Buttafly helps with psoas problems
“I have been aware of the Buttafly for some time but never felt that I needed one. However, a long standing psoas injury forced me to rethink my yoga and meditation…
Self-Care for Your Back
Most of us don’t wait until our teeth hurt before we brush them. Brushing our teeth is simply part of daily self-care. It helps us feel fresh today while contributing…
Transform Your Posture for a Healthy New Year
In the run up to New Year, many of us are thinking about our dreams and aspirations for 2017, and resolutions to help us achieve them. Reports show that about…
A Short Pause for the Office Body
As a keyboard based worker my back often gets achey towards the end of the day and that’s how it was when I went to see Loulou to try out…
Preparing for a Vipassana Meditation Retreat
The Buttafly helped me sit 10 hours of meditation a day on a 10 day silent Vipassana course with relatively little discomfort. For sitting meditation, the forward sloping, firm surface…
Buttafly Donations for Yoga By Design Foundation
We are delighted to have been given the opportunity to donate 15 Buttaflys in support of Yogathon 2016, organised by the Michigan-based Yoga By Design Foundation. Yogathon has been created…
Treat Your Own Back?
One of the comments I hear most often from people using the Buttafly in lying to support their pelvis for the first time is surprisingly simple: “Wow.” Often followed by…
Sitting Posture – Why the Details Matter
At first glance, my sitting posture here might appear quite reasonable. My back looks upright, my shoulders appear relaxed and my hips seem fairly open. If we were to make…
Mary Oliver Poem Inspired My Class
Following the session I led at the International Yoga Day celebrations at Alexandra Palace, a few people have written to ask about the quotation I used to open the practice.…
The Natural Curves of the Spine: Understanding Lordosis
Originally published in 2016. Updated in 2026. There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the word lordosis. Many people use the term to describe an excessive curve in the…
Join Us for International Yoga Day
The Buttafly is delighted to be sponsoring the International Yoga Day celebrations at Alexandra Palace on 19th June. Come along and join us for a wonderful day of yoga, community…
Celebrating One Year of the Buttafly
A year after launching the Buttafly at the OM Yoga Show in Manchester, I find myself reflecting on what an extraordinary journey it had been. What stands out most is…