Ellie Stafford Yoga

25/07/2025

Stay cool this weekend!💦

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat again next week:

Mon 30/6 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow flow)
Tues 1/7 10am Churchdown (Seated)
Tues 1/7 1:30pm Brockworth (Gentle)
Tues 1/7 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic flow)
Weds 2/7 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Thurs 3/7 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)

Book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details. £5 for first class, £4 for first seated class.
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22/07/2025

Yoga Pose: Revolved Lunge Pose, Parivrtta Anjaneyasana.

Rotating the spine is great for releasing and strengthening the muscles in the back and surrounding the spine. It stimulates circulation and compresses the internal organs and thereby aids digestion.

This pose also stretches the muscles in the legs and front hip flexors.

The pose is a balance, as you need to push the reverse heel away to maintain balance.

You can keep the back knee down and still get the rotation. Another option is to place your hand on a block.

Keep your hips facing forward, so that the focus is on the rotation of the spine, not the hips.

Do this pose with both the right and the left leg in front.

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21/07/2025

Happy Monday! A satisfying weekend of picking my own veg from the garden!🍅🌽

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat this week. Fans will be on or we may take mats outside.

It's Yin Yoga this Friday - an opportunity to be still at the end of the week.
Mon 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow flow)
Tues 10am Churchdown (Seated)
Tues 1:30pm Brockworth (Gentle)
Tues 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic flow)
Weds 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Thurs 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Fri 6:30pm Churchdown (Yin Yoga)
Book Book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details. £5 for first class, £4 for first seated class, £11 Yin Yoga.
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16/07/2025

Cow Face Pose - Gomukhasana - this is a pose we are currently doing in class and is stretches the whole body - shoulders and arms, ankles, hips, thighs and back.

Apparently, the folded legs are supposed to resemble a cow’s mouth; the elbows form the shape of a cow’s ears! 🐮

Don't worry, I offer lots of modifications to the pose, such as keeping the bottom leg straight and the top foot on the mat. You can also use a strap behind the back to grab hold of.

However, I do insist that you smile when doing this - it does at least inject some much needed happy hormones when doing the pose!

Ellie Stafford Yoga 🦋

14/07/2025

Happy Monday! I couldn't resist taking a dip this scorching weekend! 💧

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat this week. It's Restorative Yoga this Friday - 90 minutes of pure relaxation to loosen the tension at the end of a busy week.

Mon 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow flow)
Tues 10am Churchdown (Seated)
Tues 1:30pm Brockworh (Gentle)
Tues 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic flow)
Weds 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Thurs 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Fri 6:30pm Innsworth (Restorative)

Book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details. £5 for first class, £4 for first seated class, £10 Restorative first class.
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13/07/2025

😂😂

She Calls It The Prosecco Side Stretch

09/07/2025

'Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly may alight upon you.' Nathaniel Hawthorne

Watching the butterflies in my garden is one of my favourite wastes of time! I am so easily distracted from any task when I see these beautiful creatures.

After last year's disappointing summer, we have an abundance of butterflies flying around - any walk I take now is a lot longer! You only get a fleeting glimpse of of them and it fills me with a great feeling - this isn't true happiness, but a few smiles make all the difference to the day.🙂

Ellie Stafford Yoga 🦋

07/07/2025

Are you jumping for joy on a Monday?!😂

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat this week. Fans will be on or we may take mats outside.

It's Yin Yoga this Friday - an opportunity to be still at the end of the week.

Mon 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow flow)
Tues 10am Churchdown (Seated)
Tues 1:30pm Brockworth (Gentle)
Tues 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic flow)
Weds 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Thurs 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Fri 6:30pm Churchdown (Yin Yoga)

Book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details. £5 for first class, £4 for first seated class, £11 Yin Yoga.
Ellie Stafford Yoga 🦋

03/07/2025

'Whatever the tasks. do them slowly and with ease. in mindfulness. Don't do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way. with all your attention.' Thich Nhat Hanh

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30/06/2025

The sun is nature's way of telling us to slow down.😎

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat this week. We'll slow things down to respect the heat. Fans will be on or the mats outside.

It's Restorative Yoga this Friday - 90 minutes of pure relaxation to loosen the tension at the end of a busy week.

Mon 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow flow)
Tues 10am Churchdown (Seated)
Tues 1:30pm Brockworh (Gentle)
Tues 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic flow)
Weds 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Thurs 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Fri 6:30pm Innsworth (Restorative)
Book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details. £5 for first class, £4 for first seated class, £10 Restorative first class.
Ellie Stafford Yoga 🦋

27/06/2025

Happy Friday!

Here's to another weekend of sunshine and doing the things we love.❤️

Take care in the heat, especially with our four legged chums.😎🐶

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat again next week. It's Restorative yoga Friday 4 July - perfect way to completely relax at the end of the week:

Mon 30/6 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow flow)
Tues 1/7 10am Churchdown (Seated)
Tues 1/7 1:30pm Brockworth (Gentle)
Tues 1/7 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic flow)
Weds 2/7 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Thurs 3/7 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow flow)
Fri 4/7 6:30pm Churchdown (Restorative, 90mins)

Book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details. £5 for first class, £4 for first seated class.£10 for first Restorative class.
Ellie Stafford Yoga 🦋

25/06/2025

'Happiness is your very nature and it is in the present moment, it is the direction in which life tends to flow.' Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Live in the Moment

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