Babies aren’t teeth.  I know, it seems obvious. It’s a funny thing to say.  Pregnant and scared I went to an antenatal class and was told by a midwife that “you wouldn’t go in to get a tooth pulled without taking pain relief.”  It’s true. I wouldn’t.  I’m not a fan of pain.  I thought,...

What are the three things I learnt from teaching pregnancy yoga that every yoga teacher should know? The things yoga teachers learn from pregnancy yoga Part two – the pelvic floor.  It is really important. The pelvic floor is so essential for the whole of our alignment and movement, our whole body. It is foundational. ...

I love pregnancy yoga and its taught me a lot. In this three part series I’m going to share three important things I’ve learnt from pregnancy yoga. These are things that every yoga teacher should know about, whether they ever teach pregnancy yoga or not. In my experience I get 90% or more women in...

Virabhadrasana 1 or Warrior one pose Yoga is not merely a physical exercise but a manifestation of physical and mental energies. It is one of the world’s oldest physical, psychological, and spiritual disciplines. With today’s busy lifestyle, a daily yoga practice may help boost your mood and significantly influence various aspects of your health and...

What if I’ve forgotten something really important?  Do you ever get that feeling? A sense that there was something else,  something important and it’s just on the edge of the mind, like a marble on a windowsill.  And then comes life, rushing and distracting. The morning leaving the house and rushing back in for the...

Bad news for our Easter plans! After over two years of hiding from covid, it finally caught up with me this Easter break. If you’ve had it you’ll know its a nasty with so many varied symptoms and seems to have a knack for hitting people in their weak points. My son had tummy pains...

 Loka samastha, sukhino bhavathu (happiness to all living things) Om shanti shanti shanti (peace, peace, peace) The Shanti Path (Peace Mantra) Cultivating peace – yoga with Clare meets Daisy The sun is shinning the sky is blue and the bog (wet lands) are full of bird song. It’s warm and peaceful, a pet of a...

“Breathing in I calm my body.   Breathing out I smile”  Peace in every Step by Thich Nat Han Mindful gardening 2015 One cold bright Saturday in January,  I walk up and down the field, from hedge to heap, emptying the wheel barrow of hedge cuttings, trimming back the flower beds, observing the new green...

So you want to be a yoga teacher, which yoga teacher training is the best anyway? There are so many options and I wanted to take some time to jot down the things you should look out for on a yoga teacher training and what are the things you need to decide to find the...