For Modern Mothers: Empowering Women - Pregnancy, Birth & Motherhood

11/09/2026

Good news

11/09/2026

I read this and it made me cry.
These words sing out to me 'I’m ashamed that my body and my baby are still apparently doing it wrong.'

I hear this so often from mothers. The conflictiing information and lack of support within the NHS system for feeding, of all kinds (combi in particular), is so very lacking. That people get passed from pillar to post and the conflicting information is so hard to navigate with a crying baby and postnatal hormones and exhausting.
It is a HIGHLY emotive subject
You are not alone
x

The article that led me to writing a book

08/09/2026

September has a feeling of returning about it.

Back to school. Back to routines. Back to work. Back to remembering PE kits, checking calendars, making appointments, sorting everyone else out and carrying that never-ending list of things that somehow lives in a mother’s head.

And after a summer of being needed, organising, entertaining, feeding, driving, listening, negotiating and holding everything together… perhaps what we really need isn’t to launch straight back into doing.

Perhaps we need a little time to come back to ourselves.

Because here’s the thing about me-time as a mother: it can feel strangely difficult to claim.
There is always something else that could be done. Someone who needs us. A job we could tick off the list.

And yet taking time for ourselves isn’t an indulgence.

Sometimes it’s exactly what allows us to return to our families feeling calmer, softer, clearer and a little more like ourselves again.

That’s the intention behind my Slow Yoga Mini Yoga Retreats. 🌿

A few precious hours where you don’t have to organise anyone else.
You don’t have to be productive.
You don’t have to rush anywhere.

You can simply arrive, breathe, move your body, rest and let somebody else hold the space for a change.

Think of it as pressing pause on all those mental tabs you have open.

A chance to soften your shoulders. Quiet the noise. Take a deeper breath.

And perhaps leave with a little more space inside you for whatever this new season brings.

If you’ve spent the summer giving so much of yourself to everyone else, this is your reminder:

You’re allowed to put yourself on the list, too.

Come and spend a Slow Saturday with me. 🤍

🌿 Slow Saturday Mini Yoga Retreat
✨ Time to move, breathe, rest and reset
🤍 A little pocket of the weekend that is entirely yours

Slow Saturday Mini Retrea
Saturday 26th September 2026
2.30pm to 5pm
More details and booking here:
https://buytickets.at/formodernmothers/2215336

Maybe this September, instead of asking “What do I need to get done?” we could also ask:

“What do I need?”

Susan x

07/09/2026

Pregnancy Yoga 🤰❤️

Booking now for September & October

Come and meet other amazing local pregnant women in these super-friendly and welcoming classes. Absolutely no yoga experience required.

Finding your ‘mum-friends’ is SO important in pregnancy, and these classes are an ideal way to do it.

Mothers tell me that 10 years later, they are still meeting up with women they met at classes! How great is that?

You also get some time in your week to stretch out your body, find time to feel calmer and more at ease - because pregnancy can feel really stressful, and have that vital me-time in your pregnancy.

Come and join us, you’ll be so warmly welcomed EVERYONE is welcome

All the info and booking here
https://www.formodernmothers.com/pregnancy-yoga-1

Susan x

30/08/2026

Just quirky hopping on (on holiday in France and v patchy wifi) to say my next Slow Saturday Mini Retreat is 26th September

Come and really deeply find calm, ease and relaxation with me

Link in bio
https://www.yogaformodernlife.com/slow-sundays

Susan x

28/08/2026

About time
I mean ffs 🤬

Leading cardiovascular health groups reclassify overlooked causes and introduce sex-specific diagnostic thresholds

20/08/2026

So much this! 👌

There is SO much judgement around pregnant women. Suddenly you feel like public property (I hear this so much on my Pregnancy Yoga classes). Yet you are at your most vulnerable emotionally, mentally and hormonally.

People need to either be kind and compassionate, or mind their own fecking business! 🤐

Susan x

18/08/2026

https://lens.monash.edu/mummy-brain-lasts-a-lifetime-and-is-beneficial-in-later-life/

Recent studies suggest that motherhood physically and functionally reshapes neurological function for a lifetime, and is potentially beneficial for the ageing maternal brain.

16/08/2026

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbq1tfcij2f/?igsh=MXVrY25vbm5lZWs1cQ==

15/08/2026

August is for time with my own smalls. The ‘schools out for Sumer’ vibe is definitely here in my household.

But classes will be back in September once they’re back at school.

Here’s all my classes, courses, workshops & events coming up then.

Come and get out of the house with your bump or baby AND most importantly get to hang out with other super lovely, friendly, non judgmental and supportive mothers and mothers to be. Human connection is something VITAL to our wellbeing

There’s two weekly classes running for Mothers & babies….

✨Mum & Baby Yoga. Find time for YOU within the rollercoaster ride of motherhood 🎢

✨my super-gorgeous Baby Massage Course. You’ll learn self-care tips for YOU as well as lovely calming and connecting massage for babies ❤️

✨N E W Mum & Baby Creative Afternoons. Once a month on a Friday. Dates coming soon.

🤰And of course my *award-winning* pregnancy yoga classes too - THREE classes a week. Come and find your mama tribe and take some dedicated time for YOU in your pregnancy

📖 N E W Yoga & Book Club.
Starts - next one date tbc (late Oct I think )
Our next book will be Matrescence by Lucy Jones
Open to all women ❤️

Slow SATURDAY Mini Retreats - a monthly afternoon of rest & replenishment. Ideal for frazzled mothers (and basically everyone!).

NEW mini Hypnobirthing Birth Mindset Masterclasses. A super condensed version of my BETTER THAN NCT (so I’m constantly told) Hypnobirthing course. Focussing on the vital importance of getting your head into the right space for labour. Coming soon.

Head to my website, or Instagram link in bio to book everything. Or head here:
https://www.tickettallor.com/events/formodernmothers

And of course drop me an email with any questions at all (no question ever too silly)

Susan X
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