Making Space ~ reflections on mind, body and the art of healing
Next steps: Weight bearing exercise & resistance
In my last post I wrote about the first three decisions I made after being diagnosed unexpectedly with osteoporosis at 56 – shifting my personal practice and teaching from yoga to Bones for Life, starting HRT a decade post-menopause and adjusting my diet. This post is...
First steps: Bones for Life, HRT, nutrition
In my last post I shared the results of my second DEXA scan – and promised to follow up with an account of the changes I've made over the past three and a half years. There are quite a few of them, so I'm spreading them across two posts. This one covers what I think...
You can’t improve bone density… or can you?
In early 2026 I was called in for my second DEXA scan, 3.5 years after my first one.* It took six weeks for me to get sight of my results - but finally, a letter landed on my doorstep. Spoiler alert: I was delighted. For those who don’t know my story, here’s a bit of...
Me & My Bones: 4. Lies, damn lies and statistics
Today I'm talking about statistics. Or more specifically, how to avoid being blinded by statistics. There are two aspects to this: the general and the specific. We’re going to start with a specific situation. My specific situation! I mentioned in the second part of...
Me & My Bones: 3. My New Mantra
The other night the wind was really strong. And as I lay there in bed listening to it howling through the branches of the big oak trees just the other side of my garage, I remembered the phrase that's been going through my mind like a mantra for the last few weeks....
Me & My Bones: 2. The Power of Suggestion
In my last post I shared with you that I recently received a diagnosis of osteoporosis, after falling and breaking both wrists. Today I want to talk specifically about some of the things I was told in the phone call in which the news was delivered. This is not a...
Me & My Bones: 1. Breaking News!
At about 6.30pm on Sunday 24th April 2022 – six months ago as I write this – I walked (ok, rushed) from my kitchen into my conservatory – or at least I tried to. In fact, I trod on the leg of my trousers and, in a split second, found myself falling forwards. I came...
It’s ok not to be ok
Yesterday morning I woke up feeling utterly exhausted. Again. I've got much better at being kind to myself over the last few years, so instead of forcing myself out of bed immediately I took my time, had a long bath and told myself 'It's ok not to be ok.' I was...
The holly bears a leaf as sharp as any thorn…
Inside even the spikiest exterior beats a vulnerable, tender heart. On one of my recent walks I stopped to look at a holly tree. We all know what holly leaves look like. Dark green, glossy, tough, and very prickly! If you've ever gathered greenery in a wintery wood...
The power of because
Getting up early... we all know it's a good habit to cultivate. But it's not always easy! I've had a love/hate relationship with mornings since I was a child, but these days I find life just flows better when I follow Benjamin Franklin's advice: "early to bed, early...