01/08/2025
I love the variety that teaching yoga offers.
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to provide an hour's yoga for a lovely hen party, co-ordinated by GloPamper. They were a lovely group, having a weekend away, the barn they were renting had its own field so we took advantage of the space and the weather to take our practice outside. They had a great time, and I hope they're now almost ready for the wedding, which is in a couple of weeks.
I've also been asked to provide a movement and mindfulness session for Cat of Balance & Align Equestrian Relationships Coaching, who runs regular horse relationship courses in Northamptonshire. Our relationship with horses shines a light on our own state of energy, confidence, ease ... which resonates completely with what yoga does. So yoga for horse-lovers is a great fit. Really looking forward to it.
I'm taking a couple of weeks off from teaching my weekly yoga class. I know how much my students love their practice, but it can feel hard to know where to start when you're on your own. Yes, you can pop a video on, do an online class, but I think there is something fulfilling about doing yoga from the heart, on your own.
It doesn't have to be fancy, you don't have to be on your mat and have lots of props, it doesn't have to last an hour.
Last night I offered my students this simple invitation ... each day to choose three yoga poses and do them, for themself. Obviously you need to be mindful not to go into any challenging poses without having done a little warm up, but most of the asanas we do in our class are easily done without too much prep.
The invitation is to breathe, to tune in to the body and the breath, then to think about the pose - the shape, what the aim of the pose is, how it feels as you move in, pause and move out of the pose.
It won't take long. And, as that oft-quoted saying goes, "Yoga's not about touching your toes, it's about what you learn on the way down."
So, I hope they enjoy the little challenge - and I'll be interested to hear what they felt about it, when we return later in the month.
Although the weekly classes are pausing, I am running a morning yoga retreat on Sat 9 August, from 10-2. It will include a leisurely morning of gentle, flowing yoga and relaxation, a lovely lunch provided by Ciao Italia, and the option to go for a swim at Bare Hill Lakes, in Badby.
There are two places left, if you fancy coming along please get in touch.
