https://lucindashanks.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Lucinda ShanksenTue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/images/44b03c1f-0e9b-4a3f-8c81-63fd7601d91e.jpg“Step Into Summer:” A Yoga Day Retreat The fire element rules summer. I found my inner fire in a Derbyshire village hall amongst inspirational people, yoga, sound bathing and tasty food.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/images/44b03c1f-0e9b-4a3f-8c81-63fd7601d91e.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/2232fa72-4cf1-4bf5-adcd-883f16f1fd8e.pdf“Step Into Summer:” A Yoga Day Retreat The fire element rules summer. I found my inner fire in a Derbyshire village hall amongst inspirational people, yoga, sound bathing and tasty food.Sun, 08 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/2232fa72-4cf1-4bf5-adcd-883f16f1fd8e.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/26a91ff1-96f3-49b1-a9d1-c4fb44ec2da2.pdf10 Yoga Tips for Nervous Bigger People (That aren’t patronising)Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/26a91ff1-96f3-49b1-a9d1-c4fb44ec2da2.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/291b2bde-0295-4a65-a76c-8a5612d7ba33.pdf10 aggravating assumptions that boil my bloodSun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/291b2bde-0295-4a65-a76c-8a5612d7ba33.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/0cac91bf-7d7b-4645-82a2-72dc4e418e47.pdfThe world felt like a scary place, and the fear was real. Well, sometimes it was just in my head but…Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/0cac91bf-7d7b-4645-82a2-72dc4e418e47.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/8d740640-6915-4274-bf8f-5475b90d08c4.pdf10 Bonkers Opinions I've Destroyed Just By Existing Being a large woman is exhausting, both physically and mentally, and then you have to contend with other people contributing their unsolicited opinions. I optimistically believe we are getting to a place where the world is more accepting of people of every body type. But I have definitely experienced some really infuriating comments in my life. I have battled with my weight all through adulthood, and so this list is based on my firsthand experiences as a middle-aged, British woman.Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/8d740640-6915-4274-bf8f-5475b90d08c4.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/53070509-99e8-4190-a20c-bdede11e60c5.pdfI am not a food expert or scientist. The tips below are what helped me lose a lot of weight in one year. Enjoy and let me know your favourite tips!Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/53070509-99e8-4190-a20c-bdede11e60c5.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/2ca8d61f-2def-4cfd-bbbc-e333a578c005.pdfI’ve always felt I had more in common with a potato than someone who might do hot yoga. People who do hot yoga are slim, almost naked, glistening Greek gods and goddesses who divine with crystals and live in Californian mansions, aren’t they?Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/2ca8d61f-2def-4cfd-bbbc-e333a578c005.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/534faf70-a4f7-4739-8f68-0cd222a11b38.pdfOne writer takes herself on a new kind of holiday to discover new adventures and rediscover herself.Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/534faf70-a4f7-4739-8f68-0cd222a11b38.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/91bbd022-3152-4edf-aaca-733adb848f31.pdfOne woman’s journey to conquer what was weighing too heavily on her mind and her body.Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/455598/uploads/91bbd022-3152-4edf-aaca-733adb848f31.pdf