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Hello, I'm Jess and I've been a practicing Osteopath for 8 years. I took a break last year and am now re-emerging in a slightly different form! Yoga has been a big part of my life and having trained in and practiced Kundalini Yoga for 3 years in 2012, I eventually journeyed my way towards a more nurturing and restorative yoga practice, more recently completing a Womb yoga training with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli.
My story in life is one of being really shy, afraid, and having difficulty forming relationships with people of any depth. Never daring to put my hand up and trying my hardest to live life under the radar. Having difficulty speaking out and showing others who I am. It was lonely and safe, self-limiting and it was pretty depressing. And on top of all that, it was bad for my health! Yoga initiated the process of opening doors within me, which were once closed, leading the way to a more fulfilled life with richer relationships. It also opened the way to live more creatively and dare to express myself more, in the forms of dancing, singing, writing, making things from wood and more recently playing Ukulele!! |
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I've also journeyed closer to nature embracing walking, wild-camping and wild-swimming and just generally sitting under trees! Both nature and yoga are antidotes to modern living which I associate with being busy, being frazzled by computers and smart phones, and maybe being physically unstimulated too.
I believe the challenges in life that we manage to overcome are our biggest opportunities for growth and healing, and also can be the gift that we can then share with others. I have taken in and learned from all of life's rich experiences and teachings so far and incorporate them in what I do.
On Womb Yoga....
Womb yoga has given me a feeling of being more anchored in my body, more connected to my own needs and better able to honour them. This is self-care and is important for sustenance. The result, is enhanced physical strength, emotional security and self-worth. It has also increased feelings of softness and compassion for myself and others and I feel more equipped to respond to the needs and demands of others from a place of balance. All this makes me happier and stronger...from the inside.
I believe the challenges in life that we manage to overcome are our biggest opportunities for growth and healing, and also can be the gift that we can then share with others. I have taken in and learned from all of life's rich experiences and teachings so far and incorporate them in what I do.
On Womb Yoga....
Womb yoga has given me a feeling of being more anchored in my body, more connected to my own needs and better able to honour them. This is self-care and is important for sustenance. The result, is enhanced physical strength, emotional security and self-worth. It has also increased feelings of softness and compassion for myself and others and I feel more equipped to respond to the needs and demands of others from a place of balance. All this makes me happier and stronger...from the inside.
"....human existence should be rooted in the earth" Carl Jung