never be a chore, instead should be incorporated into your life in little, or big chunks as as when you can. Try and incorporate tiny bits of yoga in your life and build from there. Secondly,

Pregnancy After Fertility Struggles is Anxiety-Ridden and Terrifying: Here are some tips on how to protect your spirit in the 1st trimester One of the saddest things I find when working with women going through the pain of problems with fertility is that even after those long awaited two pink lines appear, another anxiety and worry laden journey begins to hold that baby in their arms. This is exhausting. It’s like that “infertility” label has robbed them of that precious naiv