Seven Mile Studio

20/02/2026

Happy Chinese New Year this week from the Studio! May courage, intention, peace and prosperity find you in the year of the Fire Horse!

10/02/2026

My yoga practice this morning was inspired by Agni Mudra (Gesture of Fire) and the cultivation of inner strength, willpower, good energy & digestion.
I wrote this poem after class; I hope you enjoy 🔥
Shal x

~ The Inner Flame ~

Beneath these ribs, a silent spark,
To guide my spirit through the dark.
Left hand open, calm and wide,
To hold the strength that waits inside.
Right hand curls, a tower of might,
My thumb points upwards towards the light.

Agni-fire, burning bright,
Turns the shadow into sight.
Digesting fear, consuming doubt,
And letting my inner courage out.
A steady warmth, a focused will,
When storms arrive, I’ll be strong and still.

With focused breath, the fire grows,
A power that within me flows.
I burn the past, I forge the new,
Resilient, centered, bold, and true.
A blazing sun within my hand,
Unshakable, I take my stand.

08/02/2026

02/02/2026

March - May classes & workshops now released on the website 🌼
Including a NEW day & time for the next 8 week course in Qigong (tai chi)
THURSDAYS @ 10:30am starting 19th March.
Please share with those who might like to experience this beautiful mindful practice.
Beginners are very welcome.
Shal

29/01/2026

Our first Newsletter for 2026 has landed!
Check your emails (and junk mail!) if you have subscribed to the studio newsletters.
Info on the March - May classes, timetable & workshops are all there. Enjoy ☺️✨
Love Shal

19/01/2026

The 3rd Monday of January is called ‘Blue Monday’, referred to as the gloomiest day of the year 🌧️.
One of my lovely ladies shared this after our gorgeous class this morning and really reinforces what the mind perceives.
YOU paint YOUR day 🎨 🙏 xx

04/01/2026

UPDATE

** Fully booked **

Second workshop of 2026 just released!
Delighted to be marking Chinese New Year at the studio with a beautiful evening of Qigong & Sound.
All info & booking - www.sevenmilestudio.co.uk

31/12/2025

Wishing you all a kind and peaceful New Year 🙏

I step into this new year gently, without resolutions,
with just a simple willingness to keep going,
to keep moving forward.

No big transformation.
Just an honest effort
to place one foot in front of the other,
without needing it to be a victory march.

There is no list.
No reinvention.
No deadline for becoming someone new.
There is only the steady choice to remain present,
to trust that willingness itself is an act of grace.

So this year begins not with resolve, but with intention:
the intention to stay present,
the intention to try again tomorrow,
the intention to simply keep showing up.

(Extracted from the poem “ A Willingness to Keep Showing Up” by Mary Anne Byrne)

24/12/2025

That’s me done ✔️🎄✨!
Last class of 2025 and we raised £250 last night from our Charity Yoga by Candlelight evening! Such a beautiful end to an amazing year at the studio; thank you to everyone who donated.
And a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this wee place and supported me this year.
And also a thank you to that one teacher at school who told me at 16 that I wasn’t smart enough to study Physiotherapy at uni and that I shouldn’t apply 🙄.
Had I not followed my dream and kept pushing forward and working hard I wouldn’t be where I am.
So if I could give you a gift for Christmas it would be Self Belief.
It’s the basis of the resilience, inner strength, hope and grit that will allow you to navigate this often difficult life. Even on the days that feel very shaky and dark. Hold yourself kindly and compassionately until the storm passes.
Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas xo
Love & light
Shal