Active Stillness

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Last night I watched Hoppers with the kids. There is a perfect scene where the Grandma takes the cross granddaughter to ...
08/06/2026

Last night I watched Hoppers with the kids. There is a perfect scene where the Grandma takes the cross granddaughter to a glade and helps her to let go of all her anger by listening and noticing.

Suddenly she starts to notice all the nature in the glade around her and she starts to feel better - it's a beautiful scene.

That’s nervous system regulation. That’s co-regulation through nature. That’s exactly what the body needs when it’s flooded and you are struggling to move out of fight or flight - pausing, listening, noticing.

Why is the Pope weighing in on AI? And do his reflections speak to all of us?I’ve written about it in a blog post - blog...
06/06/2026

Why is the Pope weighing in on AI? And do his reflections speak to all of us?

I’ve written about it in a blog post - blog post isn't written by AI but I did get it to check grammar!

link in bio!

This morning my six year old got out of bed, walked over to me, and said: “I love a day!”I looked at him and said, “You ...
04/06/2026

This morning my six year old got out of bed, walked over to me, and said: “I love a day!”

I looked at him and said, “You love a new day? Like a fresh, new day?”

“Yes,” he said. “I love a new day!” And then he proceeded to chatter away about exactly why.

He’s a pretty happy kid. I know he has the privilege of a home, food, and a family that many children across the world aren’t so lucky to have. But within that privilege, he also carries something that can’t be bought. A genuine, quiet positivity. A real joy in simple things.

Choosing which soft toy to carry downstairs each morning. Telling me something exciting he might do with his friends at school. His family. His garden. His dog.

I sometimes wonder if the billionaires of the world are any happier than my six year old, who gets out of bed and says “I love a day.”

We can kid ourselves into thinking that the next thing, the new item, will bring us joy or solve a problem. And then we get it, and we’re left feeling a little empty. Sometimes all the stuff and the cost of life just adds responsibility that feels like a weight.

Sometimes true joy is found in much simpler things.

Affirmations aren’t for everyone, I know. But I find them genuinely helpful. They help me reset, shift my thinking a little, and reflect. If you’d like to try some today, I have a free audio. Just send me a message and I’ll send it over.

May we all be a little more like my six year old, and "love a day!"

02/06/2026

It feels like technology could totally transform our lives and yet we are more exhausted and overwhelmed than ever.

Our bodies need something different and a break from screens and AI.

I've made Quiet Ground - a digital download with 4 audio restorative practices to help you when you feel like you need to find some quiet and to help you develop helpful practices to support yourself nervous system.

Link is in my bio or you can find it on the Active Stillnss website.

11/05/2026

This is for you if you’ve been rushing, overthinking, snapping at people you love, or just feeling like you’ve lost the thread of yourself.

Your nervous system isn’t broken. It’s just asking for something gentler.

I’ve put together a free 5-Minute Nervous System Reset Kit with simple grounding tools, a breathwork practice, three restorative poses, and a glimmers meditation.

No yoga experience needed. No quiet house required. Just five minutes and a willingness to be kind to yourself.

Free in my bio. Or send me a DM.

Interoception is awareness of your body's internal senses or signals. It identifies how you feel. You can consciously or...
07/05/2026

Interoception is awareness of your body's internal senses or signals. It identifies how you feel. You can consciously or unconsciously respond to these signals.

Currently my body is telling me to be outside as much as possible.

30/04/2026

The more you look for glimmers, the more the world starts to glisten ✨

When you make a quiet commitment to noticing the small good moments, something in your nervous system starts to shift. Not overnight. But gradually, your attention begins to move differently.
More glimmers appear. Not because life got easier, but because you got better at seeing them.
.. when you catch one, don’t just let it pass.
Anchor it.
Pause. Take a breath. Feel where it lands in your body, maybe warmth in your chest, softness in your shoulders, an exhale. Let yourself actually be in it for a moment, not just noting it and moving on.

This is how your nervous system learns. Not through thinking, but through feeling. Through repetition. Through a hundred tiny moments of oh, in this moment - I am okay.

Over time, you’re not just collecting glimmers. You’re building a body that knows how to find them.

22/04/2026

When life has other plans!

I’ve been dealing with some tricky back issues over the Easter break and my favourite ways of exercising often ask quite a lot of my body so I have found it quite frustrating.

It's been a good time to practice what I teach! Listening to your body and what feels right for it.

This is Chandra Namaskar. Moon salutation.
Where Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) is about building heat and strength in the body - the sun. Moon Salutation moves side to side, like the tide, it's about feminine energy, settling the nervous system and finding a quiet kind of strength.

That’s what I’ve been practising on my mat lately. Not pushing through. Finding strength by turning inwards.
If your body is asking you to slow down right now, you’re not behind. You’re in a different phase. And that phase is still sacred.
🌙

When people tell me they find yoga boring, I always wonder if it’s because they were taught to do the poses… but not sup...
21/01/2026

When people tell me they find yoga boring, I always wonder if it’s because they were taught to do the poses… but not supported to actually feel their body.

For stress and anxiety, the magic isn’t perfect shapes.
It’s noticing what changes when you move, breathe, and soften.

If yoga hasn’t worked for you before, what part didn’t land?
boring / awkward / too slow / too hard / confusing

💛 DM me “YOGA” and I’ll send you a simple starter practice.

A tiny nervous system support tool you can try on your next walk.Slow your pace just a little.Unclench your hands.Soften...
15/01/2026

A tiny nervous system support tool you can try on your next walk.

Slow your pace just a little.
Unclench your hands.
Soften your jaw.
Let your arms swing naturally.
Have a gentle look around and notice what’s here.
Then breathe in through your nose… and let the exhale be a little slower.

It’s simple, but it can help your body soften and feel a bit more steady.

✨ My new Active Stillness website is launching soon, with a beginner-friendly nervous system course coming with it.
Follow for updates, and save this for when you need it.

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