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Core strengthening videos: daily routines for a healthier back
In her inspiring life story, Jo Malone says that life […]
Self-care tips for a healthy back
If you feel exasperated with nagging back pain or tight […]
Mother’s Day Yoga Special
Whether you are a mother, father, grandparent, aunt or uncle, […]
Three yoga shortcuts to find inner peace
We are living in difficult and worrying times. As if […]
Prioritising neck care
Looking after our neck is never a prime concern until […]
Yoga tips to stay healthy and well
“40 and falling apart” was the first blog I ever […]
New Year’s resolutions for a healthy back
Have you made resolutions to look after your back health […]
Fun ways to find focus and calm this Christmas
Here we are, after almost two years, still immersed in […]
Morning yoga routine for a healthy back
When faced with a health challenge such as back pain, […]
Yoga therapy for Spondylolisthesis
If you’ve been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, you may feel at […]
The yoga poses my kids are taking back to uni
I can’t really claim that my children are devoted yogis, […]
Why yoga therapy is a better option if you have back pain
You may have heard that yoga is good for your […]
The importance of stretching leg muscles
Whether you are suffering from knee pain, back pain or […]
How to heal more quickly when you’ve hurt your lower back
It usually comes unexpected, although you probably had a small […]
Yoga for Hip Osteoarthritis
This blog is for you if you were diagnosed with […]
Releasing the diaphragm for better health and vitality
We’ve had quite an extraordinary year. The stress of the […]
15-minutes back care yoga
Everyone with back pain knows that there is no 15-minute […]
Yoga for a herniated disc – try this soothing rest position
A herniated disc in the lumbar spine can take a […]
Preventing osteoporosis: how yoga can help
The previous blog discussed how yoga can be part of […]
Yoga for Osteoporosis: can yoga help reverse bone loss?
When I mention to my yoga students that a pose […]
Eight ways to stretch at your desk when you WFH
Unless you are an essential worker and on your feet […]
Feel-good yoga to keep you going
I don’t know about your situation, but here in London […]
Time for an uplifting yoga sequence
How about starting the day or taking a midmorning break […]
How to stretch your back during a long walk
One of the joys during the easing of lockdown restrictions […]
How Covid and Zoom transformed yoga for students and teachers
It has been an emotional 5 months, filled with uncertainty, […]
Yoga stretches to counter too much sitting
Human beings were not made for sitting all day long. […]
Yoga for better sleep
Here we are in a time when life could be […]
Time to stretch and strengthen your back: how to ease or prevent back pain when working from home
Working from home in these times of COVID-19 can make […]
Sacroiliac joint pain: how to find relief
Despite not being very well known, sacroiliac joint pain is […]
How to manage pain in the middle back
When people complain about back pain, they usually mean their […]
Core strength and stability: stronger and more relaxed in 2020
Happy New Year everyone! May we all have a fabulous […]
Restorative Yoga: staying energised in December
December can be a fun and exciting month, but also […]
3 Yoga poses to counter computer posture
Unless your computer screen is on eye level and you […]
Self-care: uplifting yoga
I once asked a friend how she managed to get […]
When would you choose yoga therapy over yoga? — Global Yoga Therapy Day.
14 August was the first Global Yoga Therapy Day, a […]
Hot days, cool yoga
Hot summer days can make us feel tired and bothered: […]
Neck care: four ways in which yoga can help
Looking after our neck is often forgotten, until it hurts. […]
Stress at work: try these simple relaxation techniques
When you feel burdened with work pressure, you are in […]
A surprising way of healing lower back pain
Healing lower back pain requires a broad approach, which includes […]
Yoga therapy for spondylolisthesis and foraminal stenosis: case study
If you are at a loss of how to relieve […]
Morning routine for a healthier back
As a child I had a poster in my room […]
The back pain survival guide for the festive season
Quite exhausted from the autumn term, you have now arrived […]
Yoga poses that can benefit most causes of back pain
Back pain is not just one symptom that can be […]
How to quieten self-criticism while practising yoga
Despite trying to avoid negative self-talk for many years, I […]
Mobilising the spine in a seated position
Many helpful stretches for the back are done on all […]
How abdominal muscles can improve stability in yoga poses
If you feel unstable and even uncomfortable in standing yoga […]
True Core Strength
For my third blog this summer I promised to tackle […]
Arm strengthening: how to start
If you can easily do press-ups, keeping your body straight […]
Gluts and back health: summer here we come!
A few weeks ago one of my students came into […]
Neck pain: safe abdominal exercises
It takes some ingenuity to find exercises that can strengthen […]
The new treatment guidelines for low back pain, and how yoga therapy fits in
The current medical treatments of low back pain do not […]
How to do abdominal crunches in a safe way for your back
In my experience teaching yoga to people with back pain, […]
Yoga therapy for back pain
Serious back pain can be debilitating. It often stops you […]
Never been good at balancing?
Many people believe they are not good at balancing. Why […]
Lower back pain relief
If you experience dull and heavy pain in your lower […]
video clip 1: safe abdominal exercises for back pain relief
Strengthening core muscles can be essential and yet quite hard […]
Moving into wellness: keep your back mobile
If you feel a little rusty and sluggish after the […]
Staying strong after 40: best way to stand up
Can you squat down to the floor and come […]
Feel-good yoga sequence
In my blogs about yoga for back pain the emphasis […]
Yoga bedtime routine
If you have trouble falling asleep or if you wake […]
Yoga for healing: grief
When I was very young, someone told me that we […]
Best sleeping position for back pain
When you have back pain it is not easy to […]
Sitting posture: how it affects back pain and much more
One of the greatest causes of back pain in our […]
Correcting bad posture: effortless standing
Not many people find long periods of standing easy. If […]
Correcting bad posture: 4 walking exercises
Posture and habitual movement patterns contribute hugely to back health. […]
For a tight upper back — the yoga crocodile
Unless we keep our spine mobile, moving it through its […]
Osteoarthritis of the hip: case study
Millie came to me two years ago with a recent […]
A morning yoga routine for when you wake up with a tight and achy back
When you wake up with a tight and achy back […]
Yoga poses that make us feel Fabulous
If there is one pose that makes me feel fabulous […]
Yoga Therapy for slipped disk, Dr. Robin Monro and the CALBA Questionnaire
If you have ever had a slipped disk, you probably […]
How to strengthen your upper arms when push-ups are out of the question…
If you would like to strengthen your upper arms but, […]
If you would like to strengthen your abdominal muscles but don’t know how to start…
… you are in the right place! My video can show […]
To strengthen the abdominal muscles, is it a good idea to hold your abdomen in all the time?
I was recently asked if it is a good idea […]
Video: Abdominal Exercises for Back Pain
You may have heard that strengthening abdominal muscles can help […]
Yoga Therapy and Wellbeing: an Interview with Radio Gorgeous
I love listening to the radio: when I am chopping […]
5 Things that Could Make Back Pain worse
You may be doing your back exercises conscientiously, avoid […]
Yoga for the Workplace; Releasing tight Hip Flexors
If you have a desk-related job, you may know first-hand […]
End-of-Year Challenge: Time to Unwind
The final challenge in 2016 is about taking time for […]
End-of-Year Challenge, Part 3: releasing neck and shoulder yoga
I hope you enjoyed the previous 2 challenges, the exercises […]
End-of-Year Challenge, Part 2: looking after your lower back
Before the end-of-year activities become too overwhelming, it is good […]
End-of-Year Challenge for Back Health and Peace of Mind, Part 1
In a little more than 6 weeks, many of us […]
Long car journeys: how to avoid back pain
If you have back pain, you probably don’t look forward […]
Yoga for Scoliosis
If you have scoliosis, a sideways curve of the spine, […]
Abdominal exercises when you have back pain: Yoga for Abs
If you have back pain, you have probably heard that […]
September back health resolutions
The first of September: where I live, the days are […]
Yoga for the spine: lengthening and releasing
Did you know that we lose up to 2,5cm in […]
How to keep your spine supple and healthy with yoga
A supple spine is the basis of a healthy and […]
Heavy legs in summer: the yoga solution
Do you suffer from heavy legs after a hot […]
Yoga for Confidence: how to bring out our best self
It took me years to build true confidence, to understand […]
10-Minute Kitchen Yoga: Stretching the Legs
I encourage my students to practise yoga at home; a […]
Yoga for Students — what to do to counter the ‘desk syndrome’
As this is exam time for many young people and […]
Yoga for Cyclists — stretches to do immediately after cycling
If you are passionate about cycling — you just love […]
Yoga for High Blood Pressure
Being diagnosed with high blood pressure often comes as a […]
Tone and Strengthen Your Back with this great Yoga Movement
So you have overcome severe back pain, visited several back […]
Case Study: from an excruciatingly painful herniated disc to an active life
One of my dear, long-term students is leaving; she is […]
Tight Hamstrings? 3 ways to stretch them in a safe way for your back
So you find that your hamstrings are tight, and when […]
Slouching: is it really so cool and comfortable?
How do you sit while watching TV? What body position […]
To get a strong back, here is a great yoga exercise, and all about my new Back & Abs Programme
Today I am discussing an exercise to strengthen your back, […]
Lower Back Pain: 3 yoga positions to release tight lower back muscles
You don’t have serious, crippling back pain, but your lower […]
Time to Relax and Restore
The Christmas and New Year period, however fun and wonderful, […]