Exploring Restorative Yoga as a Practice of Being, Not Doing When was the last time you truly rested? Not just slept — but rested in a way that left your mind clear, your body soft, and your heart at ease? In a world that celebrates 'busy', stillness can feel unfamiliar. We rush, we strive, and even in our downtime, we’re often still “doing” - scrolling, reading... Yet rest — real, conscious rest — is not a luxury. It’s a necessity for balance, healing, and emotional resili

If you’ve ever rolled out your muscles on a tennis ball, lacrosse ball, or any other orb-shaped torture device, you know the sweet mix of discomfort and relief that follows. But what you may not know is that you’re not really working on your muscles at all — you’re working on something far more fascinating: your fascia. And when it comes to fascia, a little rolling goes a long way toward keeping your body supple, strong, and connected. This article is your deep dive into why

In our modern world, yoga has been draped in the aesthetics of lifestyle marketing—stretchy clothes, flexible bodies, serene Instagram...

Yoganidrasana – Yoga Sleep Pose - anyone? Last week, during one of our recent mindfulness and compassion sessions with my group of...

Ways to strengthen your diaphragm.

The Sun Salutation, or Surya Namaskar, is one of the most recognisable sequences in our contemporary vinyasa asana practice. It’s a...

The role of sound in yoga classes has long been a subject of debate. Should music accompany a yoga class or should we work in silence?...

I want to talk about SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder) . With the weather in the UK and Northern Europe having been SO intensely wet and...

Is it even possible? The term decolonise  is complex and multifaceted, encompassing the undoing of colonial ideologies, structures, and...

This article was published by OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine When talking to students about the stiller practices, people say to me, ‘ I...

The art of being a perpetual student is not always easy. It is not always easy to admit we don’t know all the answers, that we need to...

Full Details of Imogen's 250Hr Yoga Teacher Training 2025 are here . When I first decided to take my first teacher training I was adamant...

This article was recently published by OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine. In the first part of this article we were looking at the effect of...

This article was recently published by OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine When we come up against any resistance in life we tend to hold our...

I have been thinking alot about PEACE this month, and also alot about POWER.  Two qualities that on the surface seem much in...

This article was recently published by OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine. To view on their website click here. I am someone who has suffered...

Have you ever sent a thank you card in response to a thank you card? I have! An ex-boyfriend of mine (when he wasn’t an ex) used to joke...

Have you ever noticed this? Have you ever noticed that you might suddenly have an ‘ah ha’ moment months or years after you have been...

From a very young age I was one of those people that craved a deep tender love, the sort of love that is a live or die sort of love.  Not...

This article was recently published by OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine. To view on their website click here. My word for 2023 - the word I...

Tips and tricks to support your health this September

This year is the 25th year that I have practiced yoga which is quite a milestone (if I don’t say so myself!) It has led me to reflect on...

I have been a bit transfixed these last few weeks by the concept of desire and how it shows up for us on and off the mat. Every year in...

My step-son asked me over the holidays - how do I meditate? YES! I thought (aged 12!) ... and then I thought … ah help … what technique...