Author Archives: Hayley

It has been so very long since I sat to write…. And my time is preciously limited! Our little one sleeps, Resting next door. His sweet breath rises And falls. His innocent face an ocean of potential. Did I mention I am in Love? I am. I’ve known him for 10 months wombside And 8Continue reading “Hello mama”

As I can feel the birthing of our baby draw closer, I have been contemplating how I can best serve myself, this little one and our family as I move through this transition and journey into mamahood. I have decided to deactivate my Facebook account for now. I have been feeling unsatisfied with the connectionsContinue reading “Leaving Facebook”

Where does my body call to be moved? In all these places; Neck, shoulders, hips, spine. Wave like Undulations. Erratic stomps and swings. Moments of pause, Of fluctuation, Awareness inwards, Awareness outwards. Curiosity, Clumsiness, Grace. Jaw, neck, shoulders, Arms, hands, Fingers. Forward, Backward. Reaching up and Back to Ground. Slow me down! Speed me up!Continue reading “Where in my body?”

I just rediscovered this song that I wrote a couple of years ago. My friend, Will Softmore, and I improvised with it one day back in 2014 and here is what emerged.  I had forgotten I had even written it!! I felt both sad and touched when I heard it. It reminded me that IContinue reading “You are in me”

I met someone today who said to me he thought the ‘true yoga’ was To be found in India.  As he spoke those words, something inside my body Tightened. Tightened and then softened into inquiry. Hmmmmm, I thought, I don’t know about that. I have seen many a guru in India whom, Despite their teachingContinue reading “The “True Yoga””

This is my ‘ethical income’ page that I thought I would post as a blog too. I am interested in ways that we all, as sentient beings on this planet, can live in abundance and thrive in the time we spend here. Everything in life points me back to starting where I am. Meeting othersContinue reading “Pondering’s on ethical income”

It’s feeling deeply inside. It’s breathing. It’s in the allowing of my body to be… As it is. It’s in exploration and curiosity, It’s the open attentiveness with which I Trace the emerging movements. It’s the sounds and the gestures That flow. It’s the moments of Infinite Pause And The fluid undulations in my spine.Continue reading “Baby, Moves Me.”

This morning, after I finished my cup of nettle tea, all Bumpy and I wanted to do was DANCE! I laid out my yoga mat and it lay there, untouched, as we DANCED! Celebration needed to move its way freely through my body. My body called to move me, not me move it. How doContinue reading “Sometimes dancing is the best choice!”

Sharing a little snippet from this mornings practice.  A soft and fluid, whole body, movement sequence that centre’s around the heart.  Supportive, self touch is encouraged to enhance connections throughout the body. Breathe and move at your own pace, with the rhythm of breath that feels good, light and easeful for you.  The same goesContinue reading “Somatic Yoga: Pulsing from the Heart”

Last week Ross and I visited the land around High Heathercombe centre on Dartmoor. We walked through the Edge Sculpture trail in the woodland and then visited some of the gardens and appreciated the surrounding landscape. When we left the house, I was feeling quite tired with a buzzing, foggy feeling in my brain. IContinue reading “High Heathercombe and Nature Reconnection”