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Art + Culture

Cirque du Soleil - Alegría: In a New Light

Cirque du Soleil is currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Alegría show with a reimagined production at the Royal Albert Hall in London. My partner and I laughed as we made our way to the “accessible seats” that were on the very top floor in the very last section. (I was happy to have gotten tickets at all considering we booked 10 days before the performance!)

Viewing the show from above was such a different experience from last year when we saw Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities from the ground floor—we had to crane our necks to see the acrobats flying around above us. This year we looked down on the entire stage the the very impressive thrown. My friend, Tom, was part of the welding team that made it. There was confetti that doubled as snow, incredible live music, a stage that turned and transformed into trampoline runways and as always, feats of strength and dexterity I have an ever increasing appreciation for. 5/5 would see it again!

Mindful Movement

Nourish on YouTube

I’ve been teaching virtual, seated yoga for the MS Society of Wales for nearly a year. Classes are free and open to anyone living with MS or a related condition and now they’re available to everyone on my brand-new YouTube channel. If you’re able to like and subscribe (even if your unlikely to watch) I would be so appreciative!

My yoga journey has taken me from a serious vinyasa practice to five years of practicing and training to teach Bikram-style hot yoga to abandoning my practice all together. When I lost my ability to balance and do standing postures the way my body used to, I decided to throw in the towel. Through amazing MS-focused Yogis like Yoga Moves MS and

Taming the Walrus Yoga & Breathwork

I realized that just because my practice looked different didn’t mean I should abandon it all together.

I’ll be sharing some of my videos here on Substack and figuring out what it means to be a “YouTuber” and “content creator.” Let me know in the comments if you have top tips for me!

Here’s a breathwork and meditation practice if you’re so inclined:

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Do you live with a chronic condition?

🧘Join me for FREE Virtual Seated Yoga 
Wednesday at 10am-11am UK / 5am-6am ET

🕉️ Join me for FREE Virtual Seated Breathwork and Meditation 
Tuesday/Thursday at 12:30-1pm UK / 7:30am-8am ET

Are you a writer who lives with MS?

✍️Join me for MS-UK’s FREE Creative writing Peer Pod
1:30-3pm UK/ 9:30-11am ET Wednesday Nov. 1

Are you a writer in general?

🖊️Join me for FREE daily writing sprints with the London Writers’ Salon
Weekdays at 8am UK/ 8am ET/ 8am PT/ 8am AUS and Saturdays at 9am UK

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