Chepstow Yoga Space

13/10/2025

GENTLE YOGA IN CHEPSTOW – Tuesdays 11am
If your body has been feeling stiff, achy, or just tired from the business of life, this class is for you.

Every Tuesday at 11am at Chepstow Yoga Space (NP16 5DD), we hold a gentle, beginner-friendly yoga class designed to:

✔ Release tightness in your back, shoulders, and joints
✔ Build core strength and support healthy posture
✔ Help you feel calmer, lighter, and more energised

No experience or flexibility needed – this is yoga you can actually do, at your pace, in a safe and supportive space.
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to start, this is it. Come as you are, leave feeling stronger, calmer, and more at ease in your body.

Venue: Chepstow Yoga Space, NP16 5DD
- michael8karivaneden@gmail.com
- 07792 861108

06/10/2025

Why Your Yoga Mat is the Best Place to Start When Life Presses In

A few days ago I was chatting with a couple over 55, who mentioned how overwhelmed they felt by issues around their health.
It reminded me of a time when I, too, was weighed down by everything pressing in at once.

Here’s the thing: when overwhelm takes over, the best thing you can do is simple.
- Roll out your yoga mat.
- Don’t overthink it.
- Just step on, move gently, and let your body guide you.

Within minutes, something shifts.
Your mind begins to clear.
The problems don’t disappear, but you see them differently.

Suddenly, what felt impossible feels lighter, and you can sense what truly matters.
Yoga doesn’t just ease the body, it softens the weight on the mind and heart too.

Weekly Chepstow yoga classes in Chepstow Yoga Space and Devauden Village Hall, Monmouthshire. Gentle, beginner-friendly yoga for stress relief, better sleep, and lasting strength. Day Retreats to increase calm and clarity.

29/09/2025

Energy flows where attention goes…
Have you noticed how what you focus on seems to grow?

When we pour our attention into stress, aches, or worries, they expand. But when we gently shift our focus to the breath, to the body, to the present moment…something magical happens.

In yoga, we use movement, breath, and stillness to guide our attention. And little by little, the energy in the body starts to flow more freely. That’s when the tight shoulders soften, the busy mind quiets, and you feel more yourself again.

Next time you’re on the mat (or even just sitting at your desk), try this:
- close your eyes, place your hand on your heart,
- and notice your breath for a minute.
Feel how just that tiny shift in attention changes your whole energy.

Where will you place your attention today?

23/09/2025

Just a little reminder
Today is Yoga in Chepstow Yoga Space, NP16 5DD at 11am 🧘‍♀️

If you’ve been thinking, “I could really use a stretch, some calm, and a moment just for me”.....this is your nudge.

It doesn’t matter if you’re brand new or have been practicing for years, our time together is about moving gently, breathing deeply, and leaving feeling lighter, calmer, and a little more connected to yourself.

Bring yourself (and maybe a friend), wear something comfy, and let’s take this little pocket of time to reset for the week ahead.

Who’s joining me?

11/09/2025

GENTLE YOGA IN CHEPSTOW – Tuesdays 11am
If your body has been feeling stiff, achy, or just tired from the busyness of life, this class is for you.

Every Tuesday at 11am at Chepstow Yoga Space (NP16 5DD), we hold a gentle, beginner-friendly yoga class designed to:

✔ Release tightness in your back, shoulders, and joints
✔ Build core strength and support healthy posture
✔ Help you feel calmer, lighter, and more energised

No experience or flexibility needed – this is yoga you can actually do, at your pace, in a safe and supportive space.

OPTIONS:
* Drop-in: £13 per class
* Introductory offer: 3 classes for just £18 – the perfect way to give yoga a try and feel the difference.

If you’ve been waiting for the right time to start, this is it. Come as you are, leave feeling stronger, calmer, and more at ease in your body.

Venue: Chepstow Yoga Space, NP16 5DD
- michael8karivaneden@gmail.com
- 07792 861108

Will we see you on the mat this Tuesday?

Weekly Chepstow yoga classes in Chepstow Yoga Space and Devauden Village Hall. Gentle, beginner-friendly yoga for stress relief, better sleep, and lasting strength. Day Retreats to increase calm and clarity.

30/07/2025

This week, in Siân Rule Yoga's Friday class we'll be celebrating Lammas, the first harvest of wheat for bread and beer.

We'll take it slowly and get the whole body moving with a gentle sequence and have a focus on the hips.

In our breathing technique we'll take the next gentle step from our previous 4 week focus.

We'll ground our energies and help them to cross over so we're more balanced, centred and connected.

A beautiful relaxation completes the session with a visualisation of healing light.

After our week's break I'm so looking forward to seeing lovely familiar faces and some new ones too!

Do come and join us.

Love Siân 💞🌸

01/07/2025

In Mindful Yoga this week we're deepening our relationship with our breath, or prana.

One definition of a yogi is someone who keeps prana in their body.

So first and most importantly we practice noticing if we ARE actually breathing!
It can be interesting to notice how often that we're not!
Secondly notice if you're breathing through your nostrils.
Thirdly breathe as smoothly as possible.

If you'd like to improve how you breathe, if you'd like your mind to be calmer or feel more relaxed, come and try a class.

Breathing well helps our health in so many ways.

Weekly classes are:
Mondays, Woolaston @7.30pm
Tuesdays, Chepstow Yoga Space @9.30am
Tuesdays, Magor Hub @ midday
Wednesdays, Chepstow Yoga Space
Thursdays, Shirenewton @9.30am
Fridays, Chepstow Yoga Space

Grab my Welcome Offer of 3 classes @£20
Please message me for details.

You'll have a very warm welcome.
🌸 💗

29/06/2025

Lorna Yoga's current theme is Summer Love In. Each class contains a little repetition, a lot of making space in the container of the body and continuous checking back in to the centre of the heart. Click the link to read this week's email, to browse her website or to book a class X

The quest for wholeness. For me that's what it's all about. And that means putting yourself in difficult situations, learning to sit with your discomfort, saying YES when your fear is shouting NO. Jasmine had a transition day at senior school yesterday and she was excited but just before leaving the...

05/06/2025

Yoga tomorrow at Chepstow Yoga Space Friday 10am is a focus on meditation.

Does meditation interest/intrigue/attract you?

Do you want to feel its calming effects and time into a deeper knowing of yourself?

You'll experience a moving meditation, two mantras (repeated sacred words), and a breathing meditation 🧘‍♀️

And some gorgeous music.

As well as some lovely, slow, mindful movements.

You'll be so welcome.

Booking link is in the comments. Or simply turn up.

❤️ ✨️ ❤️

16/05/2025

This week we're beginning a focus on meditation in Siân Rule Yoga Classes.

Meditation has numerous benefits.
Here are some:

> lowers blood pressure,
> lowers risk of heart disease or stroke
> helps regulate the nervous system
> improves our learning, memory and emotion regulation
> improves decision making
> increase a sense of inner peace and connection with other living beings.

Would you like any of those improvements?

Often we make it difficult by telling ourselves we can't meditate, that our minds are too busy.

However, that's a normal human mind!

In class we're exploring different ways of calming the busy mind.

Starting with getting comfortable.

This week we're doing short guided meditations on the breath, a walking meditation and massaging the feet to prepare them.

Not just for yoga but for any walking.

Yesterday (Thursday 15th May) marks the beginning of a 107km sponsored walk to raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians.

If you'd like to send a donation in, here's the link: https://medicalaidforpalestinians.enthuse.com/pf/si-n-rule

Thank you, thank you. Every penny counts.

If you'd like to join a yoga class please check the timetable at sianrule.com.
Tuesdays 9.30am
Wednesdays 6pm
Fridays 10am

Come along to share the many benefits of yoga together ❤️ 🧘‍♀️ 🙏

27/04/2025

📚 Discover the Natural Way to Enhance Your Mood and Reduce Anxiety

Feeling overwhelmed or low? You're not alone. Many older adults experience anxiety and depression, but there's a gentle, natural approach that can help: yoga.

🧘‍♀️ Yoga's Benefits Include:

✅ Reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression
✅ Improving mood and emotional resilience
✅ Activating your relaxation response
✅ Helping you feel more present, calm, and connected

A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry reviewed 42 studies involving 2,000 older adults and found that mind-body exercises like yoga significantly reduce anxiety and depression in this population. Notably, yoga was among the top interventions for improving mental health outcomes in older adults.
Read the study here:- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1305295/full

The best part? Yoga is safe, natural, and gentle. You don't need to twist into a pretzel or sit in silence for hours. All you need is a bit of space, a chair perhaps (yes, chair yoga counts!), and a willingness to breathe.

💬 One of our participants shared: "Yoga gave me a quiet place inside. I still have bad days, but now I know how to breathe through them."

🌿 Join Our Welcoming Yoga Community

Michael's classes are designed for adults 55+, focusing on gentle movements and mindful breathing to support mental well-being.

📍 Visit: www.karivaneden.com
📧 Email: michael8karivaneden@gmail.com
📞 Call: 07792 861108

✨ Take the first step towards a calmer, more connected you. Comment “YES” below or message us for more information.

20/04/2025

🙌 “I’m not flexible enough to do yoga.”
We hear this all the time—and we totally get it. But here’s the truth…

👉 You don’t need to be flexible to do yoga. You just need to be willing.

Yoga isn’t about tying yourself into a pretzel or doing headstands. It’s about showing up for yourself, exactly as you are today.

Maybe your joints feel stiff.
Maybe you haven’t exercised in years.
Maybe you’re recovering from an injury or living with a condition.

That’s okay. That’s real life—and yoga meets you there.

🧘‍♀️ Our gentle, beginner-friendly yoga is designed especially for adults 55+, with options like:

Chair based yoga (no getting on the floor!)

Breath-based movement to support your nervous system

Simple stretches to improve balance, circulation, and mobility

You’ll move at your own pace, in a kind and welcoming environment. You’ll breathe, stretch, smile, and maybe even surprise yourself with what your body can do.

💬 As one of our students said,
“I thought I was too old and stiff for yoga—but after just a few sessions, I felt calmer, stronger, and more hopeful.”

✨ So if you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to start… this is it. Let’s take that first step—together.

📩 Comment “I’m ready” or send us a message:- 07792 861108 to find out how to join our gentle class.