Over the past three years, I’ve learnt a lot about being a parent – having twins, it’s certainly felt as though we have been dropped in at the deep end. With no manual to call upon, it’s been very much ‘on-the-job’ learning and every day presents a new challenge. Having yoga as a reference point…
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You have made it to Stage 5 of this year’s Tour De Yoga – great work. We continue to focus on those hot spots of aches & tension for cyclists along the spine, across the hips and along the backs of the legs. We begin by flexing and extending the spine in a Cat /…
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We have reached the 4th stage in this year’s Tour De Yoga. Congratulations if you’ve completed the previous 3 stages. I hope you are enjoying the journey. You are well on your way to establishing a regular routine and reaping the benefits on & off the bike. For Stage 4, we focus on engaging the…
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Those that have been following me for a while now will likely recall my Tour De Yoga in 2018. To coincide with the Tour De France, I filmed yoga poses to coincide with each stage of Le Tour. I posted these on my YouTube channel and they complemented the yoga for cyclist classes I was running…
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It’s been relatively quiet on the blogging front of late – apart from the Back on the Beeb blog, I’ve had to scale back on the blogs as I have redirected energy towards my day job, family life and running my weekly Yoga For Men and Yoga for Cyclist classes in Bristol. It’s amazing how…
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My most avid blog readers would have noticed that I have been keeping a relatively low profile of late. After almost a year of weekly blogs, I thought it timely to take a well-earned break from the blogs and social media more generally. It’s allowed me to direct my energy towards yoga classes, work and…
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In the UK, it is Father’s Day on Sunday, 16th June – a day to honour fathers, celebrate fatherhood and the influence of father’s in society. Being a Dad of twin boys, I love celebrating this day with them. Over the past three years, as the boys have grown , I have seen how much…
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That is the question put to me today when I was interviewed by BBC Radio Bristol. This was in response to an article in the Sun newspaper earlier this week. Ant Middleton, ex-Special Forces, now TV star/hard man from SAS: Who Dares Wins, Extreme Everest and Mutiny, where Ant pushes those brave enough to join…
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Over the past year, my Yoga For Cyclists 6-week beginner’s courses and one-off fundraisers for the Bristol Bike Project have proven to be hugely popular. Whether at 73 Degrees Bike Shop and the Baptist Church in Keynsham or the Yoga Loft in central Bristol, enthusiastic, but often inflexible (!) cyclists have enjoyed joining me on…
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK with this year’s theme being body image. My recent blog talked about the challenges we face to love our body’s, and my plans to raise awareness through teaching yoga. I love to teach yoga in unconventional places, and also challenge preconceptions about what yoga is and how…
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