Return to Happiness

12/11/2025

06/11/2025

***New for November***
Every Wednesday evening, contact me to book or book via Hey Goldie 😴😴💤

01/11/2025

The problem with YouTube Yoga, apps and DVDs

So many people tell me they do yoga at home, following along with a YouTube or DVD teacher, especially since lockdown in 2020/21. Whilst I am all for getting more people into yoga, for all its incredible benefits, hearing anyone say this always rings alarm bells for me 🔔🔔‼️‼️

The problem is that it’s just a one-way process. The teacher on screen cannot see what you are doing. They can’t tell you if what you are doing is safe for you. They don’t know about your health, previous injuries, your body size or shape. The chances are the person on screen is not exactly the same age, shape, or fitness level as you, so by merely copying them you could be causing lasting and irreparable damage to your body.

You also miss out on the other 7/8 of yoga. Yoga is not and was never meant to be merely an exercise class. Physical postures or ‘asana’ form just one of the 8 parts of yoga. It’s a whole way of life. What these on screen teachers deprive you of is the deeper understanding of yourself, your body, your mind and your interactions with the world that comes with practising physical yoga as part of the bigger picture.

So I would ALWAYS recommend going to a real, in-person class if you can. That doesn’t have to mean being in a room with a group of people who are younger, fitter or thinner than you! I teach one-to-one classes, that are especially written for your unique body shape, health, age, and fitness levels. I work with lots of people who have significant or chronic health issues. During our classes, I can see exactly what you are doing and can offer slight adaptations that might make poses more comfortable or more accessible for you. You are also not tied to the same time or day every week as I work on an appointment basis - just book in whenever you like. So you can work around shift patterns at work, or childcare needs.

Book online via hey Goldie, via WhatsApp on 07444 211696, or contact me through this page.

30/10/2025

Giving first dibs to my lovely clients and followers…
FREE
6 lime green yoga mats each in a drawstring carrying bag (used but in very good condition. Been in storage so might just need a wipe)

FOR SALE
8 teal shingle bags (unused, still in wrapping) £5 each
3 pale grey silk eye pillows (unused, still in wrapping) £3 each
1 cream yoga strap with buckle (unused, still in wrapping) £3

Pics on request. Collection only from Matlock or Cromford. 😊 xx

28/10/2025

*PLEASE NOTE*
I have changed my online booking system. You can now find me on Goldie. I’m no longer using Fresha.

Book appointments online

Reiki : Yoga : Retreats

25/10/2025

Autumn has arrived! Warm up with a hot stone massage, designed to ease aches and pains while promoting ultimate relaxation. You will certainly sleep better afterwards! 💛

Book now at www.holisticshed.co.uk

20/10/2025

19/10/2025

The Daily Guru
October 18
Don’t Waste This Life

In the Hindu and Buddhist philosophies, we find the belief in reincarnation—that we we've been passing through hundreds and thousands of births. If you're given a human birth, you have the freedom to think, to find out the ways and means to get out of this vicious cycle of rebirths. However, if you miss this opportunity, you may come back and get caught in the whirlpool again. So, don't waste this life. The goal of human birth is not just to satisfy the senses. By acquiring more things or by doing anything at all, can you make yourself more beautiful than a peacock or a butterfly? An animal eats, sleeps, builds big nests, begets children. The only thing that differentiates human beings from other animals is the urge to get out of this vicious cycle, to know your true nature.

~Sri Swami Satchidananda