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Creating calm peaceful spaces to help you integrate Yoga and Sound into your life on & off the mat 💛 I discovered yoga as a single mum of a demanding toddler.

I was working full time, overweight, unfit and needing to find something that I could do in my own home. Having been active and fit all of my life, I was shocked at the state that I was in. I remember downloading an app and struggling to do even the most basic asanas (postures). The beginners yoga that I followed was gentle on my stiff, unfit body, which was good because I really could do very little! But when I rolled out my mat it gave me a peaceful sanctuary that I couldn't get anywhere else. It felt like a moving meditation. It wasn't until a few years ago, with my son all grown up, that I was able to really turn my attention to me. I joined a gym and lost weight, became fitter than I had been in over two decades and found a love and respect for my body that had been missing for many years. I went to my first ever yoga class on the gyms open day and that is when I really fell in love with yoga! I have seen my body change, my health change and I have gained an understanding of myself and what I want in my life. I started to dream that maybe one day I could become a yoga teacher and help others feel the same peace, empowerment, energy and rejuvenation that I get when on my mat. October 2020, I took the plunge and enrolled on a 200HR Hatha and Restorative Teacher Training course with Cardiff Yoga School. Amanda opened my eyes to a world beyond breath and physical movement. Yoga is so much more than just the postures and breathing and I feel like I have only just begun my journey into understanding the incredible effects of living and embodying yoga. This will be a life long learning for me. And the more I learn, the more I can share this incredible life changing experience with others. I have since then qualified in Kids Yoga - I dont know who gets the most joy from these classes the kiddies or me. And following my love of strong althetic yoga I recently qualitifed as a Rocket Yoga instructor. I love a strong vinyasa class that gets my blood pumping, my muscles burning and my heart singing with its powerful flow, but I also appreciate the subtle gentle benefits of breath, the life changing affects of inward focus, the importance of correct alignment in building and protecting a flexible, strong, healthy body and I have learnt to treasure the calming effects of a restorative practice. I remember what it is like to barely be able to move so can understand a beginners perspective, but I am also incredibly proud to now be able to work at a strong intermediate level. Last year I took my training further studying Sound Healing and qualifing with the Complimentary Medical Association. With Alchemy Crystal Bowls and Gongs I now offer the incredible healing vibrational energy of sound healing to my classes and events. Sharing my love of yoga and sound healing with the physical and mental health benefits with my community is the best job in the world!

21/12/2025

💫 New Class Schedule starts 2nd January 💫

Yogi Sanctuary moves into our second year on 1st January. Year 2 finds us stronger, wiser and more comfortable in our skin We have a wonderful community here and we adore our yogis - the love laughter and passion they bring to our space makes each day such a joy 🥰

There are so many learnings from our first year - some things were a huge success and others not so much. We aren’t afraid to try, but we are afraid to not. We want to keep our offer fresh and exciting but balanced with sufficient favourite and familiar classes. And so we will keep introducing new classes and events to see where they fall.

January sees four incredible new classes:
✨Empower - Tuesdays at 9.30am : Studio based circuits class with Laura for full body strength and functional fitness.
✨Breathe - Tuesdays 11am : A 75 minute class of Pranayama and gentle movement with Sarah
✨Sunday Slow Down - Sundays 5pm : A 75 minute class with Stef to unravel, stretch and calm. Wrap up the weekend and get ready for the week ahead.
✨Begin - A four week course starting Tuesday 6th January 5.30pm : learn the foundations for a life long journey of transformative yoga.

Plus four additional classes of your favourites:
✨Unwind - Wednesday 8.15pm a pre bed mid week melt
✨ Align - Saturdays 8am: perfect for the busy weekend yogi
✨ Yoga for Men - Saturdays 11am : increasing the offer for men in this often female dominated world
✨ Nourish - Thursdays 9.30am : a gentle offering before you get on with your day.

Swipe across to see how we categorise our classes for clarity. And reach out if you have any questions 😊

All classes are on the system to book now, with pay as you go, block booking discounts or memberships options are all available.

If you plan on carving out some time for you next year - whether that be to work on strength, flexibility, mental wellbeing or simply a self care routine, book ahead now. Classes will be busy in January and you’ll want to secure your mat space.

Make this your non negotiable meeting with yourself 🥰

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20/12/2025

Do you know that Yogi Sanctuary has a book club?
We meet the first Sunday of each month at 6.45pm- 8.30pm ish.

We talk books, life and cake! This months book is Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell and we’re planning a club cinema trip when the film of the book is out.

Come and join us - it’s only £5 per meet and a few pennies for some tea and cake.

This is not a highbrow book club. It’s just lovely group of book lovers who enjoy a good read of mostly novels and short stories and love to chat about them.

Hosted by Sian Hughes a local writer - who keeps us vaguely on topic 🥴🥰

20/12/2025

We’re adding a gentler option to our 9.30am class offering. Nia is bringing Nourish - a feel good gentle flow to Thursdays. 🥰

Carve out time for yourself with a mood lifting class that will help you decompress, uplift your energy, nourish your body and dissolve the physical, mental and emotional manifestations of stress.

This class will still build a little strength and improve flexibility but this nourishing sequence of yoga postures is perfect for those wanting a gentler flow to ease into their day.

✨Nourish
✨Thursdays 9.30am from 8th January

19/12/2025

Saturday mornings, but slower. A little gentler. More intentional.

Mike is bringing Align to Saturdays - a new 8am class designed for those who want to move mindfully without rushing headlong into the weekend.

Align is a down-tempo, well-rounded flow of classic yoga poses, linked carefully with the breath and held at a slow, steady pace. This is movement with space - time to feel, adjust, notice and truly inhabit each posture rather than move quickly on.

While our 9.30am Connect class is strong, expressive and mandala-based, Align sits just below it in our Balanced category — offering a quieter, more inward experience that gently builds strength and tone without draining your energy.

Slow doesn’t mean easy. Moving slowly asks for presence, stamina and inner focus, inviting you to discover depth, stability and subtle strength - both physically and mentally.
You’ll be supported with options and modifications throughout, allowing you to honour your body’s needs while still feeling challenged. We’ll finish with longer, deeply satisfying stretches to release tension, nourish your connective tissue and leave you feeling open, calm and grounded.

✨ Start your Saturday feeling centred ✨ Move with intention, not urgency ✨ Keep the rest of your day beautifully clear

Saturday Align with Mike launches on January 3rd. If you love mindful movement, breath-led flow and leaving class feeling calm rather than depleted, this one is for you.

17/12/2025

What if doing less… actually gave you more?

More sleep.
More clarity.
More calm in your body and mind.

From 7th January, we’re adding a new Unwind class on Wednesday evenings, 8.15 to 9.15pm - a true mid-week reset and the softest landing you could give yourself before bed.

Unwind is a slow, restorative yoga class designed to soothe your nervous system and gently release tension without intensity, effort or pressure. There’s no rush, no pushing, no “holding it together”. Just low-to-the-ground, spacious movement, long relaxed breathing and unhurried transitions that allow the body to soften and the mind to settle.

This kind of practice isn’t about stretching further - it’s about letting go.

✨ Supports deeper, better quality sleep
✨ Helps lower blood pressure and stress levels
✨ Calms an overactive mind and supports brain health
✨ Encourages recovery, balance and emotional steadiness

At a time of year when everything tells us to strive, improve and do more, maybe your New Year’s resolution could go a different way. Unwind offers a different invitation: be kind, rest deeply, and balance action with restoration. Because when the nervous system feels safe, everything works better.

Think of this class as a pause button in the middle of the week - a chance to reset, exhale and head home ready for rest rather than wired and tired.

If your body is asking for softness… this is for you. 🌙

💛Unwind -
Tuesdays 7pm
Wednesdays 8.15pm
Thursdays 11am

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16/12/2025

Yoga for Men – now on Saturday mornings ✨

We’re adding a second Yoga for Men class to the timetable - and this one runs on a Saturday morning, making it easier for those who can’t make a weekday session and opening the door to a wider age range.

This class is designed with men’s bodies and real-life needs in mind. Expect a steady, practical approach to movement that helps you:
• build and protect full-body strength
• improve balance and mobility
• increase flexibility and range of motion
• ease stiffness and everyday aches
• support focus, calm and mental wellbeing

It’s ideal if you’re new to yoga, returning after a break, or simply looking for a form of exercise that supports how you move now - whether that’s for work, sport, or just feeling more comfortable in your body.

There’s no pressure, no pretzel-shapes, and no need for prior experience. Just clear guidance, sensible movement, and time to step away from the demands of the week and reset.

Over time, you’ll feel stronger, looser, more balanced and more grounded - with tools you can take into daily life.

Join Mike, our experienced yoga teacher on Saturdays at 11am starting 3rd January at Yogi Sanctuary in Pentyrch
👣 Beginners welcome
🧘‍♂️ A calm, supportive space - just for men

If you’ve been meaning to move more, stretch out, or do something positive for your body and mind… this could be the place to start.

Book now at www.yogisanctuary.co.uk or message me if you have any questions.

16/12/2025

We breathe around 20,000 times a day.
Without thinking. Without noticing.

But how often do we breathe in a way that truly supports our health, energy and inner calm?

In yoga, the breath is not just air moving in and out — it is Prana, our life force.
When the breath is shallow or rushed, the nervous system follows.
When the breath becomes slow, spacious and conscious… everything changes.

Breathe is a quiet class in our schedule — and perhaps the one you need most.
A gentle, nourishing practice of yogic breathing (Pranayama), subtle movement and guided relaxation, designed to restore your nervous system, sustain your energy and reconnect you with your inner light.

This isn’t about effort or performance.
It’s about learning how to breathe well — so you can live well.

If your days feel full…
If your energy feels scattered…
If your body is asking for softness rather than more doing…

Make room for this.
Your breath is already with you — this class teaches you how to truly receive it.

Sarah Hart is a 500HR Gitananda Yoga Pranayama Teacher. She found pranayama at a time when she was suffering from long covid. She believed that her training cure her and cannot wait to share with you this powerful healing practice. We talk about the yin and yang of life - if you tend towards string classes and a go,go,go lifestyle. Make time for this… this is the balance.

✨ Breathe | 75 mins | Gentle | January 6th 11am launch ✨

15/12/2025

✨ NEW CLASS: EMPOWER ✨

Strength doesn’t have to feel loud, rushed or intimidating.
Join our incredible for Empower - our new studio-based strength class created to help you feel stronger, steadier and more confident in your body — without the pressure of a gym environment.

Blending yoga and Pilates-inspired movements with creative and traditional circuits, we use body weight, resistance bands, wrist & ankle weights, dumbbells, kettle bells and TRX to build functional strength in a way that feels supportive, not exhausting.

Expect:
• full-body, functional strength
• controlled, mindful reps for tone & endurance
• standing, seated & floor-based sequences
• resistance bands and weights for sculpting
• TRX for balance, stability & strength
• options and modifications for every body

This is about building strength with awareness, honouring where you are, and leaving feeling empowered — not depleted.

Come as you are. Build strength you can feel.
Empower starts 6th January 9.30am

14/12/2025

✨Our Christmas class schedule is here ✨

We are offering you classes on every day except Christmas Day. 💛
We understand how important a little time to yourself can be and we are making sure we are there for you.

But whether you join us on your mat or soak up the season in your own way, we’re wishing warmth, softness and moments of real rest.

If you can make it, we’d love to see you.
And if not - we’re holding you in our hearts all the same.🥰

14/12/2025

Your peace doesn’t need more noise.
Your soul doesn’t need constant doing, fixing or striving.
Sometimes it simply needs space — space to step away from the rush of the week and the fullness of the weekend

Sunday Slow Down 5pm - 6.15pm
Starting 4th January

Sunday Slow Down is your time to redress the balance.

This gentle 75-minute practice begins close to the ground with slow, soothing movement and calm, steady breath. We’ll soften into heart openers, hip releases, twists and folds to unravel tension and quiet the mind.

As the practice unfolds, we gently rise into simple standing poses for deeper stretches and light, supportive strength, before returning to the mat.

We finish with a long, luxurious savasana — time to fully rest, reset and let your nervous system settle.

A nourishing pause.
A softer landing into the week ahead. 💛

Suitable for all levels
75 minutes of gentle movement & deep rest
Book via the website or app.🥰

13/12/2025

✨ BEGIN — a 4-week beginners yoga course ✨

Curious about yoga but not quite sure where to start?
Or ready to build stronger foundations and feel more confident on your mat?

Join Stef for Begin, a four-week introductory course designed to help you step into yoga with ease, clarity and confidence.
Each week builds gently on the last as we explore essential poses, safe alignment for your unique body, smooth transitions, simple breath practices and gentle meditation — so you understand why we move, not just how.

Held in our calm, welcoming studio, this course offers a supportive space where no question is too small and progress is truly celebrated 💛

By the end of the four weeks, you’ll feel ready — and excited — to move into our gentle all-levels classes with confidence. No more feeling “stuck” in beginners, just steady progression, self-trust and enjoyment in your practice.

💫 £32 for the full 4-week block
🌿 Spaces are limited to allow personal guidance and support so do book early. Link Below or visit our website✨

https://www.yogisanctuary.co.uk/service-page/begin-m?referral=service_list_widget

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