Hello friends and yogis. Wishing you all a calm advance towards Christmas and the best for 2024. In January and February I will be running a series of workshops, both general and specific to runners, cyclists and triathletes. Theme: An anatomy informed approach to movement, yoga and breathing. Content will be fluid depending on what presents and the approach will be gentle so don’t worry about ‘keeping up.’ Dates: Saturday January 6th – 10am-12pm Saturday January 20th – 10am-1pm Saturday February 3rd – 10am-12pm Saturday February 24th – 10am-1pm Venue: Oak Park Clinic, The Old Parsonage, Chur ..read more

Hello Friends and yogis. I hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather, emergent foliage and lighter evenings. Content will be fluid as we use classical postures as a framework for exploring movement and to develop more awareness. I take a practical and educative approach in helping to find more ease in movement. The next workshops will be: Saturday June 3rd – 2-5pm £35 (£5 increase to cover studio fee increase) Saturday July 1st – 2-5pm £35 Yoga for Runners and cyclists: Saturday, June 10th, 2-4pm – £30 Contact me to book a place. (If you a re financially challenged and I have sufficient nu ..read more

The yoga is Scaravelli inspired and in beautiful surroundings by the sea. A truly nurturing experience. All details available on the website featured in link below. https://www.helennoakes.net/retreats I will be there offering 1-2-1 therapeutic bodywork treatments ..read more

Hello Friends and yogis. I hope you are all enjoying the warmer weather, emergent foliage and lighter evenings. The next workshops will be on Saturday June 3rd – 2-5pm £35 (£5 increase to cover studio fee increase) Saturday July 1st – 2-5pm £35 Yoga for Runners: Saturday, June 10th, 2-4pm – £30 Contact me to book a place (If you a re financially challenged and I have sufficient numbers, an assisted rate will be viable) Venue: Oak Park Clinic (opposite Crondall School), The Old Parsonage, Church St, Crondall, Farnham GU10 5QQ. It is a lovely space with underfloor heating, lovely natural light a ..read more

Hello Friends and yogi’s. A reminder for my workshop next week, Saturday 11th February from 2-5pm. Three places remain if you fancy an afternoon of explorative movement to help free up your body and relax. £30 – PM me to book a place. Payment details: William Lane, Barclays: 50722537 // 20 16 99 Spaces are limited to 10 plus me which retains an intimate atmosphere and enough space to flail your limbs! The content will be fluid as we use classical postures as a framework for exploring movement and to develop more awareness. There will also be meditation, breathwork, reflection and time for dis ..read more

Let’s move from the darkness and into the light! Enjoy the transition. #yogatherapyaldershot #sportsmassagealdershot #supportpeoplearoundyou #difficultperiodformany #randomactsofkindness #sportstherapyaldershot #resetfor20023 ..read more

Do certain movements of your arm cause pain at the front over the joint line? If you do, it is petty unpleasant and can spring up suddenly. Why might this be? If there has been trauma, a joint capsule tear and a biceps tendon tear are strong possibilities. Stabilising ligaments may have torn in varying degrees. Other possibilities may be more chronic and longer term such as tight chest and bicep muscles, both of which span from between upper arm and chest. Notice if your shoulder sits in a forward position, this would reinforce this theory. Other muscles would likely be involved as the muscle ..read more

We all want to move with ease and fluidity as we observe in young children and they do this naturally. Have you ever seen a toddler slouch? Healthy children have mobile hips which link to free moving spines. Of course, there is little ‘wear and tear’ in a young body but the important point I wish to make is that we can wear out or damage our bodies at very different rates depending upon how we move and our awareness. Anatomy: Our spine is composed of 24 vertebrae, each separated by a cushioning disc. The vertebrae are categorized by region, there being 5 lumbar, 12 thoracic and 7 cervical whi ..read more

Thorough assessment is key in looking beyond the obvious site of pain to find the root cause of an ailment. A quote from a famous historical therapist, Ida Rolf captures this succinctly, ‘where the pain is the problem is not.’ For example, lower back pain is often the result of inflexibility in the major joint below, this being inflexible hips and tight hamstrings. A visual assessment will address posture and any obvious asymmetry’s such as a twisted pelvis which might be causing pain or dysfunction Assessment of different movements will help to pick up any obvious restrictions or weakness Sp ..read more

• The breath nourishes every living cell with life giving oxygen our demand for which changes all the time as does the need to expel the waste product (carbon dioxide), which in turn makes space for replenishment with oxygen once again. To optimize our energy level, we must learn to be flexible and in tune with these cycles and refine the breath accordingly. • The breath brings us in touch with sensations in the body which provide feedback around feelings of tension and pleasure. In turn, we can use the breath to dissolve tension and linger in to the pleasant. • The breath always takes place ..read more