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Yoga with Hayley | Rosliston Derbyshire
Friendly, inclusive yoga classes, workshops & day retreats designed to help you feel stronger, calmer, and more connected in body, mind and heart 💕 1:1s & Reiki also available.

08/09/2026

Yoga Classes in Rosliston & Coton in the Elms ♡

Classes start back this week!!! 🧘‍♀️🥳

My mobility is certainly limited at the moment, but by taking things slowly, I'm working towards getting back to a similar level of mobility and fitness to when this picture was taken ♡

So, Let’s all get on our mats together!!!
I even have spares if you don’t have your own 🥰

Our lovely group - all ages, all abilities, everyone is welcome ❤️

✨️ Tuesdays 6pm - Rosliston
✨️ Wednesdays 1pm - Rosliston (Chair Yoga)
✨️ Thursdays 10am - Coton in the Elms

PAYG - £9 per class, payable on arrival.

You just need to fill in a quick student form, which I can WhatsApp over to you.

Let me know if you have any questions or would like to join us. 😘

Hayley ###
07761 597662

04/09/2026

People are so kind 😊

Yesterday, I had a knock at the door. I answered looking really quite bedraggled, as I didn't get to sleep until 5am, because I'm struggling to sleep since my op.

A lovely lady was on my doorstep, holding these beautiful flowers 🌼

She said, “You don't know me, but I've been following you on social media since your diagnosis.”

She told me how much she appreciated me sharing my story and that it really does help people - and that she brought me these flowers as a thank you ♡

How kind of her to say, and to do ❤️

Sharing my personal story really doesn't come naturally to me. It's not something I ever would have imagined myself doing before cancer. But after my diagnosis, I pushed myself completely out of my comfort zone so I could keep my students up to date, and it's all grown from there.

Hearing that it helps people really does mean an awful lot and the kindness and encouragement from you all helps me more than you know ♡

Thank you so much, everyone 😘

02/09/2026

A little update from me ❤️

At my appointment yesterday, the consultant decided to try a different method to help my wound heal. I now have a sponge-like dressing which I need to gently pack into the opening myself each day, along with another new dressing over the top. Last week I was told that I may need an operation to try to help things along, but for now they're giving this a go and see how I get on. I’m back again on Monday for another review.

The really good news is that I’ve been given the go-ahead to teach! As long as I’m careful - which I promise I will be! ♡

So, I’m VERY excited to tell you that my classes start back next week - yay!! 🥳

I honestly cannot wait to get back to teaching and seeing all my lovely students ❤️ I’ve missed you!

My classes are:

Tuesday 6pm - Vinyasa Rosliston
Wednesday 1pm - Chair Yoga, Rosliston
Thursday 10am - Vinyasa Coton

It would be so lovely to see lots of you there 😊

And finally… my candle update!

I’ve done the first part of the safety testing, which went really well - and it smells absolutely beautiful!

I’m really enjoying learning all about the process, and if I’m feeling okay, I’m going to try out a couple more fragrances tomorrow 🌸

Get in touch if you want to join me next week, or if you have any questions 😘

Sending lots of love always,

Hayley ###

31/08/2026

In a bid to keep myself sane while recovering from my operation, I've been doing a candle-making course 😊🕯

And today… I poured my very first candle!! 🥳

It's plant-based, made from rapeseed & coconut wax 🌱🥥

Now I need to leave it for 48 hours before I can start the testing stage - fingers crossed it's a success 🤞

As for my recovery, I'm at Nottingham City Hospital tomorrow so they can assess my wound. Last week they told me that they may need to change my treatment for it, and I'm hoping that I'll find out more tomorrow.

I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow and also how my candle turns out! 😘

10/08/2026

On Saturday I went out out… for a couple of hours anyway! ❤️🍸

It was my SIL-to-be’s hen do, and we went to Isabel’s Burton for some food and drinks. The girls then went on to Birmingham for the night - which I'm definitely not ready for yet 🙃

It was really lovely to get dressed up, get out of the house and have a few cocktails 🍸

I’m getting around a bit more each day, although I’m still very slow and definitely not standing completely straight yet.

I’m dressing my wounds daily and, while the redness around them has reduced, the wounds themselves are still pretty much the same at the moment. I’m back at the hospital next Tuesday, so we’ll see what progress we’ve made then.

The area where I have the necrosis (the area they warned me may suddenly leak quite a lot from) has started to very slightly leak this afternoon, so I’ll be keeping a close eye on it and seeing how it progresses and call the ward if needed.

I hope you all have a lovely week,
Sending love,
Hayley ###

04/08/2026

✨️ Feeling positive ✨️

Yesterday I was back at Nottingham City Hospital to see my consultant/surgeon.

When I changed my dressing on Saturday, everything looked quite awful - so yesterday I took an overnight bag, just incase!

Thankfully, when he uncovered my dressing, it was already looking a little better. He was pleased with the progression and is hopeful that my wounds will heal with the daily dressings and medication they've given me 🥳

I also have a hard area of swelling at the top of my new breast, which they've confirmed is fat necrosis. This happens when an area doesn't get enough blood supply after surgery, causing it to become firm or lumpy.

The team explained that my body may gradually break it down and absorb it over time. Alternatively, it could soften and suddenly drain through a separate wound near my cleavage. If that happens, it may leak quite heavily, so I've been told to contact the hospital straight away so they can assess it and advise me on the next steps.

My consultant is a really lovely guy and was genuinely pleased that things are starting to look more positive 😊

He said that my body is working incredibly hard to recover and is doing a great job ❤️
He also said that recovery is a marathon, not a race - which is very true 💪

I've managed two walks of 0.89 miles each today - the furthest I've walked so far! 🥳

I'm mostly sticking to the streets so I can sit down or knock on someone's door if I'm struggling, but today I cut through a field which was lovely ❤️

I'm looking a little bedraggled in the photo as I've just woken up from my afternoon kip 🙃

Thank you so much for all the messages, support and encouragement. They really do mean so much ♡💫

31/07/2026

Another appointment at Nottingham City Hospital on Wednesday... and another 3 hours! But it's really reassuring how much time and care they give to their patients 💕

The armpit side of my new breast isn't looking too good at all. It's very sore, the skin has started breaking down and, if I'm honest, it looks quite unpleasant.

The team spent quite a while discussing my case. They also took a swab from the wounds to check whether there's any infection or specific bacteria that might need treating. For now, they're continuing to monitor it closely while waiting for those results.

The plan is to use Flaminal Hydro, a dressing gel that helps support wound healing by keeping the wound moist and helping to manage bacteria, along with a different type of dressing. They're also trying different dressings because my skin is reacting to some of the adhesives, making everything even more uncomfortable.

At the moment, they think it may be skin necrosis, which can sometimes happen after a DIEP flap reconstruction if part of the skin doesn't get enough blood supply while it's healing. The hope is that it's only the top layer that's been affected and that the healthy tissue underneath will continue to heal, but only time will tell.

I'll need it redressed at home every other day and I'll be back at the hospital every week so they can keep a close eye on it and decide on the next steps.

I'm doing okay in myself and have been managing short walks every day. I won't lie, I am worried about losing my breast for a second time. I coped well for the two years without it, but knowing it was only temporary is what really helped me get through.

For now though, positive thoughts only while I let my body do its best to heal ♡

Today a very dear friend took me out for breakfast, and it was just what I needed ❤️

28/07/2026

Yesterday I was back at Nottingham University Hospital so they could check my blood blisters & DIEP again and compare them with last week 💕

Four different members of the team came to have a look, as they're still a little on the fence about whether part of my DIEP flap is getting enough blood flow.....

They do a touch test to assess the circulation, and the area they're concerned about is "brisk", which isn't what they're wanting to see.

They've put on a much bigger dressing as the blisters are still weeping, and I was booked in to go back next Monday.

When I removed the bandage today to re-dress it, it wasn't looking too great, so I called the ward and I'm now heading back again tomorrow. It's a long round trip to Nottingham, so it's not ideal... but needs must ♡

The good news is that I'm feeling okay in myself. I even managed a little walk around the block earlier (pictured), which felt really nice ☀️

Our youngest son and his girlfriend have whizzed round with the hoover, and helped with lots of little jobs earlier too, which nice & very helpful ❤️

Now I'm ready for a lie down 😴

Thank you so much everyone. So many of you ask for updates on this ongoing journey so I hope that you find it useful 😘

Sending love,
Hayley ###

24/07/2026

As promised, here's a bit more about my operation - a DIEP flap reconstruction.
DIEP stands for Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator flap.

After being diagnosed with HER2 positive Stage 3 bre;st cancer in 2023, I had chemotherapy, a mastectomy, radiotherapy and then more chemotherapy, which finished in 2025 💕

I then lived with only one breast for over two years. Many people are able to have reconstruction at the same time as their mastectomy, but because I needed radiotherapy, which can damage a new breast reconstruction, that wasn't an option for me.

A DIEP flap reconstruction involves the surgeons carefully removing skin and fat from the lower tummy, with my cut being from hip to hip, while preserving the tummy muscles.

They carefully separate the tiny blood vessels from deep within the abdominal wall before removing the tissue.

To close the tummy, the skin above the belly button is lifted away from the abdominal wall and pulled down to meet the lower tummy skin. The belly button itself stays attached to the abdominal wall, so the surgeons cut around it, bring it through a new opening in the skin and stitch it back into place ♡

The tummy is then closed with several layers of internal stitches, along with the skin stitches on the outside. 🪡

💫 Because so much skin is moved downwards to close the gap, the tummy feels incredibly tight afterwards, which is why I can’t stand fully upright for the first few weeks while everything gradually stretches and heals 💫

The tummy tissue is then shaped into a new breast, and using a microscope, the surgeons reconnect those tiny blood vessels to blood vessels in the chest. To access those blood vessels, they also removed a small section of my rib.

💫 For the first few days after surgery, I was in a warm room to help support blood flow through these newly connected blood vessels 💫

At the same time, I also had my other breast reduced so that, once everything has healed, they'll hopefully be a similar size.

For now, I’m very restricted with lifting, driving and walking, and I get tired easily while my body heals ♡

I feel that I'm doing well and am being very well looked after by my family ❤️

If anyone has any questions about the operation, recovery or my experience, feel free to ask 😘

Thank you all so very much for your incredible love & support ❤️

Hayley ###

20/07/2026

Goodness me - I look like a hagered old lady who has been dragged through a hedge 🤣🤣
In my defence, the trousers are a really comfy material against my scar and I haven't washed my hair in 11 days, and I barely slept last night because I couldn't get comfortable 😅🙃

I've had a check up at Nottingham City today, which went well....

Immediately after my DIEP flap surgery last week, they were concerned that my blood vessels may be too short to take (I'll put a detailed post on this week explaining exactly what the surgery involves) so they kept a very close eye on me. I also developed a rash straight after surgery all around my neck and shoulders (since chemo ended I get very strange allergic skin reactions).

I was discharged on Thursday (3 days post op) and over the weekend had 2 bloodblisters come on my breast incision and a rash surrounded all of my incisions - which have been itching like mad!!

At today's appointment they burst the blood vessels and dressed them. They checked my breast and feel the blood supply is looking positive - but they need to keep an eye on it.

And all of the rashes - they think I'm allergic to surgical tape & glue, amongst other things.

So, it's been a positive day, plus my lovely husband took me out for a coffee after ❤️

I've also borrowed a shower chair - (thank you ♡) so I'm hoping to have a proper shower tomorrow and hopefully wash my hair 🤞💛

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