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Yoga with Baby: Bedtime Yoga (YWA)

By: Zofia March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

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This is such a great practice for anyone nursing or spending a lot of time with a babe in their arms. As much as I try to sit up straight and be mindful of my posture throughout the day, I still find myself with an achey back, tired arms and legs, and tight shoulders all the time. I would recommend this for anyone feeling tense, sore or stiff – it somehow manages to target all of problem areas in one go: the neck and shoulders, spine and ribcage, hips and hamstrings. The entire practice is low to the ground as well, which I find really soothing when I’m low on energy.

Mosquito Weather

By: Zofia February 19, 2023February 20, 2023

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It’s Sunday morning and everything is strangely calm. The light is grey through the window, a grey we’ve accepted as the norm this summer. When I opened the curtains a few hours ago the garden was deadly still, a soft rain barely perceptible falling. The trees are stirring now, a gentle musical movement, and a fat speckled-bellied thrush is perched on our fence, lost in thought. Occasionally a rough gust shakes everything up, leaving leaves rustling and dancing in its wake.

30 days of yoga with a baby – and other new year resolutions

By: Zofia January 29, 2023January 30, 2023

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You might have noticed that I’m trying to write weekly again, at least for a while. I like taking a moment to look back upon things at the close of the year, a moment to pause and ask myself what I want going forward. I embrace the symbolism of January, two-faced Janus, gazing both into the future and the past. It allows me to pivot, redirect my attention, review my priorities…

Yoga with Baby: Yoga and Pranayama for the Spine (YWA)

By: Zofia January 22, 2023January 4, 2023

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This is one of those deceptively slow and simple practices that somehow goes way deeper than you realise at the time. I would recommend it for anyone with a sore back, chest, neck and shoulders, for anyone tired or low on energy (hello sleep regression!), or for anyone anxious who carries tension in the upper body and/or struggles with shallow breathing when feeling stressed.