My body is a thing of wonder.And so is yours.I’m two weeks into a six-week handstand course right now and the teacher, Kyle Wieger, is super. Yes, there’s lots of drills and skills and strength and
Read more...Tight jumpers (I remember having a meltdown as a child because my mum made me wear a blouse with puffy sleeves, then put a tight cardigan on over the top. Got the panicky sweats just thinking about it
Read more...Some time last year, I wrote briefly about rotting badgers.Because when I see them on the side of the road, I get really sad. But they also made me think about the nature of growth...Because we're constantly
Read more...Guess what? Your friends and family probably won't pull out their wallets for your book.Why should they?I write this with no bitterness – or, at least, I don't feel scratchy about it anymore.A few
Read more...At the pole studio, we encourage our students to take photos and record videos.We all do the selfie thing; and not just because it's fun to show off a little sometimes to our non-aerial friends, who
Read more...Sometimes, my husband Joe is incredibly insightful – despite the fact he insists he mostly has goldfish swimming around in his head.He pointed something out to me yesterday, and it got me thinking.I
Read more...Stuck in procrastination hell? Feeling the resistance? Read this… One of the best books I’ve read on how to beat resistance and procrastination is The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield.He’s
Read more...Have you ever read something that, when you think about it later, is obvious – but at the time, it blows your mind?I've been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear with my book club, Bookaholics
Read more...I've been working on a move on the trapeze for ages. Weeks.I couldn't do it and it was tremendously frustrating – like one of those dreams where you're trying to shout but no sound comes out.Then,
Read more...It's Day 2 with no internet.I feel like I've been transported back to the 1980s but without any of the fun.It's disquieting – and it's annoying to realise how much I rely on being connected to the
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