Shamelessly Me Blog
The Retreat – a poem by Celia
I am lucky enough to do something I love for my work. I ran my first day retreat in October. A Wellness Day Retreat where I aimed to give the attendees a day of focusing on their wellbeing, a day to slow down, to move, to breath and to be mindful. I introduce...
Movement is the song for the body
Movement is the song for the body – Vanda Scaravelli Exercise, physical activity, fitness…..what ever you want to call it has been a life long passion of mine. If I chose ten words to describe myself one of them would undoubtedly be ‘sporty’. I love being active....
Twenty Four Seconds of Calm
I thought you might appreciate this today. Twenty four seconds of calm, nature and mindfulness. Make sure the sound is on. Birdsong and wildflowers in the Devon countryside. C722D00E-B287-4274-8015-17AF178DB769
Yoga Left or Actual Left.
Oh the comments, the ribbing, the banter that I have had about my left and right whilst teaching yoga via Zoom! I feel it’s time to explain! It’s fairly common knowledge that in normal life, I certainly have to think about which is my left and which is my right! But I...
What Amy Saw Next
As I write this we are exactly one month away from a whole year of Zoom Yoga. The first Zoom class was a hastily organised Friday morning on March 20th 2020. I’d gone for a run along the River Otter on the Thursday morning, giving myself time to contemplate the...
What’s behind the Expo?
In short, the Expo arose from a desire to show people what self-care can look like, and how important it is to practice self-care. I wanted to create a day which allowed individuals to show case their work, where there was no competition for business, just a unity of...
Self-care in uncertain times.
When life is “normal”, self-care should be a top priority for mental and physical wellbeing. In the middle of these uncertain times, self-care has never been more important. In times of fear, uncertainty and anxiety it's easy and natural to feel overwhelmed and out of...
Power Hour
Back in May I came across a brilliant podcast thanks to my yoga teacher. It's simply called Power Hour and is presented by Adrienne Herbert. It is interesting, motivational, straight talking and a really good listen. The aim of the podcast is "getting to know other...
Make an appointment with yourself.
"I haven't got time" is what I often hear when I talk to people about self-care. Life is busy, and it's the busy-ness of modern day life that I think makes self-care even more essential. Self-care doesn't need to take masses of time but I do think it takes planning....