Transcend Yoga Therapy

24/12/2025

Hello, I’m still here 😅it’s difficult to come up with a photo for a post when I’m in full on hibernation mode!

Lately, my body has been asking me to slow down in ways I can’t ignore.

Pregnancy has brought with it a kind of tiredness — and insomnia — that no amount of “doing more yoga” can fix.

And so I’m practicing something different.
✨ Rest as yoga.
✨ Listening as discipline.
✨ Softening as strength.

Yoga philosophy reminds us of Santosha — contentment with what is — and Ishvara Pranidhana — surrendering control and trusting the unfolding.

Some days, my practice looks like movement.

Other days, it looks like lying down, breathing, and letting myself be held.

In a world that keeps telling us to push, December feels like an invitation to pause.

To honour the body.
To trust its wisdom.
To remember that rest is not a failure — it’s a form of devotion.
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How is your body asking you to slow down right now?

15/12/2025

✨ 🌙 The Power of Slowing Down — A Personal Reflection

Pregnancy has been teaching me something I didn’t realise I needed to learn so deeply:

slow down… even more.

Between the insomnia, the early-morning wakeups, and the strange pockets of energy that come and go, I’m discovering a new rhythm — one that’s less about productivity and more about presence.

In yoga philosophy, two teachings keep whispering through my days:

Santosha — the practice of contentment.

Finding enoughness in the imperfect, sleepy, tender parts of life. Allowing myself to be exactly where I am, even when that looks softer or slower than I’m used to.
Ishvara Pranidhana — surrender.

Letting go of the timeline, the pressure, the “shoulds.”

Trusting that life is unfolding in perfect timing, even when it wakes me up at 3am for no reason at all.
Slowing down isn’t just a choice right now…

It’s a gift.
A recalibration.
A reminder to listen inward and soften into this incredible transition.

Sometimes the most powerful practice isn’t the pose — it’s the pause.
The breath.
The willingness to rest.

Here I am, joined my by newest yoga gurus Potato and Wafel as they tell me I wasn’t doing my Janu Sirasana *quite* right!

✨ How are you slowing down this week?

23/11/2025

It can be an overwhelming time of year for people, with Christmas just over four weeks away, cold weather, and lots of illness.

For me personally I have a lot of reasons to feel overwhelmed at the moment. My ‘normal’ daily practices have had to be changed to accommodate pregnancy and other challenges.

What am I doing to help?

1. Grounding in the mornings. Taking 3-5 deep breaths with my feet on the ground. Sure, it would be great if I were somewhere warm, but I practice gratitude for a good nights sleep or a warm house.

2. Intention coffee/tea ritual. I seem to have gone off coffee again, so I’m drinking mostly tea but this works for any hot drink. I walk to my nearest coffee place in the morning, which is incidentally near dad, and set my intention for the day and then really notice each and every sip!

3. Nighttime energy release. A good nights sleep is a bit rare at the moment. I try to mitigate this by beforehand placing one hand in my heart and one on my belly and exhale to release lingering stress. Sleep sounds are also crucial!

Do you have any little daily rituals, or want to try any?

29/10/2025

Ever feel like life is pulling you in a hundred directions?
Grounding practices bring us back to the stability and safety of the present moment.

Three ways I feel more grounded:
1. Connect to my body - this might be a walk (no more running for now 😭), a strength session or yoga! Your body is your anchor — come home to it.

2. Connect to nature - Step outside. Notice the air, the sky, the soil. Even a few minutes with your bare feet on the ground can reset your nervous system. this is a great time of year to notice nature, with all the leaves changing colour.

3. Connect to gratitude - I’ll admit that my journalling practice fell away when I found out I was pregnant and navigating a lot of emotions. I’m pleased to come back to it, especially my gratitude practice. When you feel scattered, pause and name three things you’re thankful for — big or small. Gratitude shifts your focus from chaos to calm.

Grounding isn’t about escaping the world — it’s about remembering that you belong to it.

Which of these grounding practices will you try today?

04/10/2025

How my practice has changed during pregnancy

Yes, my friends - I am pregnant. Part of the reason I’ve been quiet posting on here is because of monumental upheavals, including pregnancy, and also I just haven’t felt like it. It came as a huge surprise after a lot of issues and quite frankly, giving up, and to be honest, I did grieve my life that I’d built up.

I haven’t felt much like anything. Including practicing yoga. That’s the first way my practice has changed!

The first trimester was rough, and I had hoped I’d get that energy surge in the second, but I haven’t. I also haven’t felt more flexible in my body, and overall I just don’t feel ✨magical ✨

But when I do practice, how has it changed?

Well, I’m certainly not doing a full primary. I’m skipping chaturangas and upward facing dog and doing cat/cow instead.

I’m keeping my feet placement wide in standing postures - and instead of a warrior 1 I’m doing a wide stance high lunge.

Seated postures are mainly focused on the hip openers. Janu A is like a wide legged version, and I’m not even contemplating Janu B and C!

Ultimately my practice has changed because I’m no longer feeling guilty about what I’m not doing, and instead celebrating on the days I want to do something. I’m meditating a lot more, my non-negotiable is in bed by 9:30pm and sleeping an extra hour.

I do wish I could do a full primary or even just a 60 min class but I know now is not the time. If you are pregnant or have been pregnant and have guilty about the things you haven’t been doing I give you permission to stop right now! If you haven’t felt ✨magical ✨I’m here to tell you I’m right there with you and know how you feel.

Your experience is yours and you do not have to do and feel what someone else expects of you.

You can take this journey in whichever way is best for you.

26/06/2025

Do you believe in signs?

I like to go for a walk or a run around the park and forest at the back of my house, and these past few times I’ve been lucky enough to be accompanied by a song thrush. These birds are supposed to be signs from the universe about speaking your truth and transformation. They represent a call to express yourself authentically.

We have just recently celebrated midsummer, which is a time for celebration and gratitude but also reflection. We now move closer towards winter (sorry!).

Can you reflect on the last six months and see where in your life you can be more authentic?

If you need a helping hand, there’s still spots available for our next gathering at the Haddon Acre yurt next Thursday (3rd July) 🤗 details and how to book in my story!

20/06/2025

What is your peanut?

This is a really nice expansion on the monkey and the peanut story mentioned in the previous post:

Value: Contentment Sub-Value: Right conduct The podcast of the story on Saiprem podcast at: This is a story about how a monkey catcher trapped a monkey in his trick and caught him. Once a monkey ca…

06/06/2025

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And after the beautiful highs of 2024, I have been experiencing the lowest lows in the first half of 2025: another bout of Covid, losing my beautiful Bali-bun at the grand age of 10 years, and my parents becoming quite ill. Not to mention significant job stress.

05/06/2025

Your body listens to what you say

One of the things I’m enjoying on my sound practitioner training is having the opportunity to do some music theory again (fun fact: I’m a qualified music teacher). I love that included this study from Masaru Emoto, who looked at what happened to water when exposed to certain words and then frozen.

And our bodies are 60-70% water - what do your water crystals look like? Do they look like they’re told “I love you” or perhaps something more negative?

Now, I know I’m the first to admit that perhaps I could be kinder to myself. It’s hard, I know. Over the last few weeks we’ve been working through the yamas, and we can easily practice ahimsa by watching our thoughts and practicing kindness to ourselves. You can even ask yourself: is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? If you answer ‘no’ to any of those questions, dismiss that thought immediately!

Classes resume on Sunday with yoga flow and yin , and hopefully soon I’ll be looking forward some willing recipients for me to practice sound healing 🤗

12/05/2025

Healing

A few days ago I mentioned in my stories that I was suffering from burnout. I wouldn’t say it’s solely due to my job, but that is a factor. Other factors include life just generally being a bit tough this year.

I’m taking this week off to try and reset. I’m lucky enough to live in a beautiful place, and pledging to do a bit of movement each day: yoga, walking, maybe a bit of boogying around the house.

I’m really looking forward to starting my training in sound healing soon as well! Keep your eyes peeled as I will be seeking some willing volunteers to test out healing sessions in the near future 🙏🏻