Yoga with Lizzie

17/03/2026

Totally agree! 😇🧘‍♀️

A practice that supports both body and mind.

Through mindful movement and conscious breathing, we create space for ease, stability, and balance from the inside out.

Consistency in your practice can bring a quiet strength that carries into everyday life. 🧘‍♀️✨

01/03/2026

Menopause Yoga classes continue on Mondays and Thursdays in Glasgow Southside. As we come into Spring 🌼🌷, we'll focus on building strength, balance and stability. 🧘‍♀️💫🙏💛

Mondays: 10-11:30am @ The Wee Retreat
Thursdays: 7:30-9pm @ Newton Mearns Parish Church

Online booking is available for Mondays via the studio website: https://www.theweeretreat.co.uk/studio-classes/

If you have any questions at all or would like to make a booking for Thursdays, please message me for current availability.

Thank you 🙏xx

The Wee Retreat

25/02/2026

So true 🧘‍♀️

Shapes come and go.
Flexibility changes.
Strength fluctuates.

But the skill of paying attention, to breath, sensation, effort, and emotion, stays with us.

As teachers, this is what we’re really cultivating.
Not perfect alignment.
Not impressive range.
But awareness that transfers beyond the mat.

24/02/2026

Love this 🧘‍♀️🩷

Stretching is the most visible part, not the most important one.

Yoga trains how you breathe under load.
How your joints organize instead of collapse.
Where your attention goes when things get challenging.

Strength and control aren’t about forcing shape.
They’re about staying integrated while you move.

Grounding is the through line.
If you feel connected to the floor and your breath, the rest organizes itself.

That’s what practice is really building.

21/02/2026

A balanced practice isn’t always comfortable, but it is honest.

Gentle work builds safety and repair.
It teaches the nervous system that it doesn’t have to brace all the time.

More challenging work builds capacity.

It shows you where you quit early, where you tighten, where your mind starts bargaining.

But when practice turns brutal, it stops being training and starts being self punishment.

And when it stays only gentle, it can become another way to avoid growth.

Yoga asks for the middle path.
Effort with breath.
Edge with care.

Strong enough to build you.
Kind enough to keep you.

09/02/2026

03/02/2026

This is so very true 🧘‍♀️😊💗

👀 What yoga is not:
🕉️ Not about flexibility.
Not about perfect poses.
Not about staying calm all the time.

🕉️ Yoga often begins
when you allow yourself not to get it right.

🕉️ When you listen.
When you slow down.
When you soften self-judgment.

🕉️ Yoga isn’t about becoming someone else.
It’s about returning to yourself. 🧡

Namaste 🙏

01/01/2026

Here's to a happy, healthy and peaceful 2026. 🧘‍♀️🩷💫✨🌝
Let's remind ourselves that yoga is a practice of presence and never perfection.

Classes starting back this month as follows:

✨Mondays 10am - Menopause Yoga @ The Wee Retreat
✨Wednesdays 10am - Women's Yoga for Strength, Balance & Stability @ Rouken Glen - The Community Hub East Ren
✨Thursdays 7:30pm - Menopause Yoga @ Newton Mearns Parish Church

Spaces are limited but drop-in spaces are often available so please contact me if you'd like any more info. No yoga experience is necessary. 🙂🧘‍♀️🩷 xx

Community Hub East Ren

Yoga is a practice of presence, not perfection. It’s not about mastering poses, but about showing up, listening, and learning along the way. You don’t need to be flexible or strong to begin—self-awareness, patience, and mindfulness are the real practice.

With time, strength and flexibility come, but it’s the consistency and intention that truly transform you. Every moment on your mat is progress. Honor where you are, keep practicing, and let yoga support your growth—exactly as you are. 🌱

21/12/2025

Happy Winter Solstice 🩵✨

Namaste!

04/11/2025

So true ...🙂💜🧘‍♀️🌱💫

✨ Every challenging pose, every deep breath, is life’s gentle way of cracking you open — to reveal strength wrapped in softness, and wisdom born from surrender.

20/10/2025

If you'd like to feel the benefits of a regular yoga practice with a lovely group of women, I currently have one space available on Monday and Wednesday mornings. 🙂🧘‍♀️

See below for class details.

💫 Mondays 10-11:30am: Menopause Yoga - The Wee Retreat

💫 Wednesdays 10-11am: Women's Yoga for Strength, Balance & Stability - Rouken Glen Community Hub

💫 Thursdays 7:30-9pm: Menopause Yoga - Newton Mearns Parish Church (currently full)

Please send me a message if you'd like more info or to book a space. Thanks 🧡x

The Community Hub East Ren The Wee Retreat

Just to name a few 😊

14/10/2025

Love this story 😊🧘‍♀️🩷

At 102, French yoga teacher Charlotte Chopin proves that modest, consistent habits can trump flashy workouts.

Her four-decade-steady routine of simple postures, taught in a humble village studio, highlights joy in movement over optimization.

Beyond yoga, Chopin’s secret lies in strong social bonds, purposeful gatherings, and a grateful mindset—pillars that research links to longevity.

Journalist Danielle Friedman’s visit reveals why showing up matters more than perfection.

Her story challenges how we view aging and fitness.

Discover how small daily rituals can reshape fitness and aging.