Yoga by Rachel

25/01/2026

Thank you yogis, for sharing your Sunday morning with me 🙏

We only have 13 more sessions left of the Autumn/Winter season - time for some workshop style classes before we head outside 🌳

Next week we’ll be breaking down the mechanics of Crow pose and preparing our bodies to give us the best chance of flight ✈️ We’ll look at joint stacking, two key bandha’s: Mula Bandha and Hasta Bandha, and test out our finger brakes 💪

Next week is designed to give you the space and confidence to explore and play. It’ll be fun 💫

19/01/2026

Today is often labelled Blue Monday, the “most depressing day of the year” (with no real clinical basis).

One reason it can feel heavy is that many people have already let go of the big goals they set themselves at the start of January. And honestly… that’s not a failure.

We tend to make huge promises to ourselves, then feel defeated when life inevitably gets in the way. What if, instead of all-or-nothing goals, we chose small, steady changes? One practice. One choice. One moment of showing up.

Progress doesn’t have to be dramatic to be meaningful. Like yoga, it’s built quietly, over time.

If today feels blue, let it be gentle, and let tomorrow be just a little lighter 💙💫

18/01/2026

What an amazing Sunday I’ve had 🥰

The day started with a slow, nourishing class for my wonderful students. It was really busy too - a full hall 🙏

Then time on my mat in a private with my beautifully talented teacher Jasmine. Inversions & hamstrings, both my body and my mind were working and engaged. I always feel on top of the world after 🤍

And while I’m living my best yogi life, my heart, my soulmate Kev has been slaving over a hot stove preparing our Sunday lunch ❤️❤️❤️

I feel so grateful and blessed 🙏💫🫶

11/01/2026

11/01/2026

Thank you to all who joined me on the mat this morning for a really tough practice! 💪

We considered Kaizen - the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement. How aiming to get just 1% better, both on and off the mat, assists our growth. The tiny wins that are the roadmap to our goals.

It’s not about perfection, it’s about consistency.

04/01/2026

Thank you to everyone that braved the Baltic conditions to join me on the mat for our first class of 2026 🥶

We now enter the second half of the Autumn/Winter season. We’ll remain at the Northcourt Centre through until the end of April.

📍 Northcourt Centre, Abingdon-on-Thames
⏰ 9.30-10.30am Sunday mornings.

Booking link in bio.

Next week: Hot Vinyasa 🔥

21/12/2025

As we close our 2025 classes, my heart is so full. 🤍 Thank you to every single person who showed up on the mat this year - in Marina Park for Park Yoga and The Northcourt Centre through the Autumn & Winter.

Thank you for trusting me, for choosing me, and for sharing your precious time, energy, and presence. Time is the most valuable thing we have, and I never take it lightly that you chose to spend it here.

Whether you came for strength, softness, healing, growth, or simply to breathe - thank you for letting me be part of your practice and your journey. Your consistency, openness, and willingness to show up (even on the hard days) are what make this community so special.

I’m deeply grateful for each of you and for the space we’ve created together. Ending this year with so much appreciation and looking ahead with excitement for what’s to come. ✨

See you on the mat for 2026 💚🤍

03/12/2025

Our Christmas disco and yoga bingo session is less than two weeks away (eek - where has the year gone?).

Christmas attire is encouraged, but not necessary. You’re more than welcome to come in what’s comfy - including PJ’s and dressing gown!

Spaces are capped at 20 so book early to avoid disappointment 🎄

30/11/2025

All you have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given you.

You won’t get to choose how long you’re here, you won’t know how many sunrises you have left.

You don’t get to rewind, pause or skip the hard chapters.

All you get is now.

Thank you to everyone that chose to spend time with me on the mat this morning 🙏

27/11/2025

“You have to do yoga for 10 years to become a master.”

When someone said this to me, I just blinked. Yoga isn’t something you “master.” It’s a lifelong practice, and the physical shapes are only one tiny part of it. I’ve never met anyone, teacher or student, who thinks themselves a “Yoga Master.” That mindset doesn’t fit a discipline meant to soften the ego, not boost it.

Every yogi I know is a student first. Teachers have teachers. Their teachers have teachers. Lineage matters because wisdom is passed quietly and humbly, not because someone at the top holds a title.

And time? Ten years looks different depending on how you spend them. Once a week isn’t the same as five or six days a week. Frequency, intention, curiosity - these shape your practice far more than the calendar ever could.

In this video, my teacher is assisting me into Wheel Pose - something I started working on back in March, and still am. It’s about learning, letting your body be guided, and allowing support to be part of the process.

Yoga has no finish line. Just the ongoing, beautiful, sometimes frustrating journey of showing up. And honestly? That feels far more meaningful than “mastery” ever will.

Jasmine — always grateful 🙏