by Jayne Attwood | Apr 3, 2024 | Sleep
April is stress awareness month and while I’ve written before about what stress is and how it manifests, we haven’t looked at the holistic way of managing it naturally… But first, a quick refresher of how to spot stress, as it shows differently in each person, and you...
by Jayne Attwood | Oct 18, 2022 | Sleep, Yoga
This was a lovely poem I read during our final 10 minutes of class on Monday 17th October. While we rest in Savasana allowing our bodies to settle and centre, affirmations or meditations are helpful to allow our brains and minds to do the same. The poem uses the...
by Jayne Attwood | Feb 8, 2022 | Sleep
You need this 1 minute fix… I’ve been hearing lots of complaints of headaches in my classes lately, not to mention the tension headaches I’ve been putting up with lately. So, I hope you enjoy this short video, that will bring you instant relief and...
by Jayne Attwood | Sep 18, 2021 | Sleep, Yoga
Yin Yoga is a very slow form of Hatha Yoga, which is what you tend to think of as ‘normal yoga’. Yin was introduced to the West by Paulie Zink in the 1970s. The style was then modified by Paul Grilley and more latterly by Sarah Powers. The pace of Yin is a lot slower...
by Jayne Attwood | Jul 17, 2021 | Masterclass, Hormones, Sleep
In this masterclass, delivered live to Ad Astra members, we looked at what stress is, how it affects us and what we can do about it. So, how stressed are you? There are three ways stress can affect you. You may notice symptoms from all three, or just one, some may...
by Jayne Attwood | Jun 2, 2021 | Uncategorized, Hormones, Masterclass, Sleep
Did you know that 66% of adults in the developed world get less than 8 hours of sleep each night? In fact The World Health Organisation has declared a global epidemic of sleeplessness! And there is strong evidence now pointing to the fact that ‘short sleep = short...