• It’s World Mental Health Day 2019 and this years focus is suicide prevention. 20 years ago a close friend of mine committed suicide and this was the driving factor for me sorting myself out. I felt particularly bad over his death as I knew how lonely he felt, how misunderstood and how isolated he felt but because of my own issues I couldn’t bring myself to ask him round or meet up for a coffee. I remember his cremation so clearly, the room was packed with people standing outside and most in tears, some inconsolable. This was the funeral for a guy who was abandoned by his sisters (who had all been fostered to other families), a guy who never knew his dad and his mum who tried to murder him on several occasions was in secure psychiatric care. He grew up in care homes and I won’t mention the horrors he suffered there. This was a guy who grew up alone, a guy who family wise was completely alone and yet there were so many who loved him, so many who cared and were totally devastated by his passing. We have people who are there for us though sometimes not at the right time or in the right way and even if they are maybe we can’t see it. I was lucky as Rickys passing showed me this and at that point I vowed to sort myself out, I didn’t want my parents or family to feel about me how I was feeling looking at the coffin of my friend. We live in times where aggressive and inflammatory language is now the norm, people shouting down anyone with a different opinion from theirs and using bullying tactics to put their point across. We live in a world where people use terms like ‘snowflake’ to intimidate people into silence and to not show their feelings or voice dissent. If you or someone you know are suffering from mental health problems please contact your G.P. for advice and the community mental health team but please also get in touch with your local Mind and Rethink, there may be other local charities to you which may provide counselling or even a group where you can meet for a chat. We have to stick together as a people, the more the uncaring the world becomes the more caring we have to be. Rest in peace Ricky Lambert and thanks mate. X #worldsmentalhealthday #mentalhealth
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    It’s World Mental Health Day 2019 and this years focus is suicide prevention. 20 years ago a close friend of mine committed suicide and this was the driving factor for me sorting myself out. I felt particularly bad over his death as I knew how lonely he felt, how misunderstood and how isolated he felt but because of my own issues I couldn’t bring myself to ask him round or meet up for a coffee. I remember his cremation so clearly, the room was packed with people standing outside and most in tears, some inconsolable. This was the funeral for a guy who was abandoned by his sisters (who had all been fostered to other families), a guy who never knew his dad and his mum who tried to murder him on several occasions was in secure psychiatric care. He grew up in care homes and I won’t mention the horrors he suffered there. This was a guy who grew up alone, a guy who family wise was completely alone and yet there were so many who loved him, so many who cared and were totally devastated by his passing. We have people who are there for us though sometimes not at the right time or in the right way and even if they are maybe we can’t see it. I was lucky as Rickys passing showed me this and at that point I vowed to sort myself out, I didn’t want my parents or family to feel about me how I was feeling looking at the coffin of my friend. We live in times where aggressive and inflammatory language is now the norm, people shouting down anyone with a different opinion from theirs and using bullying tactics to put their point across. We live in a world where people use terms like ‘snowflake’ to intimidate people into silence and to not show their feelings or voice dissent. If you or someone you know are suffering from mental health problems please contact your G.P. for advice and the community mental health team but please also get in touch with your local Mind and Rethink, there may be other local charities to you which may provide counselling or even a group where you can meet for a chat. We have to stick together as a people, the more the uncaring the world becomes the more caring we have to be. Rest in peace Ricky Lambert and thanks mate. X #worldsmentalhealthday #mentalhealth
  • #stoptober and #gosoberforoctober starting soon. If you think that giving up your booze or putting down your fags fora month will be hard then that’s all the reason you need to take part in these worthy campaigns. Check out my blog (website link in bio) to read more on how yoga can help you change your lifestyle and live a happier and healthier life! #addiction #health #smoking #drinking #lifestyle
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    #stoptober and #gosoberforoctober starting soon. If you think that giving up your booze or putting down your fags fora month will be hard then that’s all the reason you need to take part in these worthy campaigns. Check out my blog (website link in bio) to read more on how yoga can help you change your lifestyle and live a happier and healthier life! #addiction #health #smoking #drinking #lifestyle
  • Ready for the next client! #myofascialrelease #massage #yoga #yogatherapy #wellbeing #wellness #selfcare
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    Ready for the next client! #myofascialrelease #massage #yoga #yogatherapy #wellbeing #wellness #selfcare
  • Very happy to announce a new specialist yoga for mental health class at #mindinharingey every Friday 1.30-2.30pm. The class is free but you have to be a resident of Haringey or have a G.P. There. Message me for more details. #haringey #mind #mentalhealth #anxiety #depression #london #yoga #yogaforeveryone #yogaforstress #yogaformentalhealth #wellness #selfcare
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    Very happy to announce a new specialist yoga for mental health class at #mindinharingey every Friday 1.30-2.30pm. The class is free but you have to be a resident of Haringey or have a G.P. There. Message me for more details. #haringey #mind #mentalhealth #anxiety #depression #london #yoga #yogaforeveryone #yogaforstress #yogaformentalhealth #wellness #selfcare
  • Recently back from a much needed holiday at the wonderful @fortevillage in beautiful #sardinia and so here’s the obligatory #handstand on the beach photo. I’m not a big fan of handstands but the soft sand on this perfect beach takes the pressure off my wrists so happy days! 😁👍🤪 I’m back teaching @triyogauk #camden tomorrow #yogaforstress 2.15-3.30 and #vinyasaflow at #triyogashoreditch on Thursday 3.30-4.45. I have a new specialist #yogaformentalhealth class at #mindinharingey which starts on Friday 1.30-2.30. You’ll need to be referred and then the class is free so hit me up for details. #yoga #beach #triyoga @mindcharity #yogaforeveryone #yogaforhealth #yogatherapist #yogatherapy #wellness #wellbeing #selfcare #mentalhealth
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    Recently back from a much needed holiday at the wonderful @fortevillage in beautiful #sardinia and so here’s the obligatory #handstand on the beach photo. I’m not a big fan of handstands but the soft sand on this perfect beach takes the pressure off my wrists so happy days! 😁👍🤪 I’m back teaching @triyogauk #camden tomorrow #yogaforstress 2.15-3.30 and #vinyasaflow at #triyogashoreditch on Thursday 3.30-4.45. I have a new specialist #yogaformentalhealth class at #mindinharingey which starts on Friday 1.30-2.30. You’ll need to be referred and then the class is free so hit me up for details. #yoga #beach #triyoga @mindcharity #yogaforeveryone #yogaforhealth #yogatherapist #yogatherapy #wellness #wellbeing #selfcare #mentalhealth
  • This is a 3D model of the sensory homunculus and it is a visual depiction of the body to scale relative to the distribution of sensory nerves. I keep going on about this in my classes as it shows just how sensory the hands are. We do so much with them no wonder the most common peripheral nerve entrapment or compression complaint is carpal tunnel and the second cubital tunnel syndrome (both are nerves that go into the hand). Look out for my upcoming blog on wrist pain in yoga and check out my YouTube video on self massage for wrist pain which you can find through my website (link in bio). P.s. never judge a guy by the size of his hands! #workshopgymnasium #triyoga #bodyspaceofficial #carpaltunnel #cubitaltunnelsyndrome #wristpain #workrelatedstress #repetitivestraininjury #rsi #gripstrength
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    This is a 3D model of the sensory homunculus and it is a visual depiction of the body to scale relative to the distribution of sensory nerves. I keep going on about this in my classes as it shows just how sensory the hands are. We do so much with them no wonder the most common peripheral nerve entrapment or compression complaint is carpal tunnel and the second cubital tunnel syndrome (both are nerves that go into the hand). Look out for my upcoming blog on wrist pain in yoga and check out my YouTube video on self massage for wrist pain which you can find through my website (link in bio). P.s. never judge a guy by the size of his hands! #workshopgymnasium #triyoga #bodyspaceofficial #carpaltunnel #cubitaltunnelsyndrome #wristpain #workrelatedstress #repetitivestraininjury #rsi #gripstrength
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  • Tbt 2. Just got home@from teaching @triyogauk #shoreditch to a delicious Thai massaman pasty with roasted veg. The curry (and paste) was made by me a couple of days ago and my wife slapped it in a past- the perfect leftover dinner after a long day teaching and a heavy gym session too. Takes me back to my time in Thailand at Mai Kaidee’s veg cooking school in Bangkok. My friend Olive sent me this screenshot from their website, I didn’t know I was on it but did a Thai cooking course there well over ten years ago. I love this shot, you can see the pure joy on my face! I love cooking, love food, love Thai food, love Thailand, love my wife! #thaifood #thailand #love #dinner #wife #cooking #yum #yoga #shoreditch #gymfoodie #tbt
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    Tbt 2. Just got [email protected] teaching @triyogauk #shoreditch to a delicious Thai massaman pasty with roasted veg. The curry (and paste) was made by me a couple of days ago and my wife slapped it in a past- the perfect leftover dinner after a long day teaching and a heavy gym session too. Takes me back to my time in Thailand at Mai Kaidee’s veg cooking school in Bangkok. My friend Olive sent me this screenshot from their website, I didn’t know I was on it but did a Thai cooking course there well over ten years ago. I love this shot, you can see the pure joy on my face! I love cooking, love food, love Thai food, love Thailand, love my wife! #thaifood #thailand #love #dinner #wife #cooking #yum #yoga #shoreditch #gymfoodie #tbt
  • This is from a few years ago, my eldest daughter Lily and one of my greatest teachers giving me encouragement In paschimottanasana “you can do it daddy!”. I’m teaching #yinyoga 7.30-8.45pm and #vinyasa flow 3.30-3.45 at #triyoga #shoreditch today. #comeandplay #tbt #yoga #yogaadjustments #yogaassist #yoga #yogaforeveryone
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    This is from a few years ago, my eldest daughter Lily and one of my greatest teachers giving me encouragement In paschimottanasana “you can do it daddy!”. I’m teaching #yinyoga 7.30-8.45pm and #vinyasa flow 3.30-3.45 at #triyoga #shoreditch today. #comeandplay #tbt #yoga #yogaadjustments #yogaassist #yoga #yogaforeveryone