> Links to Morning Stretch classes for Mental Health Awareness Week at the end of blog. With everything going on in our lives at the moment, it’s been easy for special occasions to pass us by as days blur into weeks. Mental Health Awareness Week was an event that I knew was on the horizon…

[Originally published at Wanderlust on 19th February 2020] I teach Yoga For Men classes in Bristol., and am often contacted by prospective male yogis enquiring about my classes. Almost apologetically, they consider themselves to be the most inflexible men in the world, with grand ambitions of being able to touch their toes. In my replies,…

Our boys start school this year, a major milestone in their lives. Also, one of the most important decisions we’ve had to make in their relatively short lives. We are fortunate to live in Keynsham, Bristol, which has a good selection of schools to choose from, particularly if you draw your conclusions from OFSTED reports.…

In case you didn’t realise, being YogaDad is not my full-time job. I work for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the U.K. civil service. I’m leading the team responsible for ensuring that the Government delivers on its promise to improve the environment within a generation, and this keeps me very busy…

At my Yoga For Men classes in Bristol, I often encourage my students to consider how they can apply the principles of yoga in their everyday lives. As a Yoga Dad, the benefits of my yoga practice extend far beyond the four corners of the mat. It’s the tools that yoga has equipped me with…

It’s been a tremendous start to 2020 for Yoga For Men classes in Bristol. My regular classes in Keynsham on a Monday night have never been more popular. It’s been fantastic to welcome a few new faces to my group, but as importantly, I’ve loved seeing my returning students, many of whom have been redeeming…

Raising money for charity has been at the centre of my yoga practice since graduating as a yoga teacher. Initially it was a great way to get my students used to paying for my classes while supporting some incredible causes. Over time, it’s evolved into increasingly ambitious ons-off campaigns such as Movember at my Yoga…

This time of year all the talk is about resolutions. An opportunity for new horizons, wiping the slate clean with a fresh start. The start of a new decade reinforces this notion. It’s easy to get carried out with setting resolutions that don’t necessarily reflect our true self. An underlying pressure from society to make…

From an early age, I have had a passion for writing, and often find that I communicate most effectively when putting pen/finger to paper/keyboard. When living in New Zealand, we kept a blog that charted our time there. We even produced our own book that captured our incredible journey home on board an enormous CMA-CGM…