It’s International Men’s Day (19 Nov) – a global celebration of the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. This year’s theme is ‘Making a difference for men & boys’. Being a Dad of impressionable twin boys, this resonates with me. It would be easy to dismiss this as just another celebration…
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It’s the halfway stage in my Movember campaign and what a month it’s been so far. With my top lip becoming increasingly furry, people are questioning whether I’m going through a midlife crisis or ‘doing that Movember thing’. It’s actually both (!) but more than anything it’s about raising awareness of men’s health issues and…
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Christmas comes but once a year, and for men that usually entails a Christmas wish list that comprises of socks and pants. For this year, how about buying the special man in your life something a little more unique and give them the gift of yoga. They may then be able to realise their ambition…
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Why teach children’s yoga? I wrote my thesis on yoga in the national curriculum for my (adult) yoga teacher training at Bristol School of Yoga. Combined with launching YogaDad, it’s always felt like a logical progression that I would be drawn towards children’s yoga. Mainly due to the enjoyment I get from practicing yoga with…
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One man dies from suicide every minute, and 75% of all suicides are men. It was therefore only fitting that the talks in support of Movember started with Suicide Prevention Bristol presenting to my yogis at the end of this week’s Yoga For Men class in Keynsham, Bristol. Saving lives in Bristol SPB has…
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It’s 1st November, and that can only mean one thing. Yep, it’s the start of Movember – a month-long global campaign to grow a MO, promote men’s health and raise much-needed funding to help tackle the four biggest health issues facing men – prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. I can’t wait…
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There is rarely a day goes by where climate change and the environment are not in the news. Having worked on clean energy and environmental policies over the past 12 years, I cannot remember a time where the environment has so frequency been headline news. One of the areas that has often interested me has…
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Two weeks to Mo! There are only 2 weeks to go until the start of Movember. A month of a hair growth, itchy skin and raising a lot of money to support men’s health. Now of course, the Mo growing is all important for awareness raising for the global Movember Mo-vement, but I’m also looking…
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Over the past year, I have been humbled by how much media interest there has been in YogaDad. I have loved appearing with the boys on Sky News for international men’s day and being interviewed by ITV News’ Kylie Pentelow for her yoga stories podcast series. It’s the BBC Radio Bristol radio interviews, however, where…
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Those that have followed me for a while now will know that I am a strong advocate for men prioritising their health & wellbeing. It’s the 1st birthday of my Yoga for Men classes in October. Alongside the bunting, balloons and birthday cake, I am honoured that so many men have put their faith in…
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