11/06/2026
The last few weeks have been wonderfully busy! I’ve enjoyed lots of lovely birthday celebrations, and behind the scenes we’ve been working very hard to prepare for the launch of The Soul Sauna, which opens tomorrow 😃😃🥳🥳 (a little cheeky plug here! The booking link is at the end of the post 😉).
As a result, I’ve definitely felt like I’ve been chasing my tail at times… trying to fit everything in, taking on more than I can comfortably manage and attempting to be a good mum, wife, daughter and friend all at once.
I know I’m not alone in feeling this way, and that life can sometimes feel a little overwhelming when things get particularly hectic.
Because of this, my personal yoga practice has been more sporadic than I would like. But yoga takes many different forms. While there is the asana practice, the physical movement that helps prepare and settle the mind for meditation, that is only one part of yoga.
Over the last few weeks, my practice has been much more focused on meditation and on the way I speak to myself in everyday life. It’s been about noticing how I interpret my feelings and emotions when things feel overwhelming and trying to respond with kindness…both towards myself and others.
In yogic philosophy, this is known as Ahimsa, or non-violence.
When life feels overwhelming, yoga offers us the opportunity to pause, reflect and ask whether there might be another way to respond. I certainly don’t get this right all the time (I am a Gemini, hormonal, and a parent after all! 😂), but taking even a few moments of calm before reacting can create valuable space for reflection.
We won’t always choose the calmest path, but simply having that awareness means the option is there.
I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week, and I look forward to seeing you on the mat / sauna soon!!
🧡🙏🧘♀️☀️ 🧖♀️
www.balancedsoulyogaandtherapy.co.uk
www.thesoulsauna.co.uk