Last week, the children and I met up with some friends at a nature reserve. The place was lovely, but it was close to the motorway, so there was a constant background noise. We sat by the lake while the children played joyfully. “It’s so beautiful here. I wonder what it would be like without […]

One sunny afternoon, I was playing a ball game in the garden with Aliya (7) and Marcel (9) when, suddenly, Aliya threw the ball at Marcel and it hit him hard in the chest. Rage rose in him within seconds, and he was just about to attack Aliya. He screamed and ran towards her like

I was watching videos of yoga teachers doing incredible things with their bodies last night, and I became tense. The thoughts started spinning in my head: “I can’t do those poses.” “Is it still ok for me to be a yoga teacher?” “There are so many yoga teachers who are better than me.” And then…

For the last two months I have been putting all my energy and attention into starting BodyAwake® Yoga in Derby. After a year of the teaching certification program, I felt a strong urge not to wait, but to start sharing this beautiful work of Dr Sue Morter and the Morter Institute with others. It’s thanks

It’s nine in the evening. The boys have just come back from their chess club, which they love. I can see that Marcel (9 years old) is not himself. I’m curious, because he usually comes back from these classes beaming from ear to ear. I ask the children to go upstairs together and slowly get