Why meditating sucks, but you should do it anyway

Silence is a weird concept. Having been meditating on and off for years, I probably should have got very used to perching on my ‘sit bones’ (yoga term for arse), losing awareness of my feet as the blood is slowly squeezed from them as I try in vain to...

Five things you didn’t know about hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is what I do. As a bit of background, I never intended to become a hypnotherapist. I mean seriously, who wants to announce that in answer to the annoying ‘So, what do you do?’ question at parties. I’ve actually tried it out – ‘So, what do you do?’....

What it’s really like the first day of your yoga retreat

Hey! So it’s my first official day in India. I arrived yesterday morning and got to the retreat in time for lunch. Before I go in to how great it all is, I wanted to share something with you first. Last night, I cried for an embarrassingly long time and wondered...

The India trip

Well hey there! I’m working on a few actual posts but my main thing today is to let you know that next weekend I am embarking on a trip that has taken me five years to plan. FYI – I haven’t actually been planning for five years, in the regular sense...