The Stable Health Studio

Over the past few weeks I’ve shared little pieces of what’s been unfolding with my neck, and so many of you have checked in to ask how things are going. Thank you.♥️

In January 2026, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a national Device Safety Information alert - hence ‘Project January’!😂

My neurosurgeon has confirmed that one of my M6-C disc implants is failing and my recent scans show osteolysis — part of the bone around the implant has disappeared.

If I’m honest, it has taken a little while to let it sink in. It actually feels like I’m dealing with it all on behalf of someone else.

These implants have been in my neck for 12 years. The surgery was successful and gave me a whole new lease of life. Over the years since the operation I’ve made peace with what I can and can’t do, and have been able to manage the ongoing nerve pain in my left hand, but I never imagined I’d have to face the prospect of the implants being removed.

Right now I’m in a strange in-between place. I don’t have a treatment plan yet, and I don’t know exactly what surgery or recovery might look like. One of the concerns is if it’s left too long and the bone below the implant continues to dissolve, corrective surgery then becomes very difficult and more dangerous. So, I am waiting to be referred to a specialist team who have experience with these implants and the recent UK recall. They’re carefully putting together a clearer picture from every one of their patients being recalled.

It seems there is still a lot of uncertainty.

Alongside recovering from my shoulder surgery which I had two weeks ago, it feels like a lot to hold. I’m trying, gently, to stay in the present rather than racing ahead to all the unknowns but it’s not easy.

I really hope sharing this helps others ask questions if they’re impacted by this too, seek advice if they need it, and know they’re not alone.

Thank you for all your kindness and support. I’ll keep sharing updates when I know more.💕

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I’m not coming to September with a perfect life; I’m coming with a practice.

If I’m honest, life feels a bit fuller than I have space for right now. There are a few too many plates spinning, I’m navigating a couple of health things, and I need to create a little headspace before trying to do more.

So rather than pushing through, I’m choosing a reduced timetable for September.

I’m still teaching - just more gently.

✨ I have a handful of spaces available for 1:1 yoga sessions this month.

✨ I’ll also be teaching a few small bespoke group classes.

Then, all being well, I’ll be back to a fuller schedule of group classes in October. You can book your classes via the online calendar on the website.

If you’d like to work together this month, send me a message here on Instagram or pop me an email.

And Live + Flow is here to support you.

Our online studio is continuing as normal, with an ever-growing library of on-demand classes and two live Sunday classes every month. If you’re looking for a space to move, breathe and rest - especially if September feels a bit overwhelming for you too - I’d love to welcome you in.

Maybe this month isn’t about adding more.

Maybe it’s about creating the conditions for everything that’s already here to land.💜 Sending you love # # #

I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately - wholesome simple non processed nourishment - and the ripple effect it has on so many elements of our everyday lives.

Our energy, our sleep, how we move, how we think and focus, our mood… right down to how we feel about ourselves.

It doesn’t have to be complicated or perfect. Sometimes it’s simply about bringing a little more colour, freshness and goodness into the everyday.

And I’ve got something lovely coming this September that I’m very excited to share with you. 🍅🥕🍓

Keep your eyes peeled… 👀

I’ve hit a wall today. This is not a sympathy post. I’m just keeping it real because so often Instagram is just the best bits.

I hate wearing this sling all day and night.

It’s so annoying not being able to tie my hair back or put my clothes on. I miss feeling like me. And if I’m honest, I feel overwhelmed at the thought of not being able to do much physical yoga or other movement for another 2–3 months.

Then on Thursday I get the results of my recent neck scans and find out whether the disc implants in my neck have failed.

And of course I might get very good news but I don’t know that yet.

It feels like a lot.

I’m reminding myself today that two truths can exist at the same time.

I can be deeply grateful for my beautiful life… while also feeling utterly fed up and frustrated that, after working so hard over the last few years to feel strong and safe in my body, I’m being asked to dig deep and build that trust all over again.

Some days resilience looks like progress and resilience. Today it looks like letting myself feel all of this.

And tomorrow, I’ll keep going again. 💪🤍

In case you too are struggling right now, I hope you know it’s simply ok to not be ok, and you don’t need to feel endlessly positive, you’re allowed to feel fed up and utterly hopeless so long as you remind yourself it will pass.♥️

Please share any good reads or suggestions on how to pass the time…using only one arm! 😁

A few days ago, I was lying in my hospital bed having discovered my surgery had been more complex than I’d hoped, meaning a longer and much slower recovery. Suddenly, the reality hit me: I was weeks away from being able to cook the kind of nourishing food my body desperately needed.

I’ve followed Kate THE FOOD DOULA / KATE LONGDEN for a long time, loving her work and grounding soothing energy. While I’m a long way from needing postpartum meals (wish I’d known about her when I had my babies), I’ve always loved the way Kate talks about food as nourishment for different seasons of life and healing.

So I sent her a message asking one simple question…

“Do any of your meals contain garlic?” With a garlic allergy, I realised I may not be able to order from her online package.

Less than 24 hours later, Kate had done something I never expected.

She planned, cooked and delivered an entirely bespoke food package just for me.🤎✨

Frittata packed with herbs and protein. Healing bircher. Golden kitchari. Soups, herbal infusions, bliss balls… every single thing made with so much thought and care for what my body needed right now.

Honestly, they’re some of the most delicious meals I’ve eaten in a long while. The rest of the family have been looking on longingly while they eat their beans on toast!😝

But it’s been more than the food itself.

It’s felt like a big dose of love and kindness wrapped up in delicious morsels!

When you’re recovering, exhausted, in pain and relying on other people, that kind of kindness lands differently.

Kate, thank you. ✨Your box of nourishment has made such a difference to these last few days, and I won’t forget it. If you need some nourishment from the inside out Kate is your woman.

Lots of you have asked what I actually had done during my shoulder surgery, so here are the details!

It’s been really helpful (and mentally grounding) to finally understand exactly what was going on inside…rather than just guessing at the source of the pain for so long. MRI scans don’t always provide a clear picture.

Now the focus shifts fully to healing, rehab, and slowly rebuilding strength and trust in my shoulder again. 4-6 weeks in a sling and probably around 2- 3 months until my next downward facing dog.🫣 This is going to be extremely tough for me mentally having such limited movement in my physical yoga practice because my mind and body love to flow.

But for now breathwork and meditation is my way number 1 companion (it’s really helping me cope with the pain) and then I’ll be off to the physio to start moving what I imagine will be a very stiff arm and shoulder!

Incredibly thankful to a fantastic team of doctors and nurses looking after me.💜

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