Yoga Loft

09/09/2026

Little pockets of time. You never know when you’re experiencing something just how much it will stand out and be remembered when you look back.

My husband and I were chatting this morning. I was telling the story of Krishnamacharya and how he kept turning up at his guru door every day for months before his teacher decided to teach him. The story of my teacher in Mysore also came up and how with his teacher it would be similar scenario. Or when I turned up in Mysore it was not a guarantee that my teacher would teach me. It was a meeting first then it was decided. Yoga was not a commodity. It was not something you could just buy your way into. I couldn’t just pay my teacher and join a TT. I had to practice there consistently for months. I made a sacrifice giving up my job to be there. And I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I wanted it to mean something and I wanted it to be tough that way when I looked back it would be something I had to work my ass of to achieve. This not being guaranteed something really tested our commitment and perseverance, something I think is really being lost.

It also wasnt assumed that you even had to like your teacher. I really didn’t like my teacher for many months at the start and honestly I think that’s healthy ( of course I think he’s adorable now) I’m not sure when it became a thing that being a yoga teacher meant having a nice personality or being liked or even providing a ‘nice’ experience. And yep even my ego forgets this sometimes whenever I’m made to do something I don’t want to do or follow the rules. Yoga is really not about feeling good, yoga is about transformation. It’s about doing things not because you like it but because you need to work through it.

In a world full of distractions, sound baths, circles, drums and new age rituals that sell ‘feeling good’. I really crave just the silence of moving with the breath under the guidance of my teacher.

Wee throwback to handstands in my apartment 2017 Mysore 🇮🇳

07/09/2026

Still some spots left for online & in person. Bookings can be made on the website www.yoga-loft.co.uk.

In a world where we can ask ChatGPT almost anything, it feels more important than ever to preserve knowledge that was been orally passed down from teacher to student. While information is readily available online it does not integrate the same way as learning from our teachers and their experience.

Join me for an introduction to Ayurveda, where we’ll explore this ancient science with respect to its origins. This is not a workshop on Ayurvedic medicine which makes up a small portion of this vast subject.

🕊️ Discover the history and origins of Ayurveda
🕊️ Learn about the five elements and three doshas
🕊️ Understand why health is unique to each individual
🕊️ Take away simple Ayurvedic principles to support balance in every day life.

Throughout this workshop I will share some fascinating parallels between Ayurveda and the Homeopathic Mappa Mundi.

Everything I share has been passed to me by my teacher and offered with deep respect for the lineage which it comes .

📆 Sunday 13th September
⏰ 10:00 ~ 12:30
📌 Yoga Loft, Craft Renaissance, Usk

Please note: I’m not an Ayurvedic doctor. This workshop is an introduction to Ayurveda as a science of life and philosophy for living rather than any medical training or consultation.

02/09/2026

When people tell me they want to do yoga cause it's relaxing.

We should never forget the origins of this practice and what it entails :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgc3JOvzWAM

Not that I suggest this route of Tapas for students!

In today's video, we dive deep into the remarkable story of Amar Bh...

31/08/2026

September. New season. Additional classes added.

Tuesday evening : After moon sequence we have pranayama, breathwork. This is a 30 mins class where we focus solely on the breath. Without good breathing technique we have higher risk of injury in physical practice. I can’t convey enough how important this class is for both physicals and mental.

Wed evening : Ashtanga variations which is a class based on Ashtanga Primary series with a few added postures and modifications.

Friday morning : Another Vikasa Krama class which is our accessible yoga class where we will focus on parts of the body that mostly get ignored. Feet and joint work with some traditional standing postures included.

Look forward to seeing you all at practice 🤸‍♂️

19/08/2026

Each flower, same same but different.

What’s homeopathy got to do with yoga and why do I keep posting about it.

When I first came to yoga 15 years ago I practiced Ashtanga. I found a teacher who taught privately rather than in a studio so my experience of practice was always deeply individualised. I also had a teacher who didn’t think the word ‘modify’ was a curse word.

Many trips to India I would see Ayurvedic doctors, learning about my own constitution and more about myself. Then recently over the past 4 years delving into Homeopathy. Where the individual is central to the case not the name of the disease. How the picture presents itself within the individual, what are their symptoms and experiences. So its not a one size fits all approach.

One persons cure is another persons poison.

So I try and also take this into my teaching. Each body carried its own story. With its strengths and weaknesses but ultimately with everyone having the same potential to connect with their own body’s intelligence and feel freedom within their own body (something Vanda Scaravelli spoke a lot about).

Full article can be found on substack. Link in bio!

18/08/2026

Classes this week 🌿

Various different classes depending on what’s needed for the individual.

Moon for a more grounding meditative practice.

Vikasa for a slow accessible practice working on releasing tension as well as mobility.

Lion Cub the most physically therapeutic working on alignment and stability.

Ashtanga Variations for a dynamic practice, working on fire and strength.

Self practice practising from one the above sequences to your own breath, offering hands on assists and modifications which are individual.

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18/08/2026

I realise my previous post might have been a bit unclear. I'm taking a year out from my Homeopathy course (albeit I've still got some other things here I need to complete). Yoga Loft is absolutely continuing and the break for a year will also help me be able to spend more time growing this space :)

17/08/2026

The past few years have been 🤯🤯🤯 actually I would say ever since I came back from India before Covid.

In six years I’ve moved home 3 times albeit this is now our last move ever. I’ve completed two additional yoga teacher trainings with my teacher Matthew Sweeney and due to finish my last one in December. Finally, yesterday I submitted my last assignment for my Year 2 Homeopathy. Of course I’ve been immersed in fields I’m deeply passionate about but there’s not really been time for integration. So I’m taking a year out of Homeopathy, to delve more into my course without assignments and just to get lost in what I’m interested in Kingdoms, maybe sensation method I’ll see where it takes me.

I don’t like to rush things and I don’t like to just collect certificates but I care deeply about gaining knowledge from the right people with valid experience. My yoga teacher training for me was really my whole two years living and practicing with my teacher in India, I also was practicing for five years before even considering taking that path. The experience I gained just being in Mysore being immersed in culture and living the practice daily was invaluable which is why I’m excited to have time to immerse myself in a Homeopathy as a way of living and not just ticking assignment boxes. What I mean by that is planting some of the flowers and plants that are remedies, watching their characteristics in nature and start connecting more with these remedies which takes time and space.

Today was the first day I have had, in who knows how long that I didn’t have pranayama or practice or assignments or a class to teach and was forced to rest by my husband. I literally didn’t know what to do. So Kala and I chilled at the cafe at the studio. Both feeling like we needed a big sigh and a nap! 💖🌳🌿