Restorative Yoga

“I have one-to-one classes with Paula and I thoroughly enjoy them. Highly recommended!” – C. Dunning 1-2-1 Yoga in London – Hatha, Flow, Pregnancy & Restorative Is one of your goals to begin a yoga practice in 2015? Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced practitioner you can benefit from private one-to-one yoga sessions.…

Quarterly Check-in In September 2014 I embarked on the 365 Savasana Project – the decision to practice Savasana for 20 minutes a day for 365 days. As we are about to embark on a new year, I also I find myself a quarter of the way through my year of daily Savasana and it feels…

While you’re Christmas shopping why not treat yourself to a yoga getaway in 2015. I’m excited to be teaching on more yoga retreats for Sally Parkes Yoga in 2015. If you’re thinking of a yoga getaway yourself, or would like to treat someone you know then you can find Sally’s full retreat calendar at her…

Embody Wellness, Vauxhall – Sunday Flow, 6.15-7.30pm Feel rested, uplifted and ready for your week ahead. From Sunday 14th December you can regularly join me for Sunday Flow at Embody Wellness in Vauxhall. In the first half of this class you’ll be guided through a series of dynamic, flowing postures to develop strength and flexibility.…

Supported Twist – Aid digestion, reduce water retention and relieve stress on your back muscles with this wonderful Restorative Yoga pose that’s not just for Christmas! Also, like all Restorative Yoga poses this Supported Twist is great to practice if you have been feeling stressed or fatigued. It’s really simple to do at home. You…

Delve into the practice of Restorative Yoga in this 2-hour workshop. Relax & Restore Workshop – Saturday 25th October 3-5pm at Embody Wellness Join me for a nourishing practice which will introduce to you the principles of Restorative Yoga and show you how to set yourself up comfortably in each pose. In Restorative Yoga (sometimes…

VIDEO: Supported Bridge – a great Restorative Yoga Pose for Lower Back Ease and more In this short video filmed at evolve, I show you how to use a yoga block to support your practice in Supported Bridge Pose. As someone with Spondylolisthesis in my lower back I find this particularly relieving and it helps…

No matter how hold I get, September is always associated with ‘Back to School’. The move into Autumn symbolises a time when many of us feel we need to get our heads down and get back to work after the summer. And before we know it, our daily calendars are full to bursting (if they…

BodyAlign – Hatha & Gentle Flow Yoga, Wednesdays 20.15-21.15pm – starts 3rd September. Flow, Relax & Unwind from your day. Brand new wellbeing centre, BodyAlign opens on Monday 1st September at The Artworks, an exciting creative enterprise community on the corner of Elephant and Walworth Road close to Central London. Offering Pilates, yoga and functional…

Sava ~ corpse Asana ~ pose Click here to learn more about The 365 Savasana Project If I suggested that you put your lengthy to-do list to one side and lie down for twenty minutes right now, what would your response be? (I think I can hear you shouting that you are too busy from…

If you usually go for a dynamic yoga practice or tough training regime do you ever find that during the summer months you can come away feeling not as energised as you might at other times of year? If so, restorative yoga may be just the thing to add to your routine. Summer, (though our…

VIDEO: I call this pose my ‘5-Minute Rescue’ – click here to watch. Legs Up The Wall (or Viparita Karani) is one of my favourite Restorative Yoga poses because it has multiple benefits including easing tired legs, reducing stress (helps boost your mood!), fatigue, insomnia and more! In this short video, filmed recently at evolve,…

Join me for Gentle Flow, Fridays 5.45-6.45pm – starts 2nd May. Transition from your work week in this new slow flow class harmonising your body and mind through the practice of gentle yoga postures and breathing techniques which will leave you feeling centred and rebalanced. Great for beginners as well as more experienced students wanting…

Victor’s Lab opens on Monday 20th January!. I’m really looking forward to teaching at this exciting new space and community hub within the Bussey Building in Peckham offering Yoga, Pilates, Capoeira and more with some brilliant teachers. Join me for the inaugural class at Victor’s Lab at 7am on Monday 20th January. It will be…

Over the past year on my U Can Yoga website I have been featuring yoga related books that I’ve really enjoyed and want to share with you guys reading out there. For anyone who has missed the titles featured so far, I am including some my previous ‘Books of the Month’ here. As we begin…

Originally published on the Urban Blog at Urban Lucy. There’s something about the run up to Christmas that can send even the most easy going person’s stress levels soaring. If I suggested that you put your lengthy to-do list to one side and lie down for twenty minutes right now, what would your response be?…

How was your Christmas? I hope it was good for you. Maybe you’re still enjoying some time off in the run-up to the new year, or maybe you’ve already headed straight back to work after having just Christmas Day off. Either way, it’s easy to feel a bit of a slump at this time –…

Between teacher training, the exciting news of officially becoming certified by Judith Hanson Lasater as a Relax and Renew Trainer, teaching, writing and the usual day-to-day I barely noticed the days getting shorter this month. But I certainly noticed it getting colder! With the clocks going back in the UK this weekend we’re officially in…

“Through our yoga practice we aim to bring balance into the body so we can bring balance to the mind.” – Sally Parkes, Laxmi Yoga I love that there is always more to learn. I’ve just got back from a week in Wales with a brilliant bunch of yogis: Part One of Laxmi Yoga Teacher…

What if we took as much care with our rest as we did with say, our diet? I’ve just completed day 1 (of 5) of the Relax and Renew restorative yoga training intensive with Judith Hanson Lasater in London. This question came up near the beginning of the day. Often, as yogis we may put…

January was a bit of a whirlwind month! One of the things that has kept me going amidst all the hustle bustle is restorative yoga – perfect for this yin time of year. Last Saturday I was fortunate enough to teach a restorative class, the first of three to raise some funds for non-profit organization…