West Coast OM

13/04/2026

Urban sunrise 🌅

This morning… light finding its way through the ordinary.
No big view, no perfect setting but A Perfect Setting for a new day arriving quietly.
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Noticing more and more that it doesn’t have to be ideal to feel a moment of clarity.

West Coast Om
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08/04/2026

Early spring on the West Coast
🌿🌊

A few weeks ago I was down on the beach at 7.15am for a seaweed foraging session! It was low tide with quiet air and a different pace…Seaweed, shoreline, seeing what’s already here ✨

Lovely to be guided by Wander & Wonder — a simple, beautiful way to experience something familiar with fresh eyes. Even a tasty wee seaweed pesto at the end… such a nice touch.

Noticing more and more how much the body responds to this kind of rhythm.

24/03/2026

Sunday morning at the Howard Centre 🌿

Still feeling the calm from this week’s Yoga for Everyone class.

9 people on the mat again, a gentle pace and a really welcoming space to move and breathe together.

Grateful to be part of something that’s quietly growing in the community.

Shinade
West Coast Om
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20/03/2026

Spring Equinox 🌼

A natural moment of balance ·light and dark meeting in equal measure.

The daffodils are out, the light is returning, and there’s a quiet sense of things beginning again.

I’ll be teaching this Sunday at the Howard Centre in Kilmarnock as part of Yoga for Everyone · a gentle space to move, breathe and reset as we step into the new season.

Shinade
West Coast Om

17/03/2026

The Spring Equinox is nearly here 🌱
A natural moment of balance between day and night and a quiet turning point in the year.

It always feels like a good time to pause, breathe and come back into rhythm with ourselves.

I’ll be teaching Yoga for Everyone this Sunday at the Howard Centre in Kilmarnock — a gentle, welcoming class to stretch, reset and ease into the new season.

Details on my page or message me if you’d like to come along.

Shinade
West Coast Om

15/03/2026

A Beautiful Mothers Day Blessing from John O'Donoghue
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On the day when
The weight deadens
On your shoulders
And you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.

And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The gray window
And the ghost of loss
Gets into you,
May a flock of colors,
Indigo, red, green
And azure blue,
Come to awaken in you
A meadow of delight.

When the canvas frays
In the curragh of thought
And a stain of ocean
Blackens beneath you,
May there come across the waters
A path of yellow moonlight
To bring you safely home.

May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.

And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
An invisible cloak
To mind your life.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Beannacht, written for his mother, Josie.

From the books, To Bless the Space Between Us (US) / Benedictus (Europe)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

14/03/2026

Tomorrow mornings Yoga for Everyone's teacher at the Howard Centre in Kilmarnock is Paul. See the details below.

Yoga for Everyone runs every Sunday morning with a rotation of local teachers.

It’s a really welcoming space to share yoga in the community.

If you’re nearby and curious about trying yoga, this is a gentle and accessible class where everyone is welcome.

Shinade
West Coast Om
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Yoga for Everyone 🧘🏻‍♂️ Sunday 15th March

Hi all, I’ll again be taking our ‘Yoga for Everyone’ class again at 9:45am tomorrow morning.

The weekly classes are open to all levels and experience, so even if you have never tried yoga before, you will find yourself very welcome to come and give it a go.

I hope you can join me 😊🙏🏻

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Yoga for Everyone is a community project where each class operates on a donation basis. You are welcome to contribute whatever feels comfortable for you—whether that’s £2, £10, or anything in between. Yoga mats are available for all, so just bring yourself 💛

Each session offers a gentle blend of yoga styles, pranayama (breathwork), and calming relaxation to help you unwind. It’s a beautiful opportunity to stretch your body, soothe your mind, and connect with others in a welcoming space 💛

Classes run every Sunday from 9:45–10:45am at The Howard Centre, Portland Road, Kilmarnock, beginning November 30th.

Everyone is welcome—no experience needed 💛

Join us in creating an inclusive, supportive community where yoga truly is for everyone 💛

Please book ⬇️
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12/03/2026

Next class: Sunday 22 March

Yoga for Everyone – donation-based community yoga at the Howard Centre, Kilmarnock.

A welcoming class including gentle movement, breathwork and relaxation. Suitable for beginners and those returning to practice.

Details below:

11/03/2026

This is me Sunday morning at the Howard Centre feeling the spring vibrancy in the air☀️

Just reflecting now on what a lovely Yoga for Everyone class it was with nine people on the mat and a really welcoming space to teach in.

I’ll be teaching again on Sunday 22 March as part of the weekly Yoga for Everyone community class.

Grateful to be part of a rotation of local teachers sharing yoga in the community.

Peace & Blessings
Shinade J
West Coast Om
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10/03/2026

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Goddess Parvati and Goddess Kali are two forms of the divine feminine energy known as Shakti in Hinduism. Parvati represents love, compassion, fertility, devotion, and the nurturing power of the universe. She symbolizes harmony, family, and the gentle strength that supports life and creation. Kali, on the other hand, represents fierce protection, transformation, and the destruction of evil and ignorance. Her powerful form symbolizes time, change, and the force that removes negativity to restore balance in the world. Together, Parvati and Kali show that the divine feminine contains both gentle nurturing energy and powerful transformative strength, necessary for maintaining cosmic balance. 🔱

Happy women’s day 🙏

06/03/2026

💜 Everything I go through, I grow through🌱

Spring always reminds me of that
the crocuses and daffodils push up through the cold ground without fuss · just quietly doing what they were made to do.

If you’d like to welcome a little gentle renewal energy in to your life, come along for Yoga for Everyone this Sunday at.9:45 – 10:45am in The Howard Centre, Kilmarnock

This is a Donation-based community class. Mats available. Everyone welcome.

A simple hour to stretch, breathe and begin again.

feel free to DM me for more info.

04/03/2026

John O'Donoghue, A Modern Day Mystic, Celtic Poet/Author and Soul Influencer, always speaks to the Heart of the Human Experience.

Worth a few moments of your screen time

Namaste
🌱🙏🏼🪷

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When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own. There are times of great uncertainty in every life. Left alone at such a time, you feel dishevelment and confusion like gravity. When a friend comes with words of encouragement, a light and lightness visit you and you begin to find the stairs and the door out of the dark. The sense of encouragement you feel from the friend is not simply her words or gestures; it is rather her whole presence enfolding you and helping you find the concealed door. The encouraging presence manages to understand you and put herself in your shoes. There is no judgement but words of relief and release.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from his book, Eternal Echoes
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Clifden Cottage, County Galway, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill