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Emma Gray

Vanessa is such a likeable and friendly person, with positive energy, so it is great to have her as my yoga teacher. She teaches in a calm manner and has a very relaxing voice so I feel I can really focus my mind and enjoy the yoga flow with her.

Ray Neenan

Vanessa has a great personality with enthusiasm to match. Her classes are always enjoyable and it’s admirable that she continually strives to gain more knowledge to be the best she can be. That’s why I always look forward to her classes.

Maire G

I started Vanessa’s class a few weeks back as a complete beginner to yoga. I absolutely love her classes. They’re a great mix of yoga work out and meditation. I feel so much more toned, my posture is so much better now and her end of class meditation sets me up for a positive weekend.

A happy surprise pre birthday day out organised by the one and only @titanswatts25 of course he did so well! Started out with @squidgame.experience followed by the most relaxing (the best UK spa experience and joint second favourite at @aireancientbaths_uk just when I thought that was enough, I had the MOST fun at @le.petitchef dining experience. A stunning playful visual 3D story telling by 4 chefs that prepare our food in front of us. I feel one lucky girl! I honestly would have been happy with just Squid Games! 💗😊

✨ I did my first ever drop in Silks… and wow, it felt like such a milestone! I was SO scared — and this is actually one of the safest drops to fall from! 😂

I used the @melrobbins 5-second rule and just went for it. As you’ll see, it wasn’t a perfect landing — I gave way and went a little lopsided — but that’s not the point.

The real win here is stepping out of my comfort zone and doing it anyway. That’s where growth happens.

So here’s your reminder: push yourself, try new things, have fun, and don’t wait for perfect. I’m so glad I did this. 💪💫 #GrowthMindset #TrySomethingNew 🎥 credit to my videographer @em_spem

My latest progress with silks. 💪🤸‍♀️ swipe across you see how I got into the second picture (Pegasus) phew 😮‍💨 thanks @em_spem 📹

I tried to “do yoga” with my 17 month toddler … lasted not even 3 minutes 🤦🏻‍♀️ This is how far my self practice goes currently. #toddleryoga

🥹 💕 just me and my girl .. and my achy shoulders lol 😂 #yoga #babyyoga

It’s hard work but so worth it when I see her develop and grow. What a privilege it is… I don’t mind pausing my life for you. 😘 📸 credit to @em_spem for taking this lovely photo of us. A photo where I don’t look like overtired and haggard. 🤭

One year of Maple 🥹🥹 happy anniversary my first baby. I hope you’ve enjoyed the past year with us. 💕💕 #bullmastiff #rescue #failedfoster

Yoga doesn’t have to be complicated. I think I kept making it over complicated.. like my room wasn’t clean enough, or I needed somebody to look after the baby for a full hour.. or I didn’t have the right clothes because I’m larger post birth. And then I could feel my posture getting worse.. I saw my reflection whilst I was feeding and was like yuck is that how my shoulders are now?! So I stopped overthinking, stopped over planning and just rolled out my mat and did only ten minutes in my day clothes.. normal bra and what not, but I did it. #yoga #yogini #mentalhealth #postpartum #yogamum #babyyoga

5 weeks of you.. 🥹🥹💕 Ellie Lee Watts. Born 12 July, 2023. What a journey it’s been so far and I cannot wait to see how the rest unravels. I am just busy soaking in every single moment of you… ❤️❤️❤️

Life is so busy, it’s easy to forget the memories that you don’t want to forget. One of them was this big trip I took to see my sister get hitched in Vegas last year in April after covid pushing it back by 2 years.. I met my partner at the perfect time and then we (he) decided and organised to do a big tour around the US to make the most of it and finish off in vegas. One of my bucket list during Mat Leave was to do a reel so here’s one thing ticked off before baby comes! Our trip in 3 weeks to 4 states including two #50waystokillvanessa plus so many “firsts” for me including first time in USA 🇺🇸 stops were: ✈️ Chicago ✈️ Florida ✈️ LA 🚗 Vegas 💍. Definitely the best trip I’ve ever done and I’ll always be forever grateful for this time and @titanswatts25 for organising it all and throwing in surprises for me. 🙏🏼😊. #travels #usatravel #chicago #florida #la #lasvegas #wedding

I never thought I would do this in a million years but my sister told me she wished she did it, then loads of ppl in my prenatal class did it, and by week 34, I still didn’t book anything and time was ticking… then like a 💡 I was like ok, let’s get over my ego and do this because I know I’ll probably regret it 🙈 and so the opportunity came up with @charlottejezardphotography who made me feel at ease and captured these memorable shots of my pregnancy. 💕 The truth is, why I had conflicting reasons was because it’s not been an exactly smooth pregnancy for me. I’ve suffered with a lot of pregnancy sickness, back pain, and been in and out of hospitals for extra check ups. So deep down, I felt I was being “fake” by agreeing to be photographed, however, as my sister told me, this is the only time you will feel your first pregnancy. It’s such a special once in a lifetime moment, why not? So I did 🙃 Big thanks to Charlotte who was amazing and picking the place, time and instructing me! #pregnancy #pregnanyphotography #essex

Wedding season! Congratulations to Nathan and Nicola! You both are truly the nicest people that deserve a lifetime of happiness. Thanks for inviting us to share this special day with you! 💕💕❤️💒💍

I thought it has been a while since the pregnancy post. Tbh, life has slowed down a lot since becoming preggers and there’s a lot of adjustment in terms of body changes, energy levels, hormones (my god the hormones!!), mentally, emotionally, having a doggie, diet changes (next podcast will be an update on that), pregnancy sickness.., health… but all in all, here are little snippets of what I’ve been up to over the last 4-5 months 🙃💕 love to you all! #pregnancy #funtimes #happyfriday #yogalee

My latest health project is doing a celery juice cleanse thanks to somebody who gifted me a book by @medicalmedium and years later (after not reading it) I started following Medical Medium and realised it’s also a benefiting cure factor for healing #eczema and #psoriasis so post diet, I’ve only just started this for a few days… let’s see! Keeping fingers crossed. 🤞I’ll def be covering this on my podcast on how it’s effected me. ✌️ #eczemarelief #skin #celeryjuice #celery #health

One of my favourite memories with my boyfriend is when he joins to do yoga with me. For somebody that’s only done it 3x, he put in a good effort! #yoga #boyfriend #vinyasa #yogaanywhere #whenyoureboreddoyoga #fitness #movement #body #everyyogisdream 🎥 in Tenerife 🇪🇸

As promised, here is my stock free chicken casserole.
I used to love casseroles and been trying to find the perfect recipe but was never successful and now, even more so, I now need one that’s gluten free! So heres my recipe I made up which tastes really yum!
And you can catch cook and just whack it in the slow cooker and let it do all the work!

Ingredients are:
- Onion
- Garlic
- Celery
- Carrots
- Chickpeas
- Chicken thighs
- Tomato can
- Tomato purée
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Parsley
- Salt pepper
- Coconut milk
- Paprika

Enjoy ✌️
Let me know how you get on!

#chickencasserole #foodie #slowcookerrecipes #autumn #winterfoods #warm #comfortfood
#dinnerideas #eczemawarrior #eczemafree #eczemafriendly

Happy Thursday Peeps! ✌️. Been a while since I posted a reel. Recorded this a couple of weeks ago but been minimising phone usage as a little detox for my mental health. Hope everyone is well! Currently going through a diet reset for a week or two so hopefully won’t be as difficult as before 👌 hope everyone is well! Make sure you get your own playtime in during these busy times even if it’s just for 20 mins. Oh, and please never skip Svansana!!! #yoga #vinyasa #wellbeing #mentalhealth #yogi #yogapractice #selfpractice #playtime #fitness #fitnessmotivation

We are Creatures of Nature. Nothing beats outdoors exploration. 🎒🏔🌄 #nature #outdoors #giantcauseway #holiday #travel #travelphotography

Who knew there’s a day to celebrate Tofu!

Having asian roots, I’ve always had tofu in my diet. I was never a massive meat eater luckily but I remember this type of tofu was always my favourite. Ok I know it’s not ideal for eczema warriors to have deep fried so I only have this when it’s a real treat and when my skin is super calm.

They come in so many different forms but tofu has amazing properties, like anti inflammatory, it’s a protein, fibre, potassium, magnesium and iron.

The one in this reel deep fried tofu and then I put it into soup so all the miso goodness gets soaked into the tofu! 😋🤤

You can purchase it in any Chinese shops (usually found in the fridge section).

Best thing to do is freeze it, take it out when you’re ready to eat, put it on a saucepan to boil and soften like a sponge.
Rinse away the water and use a spoon to squeeze out all the excess water from the tofu so all the oil gets out.
Add to miso soup
Add seaweed and Voilà!
Enjoy!
Note: you can also add tofu to anything. Use it as a meat substitute!
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#nationaltofuday #tofu #healthyeating #eatingclean #yogaleeeats #throwbackthursday #wellbeing #guthealth #microbes

If your mind is too busy sometimes, take a little break but just sit there with your cuppa and listen, feel, hear. Use all your five senses. No distractions. Welcome to your 5 mins of meditation 🧘‍♀️

#mindfultea #meditationtea #meditationideas #peace #silence #calm #yogitea

Hear hear! Sometimes when we get all upset when things don’t go our way, it’s because we’re fighting the resistance of control. Iconically, the need to control so we feel like we’re in control is contradicting because we’re allowing the “control” control us or the situation. Let live and let go. Take a deep breath 😮‍💨 and let release the resistance. Happy #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #motivationalquotes #yogaleequotes #groundingtechniques #reminder #lifelessons

Keep calm, twist, breathe and relax. This supine spinal twist is perfect as part of a wind down routine. Enjoy and happy weekend everyone! #yoga #happyfriday #happyweekend #supinetwist #yogagirl #vinyasa #essexyoga #yogapractice #yogaposes

#happynationalrelaxationday 🧘‍♀️🎨🛁🍵

Relaxation comes in many forms.
Mine differ from time to time but this weekend, I just needed to stay in and not move. Other times, it’s doing cooking. Either way, schedule time in to relax and find what works for you ❤️. #wellness #wellnessthatworks #tuesdaymotivation #yogagirl #yogaleelessons #mindfulness #rechargeyoursoul #recharge

What to eat when it’s hot!
Thanks to seeing some wonderful videos like these i thought I’d give it a try!
You can put whatever you want the rice paper pancake. I used cucumber, peppers, carrots and purple cabbage.

Ingredient dressing:
Almond butter (1-2) teaspoons
Tahini (2 teaspoons)
Soya sauce (I used gluten free)
Maple syrup (tiny amount)
Rice wine vinegar (one teaspoon)
Sesame oil
Half fresh lime juice

Feel free to experiment your own dressing.
Last time I added ginger to it and it was also a game changer.

Enjoy!

#summerrolls #healthyfood #healthyrecipes #summerfood #summerfoodideas #foodie #eczemafree #guthealth #eatingclean #foodismedicine #yogaleeeats #breakingfreefromeczema

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