This is a safe space where you can be yourself.
You belong here.
You are enough.
Welcome to Love Not Shame…
Love Not Shame is a website for anyone who experiences shame. Here you’ll find an honest, personal blog about my (Helen’s) experiences with shame and my healing journey, plus tools for your own healing, including shame-free yoga and meditation.
To learn more about me, check out my about page.
The Shame-Free Yoga Community
What if, instead of making us feel bad about our bodies, yoga could help us honour, celebrate and finally feel at home in our bodies?
This unique approach to yoga blends trauma-informed cues with an understanding of bodily differences and nervous system signals. Instead of being encouraged to push deeper into a shape, this approach encourages deep awareness of what our bodies really need and teaches us to listen to our bodies. Classes start with grounding exercises to help us tune into our bodies, and move onto gentle flowing movements where we will learn how to honour ourselves.
When it comes to our bodies, there’s no one-size-fits-all, and this gentle approach to yoga sees the postures as tools for our bodies, rather than our bodies as tools for the postures!
Along with gentle movements, classes include shame-free reflections, journalling prompts and meditations.
Membership for the shame-free yoga community opens in June 2024.
The blog
The Love Not Shame blog covers topics like how shame affects our lifestyles, domestic abuse, shame-based behaviours and relationships. It’s personal and raw and documents my (Helen’s) journey of healing from shame. Click the image to go to the blog posts page, or subscribe to get future blog posts in your inbox.
What people are saying
“Helen, you are being so honest in this blog. That’s brilliant and will really help those who read it. Lying under the tree watching butterflies and listening to the birds , a beautiful image and something we should all do more often.” – Sarah
“A well written blog on a difficult subject. So helpful to have information about books to read etc. Thank you so much Helen.” – Sue
“You write so well. I especially liked the bit about being clear what forgiveness is and is not.” – Kirstie
“This is a honest and well written blog you got a real talent. The subject is painful but something that is needed to be heard, there are many people that are or have been experienced the same. Shame is a powerful enemy.” – Maria