Your Yoga Practice Exeter

25/03/2026

In Early Morning Club today I asked everyone to think of a feeling that they wanted to carry with them through today.

The word that came to me is Comfort. And that is my intention for today: to prioritise my own Comfort within and around all of things that need doing. To curate tasks that will allow and increase my comfort.

I've been unwell this past week, feeling much better but the urge to leap into action and catch up with everything will certainly send me backwards! So i will have to keep reminding myself to go slow. To choose Comfort. Softness. Slowness. Gentleness.

First on my list is this moment after the school run at .exeter which is my Wednesday ritual. Next: cleaning the house. This will definitely increase how comfortable I feel in my own home!

How would you like to feel today? How can you embody that as you move through the day? Can you orientated your day towards it?
Let me know how you get on x

23/03/2026

I can't add the audio I want to my posts any more, but the song that accompanies this is 'Rasa' by Shivana Sen. Give it a listen x

20/03/2026

I love this. Slowing down is a radical act of resistance in our busy world ###

Is life moving too fast?

Do you ever feel like life is speeding past you? Like you’re constantly running but never quite catching up?

Emails demand instant replies. Social media never sleeps. To-do lists only seem to grow. The pace of life has accelerated to a point where slowing down almost feels rebellious.

But is this pace sustainable? And more importantly, is it healthy?

We live in an age of instant everything. Fast food, rapid deliveries, on-demand entertainment. Technology gives us convenience, but it has also taught us to expect everything immediately.

Work culture celebrates productivity and hustle. Even relaxation has become something we schedule rather than something we naturally fall into.

Children’s days are full. Adults are juggling work and life at a relentless pace. And even our downtime is filled with scrolling, streaming, or trying to improve ourselves.

We rarely sit in stillness.

Somewhere along the way, we were taught that stillness equals being unproductive.

And we are starting to see the impact of this.

Stress is rising. Burnout is common. Mental health is struggling. More and more people feel overwhelmed by the demands of everyday life.

For neurodivergent individuals, this pace can be even more challenging. The world is built around speed and efficiency, and if your brain works differently, you can feel like you are constantly trying to keep up.

Sensory overload. Executive function demands. The need for downtime. All of these can clash with what society expects.

But here’s the question.

Why?

Who decided life had to be this fast?

Some of it is technology. Some of it is work. But much of it is cultural. We have tied productivity to self-worth. Doing nothing is often seen as lazy, rather than necessary.

Yet in other parts of the world, life looks different. Longer lunches. Slower days. Time to rest. And often, people report feeling happier.

What if slowing down wasn’t a weakness, but a quiet form of resistance?

What if we chose deep conversations over constant notifications? Walks over rushing. Presence over productivity. Rest over relentless striving.

Slowing down doesn’t mean stopping.

It means living with intention.

So here is your reminder.

You are not behind. You do not have to keep up with an unrealistic pace. It is okay to pause, to breathe, to move at a rhythm that feels right for you.

Because life is not about how fast we get through it.

It is about how much we actually live.

Emma
The Autistic SENCo
♾️

Photo: Number 4 spending 10 minutes playing with the water in the lake where we used to live.

11/03/2026

This gorgeous waning moon was there to greet us at Early Morning Club today. Our focus was turning inwards, on the subtlety of the breath and in particular the subtlety of the transition from inhale to exhale and from exhale to inhale.
- On maintaining the flow, no stopping, no holding
- Mirroring and enhancing that with the movement of our bodies
- How certain Asana bring the focus to the transition from inhale to exhale and others from exhale to inhale.
- How there can be power and length to the breath as well as subtlety.

Join me at this evening for a longer practice in a beautiful small supportive group. I am so glad to be back after a couple of false starts due to family commitments followed by car issues 🙄.

See you there!

X

11/03/2026

10/03/2026

Last year my feed was full of winter sunrises, there have hardly been any this year. This one's a beaut! Plus the Magnolia is starting to flower 😍.

This was 6.30a.m. Join me tomorrow at the same time to greet the day with half an hour of gentle Yoga ###

08/03/2026

... and breathe!
A family walk and some beautiful flowers to lift this foggy day 🥰

If you are feeling that nudge, that feeling of restlessness that means spring is almost here, feeling like you want to start something new, then it is a great time to come to Yoga. My classes are small and beginners are welcomed.

Groups classes run on Wednesdays:
06.30-07.00 via Zoom
19.00-20.00 in person at in Topsham.

Individual lessons booked ad hoc, a 30 minute inital consultation is free and with no obligation.

For recovery, to support your day to day wellbeing, or to take you somewhere new.

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03/03/2026

Our car is at the garage so I can't get to Topsham tomorrow evening, boo! I'd say that I'll definitely be there next week but that would just tempt fate....

I will still be up early so let me know if you'd like to join us for Early Morning Club via Zoom, 06.30-07.00 ###

23/02/2026

I did it, I finally sorted the bookings for this next block of group classes, you can book your place at www.bookwhen.com/youryogapractice.

I am teaching via Zoom on Wednesday mornings and in person at the lovely in Topsham on Wednesday evenings. Come along!

Your first class is half price, thereafter booked as a block with limited drop-ins where space is available.

With maximum class sizes of six, allowing me to get to know each person - meeting you where you are and adapting the practice to suit you.

Spread the word...
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22/02/2026

I made this jumper yesterday at a workshop at with . Thanks family for my birthday treat!

I still haven't sorted out bookings for my next block of classes but I will be back this Wednesday, so watch this space.... I will get there....

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20/02/2026

Today was supposed to be my "get s**t done" day. Tomorrow I am at a workshop and Sunday is my birthday then everything syarts back up again. Some of the s**t is quite important and already overdue! I made a list, but it just isn't happening, I don't have the brain power.

Half term is just long enough for me to allow myself to slow right down, but then immediately have to snap out of it.

Instead I decided to bake something. It brings me joy, it's creative, practical, tangible, and an act of love. Even if it doesn't come out brilliantly. These are actually pretty good 😆

Maybe with sugar and cinnamon on board and another coffee I'll find the energy to pay my BWY fees, to create the tickets for my next block of classes and all of the other stuff. Wish me luck....

18/02/2026

I really needed a few days away so we have travelled a whole hour to North Devon for a change of scene. And a hot tub. Doing very little in a holiday home feels so different than trying to do nothing at home, surrounded by all of the things you feel you should be doing.

Short walks, hot tub, kayaking (for about 15 mins until our fingers froze), swimming pool, movies, screen time without guilt, minimal cooking.

Today we will venture to the coast to see the cliffs and the sea. The biggest headache is trying to find a cafe where the menu has something for everyone but I think I've found the place...

Then back to the hot tub. Did I say we had a hot tub??? 😆

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