HelenMay 232 minPandiculation; a sigh and a stretch What is pandiculation? If you’ve ever seen a dog or cat arch their back when they get up from a nap, or watched a baby stretch their arms...
HelenJan 164 minThe importance of not forcing a shapeOne of my favourite phrases: ‘the body has a story and it’s trying to tell you’ is never more applicable than in a yoga class. Through...
HelenNov 25, 20213 minTrauma as loopsMy perspective on trauma. This is not based on any science or theory or individual stories, but more the perspective I have developed for...
HelenMay 7, 20215 minSleep tips for tweenagers My son's teacher asked me if I had a few tips for her class of 11 year olds; many of whom were struggling to sleep. Their issues seem to...
HelenDec 6, 20205 minHow I got here: my education and career I’m analytically minded, and very observant. Over the years one of my friends has often asked me...did you do a degree in psychology...
HelenJul 22, 20204 minHow yin yoga can help mental healthWhen I first told my clients I was training in Yin many of them asked what exactly it was. Unable to give an educated answer at the time...
HelenMay 29, 20206 minAlexithymia; a case of not feeling‘I’m fine’. We all say it. Sometimes we mean it and sometimes we don’t, but we usually know whether we mean it or not. Some people will...
HelenOct 15, 20192 min40 lessons by 401. Breathe. Breathe deeper, breathe slower 2. Change is easy when it’s small 3. Sleep heals 4. Sit down, be quiet 5. Every person you...
HelenOct 9, 20193 min10 ways that yoga helps mental health‘If the promise of yoga on mental health was found in a drug, it would be the best selling medication world wide.’ More and more research...
HelenSep 20, 20195 minThis thing called breathingWe all know how to breathe right? Kind of yes. It’s true that we are all merrily breathing away in order to stay alive, however somewhere...
HelenApr 26, 20194 minThe 5 unexpected benefits of binning boozeLet’s not get over excited, I only quit drinking about 2 months ago. It’s not a long time so I don’t have any grand statements to make or...
HelenSep 28, 20184 minYoga & CrossFit : cheese & biscuitsYoga is the cheese to the CrossFit biscuit. The combination is now so highly regarded there’s a whole host of CrossFit trainers that have...
HelenJul 5, 20187 minBirth Trauma: the ivy and the service stationBirth trauma in me was subtle. There was no big bang, no sudden onset of chaos after the event, and I didn’t have any classic symptoms of...
HelenMay 17, 20186 minDownward dog, uplifted moodI first started yoga at 18. I was at university and drunk alllll the time when my friend and I had the winning idea to start yoga at 9am...
HelenApr 17, 20186 minEvery little helps; looking after my mental healthI didn’t find childhood the easiest, and I grew up in a family dotted with undiagnosed mental health problems. As a result I've always...