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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…

I recently wrote about how much I was looking forward to supporting at a cracking family yoga event in Fulham. Now on the journey home, I can safely say it didn’t disappoint. Om Pop’s Rock I was honoured to join good friends from Here For You For Them who were leading two events. Supported by…

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Christmas holidays are almost upon us. From houses with enough flashing lights to resemble a Heathrow runway to the smell of mulled wine intoxicating the air at Christmas markets all over the country. There is just no escaping it, and with more than a fortnight still to go, the…

It only seems a mo since I was writing my Ready Set Mo blog at the start of Movember. When I first thought of doing Movember, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Slo-mo not fly-mo I had far too lofty ambitions on the top lip front, conjuring up images of a big bushy soup…

It’s the final week of Movember and what a month it’s Been. With my slowly growing whiskers bristling in the cold air, I’ve loved seeing how successful this campaign has been. A whopping £700 raised so far… On the fundraising front alone, I have raised a staggering £700 so far, through both the generosity of…

Over the past year I have loved my appearances on BBC Radio Bristol. Over the phone, I’ve talked on topics such as whether it’s ok as a parent to act differently when a son or daughter is upset, and the affect of encouraging boys to adopt a ‘stiff upper lip’. In the studio, I have…

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…

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…