FAMILY YIN & RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Friday 7th December. 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Cost: £9 / £6 concessions
Come share your chilled Fridays
This family class runs alongside our usual monthly Yin & Restorative (second Friday). It remains an adult class but is geared more toward those who want to bring teens and older juniors – or indeed toward they who want to bring their elders! – for shared space and serenity.
Yin is calm and peaceful. Yang is active and dynamic. Of course we need both but our swift-paced world tends to find life a little too heavy in yang! So here we bring balance and practice the transition back to peace.
Yin Yoga targets the fascia (connective body tissue), opening up tight, dense areas that can build up over time. Blending yin with restorative yoga – where the body is entirely supported for the deepest rest – allows us to ease out, realign and thoroughly restore.
Feel free to drop in or contact Sofie: 07967 820260
BREATH OF LIFE
With Vicki Shields (SYT)
Saturday 8th December 10:30- 12:00pm and 1pm 3:00pm
Sunday 9th December 10:30- 12:00pm and 1pm 3:00pm
Don’t underestimate the power of your breath when you learn how to switch your breathing from shallow to deep diaphragmatic breathing, it has immense benefits for body and mind. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners but also it is perfect for teachers wanting to deepen their knowledge. Pranayama reduces anxiety, depression insomnia, production of stress hormones and increases a sense of peacefulness towards yourself and others.
This workshop will give you all the tools you need to begin everyday with some simply breathwork, progressing onto simple Pranayama.
The practice of Pranayama; the ability to prolong and control the physical act of breathing, it is deeply therapeutic, and can be considered a tool to help you bring about physical health, increased awareness, calmness and clarity over one’s mind. It is the 4th limb of Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga and therefore stands at the very heart of Yoga, and yet it is little understood and rarely taught in any depth in regular weekly classes. Asana alone is rarely enough to achieve the state of “Yoga”.
Those who joined in july will get an opportunity to deepen & further their practice. It offers 10 CPD hours, (eventually building up to 30 CPD). Cultivating enough understanding to eventually pass on into a class situation.
The practice of asana, pranayama and meditation should be integrated , they should inform and complement one another.
PART ONE ( 10 CPD HOURS)
SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER
10:30-12:30 Understanding the importance of deep breathing and the preparatory exercises that address tension built up in the diaphragm, abdomen and jaw, helping to liberate the breath and the life force energy. Introduction of simple pranayama practice £25
1:00PM-3PM Science & Philosophy and Mantra Recitation £25
Booked together £40
SUNDAY 9TH DECEMBER
10:30-12:30 Building on the understanding of day one with further pranayama techniques £25
1:00pm-3pm Integrating into Asana practice & meditative techniques £25
Booked together £40
Space limited to 12 students booking of both days will take priority at a cost of £75
Those looking to gain 10 CPD will be required to also fulfil 2 hours of home study which includes reading and additional evening practice.
To book, contact Vicki Shields: v.shields@btinternet.com
YIN & RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Friday 14th December. 6:30pm – 8pm
Cost: £9
Yin is the calm, receptive opposite to dynamic yang. Of course we need both but our swift-paced world tends to find life a little too heavy in yang!
Yin Yoga focuses on the connective tissues of the body using longer-held, more supported asana to open up tight, dense areas that can build up over time. It’s great for those of us with slow-creep postural habits, those of us with specific sports goals and those of us who just want to take better care of our joint health. By coupling with restorative, this practice brings generous relaxation and renewal.
Come revel in spacious stillness.
Feel free to drop in or contact Sofie: 07967 820260
PRE CHRISTMAS CHILL OUT
With The Yoga Family
Sunday 16th December. 1:30pm – 4pm
Cost: £35 including dinner; £25 Yoga Only
Join us for our Pre Christmas Chill Out. Unwind and find balance ready for the festive season. No previous Yoga experience is required. This restorative Yoga practice will help you relax and restore balance in your body and mind. We will gently flow through restorative yoga postures and enjoy yin stretches, allowing you to release tension from your body. Our practice together will help you to calm your mind. We will finish with a restful yoga nidra (deep relaxation) leaving you feeling blissfully balanced. After our practice we will float over to The Garden for a sociable meal.
To book, email: hello@theyogafamily.com
YIN & TONIC YIN YOGA WORKSHOP WITH TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS RELAXATION
With Kate Kearns
Thursday 27th December 11:15am – 1:15pm
Cost: £30 on the day (if spaces) & £25 Early bird price
Please join Kate Kearns qualified yin and MBSR Restorative Yoga Therapy and Jane Blackburn to experience the benefits of this Restorative and Gentle Yin Yoga with Gong Sound Bath Workshop during the festive period. Thursday 27 December 11:30pm-1:30 pm at Inhale Yoga Studio, Hale.
The first 1.5 hours will be dedicated to a restorative and gentle yin practice with sound and vibrations healing and relaxing you the practice and the last half an hour will be completely dedicated to a Gong Sound Bath meditation.
We will be offering a nourishing and releasing practice with gentle yin postures and shapes where experimental exploration is encouraged, amalgamated with restorative poses and the healing sounds of the gong to rejuvenate, relax, refresh and restore you.
Gongs can help in resolving emotional and physical dissonance. Magic happens when there is no separation between the gong, the player and the listener. Playing and listening to gongs is about spiritual, physical and emotional resolution – opening of doors and windows to the Universe, moving around energies, Universal energies – to enter a spiritual dimension. The Gong is a psycho-acoustic gateway to heightened states of awareness and consciousness. It is an ideal tool for stress reduction, stimulation of the glandular system, and to break up emotional blockages.
Gently opening into our mindful restorative and yin yoga practice by focusing our attention inward, using our breath as our anchor. A mindful, permissive, nourishing, yielding practice, whilst working on the deeper tissues, welcoming awareness of the subtler sensations.
Cultivating harmony and peace, a deeper sense of balance and feelings of calmness and a sense of well-being. Also working to stimulate and unblock energy channels to offer a deep release and sense of letting go.
This restorative and gentle yin yoga gong bath workshop will offer a slow-paced, meditative style of yoga with postures held for 3 to 5 minutes.
The Gongs stimulate and resonate all cells in the human body simultaneously and re calibrate the parasympathetic nervous system (heavy arms and legs as well as a regulated heart rate during a gong meditation are a sign of the re-calibration).
The Gong generates powerful multi-dimensional ripples of sound that grow into waves and bathe your entire body in streams of sound. These have been described as otherworldly, rhythmic, generating a sense of being on vacation, unfathomable, purifying, magical, sweet – like rich, rich chocolate cake, profound, out of body, celestial and harmonic…just to name a few.
Join us for this exquisite combination of gentle Yin and Gong sound nourishing and relaxation therapy.
Please are limited. Early Bird Investment is £25 early bird if booked and paid in advance. £30 on the day. Please message me or email info@yoga-aura.co.uk or text 07795 418266 for a place
FAMILY YIN & RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Friday 4th January. 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Cost: £9 / £6 concessions
Come share your chilled Fridays
This family class runs alongside our usual monthly Yin & Restorative (second Friday). It remains an adult class but is geared more toward those who want to bring teens and older juniors – or indeed toward they who want to bring their elders! – for shared space and serenity.
Yin is calm and peaceful. Yang is active and dynamic. Of course we need both but our swift-paced world tends to find life a little too heavy in yang! So here we bring balance and practice the transition back to peace.
Yin Yoga targets the fascia (connective body tissue), opening up tight, dense areas that can build up over time. Blending yin with restorative yoga – where the body is entirely supported for the deepest rest – allows us to ease out, realign and thoroughly restore.
Feel free to drop in or contact Sofie: 07967 820260
TEEN WORKSHOP: BALANCING THE ELEMENTS
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Sunday 6th January. 10:30am – 12:30pm
Cost: £15
One for our Gorgeous Teens! Making sure yogis of all ages have chance to explore their practice a little deeper when the new year workshops are floated. This, exploring Ayurveda, an holistic approach to health, wellbeing & All Round Ease.
The elements each have their natural strengths but equally have their shadow sides too. In simplest form, Wind can be full of ideas & creativity but in excess can feel flighty or anxious, Fire is of passion & drive but can become fierce or destructive, and Earth is consistent & dedicated but can become stagnant. All elements can be found in each of us; our individual ‘recipe’. The balance shifts with the seasons, the demands of life, as well as our natural growth. So how do we recognise when we feel out of kilter? How do we bring ourselves back to that sweet, steady centre where we flourish?
In Balancing the Elements we explore what the elements represent in us, ways to check in with our steady centre, how to recognise when this feels out of balance (or indeed is starting to lean that way!), and tools to bring back balance. Tools use our bodies (the breath, asana, meditation) as well as considering what we nourish it with.
£15 (advance booking) including drink and a light GF Ve snack (with recipe of course!). Vouchers available for those who would like to gift – pls just ask at the time of booking x
To book, contact Sofie: 07967 820260
CHAKRA BALANCING WORKSHOP
With The Yoga Family
Sunday 6th January. 1:30pm – 4pm
Cost: £35 including dinner; £25 Yoga Only
This workshop will give you an insight into the subtle anatomy and the chakra system. Together we will explore how we can utilise the yoga postures to release energy blockages and promote healing and vitality. We will explore balancing Pranayama (breathing) techniques that can be used daily to help us balance and realign our energy. This workshop has been inspired by Sarah’s training as a Reiki Master and work as a healer. If you are interested to learn more, please join us for this exciting workshop.
To book, email: hello@theyogafamily.com
JANUARY WEEK INTENSIVE
With The Yoga Family
Monday 7th January to Friday 11th January. 6:30am – 7:30pm
Cost: £45 full week including breakfast (Tues & Thurs) | £8 drop in per class
Our January week intensive is a great way to reset your body and mind. Join us for the full week or drop in on any day that suits you!
Our week intensive will empower you to live a healthier and happier life! We will begin each weekday with an uplifting and energetic yoga practice, 6.30am-7.30am. Our week intensive is open to all levels and complete beginners are welcome to join us!
Post yoga breakfast included Tuesdays & Thursdays (Breakfast Jar & Hot Tonic -or- Bliss Ball and Small Juice) from The Garden.
Extra breakfasts are available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Pay a discounted ‘Yoga Week’ price direct to The Garden £5.To book, email: hello@theyogafamily.com
YIN & RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Friday 11th January. 6:30pm – 8pm
Cost: £9
Yin is the calm, receptive opposite to dynamic yang. Of course we need both but our swift-paced world tends to find life a little too heavy in yang!
Yin Yoga focuses on the connective tissues of the body using longer-held, more supported asana to open up tight, dense areas that can build up over time. It’s great for those of us with slow-creep postural habits, those of us with specific sports goals and those of us who just want to take better care of our joint health. By coupling with restorative, this practice brings generous relaxation and renewal.
Come revel in spacious stillness.
Feel free to drop in or contact Sofie: 07967 820260
YIN & TONIC: YIN YOGA WORKSHOP WITH TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS RELAXATION
With Kate Kearns
Saturday 12th January. 2:30 – 4:30pm
Join me on Saturday afternoon for Yin and Tonic!! A Yin Yoga and Relaxation Workshop, to Unwind, Release and Let Go!!! A refreshing and releasing deliciously yummy, letting go to create space, mindful Yin Yoga practice ending with the perfect tonic, a long refreshing, soothing Shavasana with Tibetan Singing Bowl Sound Healing.
“Yin Yoga” Commit to the stillness, observe and allow whatever arises to simply be. Mindful Yin Yoga is a permissive, nourishing, yielding practice. It works on the deep tissues that normally need a gentle, longer-held pressure to be stimulated and grow stronger. The asanas in this practice are held for 3 to 7 minutes, while keeping a deep, mindful breathing. The tissue will lengthen, open-up and become stronger, restoring itself and increasing flexibility of the whole body.
• The perfect complement to dynamic (Yang) forms of yoga.
• Yin aims to unblock energy channels known as the meridians and offers a deep release and sense of letting go. Cultivating harmony and peace, a deeper sense of balance and feelings of calmness.
• Yin is a quiet and simple yoga practice but that does not mean that it is easy. Yin can be challenging owing to holding the postures for long periods. We can use props like blocks, bolsters, blankets and cushions help us to remain at our appropriate edge and support us in the pose.
• Mindful yin Yoga is a path, a journey that we embark on in our practice where our intention is not to get somewhere else in our practice, but to be just where we are. To be in the moment, with our breath, just being aware of our intention of staying mindful.
• Mindful Yin Yoga is non-judging and is about being fully present and with kindness to ourselves and self-compassion in our hearts.
• Mindful yin yoga taps in to our innate potential for healing and it cultivates our ability to embody wisdom and self-compassion and can help us to free whatever arises in our lives with integrity, with clarity and with an open-hearted presence. Suitable for all levels including beginners.
Investment: £15 Early bird price paying by the paypal link http://paypal.me/YogaAuraWorkshops or bacs secures your place.
£20 if paying on the day. Book your place now by email to Kate via info@yoga-aura.co.uk or call or text 07795 418266 or use the Paypal link. Cancellation policy – up to 72 hours before the event I can offer a space on another workshop. If I can get someone to take your place then I can offer a refund.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WORKSHOP
With Tranquillite Retreats
Sunday 13th January 10am – 4pm
Cost: £45
A day of Fitness, Yoga & Nutrition for a healthy new you!
Workshop includes:
Muscle Activation & Core Strengthening
High Intensity Body Weight Workout
Nutrition & Lifestyle Talk
Yin & Restorative Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Also includes lunch, juice, tea & healthy snack
For more info or to book contact enquiries@tranquilliteretreats.co.uk or info@mariayoga.co.uk
TWEEN YOGA WORKSHOP
With Jessica Wilkinson – The Sea Within
Saturday 19th January. 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Cost: £9
Come and join The Sea Within for a brand new Tween Yoga workshop.
The workshop will offer 8-11 year old’s the chance to gain confidence and self-awareness, through gentle yoga postures and creative story telling.
This age group is an important bridge between childhood and adulthood and yoga can help children to step back from the every day and understand their bodies and emotions better.
Story based yoga journeys and creative activities related to real life, with a focus on building children’s confidence, calm and resilience.
Please contact Jess for more details – jessica@the-sea-within.com
YIN YOGA WORKSHOP
With Carolyn Harrison
Saturday 19th January 4pm – 6pm
Why not bring your hectic previous year and indulgent Christmas festivities to a nice conclusion by indulging yourself with a wonderful 2 hour Yin Workshop, just for you. A great way to start this exciting New Year.
Yin is a more restorative, healing yoga that targets the connective tissues, such as the fascia, ligaments, bones, and even the joints of the body that are not normally exercised very much, which is even more important as our lives have become more sedentary.
Advanced bookings only please.
Contact Carolyn on 07815 119538 or hello@carolynharrison.co.uk
FAMILY YIN & RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Friday 1st February. 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Cost: £9 / £6 concessions
Come share your chilled Fridays
This family class runs alongside our usual monthly Yin & Restorative (second Friday). It remains an adult class but is geared more toward those who want to bring teens and older juniors – or indeed toward they who want to bring their elders! – for shared space and serenity.
Yin is calm and peaceful. Yang is active and dynamic. Of course we need both but our swift-paced world tends to find life a little too heavy in yang! So here we bring balance and practice the transition back to peace.
Yin Yoga targets the fascia (connective body tissue), opening up tight, dense areas that can build up over time. Blending yin with restorative yoga – where the body is entirely supported for the deepest rest – allows us to ease out, realign and thoroughly restore.
Feel free to drop in or contact Sofie: 07967 820260
YIN & RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Sofie Swindlehurst
Friday 8th February. 6:30pm – 8pm
Cost: £9
Yin is the calm, receptive opposite to dynamic yang. Of course we need both but our swift-paced world tends to find life a little too heavy in yang!
Yin Yoga focuses on the connective tissues of the body using longer-held, more supported asana to open up tight, dense areas that can build up over time. It’s great for those of us with slow-creep postural habits, those of us with specific sports goals and those of us who just want to take better care of our joint health. By coupling with restorative, this practice brings generous relaxation and renewal.
Come revel in spacious stillness.
Feel free to drop in or contact Sofie: 07967 820260
BREATH OF LIFE
With Vicki Shields (SYT)
Saturday 9th February 10:30- 12:00pm and 1pm 3:00pm
Sunday 10th February 10:30- 12:00pm and 1pm 3:00pm
Don’t underestimate the power of your breath when you learn how to switch your breathing from shallow to deep diaphragmatic breathing, it has immense benefits for body and mind. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners but also it is perfect for teachers wanting to deepen their knowledge. Pranayama reduces anxiety, depression insomnia, production of stress hormones and increases a sense of peacefulness towards yourself and others.
This workshop will give you all the tools you need to begin everyday with some simply breathwork, progressing onto simple Pranayama.
The practice of Pranayama; the ability to prolong and control the physical act of breathing, it is deeply therapeutic, and can be considered a tool to help you bring about physical health, increased awareness, calmness and clarity over one’s mind. It is the 4th limb of Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga and therefore stands at the very heart of Yoga, and yet it is little understood and rarely taught in any depth in regular weekly classes. Asana alone is rarely enough to achieve the state of “Yoga”.
Those who joined in july will get an opportunity to deepen & further their practice. It offers 10 CPD hours, (eventually building up to 30 CPD). Cultivating enough understanding to eventually pass on into a class situation.
The practice of asana, pranayama and meditation should be integrated , they should inform and complement one another.
PART ONE ( 10 CPD HOURS)
SATURDAY 9TH FEBRUARY
10:30-12:30 Understanding the importance of deep breathing and the preparatory exercises that address tension built up in the diaphragm, abdomen and jaw, helping to liberate the breath and the life force energy. Introduction of simple pranayama practice £25
1:00PM-3PM Science & Philosophy and Mantra Recitation £25
Booked together £40
SUNDAY 10TH FEBRUARY
10:30-12:30 Building on the understanding of day one with further pranayama techniques £25
1:00pm-3pm Integrating into Asana practice & meditative techniques £25
Booked together £40
Space limited to 12 students booking of both days will take priority at a cost of £75
Those looking to gain 10 CPD will be required to also fulfil 2 hours of home study which includes reading and additional evening practice.
To book, contact Vicki Shields: v.shields@btinternet.com
YIN, RESTORATIVE AND YOGA NIDRA
With The Yoga Family
Sunday 17th February 10-12pm
Enjoy a rejuvenating Yin and restorative Yoga practice. We will gently release tension from our bodies as we move through restorative Yoga postures. We will use Yin Yoga postures to release deeper into the fascia and myofascia (the body’s connective tissues). This event is perfect for anyone feeling the physical and mental effects of stress. We will finish with Yoga Nidra, a guided deep relaxation. Yoga Nidra helps us to relax and can help those who struggle with their sleep.
For more information and to book, click here:
https://www.theyogafamily.com/workshops-events/
OPEN HEART MASTERCLASS
With The Yoga Family
Sunday 17th February 2019 1.30-4pm
In our Open Heart Yoga Master Class we will be learning how to explore backbends safely, with correct alignment and with ease. Each Master Class is designed to push you out of your comfort zone while giving you a greater understanding of yoga philosophy, enabling you to deepen your practice. Backbends are a powerful element of the yoga practice as they help us to release tension from the front of our bodies. Regular backbends ensure we have the vital flexibility and movement of the spine. Together we will explore how these postures stimulate the heart chakra. We will use these postures to connect deeper with ourselves and to release blocked emotions. Open your heart and embrace the love within.
For more information and to book, click here:
https://www.theyogafamily.com/workshops-events/
QUIET EARTH: A WARMING & DEEPLY RELAXING YOGA ‘REST’- SHOP
WITH JOANNA NAJDUCH
Saturday 16th March. 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Cost: £30
Restorative Yin Yoga combined with essential oils by Neal’s Yard is sure to transport you to the deep peace of a quiet earth.
The comfort of these superb essential oils will allow you to feel balance, grounding and ultimately steadiness in your entire being – body, mind and spirit.
A Reiki Master, Meditation and Yoga Teacher – Joanna has been teaching Yin Yoga for 15 years!
Come join Joanna for a journey on the mat…exploring the physical body and its meridians with gentle yin yoga, powerful essential oils, affirmations, mudras and mantras as well as deep and restorative meditation and yoga nidra.
If you are feeling fragmented, disconnected, stressed, anxious or simply would love to feel even more peaceful and relaxed – let me guide you! You will feel re-vitalised and re-nourished in a relaxed way!
“Deep peace of the quiet earth to you….’
Please reserve your place early as numbers are limited to just 20 spaces for this popular workshop!
For bookings please contact: joanna_naj@hotmail.comJust 20 places available – NO REFUNDS.
GONG YOGA WORKSHOP
With The Yoga Family & Martyn Cawthorne
Friday 22nd March. 7pm – 9pm
Cost: £30
Join us for two hours of healing vibrations from Gong Spa expert, Martyn Cawthorne whilst moving through energising and restorative Yoga postures.
This event is open to all. No yoga Experience is required.
We will move through dynamic postures, find stillness in yin yoga postures and finally drop into a deeper state of relaxation to aid healing and bring about transformation.
To book, email: hello@theyogafamily.com