Tag Archives: yoga

Yoga versus Radio 1’s dance fitness (Rousse)

It was 11:45 when I remembered that I was booked into a yoga class at 12:00. I ran all the way to the gym in the vain hope of reaching the studio in time. Alas, I was too late to … Continue reading

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Fast yoga teacher performs the plank naked (Rousse)

LM had warned me that her teacher practised ‘fast yoga’. Regardless, I signed up for the open-air class. There were two other newbies, both of whom looked extremely unfit. I’d be fine with some pilates training already under my belt. … Continue reading

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A narcoleptic puffin hunter (Rousse)

I was a narcoleptic. In some circumstances my condition was barely noticeable. For example, whenever I was late joining SL for our 09:00am yoga session, she simply concluded that I had slept in. Otherwise it could be highly dangerous, as … Continue reading

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Bodies discovered after exercise class (Rousse)

Our elderly friends spent their days at their sitting room window watching the neighbourhood. I had a taste of this one day as I observed a group of local women practise yoga and pilates in the street. By the end … Continue reading

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A personal invitation from JK Rowling to PotterLand (Rousse)

I’d won a coveted invitation to JK Rowling’s house in South Queensferry. She invited me to sit at the table with five others to discuss “business”, but before long I’d been distracted into talking trivia. I could tell that our … Continue reading

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Judge Judy and some Hollywood greats (Belle)

I was astonished to learn that my best friend’s boyfriend was taking me to Judge Judy’s court for non-payment of a yoga class fee. I burst into his hotel room and told him, in a stream of obscenities, exactly what … Continue reading

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God, fish, chips and helping out Rousse (Belle)

I had to row across a lake in Ireland with a lady wearing a bustle to get to a wedding where the men wore splendid long black silk raj-style jackets and performed songs, stand-up comedy and yoga for God. Fish … Continue reading

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