Blue Skies Yoga North East

24/04/2026

Vajrasti Yoga School- with Blue Skies Yoga
Yoga Mixed Ability Yoga at Pelton Community Centre Wednesday 5.30-6.30pm

What I teach in classes these days

A blend of conscious mindful yoga with hatha, integrated breathing and alignment based yoga.

Classes and meditations are inspired by philosophy from yogic, ta***ic and Buddhist texts.

Classes are focused on "unobstructed awareness," cultivating mindfulness within postures and encouraging a responsive, playful, and compassionate approach to practice.

Major Focus: Emphasises listening to the body, energy awareness, and incorporating philosophy into movement, making yoga suitable for all levels of ability and ages (adults & 14+ years accompanied by adult).

I am child & teen yoga trained with BWY, but this class is for adults.

24/04/2026

New class/course…Pranayama, Mantra & Yoga
(Very different to our yoga asana classes, more focused on pranayama, or yogic breathing techniques).

Wednesdays 9-10am Pelton Community Centre.

The practices of pranayama are explored thoroughly, deepening and stabilising physical and mental control alongside rhythmic breath, ratio breathing.

This class/course covers a more in-depth integration of energetic bhanda and mudra, traditional bastriki, kapalabhati, and nadi shodhana. These are fully practiced alongside a variety of other pranayama techniques.

The class/course is also great for those who wish for a better understanding of the correct application of mantra.

The course gives students an understanding of both the Sanskrit, understanding mantra enunciation and physical (tongue – mouth – breath ) alongside the more empathic heart – mind connection.

I have studied 200 hr, 500hr Yoga teacher training and additional 50hr Pranayama & Mantra training.

16/04/2026

The studies about the calming effects of water on the brain and nervous system are out there. As too are the studies and research papers on the health benefits of yoga.

Save the dates!

I’ll be at Roker delivering Paddleboard Yoga if you’d like to come and experience a beautiful, slow and gentle meditative yoga flow on water this year.

To enquire or book message me on here or email: donna@blueskiesyoga.co.uk

05/04/2026

Want more information or to come along, just get in touch with me. As of April 2026

31/03/2026

28/03/2026

I don’t just offer local classes at Blue Skies Yoga, I also offer workshops & retreat days.

I enjoy collaborating with other wellness & spiritual providers to bring compassionate practices to our community.

27/03/2026

Au Plein Air Yoga - 4 years ago 💖

08/03/2026

It’s in the stillness we return to self. No distraction, just pure uninterrupted being with all the cosmos.

Om Santi 🙏

27/01/2026

I’m listening… zoom zoom zoom 🏎️

Starting March 2026 I’m going to try offering zoom live streaming from Pelton (internet may be sketchy I’m told, so this may not work).
This will be whilst we have our regularly in person class. (Camera will only be on myself teaching).

I’m considering offering zoom classes from home too. This has come up as people in and around Durham, Tyne & Wear have been getting in touch asking about classes local to them.

Whilst I don’t currently own a magic wand or carpet, and I wouldn’t say no to either of course. It’s just not feasible. Ps if it’s on your shop list for me, I’ll gladly accept 😂 I love magic ✨

Understandably it’s not feasible for me to just pop up all over the place running classes all over because people want me to in their area. So, it makes sense to offer online classes so everyone can join who wants too.

If people really want to show up for classes then online zoom classes make it accessible to everyone who wants to join in.

22/01/2026

Moving in, taking it slow, releasing and letting go… just letting go is beautiful 💖 🧘‍♀️

30/11/2025

At yoga class, loving being a participant. Just being, moving inward, feeling that infinte stillness

Om Shanti