Valerie May Yoga, Chislehurst (2025)

23/02/2025

NEW EVENT!
YIN YOGA WITH LIVE PIANO & SOUND BATH

This will be a truly transformative evening as we blend the meditative depths of yin yoga with the soul-stirring sounds of live piano, followed by a sound bath relaxation in the atmospheric surroundings of Chislehurst Methodist Church.

Guided by Valerie, the yoga will invite you into deep relaxation and introspection. Each pose will be beautifully complemented by the gentle, expressive touch of pianist Andrea, whose classical and modern pieces will provide a serene soundscape to support your practice.

What to Expect

Deep Stretching and Release: Yin yoga encourages long holds and mindful relaxation, helping you release tension and connect with inner stillness. Valerie will theme this practice according to the Philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Mindfulness and Presence: Valerie will guide you to tune into your breath, release stress, and embrace the tranquility of the present moment, through poems, themes and intention.

Live Classical Piano: Introducing Andrea Kmecova will play a curated selection of soothing pieces during each held yin pose, infusing each moment with emotion and harmony. Think DeBussy to Einaudi and beyond.

Calming Sound Bath: After the yoga during your relaxation there will be Sound Bath led by Andrea. This will introduce a beautiful new instrument for our events called the monochord, plus other instruments including Tibetan bowls and chimes to name but a few.

Investment

-Your investment for the evening is £35.
-Spaces are limited and will only be confirmed on transfer of fee on a first come first served basis. No refund or carry forward.
-Please book your spaces by clicking through the link below:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/83353166-yin-yoga-with-live-piano-sound-bath/

When? Where?

Friday 7 March 2024 | 7.15pm-9.45pm (1.5hours yoga with piano & other techniques / 30mins sound bath
The Main Worship Space, Chislehurst Methodist Church

You will be taken aback by the beauty of this atmospheric space with stained glass windows, vaulted ceiling and tiled floor. Special added benefit is the cosy under floor heating!

19/02/2025

Spaces are available for my next course of Pregnancy Yoga.

Valerie May Yoga has over ten years experience supporting women through their pregnancy with this beautiful class.

This class perfectly tailored for pregnancy. It not only keeps you healthy, energised and relaxed throughout pregnancy, but prepares you for labour, birth and beyond. We keep the postures simple, so you really don’t need to have any yoga experience. The powerful combination of gravity and the breath, tune you in to your instinctive self. And the repetition and subliminal positive suggestions which are a form of hypnosis will prepare you to let go to the waves of contractions during labour.

*Sessions are suitable from mid to late pregnancy (14-40 weeks)
*We ask that you are past your first trimester and have had your 12 week scan. 14 weeks perfect time to start
*Pelvic floor exercises
*Yogic breathing, birth breathing
*Strengthening birthing muscles
*All over strengthening
*Loosening the hips
*Useful birth positions
*Deep relaxation and techniques useful for pregnancy and labour

DATES / TIME / VENUE

1 March to 5 April 2025 (please note no class on 29 March)

9.00-10.15am | Garden Yoga Studio SE9

INVESTMENT / REGISTRATION

5 week course £65 | follow this link to book:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/memberships/84018/

22/01/2025

Menopause yoga workshop is designed to help anyone in peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause to manage specific symptoms. It is aimed at those struggling with low mood, lethargy and weight gain. We will focus on boosting energy, mood and strengthening the body.

The event will also aim to reframe this part of life as an opportunity for self-knowledge, health and empowerment.

We will use movement (adapted with props if required), breathwork, meditation techniques and sharing circles to provide resources for you to focus on finding simple ways to feel more like yourself again.

26 January 2025 | 10.00am-12.00pm | held in my garden yoga studio | investment £35 (includes drink & snack)

13/01/2025

Join my second session of Menopause Yoga, designed to help anyone in peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause to manage specific symptoms.

This session will be great for anyone that is struggling with low mood, lethargy and weight gain. We will focus on boosting energy, mood and strengthening the body.

The event will also aim to reframe this part of life as an opportunity for self-knowledge, health and empowerment.

We will use movement (adapted with props if required), breathwork, meditation techniques and sharing circles to provide resources for you to focus on finding simple ways to feel more like yourself again.

Sunday 26 January 2025 | 10.00am-12.00pm with time afterwards for tea snack and chat | Valerie May Yoga Garden Yoga Studio |

Investment £35 book here:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/81662348-menopause-yoga-workshop/

- All yoga props provided
- All levels welcome
- Takes into account ailments related to menopause such as osteoporosis, frozen shoulder etc
- No refunds or carry forwards

Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and please do share with any friends who you think may benefit.

Best wishes
Valerie

09/01/2025

A few last minute spaces available for a Wintering focussed Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra tomorrow night 7.30-9.30pm in my Garden Yoga Studio (all yoga props provided, all levels welcome).

Winter is the most yin of all the seasons. The shorter days and more hours of darkness help you to honour your body’s natural desire to seek greater rest, reflection and restoration. This enables you to replenish your inner reserves which may have become depleted through physical and/or mental exertion, especially during the more yang summer months.

The yin yoga sequence will help you replenish your reserves through focusing on poses which stimulate the Kidney and Urinary Bladder energy channels (the Kidneys are the body’s powerhouse in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the home of your life essence).

The yoga nidra relaxation will be a potent approach to access the deepest rest, healing and expansion of awareness. Relaxing key points of the body to set the stage for ultimate peace.

Link to book:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/81201634-friday-evening-yin-restore/

02/01/2025

Join me for yoga in 2025. In the next few months we will be focussing on the important concept of "Wintering"...

"Doing those deeply unfashionable things - slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting - is a radical act now, but it is essential"

Katherine May from Wintering, The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times

Classes can be booked via my calendar at the following link...
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/

Mondays
Mixed level yoga | 10.00-11.15am

Tuesdays
Mummy & Baby Yoga | 10.30-11.30am
Evening flow | 8.00-9.15pm

Fridays
Mummy & Baby Yoga | 10.30-11.30am (full)
Yin yoga & Yoga Nidra workshop | 10 January | 7.30-9.30pm

Saturdays
Pregnancy yoga | 9.00-10.15am
Energising flow | 10.30-11.45am

Sundays
Menopause Yoga workshop to boost energy and mood
26 January 10.00am-12.00pm

13/11/2024

Come to enjoy some much needed rest this Friday, 7.15-9.45pm in the Main Worship Space, Chislehurst Methodist Church.

The yoga will be themed around the season of Autumn and how we should be slowing down at this time of year to preserve our energy and replenish our reserves. In Traditional Chinese Medicine Autumn is regarded as a time of reflection, detox and boosting to our immune system.

Sophie with her sound frequencies will transport your nervous system to a deep place of relaxation and healing, which is much needed in this world of rushing, to-do lists and constant demands.

There are a few spaces left… tickets are £35 here is a link to book your space:

https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/78493218-restorative-yoga-sound-bath/

06/11/2024

Would love to welcome you to the next Yoga & Sound event on 15 November.

Join Sophie and myself for this special evening. Both knowledgeable practitioners in yoga and sound with over 20 years experience and further training between us.

The Yoga

I will guide a yin style yoga practice which focussed on balancing specific energy meridians within the body, linked to Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy. Yin yoga has the following benefits:

Increases overall flexibility
Improves circulation
Enhances the range of motion of joints & ligaments
Connection with your breath
Improves emotional balance
Reduces symptoms of stress, depression, anxiety, & sleep disturbances
Calms and balances the mind & body
Reduces stress & anxiety
The Sound Bath

The Yoga practice will be followed by a relaxing yet powerful and therapeutic Sound Healing with Sophie Russell of Ever Evolving. The sounds of the gong, bowls and other instruments will lead to a deep journey of body, mind and emotional balancing. Sophie's aim is to use sound medicine to guide people back to their true & authentic selves. Benefits of Sound Healing are as follows:

Deep relaxation
Clears energetic blockages
Boosts overall health
Supporting mental, emotional, & spiritual well-being
Reduces stress & anxiety
Reducing blockages & toxins
Improves sleep patterns & alleviates insomnia

Investment

-Your investment for the evening is £35.
-Spaces are limited and will only be confirmed on transfer of fee on a first come first served basis.
-No refund or carry forward.
-Please book your spaces by clicking through the link below:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/78493218-restorative-yoga-sound-bath/

When? Where?

Friday 15 November 2024 | 7.15pm-9.45pm
The Main Worship Space, Chislehurst Methodist Church

Further Details

- Yoga suitable for all levels.
- Yoga props will be provided but you may wish to bring your own.
- Please bring along a pillow/extra blanket and yoga bolsters if you have one.
- It is also essential to wear something warm, such as a jumper and socks.

10/10/2024

This is going to be such a special and much needed morning for peri-menopausal and menopausal women. This session will help alleviate symptoms of anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. We will use yoga, breathing, meditation, journaling and affirmation to move towards stillness. The techniques offered will also be useful for brain fog & fatigue. This session is suitable for all women in perimenopause & menopause and for all levels. Props are provided in my calm garden yoga studio in Chislehurst.

Time & venue:
9.30am-12.00pm | Sunday 13 October | Garden Studio Domonic Drive SE93LG

Itinerary:
1 hour - gentle yoga & breathing techniques
1 hour - restorative yoga & relaxation techniques
30 mins - journaling and chat with tea

Investment:
£35
Spaces are limited to 9
No carry forward or refund after payment
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10/10/2024

WOMEN'S MENOPAUSE YOGA WORKSHOP
FOR ANXIETY & OVERWHELM

Hope you might be interested in joining me for this lovely event on Sunday morning.

It is aimed at peri-menopausal and menopausal women to assist in alleviating the common symptoms of anxiety, stress and overwhelm.

The techniques offered will also be useful for brain fog and fatigue.

This session is suitable for all levels and any women suffering from these symptoms.

Details:
9.30am-12.00pm | Sunday 13 October 2024 | Garden Yoga Studio, 140 Domonic Dr, London SE9 3LG |

Itinerary:
9.30-9.45 - welcome chat from me then journaling on our specific subject
9.45-10.45 - breathing techniques and gentle flow yoga
10.45 - 11.45 - restorative yoga poses and relaxation
11.45-12.00 - community time chat on subject area with tea / snack

Book Here:
-Your investment is £35
-Spaces are limited and will only be confirmed on transfer of fee on a first come first served basis.
-No refund or carry forward.
-Please book your spaces by clicking through the link below:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/77588506-menopause-yoga-workshop/

As this is a new area I am working in I'd be so grateful if you could share with any friends who you think may be interested or will benefit from this session.

Any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

02/10/2024

WOMEN'S WORKSHOP FOR PERIMENOPAUSE / MENOPAUSE SUPPORT

I hope you can join me for a special morning of yoga and community.

What is the workshop about?
It is yoga to help women manage the main menopausal symptoms and is a positive approach that view this time of life as an opportunity for self-insight and personal growth

Uniting Science & Wellbeing
It brings together Western science and Eastern well-being (via Chinese Medicine and Indian Ayurveda) in a holistic way to guide women through the stages of menopause which can last for years.

Who can attend?
These classes are designed for ALL women, with modifications to help beginners to advanced students with a regular practice.

The techniques in this workshop can be effective in
Managing symptoms of stress and anxiety
Restoring depleted energy
Releasing anger and irritability
Cooling hot flushes and emotions
Managing weight gain / toning / increasing flexibility & mobility
Supporting positive body image
Managing risk of osteoporosis through weight bearing yoga poses
Dealing with resistance to change in accepting this natural life transition

Details:

9.30am-12.00pm | Sunday 13 October 2024 | Garden Yoga Studio, 140 Domonic Dr, London SE9 3LG |

Book Here:

-Your investment is £40
-Spaces are limited and will only be confirmed on transfer of fee on a first come first served basis.
-No refund or carry forward.
-Please book your spaces by clicking through the link below:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/77588506-menopause-yoga-workshop/

23/09/2024

October is Menopause Awareness Month. Join me for a special workshop on Sunday 13 October.

This session includes yoga, breath work, calming meditation techniques to help reduce the many symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause of which there can be more than 30!

We will be using journalling, as a tool in managing mental health and the process of change.

All of the techniques offered can be taken into your life and applied when experiencing symptoms. These sessions are suitable for all going through the stages of perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.

Finally will be a women's circle with a drink and healthy snack. I will guide a discussion on a wellness topic relating this life stage with the opportunity to share or listen. This part of the session is a great way to build community and hope. If this section proves popular I may invite an expert holistic guest along for future sessions (such as a nutritionist, PT, herbalist, homeopath, osteopath etc.)

Held in my garden studio, which is a small group of ladies maximum 9 and all yoga props provided.

Details:

9.30am-12.00pm | Sunday 13 October 2024 | Garden Yoga Studio, Domonic Dr, London SE9 3LG |

Book Here:

-Your investment is £40 (early bird if book before 30 September £35)
-Spaces are limited and will only be confirmed on transfer of fee on a first come first served basis.
-No refund or carry forward.
-Please book your spaces by clicking through the link below:
https://goteamup.com/p/870320-valerie-may-yoga/e/77588506-menopause-yoga-workshop/

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