Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem & Self-Care
Today on the blog I’m talking all things self, self-esteem, self-confidence and self-care. I often feel that a lack of the aforementioned leads to some sort of self-punishment under the guise that we are treating [...]
Tending to the Most Important Relationship in our Lives
It is the month of love and so I wanted to pass comment on the most important relationship in our lives, the one that brings us true happiness and forms the foundation from which we [...]
Simple Steps to Improve Wellbeing by Reducing Chemical Exposure
This time of year, so many of us are looking at where we can strip back to be healthier, thinner and more beautiful. Is it me, or do a lot of us follow that [...]
Mental Clutter; 5 Ways to create space
Do you ever feel like there are just too many tabs open? Only today was I sent an article about being ‘Always On’ and how hi-tech work culture is hitting family life, and the thing [...]
Intension Setting
I’ve got the feeling that this year is going to be one of those game changing times where the stars align, and all is well. Recently I’ve been reading into numerology and have discovered that [...]
Skandi Salad
Any season is salad season as far as I'm concerned. I like this one served warm, it's delicious as it is or you could serve with a side of smoked salmon. The flavours remind me [...]
The Art of Appreciation
You know it’s a buzz word when you see it plastered on the cover of every notebook going. For some I’m sure they work very nicely however for me and I’m sure many others having [...]
Self-Love Acai Bowl
There is no right way to get on the self-love train but one thing that is certain is that everything is connected so making small improvements in one area of life will have a positive [...]
The Occasional Potato
I was deep in conversation with a fellow health practitioner when it dawned on me that the world of health, fitness and nutrition has become utterly confusing. I had to have an internal laugh when [...]
Perfect Porridge Four Ways
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day as far as I am concerned and is something I always (without fail) make a priority. A good brekky is one of the first things I [...]
Shiitake Mushroom Omelette
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and this is why I sometimes have it for lunch too. This is such a simple recipe you could have it before work or like I [...]
Vegan Lifestyle: Friend or Foe?
I have often been asked if I follow a vegan diet, I am also asked by friends and family if being vegan is healthy, and often people come to me and share that they are [...]
Clean, lean, pancake eating machine!
This is not one for the faint hearted, dizzy with carb overload and totally guilt-free. A winning combination for a post-workout refuel, especially post workout on Shrove Tuesday. This little pancake fix gives slow release [...]
Sketch – Conduit Street London
I feel somewhat out of place categorising this very special ‘date’ as a lifestyle blog. Sketch seems to epitomise almost all of my lifestyle aspirations. It’s fun, quirky and impeccably stylish. The food was fantastic [...]
Hearty Spanish Stir-Fry
Please excuse the photo, it wasn't my intention to blog this recipe, it was just too good not to! Stir fries needn't be loveless and unsatisfying. I can't be the only one who just finds [...]
Pilates: Neutral Spine
Neutral spine possibly the most difficult thing to understand in a Pilates class, but understanding what it is and why it matters is key to your practice! Usually us instructors will ask yo to imagine [...]
Oh Balls!
One thing I am keenly working on is eating the right thing at the right time to always feel tip top. This can be difficult with a haphazard schedule and one thing I miss more [...]
Resolutions
Resolutions to my mind are something to be enjoyed and there to enrich the year to come. They should fill you with excitement and purpose. This year I'm starting late, it's taken me a little [...]
Why oh why should January be so dry!
This week can be one of the most testing of the year, albeit our motivation is running on high following a glut indulgence. But kicking the cravings of the beginnings of some bad habits isn't [...]
Champagne is a good idea: Hurrah!
Champagne is a good idea: Hurrah! As a nutritional advisor I am often asked about alcohol, particularly for advise on how to work around the fact that not many of you want to go teetotal. [...]
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Muffins
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it’s essential to make sure we eat a substantial brekky to avoid sugar highs and lows and the subsequent cravings throughout the day. I absolutely love [...]
Festive Felicity : Petersham Nurseries
Festive Felicity : Petersham Nurseries I’ve wanted to visit Petersham Nurseries for sometime and I’m so glad this weekend provided the perfect opportunity to head over to Richmond for such an adventure. It was the [...]
Passion is beauty & beauty is passion
Passion is beauty & beauty is passion ‘Passion is beauty and beauty is passion’, Romeo Gigli. Spring is the most perfect time to invest in a little inspiration to harness our prana, chi, internal energy [...]
Pilates for Skiers
Nothing beats ‘free-falling’at speed down the slopes other than doing it gracefully with control! I was amazed at how much changing my training routine and getting strong helped me keep up on my first ever [...]
10 Reasons Skiing Beats Ibiza
I am a firm believer that everybody deserves a chapter in their life called Ibiza, in fact I don't think I'm quite out of that chapter yet myself. Here are my 10 top reasons why [...]
Perfectly Parisian
They say a picture can say a thousand words, this pretty much sums up the way I see the world, if only I could speak in imagery. There is no complex meaning or subtle under [...]
French Festivities
What better way to kick start the merriment than with a weekend in Paree. A little treat for my beloved, and a weekend away in the city of lurve for me! We left early Friday [...]
Breakfast Cocktails
Breakfast Cocktails was exactly what he said when he saw my little Sunday morning bircher which followed on from Saturday night cocktails. This is one of my favourite breakfasts, it’s super smart, nice and easy. [...]
diVino, Hvar
diVino provided us with the best nights of our trip to Hvar and is the reason I would want to revisit the sunniest island on the Adriatic. So a worthy blog to sum up are [...]
Juice of the Morning to ya!!
If I see one more juice on instagram I might just scream! The media is as serious fault when it come to our health. Things are promoted in so many different ways and different lights, [...]
From Hvar, To Milna, with love!
For anyone who fancies them self as a Bear Grylls this is the perfect adventure. On waking up with a slight hangover we decide the best option is to head out for a walk taking [...]
Gariful, Hvar
Pre-Hvar I had been told about the food and I was looking forward to indulging. Gariful was the first in a rather long line of places I was excited to be munching my way through. [...]
Hvar, Croatia
I've been looking forward to writing up about our visit to Hvar and reliving our holiday. We arrived late Saturday afternoon the first thing I thought as we walked through the port was; 'I'm so [...]
Versus Vegan
My love for food runs deep and the topic is never far from my lips and if I'm not putting it in I'm spouting off about it. One of my fabulous clients mentioned the negatives [...]
Pause for thought…
Whether you take Pilates, yoga, run, swim, sit or fly. PAUSE for thought (maybe not even thought maybe just to experience that moment and to feel.) We live at a time whereby we are constantly [...]
Why RAW Rocks
Raw food seems to be in the press rather a lot these days, I'm forever coming across raw recipes and raw reasons, increasingly I see Raw 'cook' books, raw restaurants and most importantly raw chocolate, [...]
Nama, or as I think of it – Nom Nom a!
Nama, is a wonderful little artisan raw food specialist situatated in a quiet little spot on Notting Hill and it is simply too good too miss so I felt the need to re-enter the blogging [...]
Eat Slaw, It’s Raw and OKay if you want MORE!!
I'm a little obsessed with SLAW! I gave some tips on how to save time and this is a great for busy people. Slaw is best after leaving to sit to marinade, I make it [...]
Because life’s too short not to!
A question I am frequently being asked at the moment is how on earth do I find the time to eat the way I do; I simply think that life is too short not to. [...]
I Fancied Slaw
So I took the night off and what an incredible night it was. I had managed to get some Bombay Bicycle Club tickets before Christmas and I somehow managed to not tell the boy until [...]
When in Dam
Amsterdam, it's the first time I've been and frankly it won't be the last. From the moment we arrived I was overwhelmed with inspiration, why has it taken me so long to make time for [...]
Mazzo, Rozengracht
Slightly out of town sits Mazzo, an Italian trattoria which is housed in a once notorious nightclub. It's interior is impressive, modern, industrial yet warm and inviting. We opt to sit at a bar table [...]
Spring and Salad
Spring has arrived and totally inspired my taste buds. Be gone with you root veg and welcome in the salads. Water Melon, Feta and Mint Salad with Pulled Pork I seem to have adopted my [...]
This Valentines
Unlike any other morning this year I woke up bright and early excited not so much about the day but about my SECRET I couldn't to spill the beans. Really I should be asking my [...]
Last Valentines
Well what can I say, it was in one word, incredible! An entirely secret weekend awaited and I had no idea. I’m like a Magpie loving anything small and shiny and my boy didnt hold back with thoughtful gift, he booked us in at Nobu knowing my love for Sushi. Possibly the best sushi I have ever encountered. […]
Get More Workshop
This week Olistica Pilates presented the 'Get More' Workshop, the workshop was designed to aid understanding of the method giving a bit of an overview to a select group of dedicated clients.I was nervous to [...]
The Blind Date
I love a blind date. The anticipation, preparation and excitement. I am a self confessed thrill seeker, I love excitement, recently I read that this was a negative trait my belief is that it depends [...]
Winter Solstice at The Duck and Waffle
Each year I go through the same routine, October arrives and with it an onset of seasonally affected changes mainly a dip in mood, a bout of anxiety and a loss of creativity. But no [...]
