A 30 minute yoga sequence

As many of you know, I recently completed a 30 days of yoga challenge. I was thrilled to receive such wonderful feedback and interest in my yoga drawings! Many of you have said you would like to use these drawings as inspiration for your own home practice. Nothing could make me happier! The drawings I …

30 days of yoga (part 3)

I'm delighted to say that I have completed my 30 days of yoga challenge. Announcing something publicly and allowing this to hold me accountable was a huge part of the magic that got me practicing everyday. Thank you so much for all your encouragement and support, all the questions and lovely comments. I don't think …

30 days of yoga (part 2)

I'm so happy to be able to tell you that my 30 days of yoga challenge is still going strong. I know that this is very much helped by the fact that I am able to share my progress with you. Thank you so much for all the support and encouragement! As the days have …

30 days of yoga (part 1)

I’m starting to cotton on to the fact that if I want to make something happen in my life I have to document it in my art journal! What better way to get back into a regular yoga practice than to create an art journaling challenge around it? This is the plan: Part 1: 30 …

Diary of a yoga retreat

I have just returned from a beautiful yoga retreat up a mountain in France with Alaric Newcombe. I took with me a Muji passport-sized art journal, a mini watercolour set, a water brush, and a couple of black pens. I didn’t have a lot of time to art journal during the retreat so each day I …

Chronicle of a yoga retreat

Day 1 I have just got back from an intense and rewarding week on a wonderful yoga retreat with Alaric Newcombe at Le Tardoun in France. Inspired by Julia Cusworth, I took with me a passport-sized Muji notebook, a teensy watercolour set, and a single black pen. Each afternoon I created a watercolour background and …

All this time

This spread began a couple of weeks ago as part of an assignment for Initiation, an introduction to art journaling with Juliana Coles at the Institute for Extreme Journalism. We worked layer by layer, each time "messing up" any idea of having reached a destination. Even now, it's hard to say with confidence that this …

Talking to my body

The visual aspect of today's poem is inspired by a Get Messy live web chat with Amy Maricle of Mindful Art Studio. Her relaxed and playful approach was the perfect way to get back to art journaling after a few days away at a wonderful yoga retreat in Herefordshire. One of the things she said that has …