Functional foot yoga that anyone can do (and so much better for you than Instagram-friendly contortionism)

Here’s a tasty little movement practice that you can incorporate into a yoga or Pilates session, or simply use as a standalone practice even you’ve never done, or plan to do, a single moment of yoga or Pilates. It’ll bring you a lot more functional benefit – ie, helps you in your everyday life –Continue reading “Functional foot yoga that anyone can do (and so much better for you than Instagram-friendly contortionism)”

It’s only by speaking up that we’ll drag companies into the vegan future

What started life as an article ranting about a recent train trip from London to Edinburgh, and the different attitudes of the two train companies I travelled with – Virgin and CrossCountry – has become a piece about the power of the vegan voice, and why we must not just speak up, but positively yell.Continue reading “It’s only by speaking up that we’ll drag companies into the vegan future”

An awkward compromise for vegan cat owners: the pet meat industry

I’m a vegan with four cats. Every morning, one of the first tasks of my day is a gruesome one, as I rip open pouches of meat and squeeze them into bowls; every morning I go against everything I believe in, every principle by which I live the rest of my life, and I doContinue reading “An awkward compromise for vegan cat owners: the pet meat industry”

The Birds is a perfect nest for peckish vegans in Leytonstone

What a glorious find The Birds pub on Leytonstone High Road is. The menu is mainly vegan and it’s ridiculously cheap to craft a good meal. Between two of us we had the chickenish popcorn with garlic mayo, salt and pepper tempura cauliflower, and a macncheese each, all for under £15, plus two pints ofContinue reading “The Birds is a perfect nest for peckish vegans in Leytonstone”