The “ILU” abdominal massage

The “ILU” abdominal massage

by | Dec 18, 2025 | Exercises

This abdominal self care is aimed to help the smooth transit of the contents of your digestive system, especially in the large intestine.  This may help when things feel a little blocked up.  Not saying that it has an immediate effect, but I’m not sure I would...
Square breathing for insomnia

Square breathing for insomnia

by | Mar 18, 2025 | Breathing Exercises, Exercises

Friday 14th March 2025 was International Sleep Day, apparently.  Sleep is one of those things that is so important for our well-being, but gets overlooked at many times as we’re often told that sleep is a waste of time.  Which really is not the case.  We need...
Psoas lengthener

Psoas lengthener

by | Oct 30, 2024 | Exercises, Lower body

This movement is a way of lengthening the psoas muscle (one of the hip flexors) which has a number of key steps to it.  These are using the mechanics of the body to try to focus the movement into the psoas and countering typical avoidance movements. This is an...
Pelvic scritches

Pelvic scritches

by | Mar 15, 2024 | Exercises

This is a lovely movement that I find helps to soften the low back and pelvis.  Is similar to the Scapula Scritch, but the other end of ths spine. Why do I call it a scritch?  Well, it’s a word I’ve (possibly) made up that is kind of like a scratch or an...
Scapula scritches

Scapula scritches

by | Mar 15, 2024 | Exercises

This is a lovely movement that I find helps to soften the shoulders and neck. It gets into the muscles that help to control the position and motion of the scapula and so helps with repositioning.  In modern life the shoulderblades have a tendency to roll forwards as...
Foot yoga

Foot yoga

by | Nov 23, 2023 | Exercises, Lower body

The feet are an area that many of us over look, and may try to not think about. However, they are how we interact with the world and move through it so we should at times give them some love. There are 22 bones (!) in the foot itself, and they have 33 joints!  The...