This might be for you
If you're struggling to switch off at night and already feel behind when you wake up, I'm running a small live workshop in early November.
When Rest Isn't Enough — Rebuild Your Daily Rhythm
We'll look at the mornings and evenings you actually have and create rhythms that fit into your everyday life, helping you settle at night and start the day feeling ready for what's ahead. Take a look here.
Hi Reader,
Hope you've had a lovely week. For me, it was my cleanse week, and just like with the spring cleanse, it was different this year. Not so much about the food, eating times, I kept them as regular as possible, but was also relaxed about it. And again, just like in spring, it was all about my patterns, especially the one that I need to get things done, work through my list and move forward.
But the cleanse slowed me down, and this made me realise something about the way I approach certain things.
Some things need time. They need proper attention. And sometimes, even when you've already put a lot of work into something, you need to go back and look at it again.
That's exactly what happened with the videos for Back to Rhythm. I've spent a considerable amount of time creating and teaching this material. Yet looking at it again, I realised that I had moved on with my teaching. Of course, part of me would much rather tick that job off!
But I also know that taking the time now will make the teaching clearer and more relevant.
This Week's Blog Post/Podcast
Why You Keep Starting Over — and What Yoga Teaches About Returning
You know you feel better when you move, eat regularly and get enough sleep. So why is it so difficult to keep doing these things?
You start the week with good intentions. Then Tuesday happens. Work gets busy, lunch gets pushed back, and the Yoga practice you planned disappears.
This week, I’m looking at what the Yoga Sutras teach us about abhyasa — sustained practice and the effort of returning. And how that ancient teaching applies to our very ordinary, busy lives.
It begins with one small thing you already know helps. Give it a place in your day, return to it regularly, and let that be enough.
READ & LISTEN HERE
From my Kitchen this Week...
This week was definitely beetroot week! I had roasted beetroot four days in a row. Unheard of for me!
Simply roasted, with just little oil added. And every day I wanted more. It was substantial, earthy, naturally sweet, and exactly what I fancied eating.
In Ayurveda, beetroot is valued as a nourishing root vegetable. Its earthy, sweet, and cooling qualities make it particularly appealing during autumn, when warmth and grounding foods can be helpful.
Sometimes the simplest food is exactly what we want. And four days of beetroot certainly taught me that!
From my Practice this Week...
Every morning followed the same rhythm: meditation, Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodhana and three rounds of Surya Namaskar.
It's one of my favourite practices throughout the year. It helps me feel grounded and more focused as I move through the day.
Glimpse into Sacred Pause
I’ve been reminded this week how much we can discover when we allow ourselves a little more time. And that’s something Helen and I want to create during Sacred Pause next June.
Four days in the Lake District, with Yoga, time outdoors, nourishing food and space to follow a different rhythm.
A few days to step away from the usual demands of everyday life and see what begins to emerge.
Explore Sacred Pause
Sacred Pause17–20 June 2027 Yewfield, Lake District
🌿 Pause & Reflect
We all have patterns that we fall into without really noticing.
Is there something you find yourself doing again and again, even when you know it doesn’t particularly help you?
Perhaps this week, take a moment to notice when it happens. What seems to set it off?
💭 I’m curious, what patterns have you noticed in yourself lately? I’d love to hear what you’ve discovered. Just hit reply and tell me.
If something in this week's Sunday Read made you think of someone, feel free to pass it along.
Here's to giving ourselves a little more time for the things that matter,