allwoman Blog
What kind of rest is best?
Imbolc has arrived and with that the promise of Spring. You may have discovered a few snowdrops and caught some glimpses of sun re-emerging and perhaps you can feel a little more inner fire and energy rising within you too. And so what happens when you feel that? I...
Movement Matters
How somatic movement stirs imagination and helps us to trust our own intuitionOne of the first things that happens as we move into the new year is we start to get bombarded by emails and images about ways we can improve and live our best lives, lose weight, get...
Self care for busy people
Ways to hibernate and resist the “rush” and push of the season
It’s been a hard couple of years and I know that collectively our nervous systems are feeling the strain. Many of you know if you’ve been hanging out with me for a while that I’m not really one for celebrating Christmas, and this year I am feeling even less invested...
The Real Cycle
Time for a sacred pause?
It's Autumn Equinox for all of us in the northern hemisphere. These seasonal transition spaces can be hard to navigate, and with the year that we have just had this year feels even harder. So, I'd like to share some practice ideas, tools and reflections that could...
How are you showing up for you?
I've been in a bit of a big contraction phase for the past few months. And unsurprisingly so, having, during the pandemic, uprooted my family and moved to France without even being able to fluently speak the language! It dawned on me a few months ago that it was quite...
What needs Support?
Birth Stories
So, I've been thinking about birth stories. Often, it's said that the way that we birth is trying to teach us something, whether you have birthed a child or whether you are birthing and creating projects in life. I've been thinking about this more and more. And,...
Spring Revival
Spring Equinox arrived on the 20th March and at this time of year the power of the sun is increasing, the days are lengthening and the nights are shortening. “Spring Equinox is celebrated as the first day of Spring, when day and night are equal in both hemispheres....
Endometriosis Awareness Month – Seven yoga poses to relieve painful symptoms
As part of Endometriosis Awareness Month, a journalist from The Telegraph recently interviewed me to discuss how yoga can help to relieve the painful symptoms of endometriosis. I said so much more than what has been included in the final article, which I'll share in...
Unearth the Wild Within – A Review
Each year we offer a bursary place for Unearth the Wild Within, our year long programme in which you journey deep into yourself through Yoga, Somatic movement and ancient wisdom, aligning with the natural rhythms and cycles of the seasons, the moon and yourself,...
New year but no need for a new you
The last decade 2010-2020 - the allwoman journey I know I am late with this… I always am; finally, at 45 I am truly honouring my own pace, pottering, that is what I like to do, moving slow. I have tried to push against this for so long but really this is me. I am very...
Relieving the Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Naturally
WHAT IS PMS? Simply put, PMS is no fun, taking its toll on our emotions and bodies for about a week before our period, so during the latter part of the autumn pre-menstrual phase of our menstrual cycle when oestrogen and progesterone levels start to fall in the lead...
Mizan Abdominal Therapy – What is it and how can it help me?
“There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we.”– Ina May Gaskin At allwoman, Mizan Abdominal Therapy is a massage technique I use on a daily basis with my clients to complement the range of Yoga...
Journaling: Your view into the inner you
Keeping a diary isn’t just for angst ridden teenagers, recording all their troubles, loves and losses under the duvet in a cheap secret diary with a padlock and a tiny key. Nor is it just for politicians, pop idols or movie stars waiting for the right moment to give...
Self care – It’s more than just taking care of yourself
“There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by my self.” – Brian Andreas Do you look after yourself? Yes, of course you do, but what about self care? Is it the same thing or something else...
How to Look After Yourself – Start with Self Care
“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose...
