07/12/2025
Durham Yoga Group warmly invites you to a Seasonal Yoga Session with Samantha Lavery
Date: Saturday 13th December 2025
Time: 10am – 1pm with light refreshments mid way.
Location: Belmont Parish Hall.
🍂 About the Practice
In this Seasonal Yoga and Qigong session, Samantha will guide participants in aligning with the rhythm of Autumn, associated with the Metal element in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
This is the Yin phase of the year—a time to slow down, turn inward, and connect deeply with the breath.
The practice will include:
• Breathing techniques to balance and cleanse the energy of the Lungs and Large Intestine — organs linked to the Metal element.
• Slow, flowing movements and postures designed to open and close the upper body, stimulating lung energy and supporting detoxification.
• Long, mindful exhales to encourage physical, mental, and emotional release.
• A meditation focused on letting go of what no longer serves and cultivating calm and clarity.
• A final relaxation in the form of a Yoga Nidra or Sound Bath.
This session offers an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, release tension, and find nourishment within stillness.
🧘 What You’ll Need
• A yoga block or folded blanket for seated positions
• A yoga brick
• A blanket for relaxation at the end
🍂 Living in Tune with Autumn
Autumn’s energy invites reflection—a chance to pause, breathe, and consider what truly matters. Just as trees shed their leaves to make space for new growth, we too can let go of what we no longer need—habits, emotions, or clutter that weighs us down.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the lungs represent our connection to the world through breath. Conscious breathing can transform our emotional state—sighing when tired, quickening the breath when anxious, slowing it when seeking calm for the body and mind.
The Metal element symbolizes strength and clarity—mountains, stones, crystals, and the minerals that support the body such as calcium, magnesium, and iron. By embracing this seasonal energy, we nurture inner resilience while finding peace in simplicity.
Samantha Lavery is a certified 500-hour Seasonal Yoga and Qigong teacher. Her yoga journey began in Sumatra in 2012, when she turned to yoga after stepping away from running in the tropical heat. What began as a physical practice soon grew into something much deeper—a way for her to find calm, balance, and inner connection.
Since training with the Seasonal Yoga Academy in 2016, Samantha has completed advanced certifications in Seasonal Yoga, Seasonal Yin, and over 150 hours of additional Qigong training. She is also certified to teach Aerial Yoga. Her approach weaves together Yoga, Qigong, and Meditation to support both physical vitality and emotional well-being.
Her classes are centred around creating space for connection and community, where participants can move, breathe, and support one another both on and beyond the mat
