My Mind and Body Resilience Foundations

As someone who’s practiced yoga and self care for over 25 years, I find so much value in the discipline it brings me – the mental and physical alignment and agility, as well as how it focuses my mind, brings me a sense of calm. To continue this practice it has to shift – we…

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What to do when menopause starts hitting hard

We’re all looking for answers in this time of change, everything is overwhelming… what do we do? Firstly, please don’t suffer in silence! Don’t assume your symptoms are something else. They could well not be your other life circumstances, divorce, money, feeling challenged at work or your relationships. They might be impacting your wellbeing, but…

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Scared of your voice? Or are you scared of your breath?

Breath and voice have huge similarities, mainly in the way we use them. Did you know most of us don’t breath properly? OR we’re continually ‘mouth breathing;’. In the last year I’ve noticed this is a common issue. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and join a ladies’ choir called Mum’s Rock.…

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Yoga for Menopause and Mental Health

October 18th is World Menopause Day. It’s something that’s definitely, and rightly, been brought to the forefront in the last few years. As someone heading in that direction my peri-menopausal symptoms have hit me like a truck! From the well-documented brain fog to total blankness – I feel like I need an OUT OF ORDER…

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Join Varvara for private yoga in the heart of Lymington

In case we haven’t met, I’m Varvara a Wellness and Life Coach for Professional Mid-life Woman and Mums, based in Hampshire. As life-long yoga participant I thought I would be an interesting to share with you what I love about being a yoga coach. Why do I love to teach Yoga..? Much like the different…

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Pregnancy to new life: blended coaching and Doula services

As women we go through so many changes in our lives, it feels like we’re constantly figuring out our mind and bodies.  My current client is no exception, she’s come to me to take advantage of every aspect of my expertise – supporting women!  New client, new journey She’s a first—time Mum, currently in her…

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Teaching Yoga intuitively

My yoga clients love it when I offer a good yoga challenge thrown into a session… 𝗢𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁”! But with some warming vinyasa and mindfulness breathing I am leading them gradually into a pose without them really realising it .I can see on their face how…

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