Em yoga

Em yoga Welcome and thank you for choosing Em Yoga & Wellbeing. I am a yoga teacher, retreat facilitator, mentor and wellness coach based in Edinburgh. Edinburgh.

30/08/2026

August has been, quite simply, BRILLIANT 🥳

I have had so many moments of kindness, joy and celebration ~ birthday parties with friends and family, celebratory 6am gym class, online gatherings, in person class celebrations, a wonderful retreat and much more!

The most amazing gifts, hugs and the kindest of words ~ all of this has brought me to a place of reflection and I am so grateful for it all.

50 years here as me 🙌
15 years here as Em Yoga 🧡
4 years in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

And much more to come 🎉

29/08/2026

Can there ever be too much celebration? 🥳 I don’t think so!

Em Yoga has celebrated all month ~ 15 brilliant years so far! We have raised £300 for charity, practiced together on zoom and this weekend gathered together for a brilliant Friday night flow!

These classes always generate a lot of laughter, steady movement and deep rest and are always a wonderful way to return home to our own self.

The generosity of everyone left me speechless ~ simply investing your time, energy and finances in what Em Yoga offers brings me to gratitude yet the wonderful cards, gifts and most of all your presence keeps bringing a smile to my face 😊

And it’s not over yet! There is still a little more time and a few things to do….stay tuned!

Closing with those wonderful words from Thich Nhat Hanh….

“Because you are alive, everything is possible” 💚

🎥

❤️

21/08/2026

CELEBRATION 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Four years ago, on my birthday, I packed up the final things and drove to Edinburgh to start a new adventure!

Over the years I have moved countless times from Germany to London to Yorkshire to Cyprus to Australia and many other places scattered in ~ even when I’m somewhere for a while I feel the very sweet pull of travel…a far off destination waiting to be explored!

And now here, gorgeous Edinburgh! We have bought a home and, quite possibly, are here to stay. I have met so many amazing people in ALL the places I have lived and Edinburgh has proved to be the friendly, vibrant city it is known to be. Sunshine one minute, lashing rain the next! Busy city centre to the expanse of its many green spaces. Gorgeous yoga spaces, an abundance of the best pastries, independent businesses and always, always a smile from someone.

There have been so many highlights, much laughter and many, many hills run! I am excited for the next sunrise over Arthur’s Seat, for all the yoga plans I have to unravel and most of all ~ to be present to it all 🧡

CELEBRATION 🙌 My Mum and I chatted this morning - she reminded me that I wasn’t allowed to be born in the morning! The m...
18/08/2026

CELEBRATION 🙌

My Mum and I chatted this morning - she reminded me that I wasn’t allowed to be born in the morning! The military hospital was running a nuclear fall out exercise on base, RAF Wegberg, so I had to arrive in the early afternoon 🙂

Fast forward fifty fabulous years and here I am, still enjoying a lie in and dreaming of travelling to other places 🇩🇪

Today I am celebrating it all ~ the dreams, ideas, travels, love, friendships, loss, laughter and life and am so grateful to have arrived here!

I’m also celebrating all that is to come too ~ I’m feeling excited for the freedom that fifties offers, the adventures ahead, more unravelling of the self and discovering what this midlife season holds!

And celebrating us all ~ this practice, our yoga space, this beautiful thread that weaves it all together has given me so much insight to who I am, what I wish to be and where I want to go 🥰

I am grateful for it all x

Waking up I smile….the beginning of a gatha/verse designed to be learned and recited in the mornings 🙂Try to be optimist...
16/08/2026

Waking up I smile….the beginning of a gatha/verse designed to be learned and recited in the mornings 🙂

Try to be optimistic ~ reminding me that, yes, it feels so much better than remaining in a pessimistic state.

These are ones I have ingrained in my memory ~ they help me in daily life, my classes, relationships, well being and much more.

Which one resonates with you?

I wonder when Em Yoga has the next birthday which new lessons I will have taken on!

❤️🙏🏻

11/08/2026

CELEBRATION 🙌

Each day is a gift! This month I am celebrating all different aspects of my life from precious moments with family to expansive moments teaching on retreats…

This months also starts our retreat season with a blissful weekend to the wonderful Tree Relaxation Retreat followed by a beautiful 6 night retreat to France 🇫🇷

The best bit? You can still join one of these amazing retreats ~ I may have to continue my celebrations into September!

France - a blissful pool, nurturing massage, a stroll in the market, watching the grass in the breeze, a wow practice space and an absolutely gorgeous place to catch up on deep sleep. ONE room remains!

France
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Many years ago I bought a bracelet in Bali whilst on retreat. I had spent a few weeks there and each day filled me with ...
05/08/2026

Many years ago I bought a bracelet in Bali whilst on retreat. I had spent a few weeks there and each day filled me with happiness. Whilst wandering around Ubud I bought a silver bracelet with the prayer ‘Lokah Samastah Sukinho Bhavantu’ carefully engraved on it. It was that moment that I began to really understand this prayer and know that, through yoga, mindfulness and sitting practice, I could deepen my kindness and create a level of change in the world.

Kindness towards all beings can be as small as saving a snail on a busy path or as big as saving an elephant from the logging trade. Whatever the action is, it counts!

This month as part of the Em Yoga Birthday Celebrations I am hosting our regular Zoom class as a celebration of this prayer, for being kind to all and to raise money for the brilliant Mandalao Elephant Sanctuary 🐘.

To join simply head to my website, choose your donation amount and sign up! If you can’t make it live then a recording will be sent.

I hope you can make it! 🎈

Photos: MandaLao Elephant Conservation 🙂

I Wow - thank you so much for your amazing messages, notes and birthday wishes for Em Yoga!I’m excited to share these wo...
03/08/2026

I Wow - thank you so much for your amazing messages, notes and birthday wishes for Em Yoga!

I’m excited to share these wonderful prizes with you as part of the Em Yoga month long celebrations!

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