YOGASTICKMEN

16/04/2026

This feels a little bit like pressing “publish” on a new kind of creation 😅

I’ve just launched a podcast.

It’s very different from Yogastickmen, but also not entirely separate.

It’s still about noticing, reflecting, and making sense of how we move through life… just in a different form.

Sharing it here in case you’re curious.

🎧 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://tinyurl.com/as4arhyc
🍎 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲: https://tinyurl.com/bd5vcvbf
▶️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: https://tinyurl.com/3j2uex7v

𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲.

Not because it was difficult to create…
but because I wanted it to feel right.
To reflect the work properly — not just parts of it.

A few years ago, I recorded the first three episodes of a podcast.
And I didn’t release them.

It felt like I was starting in the middle of something I hadn’t fully understood yet.

Over time, that work has taken shape.

Through conversations.
Through experience.
Through years of trying to understand what really sits underneath how we think about careers.

So this week, I’ve finally released it.

🎙️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

It’s not about quick answers.
And it’s not a tips podcast.

It’s about a different way of thinking about your career.
One that starts with you.

If this resonates, I’d really encourage you to have a listen.

🎧 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://tinyurl.com/as4arhyc
🍎 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲: https://tinyurl.com/bd5vcvbf
▶️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: https://tinyurl.com/3j2uex7v

06/01/2026

Love this!

We’ve barely said goodbye to New Year, and already the pressure is on.

Pressure to hit the ground running.
Fix everything at once.
Feel motivated before you’ve even caught your breath.

That’s why I wanted to share what January actually looks like inside 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁™.

This programme doesn’t start with hustle.
January is designed to be gentle, spacious, and settling.

• A short welcome, not a deep dive
• A reset focused on clarity, not goals
• Foundations laid slowly and intentionally
• Coaching that begins once you’ve had time to land

January isn’t about transformation on demand.
It’s about creating the conditions for meaningful, sustainable change.

If you’re curious, you can explore the programme here ⬇️

👉 https://www.patriciaezechie.com/createthecareer

02/01/2026

Some great tips for starting the New Year differently ❤️

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲... 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

But why do so many of us still do this to ourselves?
(And no I don’t mean the hangover.)

January 1st isn’t a deadline.

It’s just a date we’ve loaded with far too much pressure.

Change doesn’t begin with perfect plans, colour-coded systems, or a “fresh start” aesthetic.

It begins when we are finally ready to listen to ourselves, really listen.

Want to strat this year differently with some tips and strategies on how sustainable change actually begins?

👉 Read more here: https://www.patriciaezechie.com/post/january-first-is-not-deadline

24/10/2025

I created Yogastickmen® in 2006 — simple, downloadable, scalable stick-figure drawings to help teachers plan and share their classes.

They were born from love — for yoga, for teaching, and for simplicity. A way to make the practice accessible to everyone, without perfection or pretence.

Over the years, these little lines travelled further than I ever imagined — appearing on cards, posters, mugs, t-shirts and lesson plans all over the world. They were copied, shared, loved, argued over and imitated (often!). But they also belonged to something bigger — an idea that yoga could be both art and awareness.

Now, they return — softer, wiser, still smiling — as
🧘‍♀️ Yogastickmen® by Patricia Ezechie | From Postures to Possibilities.

This new chapter isn’t about poses alone. It’s about what each posture teaches: balance, rest, resilience, release. It’s yoga for the mind as much as the mat — creative, thoughtful, and rooted in real life.

Each week I’ll share one drawing, one phrase, and one reflection — an invitation to move, to think, to breathe differently.

✨ Because sometimes, the simplest lines hold the deepest truths.

💛 Follow ® for the weekly series From Postures to Possibilities — and explore how mindful movement can reshape not only your body but your whole life.

07/08/2025

You don’t need to apologise for being tired.
And you certainly don’t need to earn your rest.

When your body whispers - listen, and honour what you feel
If you dont give yourself permission to pause - who will?💛

You don’t need to apologise for being tired.

You don’t need to explain your silence.

And you certainly don’t need to earn your rest.

This last couple of weeks, I’ve been quiet.
Not because anything fell apart.
But because I didn’t need to perform.
I just needed to listen.

And when I did?
My body whispered: “Stop. Just for now.”

So I did.

No pressure. No posturing. Just presence.

That, to me, is Owning Being You.
Honouring what you feel.
Even when it’s inconvenient.
Especially when it’s inconvenient.

🧡 If you’re tired too, you’re not alone.
You’re allowed to pause.

14/12/2023

“The bottom line is it is your career and your life, and no one knows you or what you want better than you”

Patricia Ezechie

Creating the Career You Want - Patricia Ezechie Coaching
https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/wellbeing-for-nurses/how-to-progress-in-your-nursing-career-08-12-2023/

11/12/2023

I was interviewed for a piece in Stylist a couple of months ago about my relationship with ambition, success, being a black woman and how the convergence of these three things impacted my career and life then and now.

What is your experience of managing and balancing your ambition, aspirations for success and your intersectional identities?

Is it time to redefine success?

24/10/2023

Yes it's that time again! YOGASTICKMEN Christmas cards are back in stock

Yoga stick men - Yoga Christmas Cards . 30 different designs of Yoga postures for a Yoga Christmas!

22/09/2023

If you want to change your career into the career you want, whether that be
✅ a complete change to your career
✅ or just making lasting improvements to the one you have,
this programme is your next best step.
Full details at: https://www.patriciaezechie.com/createthecareer

15/08/2023

I hope you find the tips I shared with Stylist Magazine on how to thrive as an introvert in the workplace useful ❤️

From endless meetings to constant small talk, being an introvert at work can be hard. A career coach shares how to cope.

06/02/2023

Enrolment in the Creating the Career You Want Programme closes TODAY.
The programme will not open again until September.
The time to make your decision to join the programme is NOW…
because there has never been a better moment than right now to solve those career problems - once and for all.
I know what's possible for you through this programme,
and I know you can get there if you just say "yes" to the opportunity.
So ENROL TODAY at
https://www.patriciaezechie.com/createthecareer
❤️

Enrolment in the Creating the Career You Want Programme closes TODAY.

The programme will not open again until September.

The time to make your decision to join the programme is NOW…
because there has never been a better moment than right now to solve those career problems - once and for all.

I know what's possible for you through this programme,
and I know you can get there if you just say "yes" to the opportunity.

So ENROL TODAY at
https://www.patriciaezechie.com/createthecareer
❤️