When Your Body Needs More: Supporting Perimenopause and Menopause with Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture By Dr Nicola Loizou Perimenopause and menopause are natural transitions, but for many women, they bring a cascade of symptoms that can feel overwhelming and unpredictable. While hot flushes, mood swings, weight gain and night sweats are well-known, you might be [...]
How Chinese Medicine Supports Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum Health with Dr Nicola Loizou For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used to support women's reproductive health and optimise fertility. This holistic approach can also provide profound support during pregnancy and after childbirth when the rhythms of life are finding their new grooves. [...]
Why Do You Practice Yoga? By Avril Bastiansz I often ask my students this question: Why do you show up on your mat? What is your intention - your saṅkalpa? For some, the answer is physical: to stretch, strengthen, or feel healthier. For others, it may be emotional: to calm the mind or find relief [...]
Cycles of Power: Retrogrades, Revelations & Renewal - October Astrology Blog Aries Full Super Moon and Libran New Moon and Neptune dips back into Pisces Written by Gil Dwyer In this astrology blog we begin the month with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto still retrograde taking us through previous experiences, personas, actions and desires so we [...]
My Name is Not Anxious: Psychology and Yoga in Dialogue Anxiety has become one of the most common struggles of our time. For many, it is not just an occasional experience but a constant companion that seems to shape identity itself: “I am anxious.” When we adopt this identification, we can begin to lose sight [...]
A Transformative Time: Eclipses in Pisces (Lunar) and Virgo (Solar) and Spring Equinox It is a transformative time this September, it begins with Saturn moving back into Pisces, where it will remain until the 15th of February 2026, bringing renewed spiritual understanding and a grounded approach to completing things, prior to reentering Aries where it [...]
Distal acupuncture means that the site of needle insertion is usually distant to the area in which the client is experiencing their symptoms. The reason acupuncturists tend to utilise this method quite often is that many times the symptoms are just the "branch" of the problem, whereas it is always preferable to get at the [...]
“The world is part of us, as we are part of the world. Even through the smallest acts, we can demonstrate that. I believe in the human spirit, in the kindness in all of us, and I am hopeful for this world.” –Clemantine Wamariya With all that is unfolding throughout our home on Earth, I’m [...]
What is the difference between Tai Chi and Qi Gong? This is probably the most common question I’m asked, and it usually comes soon after I have mentioned Qigong during a Tai Chi class (or vice-versa). Bearing in mind that this is only one person’s understanding, below are a few points of discussion: What is [...]
A foundation beyond the feet — anchoring your soul into the heartbeat of the Earth There is a place below your feet that holds the quiet wisdom of lifetimes. It doesn’t live in the body, but in the energetic field just beneath it — like rich soil gently holding the roots of who you are. [...]