“I had teachers crying on me wondering how they would survive, so there was a real sense that we needed to pull together to get through and keep our community together,” says Abby McLachlan…
yoga
Wellbeing
Doing yoga during pregnancy has myriad benefits to the mother-to-be. Here, yoga teacher Susan Bradley extols the virtues – from breathwork that helps reduce stress and improves labour, to connecting with your baby and being part of a community…
Wellbeing
“My husband found me in the foetal position on the bathroom floor, hyperventilating. There was snot and spit running down my chin. I was pulling my hair. I felt like the water was coming in over my head.” Cat Sims on the reality of suffering with anxiety…
Wellbeing
Pregnant, keen to exercise, but no time for a class and not sure what’s safe? Erika is here to help, offering two pregnancy pilates exercises for each trimester – that you can do at home…
Mornings
Deciding when to start exercising again can be one of many post-birth conundrums, so yoga teacher Leyla Rees gives her postnatal yoga advice, plus five exercises to try at home…
Wellbeing
Our friends at East of Eden yoga studios in Walthamstow are offering you and a friend the chance to get zen at one of their yoga and sound healing Ommersion workshops, (usually £50). Read on for competition details…
Wellbeing
“I get up at 5.30am to do my morning meditation and gentle yoga practice,” says yoga teacher and co-founder of East of Eden yoga studios Naomi Costantino. But don’t worry: she also drinks wine and eats pizza. Here, we talk yoga, business and being a single mum…
Family
In this end-of-the-week roundup, we’ll give a brief introduction to this week’s articles on The Early Hour. So that all you busy people – juggling kids/ work/ relationships/ friendships/ all the rest – can catch up…
Mornings
In the second of three articles about finding ways to feel more energised when she’s woken early in the morning, Cordelia Fellowes asks a yoga teacher to share a morning yoga sequence (each pose is pictured)…