Breathe In, Breathe Out: Your Lungs Are Your Connection to the World Every breath you take is a reminder that you are connected to the world around you. We often think of our skin as the boundary between ourselves and the outside world but our lungs are one of our biggest points of contact with…
Pockets We talk a lot about community in yoga. Building community. Supporting community. Growing community. It’s one of the most commonly used words in the wellness industry but sometimes I wonder if what we’re really talking about is something much smaller. Most of us don’t serve “the community”. We serve a pocket of it; our…
The 1920s were called the Roaring Twenties because the world sped up. Jazz clubs. Fast money. Art deco. New freedoms. New technology. People wanted movement after years of war, grief and uncertainty. Society dressed up, danced harder and chased optimism wherever it could find it. A century later, our own twenties have roared too… just…
One of the most interesting wellness trends right now might actually be people wanting less technology. Not better tracking, not more optimisation, just less access. There are now companies building physical devices that block apps from your phone, alongside more retreats, gyms and wellness spaces experimenting with phone-free experiences. I get it. Particularly in gym…
Like a Victorian Novel. A lot of people think yoga only “works” if you do a lot of it. Long classes. Daily practice. Retreats. Challenges. The kind of commitment that requires a colour coded diary and a level of discipline most of us don’t have. But maybe yoga is more like reading a long novel……
Walking is brilliant – BUT Your bones don’t get stronger from just walking. Bone is living tissue, it adapts to load just like muscle. Use it and it gets stronger. Don’t use it and it gets weaker. So what actually fills bone? •Mechanical loads •Muscle force •Impact •Progressive overload Your bones and joints need stress…
The Frying Pan Of Pain People can struggle with the idea that many things contribute to pain, especially when most of us grow up with — and have that belief reinforced — the idea that pain means something is broken and needs to be fixed. While the biopsychosocial and emotional model of pain is accurate,…
A hairdresser explained why highlights don’t cost £60 anymore. Not because of the cost of living. Not because salons have suddenly become more expensive to run but because no one is asking just for highlights anymore. They’re asking for something that sounds simple – but isn’t. Effortless colour Soft blends. Something that grows out naturally.…
The Thing Isn’t The Thing Kurt Vonnegut, the novelist known for finding profound truths in ordinary moments, once told a story about going out to buy a single envelope. His wife suggested he buy a hundred and keep them in a cupboard. It would be more efficient. More sensible , yes, but efficiency wasn’t really…
Is being positive a coping mechanism or a defence mechanism We’ve all met people who seem endlessly positive. They always find the silver lining, remind us that “everything happens for a reason,” or encourage us to “look on the bright side.” Sometimes that’s exactly what we need. Other times it can feel dismissive, as though…