Terra Prana

21/04/2026

Join me for our first Yin Yoga session on Wednesday, 29th April from 6-7pm at the Salle de Fetes in 24450 Miallet 🧘‍♀️

Yin Yoga is a slow, deeply meditative style of yoga where poses are held for anywhere between 2 and 5 minutes — sometimes longer.

Unlike more active styles, Yin works on the deeper connective tissues of the body — your fascia, ligaments, and joints — rather than the muscles. It’s quiet, grounding, and incredibly restorative.

Here’s why people love it:
✨ Releases deep tension you didn’t even know you were holding
🧘 Calms the nervous system and reduces stress
💪 Improves flexibility and joint mobility over time
😴 Leaves you feeling deeply relaxed — like you’ve had a full reset

It’s the perfect complement to more active practices like Vinyasa (the flow style yoga that I normally teach) or even your day-to-day life. If you spend a lot of time at a desk, on your feet, or just feeling wired and tired, Yin might be exactly what your body is asking for.

Because it’s more slow and we’re holding poses for longer, props really help make you more comfortable so please bring a blanket and a pillow (as well as blocks or a bolster if you have them.)

No need to register. Just come and join me on the mat 🙂🧘‍♀️

17/04/2026

Using our bodies and the breath, yoga teaches us to become present.
Over time, this practice transfers into other areas of our lives.

14/04/2026

🌬️ The Breath is Not an Afterthought — It’s the Foundation

If you’ve ever found yourself holding your breath in a challenging pose, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most natural human responses to effort or discomfort. But in yoga, the breath is everything — and here’s why.

Breath is the bridge between body and mind.

Unlike most of our bodily functions, breathing is both automatic and conscious. We can choose to slow it, deepen it, and direct it — and in doing so, we directly influence our nervous system. A slow, steady breath tells the body it is safe. It shifts us out of stress mode and into a state where the muscles can actually soften, the mind can settle, and the practice can do its work.

In yoga, breath guides movement.

Rather than moving and then breathing, we breathe and let the movement follow. Inhales naturally create expansion — they lift the chest, lengthen the spine, open the body. Exhales create release — they soften tension, allow us to fold a little deeper, let go of what we’re holding. When breath and movement are synchronised, the practice flows rather than fights.

Breath tells you where your edge is.

This is one of the most practical tools you have on the mat. If your breath becomes ragged, shallow, or disappears altogether, your body is telling you something important — you’ve gone too far, too fast. A smooth, even breath means you’re working in a sustainable, beneficial way. It’s your built-in feedback system, available in every single pose.

And beyond the mat?

The breathing habits you develop in yoga don’t stay on the mat. Over time, conscious breath becomes a tool for daily life — for managing stress, anxiety, difficult moments, or simply finding a moment of stillness in a busy day. It’s one of the most quietly transformative things yoga gives us.

So next time you’re in a posture, before you think about going deeper or holding longer — check in with your breath first. 🌿 If it’s flowing freely, you’re exactly where you need to be.

12/04/2026

🧘‍♀️ Listen to Your Body — It’s Wiser Than You Think

One of the most common misconceptions in yoga is that getting deeper into a posture means you’re doing it better.
But here’s the truth: forcing your body into a shape it isn’t ready for is one of the fastest routes to injury — and ironically, it robs you of the very benefits that posture is designed to give you.

When we muscle our way into a pose, we create tension rather than release it. The muscles brace and resist, the breath shortens, and the nervous system goes on alert. That’s the opposite of what yoga is for.

Ease in. Adapt. Breathe.
When you work with your body — meeting it where it is today — something different happens. The muscles can actually engage in the way the posture intends. The stretch becomes meaningful rather than forced. And over time, with patience and consistency, your body naturally opens and deepens into poses you never thought possible.

This is why props aren’t a shortcut or a sign of weakness — blocks, bolsters, straps, and folded blankets are intelligent tools that allow your body to receive the full benefit of a posture right now, at whatever stage you’re at.

Remember too that your body changes day to day. A posture that felt open on Monday might feel tighter on Wednesday — and that’s completely normal.
Yoga teaches us to respond to what’s present, not to push toward some fixed idea of what a pose should look like.

The goal was never the perfect shape. The goal is what happens inside you when you find your shape. 🌿

💬 Do you find it hard to resist pushing yourself in a posture? Drop a comment below — you’re definitely not alone!

10/04/2026

Let’s talk about yoga props — and why they’re not what you think 🧱

Here’s something that made me smile when I heard it recently 😁:

A yoga teacher noticed that whenever she asked students “Who needs a block?” barely anyone did. But when she changed it to “Who wants a block?” — almost everyone reached for one.
Same block. Same posture. Completely different response. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That one word — needs — carries a lot of weight, doesn’t it? It implies that something is lacking, that you’re not quite doing it “properly.” And nobody wants to feel that way in a yoga class 😕

But here’s the truth: props are not a consolation prize 🏆
A yoga block, strap, or bolster isn’t there to compensate for what your body can’t do. It’s there to support your body in what a posture is actually asking of it — so that you get the full benefit, rather than forcing yourself into a shape that creates strain instead of opening.

Every body is different. We all have postures that come easily and postures that challenge us — and that’s exactly as it should be. That’s where growth happens 🧘‍♀️

When we use a block to bring the floor closer, or a strap to extend our reach, or a bolster to allow a deeper release, we’re not taking a shortcut. We’re being intelligent. We’re letting the posture work with our body, not against it ❤️

The goal of yoga is never to look a certain way. It’s to feel what the posture is offering — and props are often what make that possible.

🙂 You’re not using it because you need to. You’re using it because you’re serious about your practice.

🧡 Drop a comment if you’ve ever felt unsure about using props — I’d love to hear your experience!

10/04/2026

Relieve back pain naturally with these simple yoga stretches 🧘‍♂️

1. Child’s Pose
Sit back on your heels, stretch arms forward, and lower your chest. Relax your spine and breathe deeply.

2. Knee-to-Chest
Lie down, pull one knee toward your chest, hold, then switch. Keep your lower back pressed to the mat.

3. Pelvic Tilt
Lie on your back, bend knees, gently tilt pelvis upward while tightening core. Hold for a few seconds.

4. Bridge Exercise
Lift your hips upward while keeping shoulders grounded. Engage glutes and core, then slowly lower down.

5. Seated Spinal Twist
Sit tall, twist your torso gently to one side using your hand for support. Keep spine straight.

6. Hip Flexor Stretch
Step one leg forward into a lunge, push hips slightly forward to stretch the front hip.

7. Legs Up the Wall
Lie down and place legs vertically against a wall. Relax and let gravity ease tension.

8. Cat-Cow Stretch
On all fours, alternate between arching (cow) and rounding (cat) your spine slowly with breath.

⚠️ Move slowly, breathe deeply, and stay within a pain-free range.

09/04/2026

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08/04/2026

A little advance notice regarding a change in schedule for the week beginning 18th May. There will be no regular classes that week but a special sunset yoga class by the Barrage instead 🌞🧘‍♀️🌳
I hope you can join me 🙂

08/04/2026

Stand tall, align your body, and activate every muscle with awareness 🧘‍♂️
Small posture corrections in Samasthiti can transform your strength, balance, and confidence.

07/04/2026

Why I teach yoga (and why it took me so long to start) 🌿

I fell in love with yoga for one simple reason: the relaxation at the end of class was the most deeply relaxed I had ever felt.
And I say that as someone who has been meditating for decades.

Meditation has given me so much, including some profound experiences during intensive retreats. But yoga added something I hadn’t known was missing. The movement reached places that thought and breath alone couldn’t touch: releasing tension I didn’t even know I was holding.

The main reason I signed up for yoga teacher training was because after years of attending classes, I still felt lost when I tried to practice by myself at home. I didn’t know how to sequence, what to do, or where to begin. The training resolved all of that — but I still wasn’t sure I’d ever actually teach.

When we were asked to set an intention at the end of training, mine was simply this: that my teaching would flow naturally from my own practice.

So for over a year, I did exactly that. I focused on my own practice, until I felt genuinely called to share it — and when the moment came, it felt right 🙂

I’ve now been teaching for six months, and something still surprises me every time: it doesn’t matter how tired I am or how full my day has been: the moment I start to teach, something else takes over and it just flows.
And afterwards, I always feel better than I did before. Teaching gives me as much as I give out.

It reminds me of Reiki, where I always feel I benefit as deeply from giving a treatment as the person receiving it.

There is something truly magical in working with the energy that moves through us and I feel genuinely grateful to share my yoga practice with you 🙏

If you’d like to join me on the mat, you’ll find me in the Salle des Fêtes in 24450 Miallet on Monday mornings from 10-11am and Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm 🙂🧘‍♀️

05/04/2026

🌸 Yoga and the Menopause Transition — a natural support for every stage

Whether you’re in perimenopause, full menopause, or navigating life on the other side — your body is going through a profound shift. And while that transition can feel challenging at times, yoga is one of the most supportive things you can offer yourself during this time.

Here’s how and why:
🌡️ Hot flushes and night sweats — Gentle, cooling breathwork and restorative poses can help regulate the nervous system and reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flushes over time.

😴 Sleep disruption — Yin yoga and restorative practices calm the nervous system and prepare the body for deeper, more restful sleep.

😔 Mood changes and anxiety — Yoga regulates cortisol and supports hormonal balance, helping to ease the low mood, irritability, and anxiety that often accompany this transition.

🦴 Bone density — Weight-bearing yoga poses actively help maintain bone density, which becomes increasingly important as oestrogen levels decline.

💪 Muscle loss and joint stiffness — Yoga builds and maintains strength and flexibility, counteracting the muscle loss and stiffness that can creep in during this stage.

🧠 Brain fog — The mindfulness and breathwork elements of yoga improve focus, mental clarity, and concentration.

❤️ Cardiovascular health — Post-menopause, heart health becomes more of a consideration. Regular yoga practice supports healthy blood pressure and circulation.

🙏 Emotional wellbeing — Perhaps most importantly, yoga offers a space to slow down, tune inward, and treat yourself with kindness during what can be a deeply emotional transition.

Menopause is not something to push through — it’s something to move through, gently and with awareness. Yoga meets you exactly where you are. 💛

04/04/2026

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How NASA astronaut Christina Koch's yoga practice keeps her grounded—even in microgravity.