How does acupuncture work???
When someone asks me “how does acupuncture work?” they ask with a skeptical raised eye brow and with a tone of suspicion and disbelief. This is even when they are [...]
Sun, Sand & Sex
We always feel better when the Sun is shining, and this is not exclusive to the English. Sure, us Brits have an obsession with the weather and we like to [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
Everyone at this time of year is talking about New Year’s Resolutions. In the past I have always been a keen bean to set my goals for the year. And [...]
Chinese Medicine – The Metal Element
Along with the principles of yin and yang, the theory of the Five Elements also underpin Chinese Medicine. Five Element theory divides the energy and structure of the universe in [...]
“How you do one thing is how you do everything”
That was so true for me, until I found yin yoga. An A type personality, for all its connotations for being strong, determined and driven, the flip side of this [...]
The F Word
This is a long over due post. Anyone who comes to my yoga classes or in close vicinity of me knows that fascia, the f word, is one of my [...]
The Humble Mung Bean
The mung bean is an unassuming bean, often looked-down-upon, often sneered at bean, ‘what you, beardy weirdy, mung bean eating, navel gazing, yoga worshiping, Birkenstock wearing hippie?’ It doesn’t help [...]
The Irony of Botox
I've recently started frequenting Pret a Manger again (once I realised it was no longer owned by MacDonalds)... at the till I am greeted with a smile, small chit chat [...]
Horses are magical creatures
Ever since I can remember I have held a deep seated, profound, intense fascination with horses. To me they are the pinnacle of beauty, with their delicate heads, kind, intelligent [...]
Full Moon Tonight
I love the moon, more realistically I am a self admitted obsessive. And in part, although I don't like the long drawn out nights of the Winter, this is when [...]