Healing

An unexpected consequence of learning to handle the alpacas in a gentle and respectful way, was that it was teaching me how I can ask for the type of handling I need as a survivor of abuse and how we, as humans, can learn to accept each other as we are.

Most kids tend to have imaginary friends. I had imaginary animals. Three of them; a bird, a horse and a dog. If I could, I would always choo

The most sensitive of our animals have often been the most poorly handled and often carry an inaccurate label. A label that describes who th

When our hair is straightened smooth it stops us dancing in the rain, And with our lashes painted black we hold back tears and hide the pain

Last week I was setting up the central altar for our Wild Woman Yoga class. I popped on a playlist and found myself dancing, singing and...

I adore a good book. I could write a bibliography of my life through books. I love the journey they take you on, the way they make you...

‘Heart opening’, a little like ‘letting go’, always sounds so gentle and effortless like a rose unfurling its petals on a warm summer’s...

The benefits of being in nature are many... Standing barefoot on the earth reduces inflammation, stabilises our blood glucose and...

My heart breaks when I see photos of us like this. The ‘before’. Then I remember how easy it is to only remember the good bits. Before I...

It is so hard when joy feels far away. The landscape feels as though it’s grown monotonous and grey and it can feel unending. But just...

The moon waxes into light as effortlessly as she surrendered to the darkness that came before. She has done this countless times before...

From addiction to obsession Before I discovered yoga I was in survival mode. I went from work to ​sleep to work and from addiction to...

The Shy Child Sent to Stagecoach I wasn't a naturally expressive person in the sense that as a child I was incredibly, painfully shy and...

I used to think January 1st was a funny time to start a year but as I've more closely observed nature I see that it is less arbitrary...

If my heart and I had a status it would definitely be 'it's complicated' but in recent times I'm starting to feel that we're actually in...