Yoga with Nayomi

Yoga with Nayomi Holistic yoga space offering all yoga services. Specialising in women's wellness and pre-natal yoga.

01/05/2026

Backbends are often misunderstood. While they may appear dramatic, their true value lies in what they cultivate internally.

These asanas help us identify areas of rigidity. By expanding the chest and encouraging spacious breath, backbends counteract the collapsed (slouching) patterns many of us develop under stress.

They also stimulate the nervous system and enhance focus—but only when approached with care.

Without proper support and alignment, it’s common to overuse the lower back and neck, bypassing the thoracic spine—the region that benefits most from backbends.

The breath serves as a reliable guide. When it becomes restricted, it often indicates that the body is being pushed beyond its current capacity.

For this reason, we approach backbends progressively—using props, correct alignment and thoughtful modifications to create access without force.

If you want to learn this practice with the right techniques, join us for my upcoming workshop.

Backbend Workshop – London
📅10th May, 2026
⏰2:30–4:30pm
📍Notting Hill

An opportunity to explore backbends with precision, support and awareness. You will be guided and supported throughout by me.

30/04/2026

🎵🧠 The voices in my head!

😂 I usually don’t do trends, but how could I not do this one? 🫶🏻

Btw, Welcome to my travel page 🏞️🏔️

29/04/2026

🇬🇧 London… the sun is finally out ☀️ and you can already feel the happiness around 🌿

🧘🏻‍♀️ Yoga in the park + Picnic 🧺

Join us for one hour of mindful yoga — moving gently, breathing deeply, and simply listening… to the birds, the breeze and everything around us.

Then we slow it down even more.
A relaxed picnic, good conversations and connect with like-minded people in a city that can feel super busy (and sometimes a little lonely).

🧘🏽‍♂️ Upcoming Dates:
📅 Sunday, 31st May
📍 Kensington Gardens

Comment “park” below to know more details.

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27/04/2026

One of the best immersive theatre and dining experience in London. 🇬🇧

🕵️‍♂️Discovering the mystery on The Murdér Express

24/04/2026

A perfect relaxing Sunday in Notting Hill 🇬🇧

- morning walks alone or with your friend around the beautiful streets of Notting Hill
- grab your favourite drink from a local cafe (for me it’s usually a hot matcha latte or hot chocolate 🫶🏻😂 - even when it’s really hot already)
- attend my yoga workshop (every time there’s a different focus, bring or refer a friend for a special discount)
- social walk in Kensington park after to connect and chat with other participants, a great way to make new friends in London. 👫❤️
- grab dinner at a local restaurant. 🍲

23/04/2026

🥥Soft appam, coconut-rich curries, and spices that hit just right 😍🫶🏻

22/04/2026

We all come to yoga for different reasons—most of us to achieve something physical.

But as the practice deepens, we slowly begin to see that yoga is much more than just the physical.

It is an ancient wisdom, passed down through generations, still guiding us even today. It teaches us how to find balance—not only in the body, but in the mind and within ourselves.

I too started my journey seeking physical well-being. But over time, I understood that yoga was quietly working on me in many other ways—bringing clarity, steadiness and a deeper connection within.

So whether you are just starting or have been walking this path for some time, take a moment to truly value this practice.

21/04/2026

“I’m not flexible.”
“My back doesn’t bend like that.”
“I’ll never be able to do this.”

These words feel true because you’ve repeated them often enough.
But repetition doesn’t make them reality—it only makes them familiar.

The body listens. It adapts. It learns.

Come learn safe ways to practice backbends.

🙆🏻‍♀️Upcoming Yoga Workshop:
📆10th May, Sunday

20/04/2026

Before yoga became my profession, it was simply time spent with my father.

No fancy studios — just early morning , afternoons and evening practicing at home along his guidance. His hands adjusting my asana, his voice reminding me stay present, to not rush into a pose just to “achieve” it.

Everything he shared had depth — how the spine should feel light, how the breath should lead the body, how patience is also a practice.

I watched him stay consistent through the years — through busy days, through challenges, waking up early to practice yoga — always returning to his practice with the same sincerity. That stayed with me.

Today, as I teach others, I often catch myself repeating his words, his cues, his way of explaining things simply. His teachings didn’t just shape my practice — they shaped who I am as a teacher.

My first yoga teacher, my father. 🙏

14/04/2026

The perfect afternoon in Mumbai 🥐 ☀️ 🇮🇳

12/04/2026

Suddenly… everything around you becomes a yoga prop.

Because everything around you is a teacher.

That wall? It teaches you alignment.
The floor? It teaches you grounding.
A chair, a counter, a block—they’re not there to “make it easier”… they’re there to make you understand.

Props are used to refine precision, improve alignment and make poses accessible.

Take Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose) for example:
Using a wall or support like this allows you to press your top leg into something tangible, helping you actively open the top hip.

Something most people miss when they’re just trying to balance in the middle of the room.

Yoga isn’t about how deep you go into a pose…
It’s about how intelligently you explore it.

Variations aren’t “easier options”—
they’re different doorways into the same posture.

Because sometimes the thing supporting you…
is the thing teaching you the most.

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