The benefits yoga brought to my own life made me want to train so I could share these benefits with others and hopefully enrich their lives.

With yoga, people often think of physical poses, but yoga is so much more than that. It aims to bring unity and oneness between our body, breath and mind.

I always hear people saying "I'm not flexible enough to do yoga...", so my aim is to help people realise it's not about being able to touch your toes, it’s about being flexible in our life. To become freer in our body, mind and soul.

Yoga is a place to meet yourself on the mat, where that time; space; moment is for you.

We take on so many different roles throughout the day, but that moment we carve out for ourselves on the mat is ours, however long or short.

We can roll out our mat and just sit and breathe.

We can lie down and start to move, slowly, listening to what our body needs.

We can move through power poses and warrior poses if that’s what we need that day and if that's the type of practice we do.

But taking that moment to meet yourself and see what you need is priceless.

It's in times of stress we need to look after ourselves the most.

Detach from technology and breathe.

Holistic Essences Founder

It’s not pampering, it’s self preservation.

At the fast pace we live our lives these days, it’s more important than ever to take some time out to rest and reset.

We are busy little bees!

Whether we have a busy work life, a busy home life - from cleaning, laundry, shopping, to school runs and kids clubs, it can all make it difficult to find time for a breath… and when we do sit down, does our mind slow down…? Usually not, we’re thinking about what has to be done next!

Then at the end of a busy day, we hope for a good nights sleep, but often our minds are so wired that it’s difficult to switch off.

The cycle continues… weary and unrested, because if we don’t carve out a little time for ourselves, we quickly become depleted.

Our bodies become tired, our minds become tired, we can feel muscle aches, body stiffness and have a stressful mind.

Thankfully, holistic treatments can help with all of that!

From relieving muscle aches and stiffness, to improving circulation and sleep.
And most importantly they can help you relax! Reenergising your body, mind and breath.

Don’t just see massage as a treat.
‘Me time’ is so important.

We often ask a lot from our body and mind, but do we do enough to support them?

Take some time to slow down, relax and breathe.