Finding Felicity

09/07/2025

It's my reflexology birthday!

Yes, ten years ago today, after nine months, 100 treatments, three case studies and two anatomy exams, I officially qualified as a reflexologist.

(I was even still married back then!)

I still love doing reflexology. I meet some utterly lovely people and I get to share really beautiful experiences. I love that some of my clients completely zone out, and some enjoy a good natter (or therapy session!)

I am celebrating by putting my prices up - I have only raised my prices once in those whole 10 years, so I think it's about time.

I am going to be fixing my prices until the end of the year for existing clients, no matter how long ago in those 10 years I last saw you. If you're on my mailing list, you will have an email with the sneaky links. If you don't get it, drop me a message or an email and I'll send them to you.

04/07/2025

🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️ MONDAY YOGA CLASSES AT TATTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️

Backbends can be kinda scary, especially if you've ever had lower back problems (like me!). We sometimes forget that it's good to work our back muscles, and that our "core" is not just at the front of the body. Backbends also fill us with positive mental energy!

Over the next few weeks (or maybe even months), my yoga classes will be paying particular attention to backbends. We won't be throwing ourselves into postures that our bodies aren't ready for. We will prepare with lengthening and stretching the front of the body, finding mobility in the shoulders and chest, and strength in our legs.

Some students might develop towards so-called "peak postures" like Dancer, Wheel or Camel, some might not. It doesn't really matter. The important thing is listening to your body, finding your limits and moving in a way that is nourishing for you.

This isn't a course and there is no end goal. Felicity creates a safe space for you to play and progress at your own pace. Drop in at any point during our yoga journey to start or resume your own.

Classes are at Tatton Community Centre every Monday at 7:30pm. £9 for a single class, 4 classes for £34, 6 classes for £48.

Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

18/06/2025

🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️ Summer Solstice Yoga at Tatton Community Centre 🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️

I always like to do sun salutes - surya namaskar - in my yoga class closest to the Solstice. It's a fabulous opportunity to take advantage of the power of the sun and absorb that solar energy.

Sun salutes don't need to be elaborate or energetic. Essentially you start standing, come to the floor, then make your way back up again.

As with all of my classes, we will start with the basics and layer on more complicated elements as and when my students are ready. If you want to just repeat an easier option you can. Listening to your own body and your own energy is the essence of yoga.

When we've finished the movement, we have a lovely meditation to ground ourselves and reap the rewards of the surya namaskar we have completed.

Class is Monday at 7:30pm. 6 classes for £40, 4 classes for £28 or single classes for £7.50. Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

04/04/2025

When my students didn't laugh at the idea of learning how to do a headstand, I took that as a green light to teach them.

My students are relative beginners at yoga. But they trust that I can gradually teach them all the skills they need to move towards a headstand. This isn't a course or a set series of lessons. I teach in response to the abilities of the students that I see before me, building from the foundations.

Building arm strength.
Building core strength.
Building balance.
Building confidence.

Whether we actually stand on our heads isn't actually important. What's important is the progress our bodies - and minds - make along the way.

Maybe this 👇👇👇 looks totally out of reach for you, or maybe your inner child secretly fancies having a go. Either way, Felicity creates a safe space for you to play and progress at your own pace. You can drop in at any point during our yoga journey to start or resume your own.

Classes are at Tatton Community Centre every Monday at 7:30pm. £9 for a single class, 4 classes for £34, 6 classes for £48.

Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

23/01/2025

🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️ MONDAY YOGA CLASSES AT TATTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 🧘‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️

We all need a little more FIRE in the cold, dark winter. So my next few yoga classes will be focusing on all the variations of Warrior Pose.

You will leave feeling strong, empowered, balanced and ready to take on the week with an open heart.

My yoga style is gentle, methodical and sensible movement that is not concerned with making shapes or contortion, but on how the body feels both at rest and in motion. It is perfect for you, whether you have no idea what a Warrior Pose might be, or whether you want to take your time to perfect all your Virabhadrasanas.

Class starts at 7:30pm. Book 6 classes for £40, 4 classes for £28 or single classes for £7.50.

Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

26/11/2024

☀️☀️☀️HERE COMES THE SUN!☀️☀️☀️

It may not feel like it yet, but it's less than a month before the days start to get longer and the sun peeps out for a little longer every day. So to celebrate the return of the sun, I'm going to spend the next four weeks building my yoga students' practise towards a full sun salutation.

The Sun Salute or Surya Namaskar is a key practice in yoga movement. It's a flowing sequence of 12 postures which usually starts from standing, moves to the floor and back up again, often via Downward Facing Dog. There are lots of versions, created by lots of teachers in lots of styles. As with all of the yoga I teach, mine is mindful and sensible. Taking things slowly and building the movement over a course of weeks means we can really embed the best way of moving our bodies.

So if you've ever been a bit nervous about attending a yoga class where you don't know all the moves, here is a perfect opportunity to learn this powerful and beautiful practice.

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This isn't a course - you can drop in for £7.50. You can save a few pennies and buy all four classes for £28, or even buy 6 classes for £40 and have two classes paid for, ready to motivate you back out of the house after Christmas.

Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

19/10/2024

After a few weeks of Labour Conference, Covid and holiday disruption, I'm finally back to teaching yoga at Tatton Community Centre on Monday!

We're going to spend the next few weeks having a play about with forward bends.

I'm not the kind of yoga teacher that whips through as many poses as possible in a class. It takes time to find your way around postures, even if you've done them hundreds of times before.

Forward bends seem so simple, but there are lots of different ways to do them, and lots of different parts of the body they can stretch or stabilise. Not to mention the way that forward bends can affect our mood and calm the nervous system.

This isn't a course - you can drop in any class - but coming to a run of classes will deepen your appreciation and adaptation to the movement.

Every Monday, 7:30pm at Tatton Community Centre.

Classes are £7.50 and you can buy classes in neat, money-saving bundles too, 6 classes for £40, 4 classes for £28. These are ideal for busy folk or people who work shifts because you don't have to sign up to consecutive classes.

Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

04/08/2024

It's easy to say that anyone and everyone is welcome at my yoga classes. That isn't always the best way to make people FEEL welcome though.

And that's why I'm a member of the Q***r Business Club. I'm a bisexual woman, a long-time supporter of the q***r community and a fierce ally for trans people. And I want you to know that, no matter your gender or sexuality, my yoga space is a safe space for you.

Yoga is powerful, and it has helped me be more physically mobile, more calm, confident and comfortable with myself. Part of yoga is to learn to be non-judgmental, both of ourselves and others.

So whether you are male or female or neither, cis or trans, gay straight, bi, pan, demi or omni. However you identify your gender and sexuality.

You are seen. You are welcome. And you are safe in my space.

Classes every Monday, 7:30pm, at Tatton Community Centre in Chorley?

https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

25/07/2024

It's so easy to let go of your self care over the summer. The kids are off school, you've got holidays coming up, it can be hard to keep to your routines or your self care.

Summer can also be a really stressful time - and stressful times are the WORST times to lose track of your self care!

So instead of feeling frazzled this summer, make some time for yourself by coming to my mindful and nourishing yoga classes. Yoga is well known to be an excellent tool to combat the impact of stress on your mind and your body. It's an opportunity to leave those cares and concerns to one side, and indulge a full hour just on you!

Every Monday, 7:30pm at Tatton Community Centre.

Classes are £7.50 and you can buy classes in neat, money-saving packages too. These are also ideal for busy folk, those with summer holidays coming up, people who work shifts because you don't have to sign up to 4 or 6 consecutive classes.

Don't put off your self care until September! Why not start now?

https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

Yoga Yoga has been a part of my life for over 20 years. It started with the late-90s fad led by Madonna and Geri Halliwell. We all have to start somewhere, right? Yoga stayed with me through variou…

16/07/2024

Some people think yoga is stretching.

Some people think yoga is a mystical Eastern religion.

Some people think yoga is about relaxing.

In reality, yoga is all of these things, but not really any of these things.

And people come to me with all sorts of reasons why they haven't tried yoga.

So tell, me what do you want to know about yoga?

If you're not currently practising yoga, why is that?

And if you DO want to start practising yoga, how about starting on Monday evenings, 7:30pm at Tatton Community Centre in Chorley?

https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

10/06/2024

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Felicity's yoga is suitable for beginners and experienced yogis alike. Gentle, methodical and sensible movement that is not concerned with making shapes or contortion, but on how the body feels both at rest and in motion.

It is nourishing and mindful, giving your body a chance to feel it's way through to better motion, and your mind a chance to release from other thoughts as you listen solely to the sensations in your body and what your body is telling you.

Adaptation is always available to simplify or challenge further. All abilities and experience levels are respected and accepted.

Class starts at 7:30pm. Book 6 classes for £40, 4 classes for £28 or single classes for £7.50.

Book online to guarantee your place - https://findingfelicity.co.uk/yoga/

31/05/2024

Ooh, my episode is live!

This was a really interesting conversation, and one which really made me think. When Jodes sent me the questions she might ask, I had to dig deep to come up with the answers.

One of the reasons why I’m a strong ally for trans and non-binary people is that I wear the cloak of “womanhood” quite lightly. I don’t think of myself constantly as a “woman”. It’s not important to me. And as an ally, I often get confronted with the question, “what is a woman”. All I know is that it isn’t related to my biology, and it isn’t anything to do with what society has told me for 46 years.

Given that my workshop at Womanifest this year is based around chanting to three powerful goddesses, that’s where I went back to for knowledge and inspiration. What follows in this podcast were my musings over questions of womanhood and femininity, what that means to me and how my yoga studies have informed that.

I hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as I enjoyed recording it.

And if you don’t have your Womanifest ticket yet, I have a limited number with a whopping £50 off, and an even more limited number of beds in my AirBnB for under £125. So you can get a ticket and accommodation for under £200!

The next episode of Womanifest is live with special guest Felicity Pryke!

You can Get Your Om On with Felicity at Womanifest 2024, an empowering and fun introduction to Sanskrit mantra. You’ll be getting to know three powerful Hindu Goddesses:

🌸 Saraswati, Goddess of creativity and communication.
🔥 Durga, Goddess of protection.
💰 Lakshmi, Goddess of prosperity and abundance.

You will also learn how to properly chant Om! 🕉️

We will keep the energy moving with some gentle yoga movement that will be adaptable to any body or ability. 🧘‍♂️

You don’t need any experience of chanting or yoga and you don’t need to be able to sing. The joy of chanting in a group is all the different voices coming together to create our very own bath of sound. Come with an open mind and an open heart, ready to immerse yourself in the beautiful feminine strength of these potent Goddesses. 🌟

List to the episode here: https://womanifest.co.uk/womanifest-podcast