Dru Yoga UK

30/01/2026

A student winces in class…
and suddenly you’re in that horrible teacher moment:

Do I adjust?
Do I caution?
Do I say nothing?

Back pain is one of the most common — and misunderstood — challenges in yoga teaching.

And here’s the shift many teachers don’t get told early enough:

For a lot of students, more effort… more bracing… more instruction…
actually creates more pain.

Because pain isn’t always structural.
It’s shaped by fear, tension, stress, and a nervous system that doesn’t feel safe.

That’s why we teach a different approach — one that helps people:
✅ move within their own boundaries
✅ break “holding patterns” before they build into spasm
✅ keep movement dynamic enough to reduce fear (but never forceful)
✅ use breath with movement to rebuild trust in the body

In other words:
it’s not about perfect form — it’s about helping people move safely again.

Free 90-Minute Experiential Workshop for Yoga Teachers

Saturday 31 January 2026 | 10.30am – 12pm | Online

Led by .coppens , this upbeat, myth-busting workshop shares the research-backed, trauma-informed approach behind the Postgrad Back Care & Mental Wellbeing course.

In 90 minutes you’ll:
– experience soothing myofascial movement techniques
– feel your own back release tension you didn’t even know you were holding
– discover why “trying harder” can backfire
– learn simple, safe ways to include students with back pain
– leave feeling clearer and more confident in how you teach

✨ Free to attend
🎓 1 CPD point for DPN members
📩 Replay included even if you can’t make it live

Reserve your free place now 👇

27/01/2026

Earlybird places are still available!

Yoga. Meditation. Nature. Space to reset.

This summer, give yourself time that actually changes how you feel.

🎟️ Earlybird process on all retreats

👉 druyoga.com/retreats (link in comments)

Save your place.

Your future self will thank you.

23/01/2026

Free meditation workshop:
Resetting the Nervous System
Why meditation can feel harder at this time of year.

If you already meditate, you may know this feeling.

You sit down with good intention — and yet the body feels tight, the mind keeps catching on small discomforts, and the practice takes more effort than it used to.

It’s easy to assume something is wrong.
That you’ve lost discipline.
That you’re not doing it properly.

Often, it’s neither.

At this point in the year, the nervous system is simply working harder.
Less daylight. Lower energy. A system that hasn’t quite shifted out of winter mode yet.

Meditation doesn’t fail — but sometimes the conditions need adjusting.

In Dru Meditation, we don’t begin by trying to still the mind.
We begin with movement to release held tension, breath to support nervous system regulation, and preparation that helps the body genuinely feel ready to sit.

When the nervous system settles, meditation changes.
Less effort. More steadiness. A clearer sense of arriving.

I’m teaching a free online Meditation Mastery – Taster Workshop exploring this approach:

🗓 Saturday 24 January 2026
🕥 10.30am – 12.00pm (UK)
🎥 Live online — free to attend

This session is especially for people who already value meditation, but want support to keep practice steady through winter.

There’s also an optional £7 replay if you’d like to return to the practices later. Hope to see you there, Love, Jane

👉 Book your free place via the link in comment

17/01/2026

12/01/2026

If you’ve been considering the Back Care & Mental Wellbeing course starting 7th February, now is the time to sign up!

Back care is about:

• confidence over fear
• nervous system regulation
• movement that restores trust in the body
With a trauma-aware approach you’ll help people find their way back to health and confidence through movement.

Our Postgrad Back Care & Mental Wellbeing Certificate has been running for over 10 years, developed by senior clinicians, and is now more relevant than ever.

Got questions? Join Nanna tonight for a free Q&A at 7pm

Early Bird finishes at midnight 12th January 2026Course starts 8th Februaryhttps://druyoga.com/event/postgrad-back-care-and-mental-wellbeing-course-2026/

04/01/2026

❄️It’s a magical snowy landscape at the Dru Centre in Eryri! We’ve had about 6 inches of snow and the area has been quiet with very few cars getting through.
We have been making the most of this time for walks and sharing time together as a community.
💎What a magical way to start the New Year!

☃️Sending all our love to you.

🗻Please do share your snow pictures with us in the comments! 👇🏽

31/12/2025

✨Before midnight arrives — before the lists, the intentions, the plans —
it’s worth pausing to ask a simpler question:
What’s the quality of my mind right now?
This time of year is full of talk about goals, vision boards, and fresh starts.✨But even the most carefully chosen intentions struggle to take root if the mind is tired, reactive, or caught in old patterns.
We can set beautiful aims — for our health, our work, our relationships —
but if the mind keeps circling in doubt, anxiety, or distraction, change rarely lasts.
✨By February, much of it has often faded.
So tonight, instead of asking what do I want to achieve next year, try asking something more fundamental:
💛What would it be like to feel clearer?
💛 More steady?
💛 More present in my own life?

When the mind becomes steadier:
– we respond instead of react
– we remember what actually matters
– we stop pouring energy into what doesn’t

This is why a regular meditation practice matters — not as an add-on, but as the foundation.

✨Not just to relax, but to retrain the whole inner system so clarity and steadiness become familiar again.
🌟For some, that may mean returning to a personal practice and giving it proper space.
🌟For others, it might mean choosing a more structured path — such as Meditation Mastery — or time on retreat to re-anchor.
There’s no rush.
No pressure.
Just a reminder, on New Year’s Eve:
🌱 Start with the mind.
Get the foundations right.
Then everything else has room to follow.

Happy New Year and much love from us all, Jane and all of us at Dru x ✨☀️✨

#2026

30/12/2025

✨☀️✨Are you considering joining Annie, Jane, Petra, Mona and Sylvia for the Algarve Retreat in February?

This 6 day retreat will bring together the best of Dru
🧘🏽‍♀️Yoga masterclasses,
🙏🏼Meditation, Voice workshops,
🎶Kirtan and
🕉️Yoga Nidra
☀️in the warmth of the Algarve.

🌟Stop Press- we have just 4 spaces left.

❤️It’s a nurturing, life-changing retreat with a beautiful group of people and it would be great if you could be there.

💎Reserve your spot now.