SENSE GREATER PEACE had been shortlisted as a finalist in the Devon Muddy Stilettos Awards 2026 for Best Yoga/Pilates Studio

That the studio is already becoming what I hoped it would be - a place that genuinely helps people, in whatever way they need.

SENSE GREATER PEACE is a boutique yoga and Reformer Pilates studio in Woolacombe, North Devon

- a small, carefully considered space offering Reformer Pilates classes, yoga and wellness sessions on the coast.

Here's what's on offer this season.

Overcoming your fears-

the Ultimate Guide to Reformer Pilates at SENSE GREATER PEACE

A few months on, SENSE GREATER PEACE has been featured in Muddy Stilettos’ guide to the leading reformer pilates studios in Devon. To be included so early feels grounding and affirming, particularly as the article highlights studios that bring thoughtfulness and depth to movement and wellbeing.

Before you read any further, try this. Inhale for 4. Exhale for 6 to 8. Repeat for two minutes. Then ask: what would steadiness look like for me this week. This is the heart of the work right now, not adding more, but choosing a rhythm your system can trust. To make it easy, I’ve created a free downloadable Fire Horse Preparation Practice Worksheet. It includes the two-minute reset, an integral four-quadrant map (I, We, It, Its), and a seven-day steadiness plan. Download it below and return to it whenever you feel tired or frazzled.

When overwhelm builds or exhaustion lingers, it’s often our nervous system that needs care. The vagus nerve — sometimes called the body’s “rest and restore switch” — helps us shift out of stress and into balance.

The good news is that soothing it doesn’t take long. Just a few minutes of simple practices — like humming, gentle eye movements, or light stroking down the side of the neck — can calm the heart, steady the breath, and bring a deep sense of ease.

I’ve shared why these practices work, and a step-by-step reset you can try today.

Why Breath Matters

Leon Chaitow’s clinical teachings and James Nestor’s research both affirm what I’ve experienced firsthand: the way we breathe shapes how we feel, move, sleep, and heal. Their work and pranayama continues to inspire how I guide breath—as a quiet medicine for body, mind, and energy.

By tuning into the senses—sound, touch, scent, sight, and breath—we gently guide the nervous system into balance and reconnect with the present moment. This blog explores how sensory awareness can become a sacred practice of grounding, restoration, and quiet joy in everyday life. Sensehacking offers a simple and powerful way to come back to yourself

In this Grounding 101 guide, we explore the gentle, powerful practice of grounding — how reconnecting with the Earth through barefoot walking, breath, and presence can soothe the nervous system, restore balance, and bring us home to ourselves.

Grounding is more than a wellness practice — it’s a sacred remembering.

In this reflection, we explore how connecting with the Earth through barefoot presence, breath, and stillness can restore peace, regulate the nervous system, and bring us home to what truly matters.

Step into stillness, sea air, and soulful movement this spring.

Join me on Saturday 17 May for a deeply nurturing retreat day in Woolacombe and Mortehoe, designed to help you gently reawaken after winter and feel ready to meet the months ahead with renewed clarity and calm.

We’ll begin with ocean-view yoga, followed by a nourishing breakfast, spa time, and coastal stillness. Later, we’ll gather for a light seasonal lunch, a breath-led restorative practice with crystal bowls, and a joyful Thali supper—shared around a table full of warmth, laughter, and spring light.

Early Bird: £120 (until 28 April )

Breakfast, Lunch and Thali, steam room and pool access, plus practices included

Click here to find out more or book your place

Yoga Living - The Eightfold Path Part 4

Weaving the Yamas and Niyamas

We’ve journeyed through the Yamas—the five ways we live in harmony with others and the world around us—and the Niyamas, the five inner vows that help us tend our own heart and spirit.

Now, we gently bring them together.

Part 4. The Niyamas invite us to live with intention, self-compassion, and quiet devotion. In this gentle guide, explore real-life and on-the-mat practices for clarity, contentment, sacred discipline, self-study, and surrender

If the Yamas guide how we relate to the world, the Niyamas guide how we care for our inner life. In this gentle reflection, discover five soulful practices—clarity, contentment, sacred discipline, self-study, and surrender—that help you come home to yourself with softness and truth.

The Yamas are not just teachings to understand—they are invitations to embody. In this short, soulful guide, discover how compassion, truth, balance, and letting go can weave quietly into your yoga practice and your everyday life. One breath, one moment, one choice at a time.

Yoga is more than postures—it’s a way of living that begins with how we walk through the world. In this first step of our Yoga Living series, we explore the Yamas—the foundational teachings that invite us to live with more kindness, truth, and grace. This is not about doing more. It’s about softening into who you already are.

Join me as we begin the journey—one breath, one step, one Yama at a time.

The Spring Equinox marks a moment of perfect balance—where light and dark stand equal, and nature awakens from its winter slumber. This sacred transition invites us to realign, set fresh intentions, and embrace the energy of renewal. From mindful rituals in nature to awakening yoga flows, discover powerful ways to honour this season of transformation and step into the light with clarity and purpose

The Sacred Sound Journey: OM, AUM & the Silence Beyond”

OM and AUM guide us from sound into stillness, but the true magic lies in the silence that follows. In this blog, discover how vibration, breath, and sacred quietude create a pathway to deep inner peace.

“Humming Into Stillness: How Bhramari Breath Awakens the ‘Mmmm’ of AUM”

Struggling to feel the deep resonance of AUM? Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath) amplifies the vibration of “Mmmm,” calming the mind and deepening awareness. Discover how this simple practice enhances AUM, creating a bridge between sound, silence, and stillness.