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With each new year comes fresh impetus for change – an opportunity to address the excesses of the festive season through setting new year’s resolutions. Many of our resolutions relate to health & wellbeing. Whether it’s joining a gym, going on a diet or stopping drinking – January feels like the longest and darkest month…

In September, my blog Do Yoga for Good highlighted the way in which my yoga practice had supported worthy causes over the Spring and Summer this year. When I announced in Yoga for Charity is back that these classes were to return, i could not wait to get started. Teaching at South Bristol Osteopaths in Bristol…

During 2018, my Yoga for Cyclists and Yoga for Men classes have proven to be hugely popular. The overwhelmingly positive feedback received has demonstrated how much these classes mean to my students, many of whom had never practiced yoga before. With this in mind, I am thrilled to announce my plans for new YogaDad classes…

Over the past few weeks I have run a weekly Nature Photography Challenge on Instagram. Often with the YogaTwins and YogaDogs in tow, I head into the great outdoors to capture images that best represent the theme of the week. I encourage others to get involved, and many have been rising to the challenge, sharing…

A few weeks ago I fell off my bike while cycling home from work. I landed heavily on my right wrist and was in a lot of pain. I managed to cycle the rest of the way home, although there were a few tears when I hobbled through the door. This was as much to…

Sky News approached me for an interview on International Men’s Day. Their reporter, Katie Spencer, contacted me because of the way in which I was challenging typical male stereotypes. My Yoga for Men classes are pushing boundaries, enabling my male students to become empowered to practice yoga to support their physical and mental health &…

Last Sunday, we attended the poignant and moving Royal British Legion Remembrance Parade, Service and Ceremony  at Keynsham Memorial Park. It was a beautiful morning for reflection and it was warming to see so much support from the local community. Keynsham Park is a place we often visit, primarily for the playgrounds and to walk…

In my blog post ‘Do Yoga for Good‘, I highlighted how my donation-based lunchtime yoga classes this summer have raised over £350 for local, national and international charities. I am now heading indoors for the autumn season, and returning with a new Yoga for Charity class at the Yoga Loft, South Bristol Osteopaths, just off…

We have reached the halfway stage on the Yoga for Cyclists course at 73 Degrees bike shop in Keynsham. We have covered a huge amount over the past three weeks, and my students have already commented on how much better they felt when next on their bike. It is great to receive such positive feedback…