It's not always easy to find your way when you're starting out with yoga and you're faced with the multitude of styles that exist. It puts off more than a few people, which is completely normal, but it's also such a shame 🐘 That's why I've decided to create an episode on my French podcast that breaks down each of the main styles in a simple and clear way, so you know which style speaks to you, and which ones you'd rather avoid. And I thought you'd appreciate a little summary in English :)...
15 days ago • 2 min read
A letter you've been meaning to send for 3 weeks, a conversation you're avoiding, paperwork that's been lingering in the back of your mind... This week, I want to talk to you about the paralysis we feel when facing action. As someone who struggles with anxiety, it's a topic I've had to confront often, and last week, a client shared with me: "This week, I'm going to focus on not being afraid of judgement so I can finally take action." Perhaps you've told yourself something similar? It's so...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Ever noticed your back pain gets worse when you have a rough day? Or that tension in your neck magically appears when you open your emails in the morning? And magically disappears when you're on holiday? It's not a coincidence. In my email last week, I talked about the fact that stress is a physical and physiological phenomenon. And that can lead us to be stuck in a vicious cycle. Pain appears (from an injury or sitting too much), you try everything – doctors, scans, massages, Google – but...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Following last week’s email, one of my clients told me she never gets lower back pain, but feels like her entire upper back is completely seized up. This made me want to address the second issue I see most often with my clients, and a huge misconception you absolutely need to debunk. The stress that builds up in your shoulders Stress isn’t just in your head. It’s a physical and physiological phenomenon. When you spend your day managing ridiculous requests, unrealistic deadlines, and...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
If you're reading this whilst shifting uncomfortably in your chair because your lower back is playing up again, this email might just change everything for you. I've recently started working with two clients who had been struggling with chronic back pain for months. Both had already tried pretty much everything (doctor visits, physio sessions, massages, strengthening exercises...) Some of that helped for a while, but the pain kept coming back. Here's what I found fascinating: during our...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
What’s the widespread misconception that absolutely drives you mad as an expert in your field? During my psychology studies, it was the nonsense about humans only using 10% of their brains (complete rubbish, we use our entire brain, and evolution wouldn’t preserve anything we don’t actually need). Now, it’s the belief that you need perfect posture at your desk to avoid back pain. It’s even worse than a simple misconception, because the truth is that trying to have "good posture" could be the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Here's something that might sound backwards: what if those uncomfortable sensations you keep pushing through are actually your body's way of looking after you? I know, I know. When your neck aches after a day of Zoom calls, or that 3pm energy crash hits, it feels more like your body is working against you. But hear me out. Your body speaks in "discomfort dialects" I want to share with you a way to understand discomfort that completely changed my relationship to my body. Think of it this way:...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Last week, I took a proper tumble on an e-scooter. Nothing serious, just bruises and scrapes. But what happened next fascinated me. In the moment, I was mainly focused on the fact that I was going to be late for my class and needed to get moving. Adrenaline was rushing through me, and the pain faded into the background. During the session, focused on my client, I barely felt my injuries. But that evening, alone at home with my laptop, the pain came roaring back. And over the following days,...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Today, I want to talk to you about gratitude. But not the way we usually hear about it. The usual technique of "listing 3 things every day that you're grateful for" doesn't work for very long, in my experience. When you get to day 12 and realise it's the 3rd time you've written down "coffee, sunshine, and my cat," you start to wonder what's the point of it all. (And you? How long did you last with this method?) The intention is good. Gratitude is a practice that's really worth it. The effects...
3 months ago • 2 min read