Avni Touch

14/12/2023

I hope to see you at my workshop next week

💫 Circling the Seasons is a workshop that will run every 3 months to mark the changing seasons (namely the Winter and Summer Solstice and Spring and Autumn Equinox).

Find out more here: https://buff.ly/40T1DUo

07/12/2023

❄️Gentle Reminder: Winter Solstice Workshop

A gentle reminder about our upcoming 'Circling the Seasons' workshop, celebrating the Winter Solstice on Monday, 18th December 2023.

As the world shifts and the temperature drops, join us online at 7 pm GMT for an evening of self-reflection, meditation, and movement.

Let's honor the changing season and explore the beauty within. 🍂
📅 DATE: Monday, 24th September 2023
🕖 TIME: 7pm-8.30pm GMT
💰 COST: £20

Your presence will add warmth. See you there!
https://buff.ly/40T1DUo

27/11/2023

My latest blog post talks about the varying ratios between energy and structure that we require depending on the season.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

https://buff.ly/3MSvVAR

23/11/2023

🍂 Embracing the Rhythms of Nature

I'm delighted to announce the return of 'Circling the Seasons'— a gentle journey through the natural cycles that shape our lives.

Join us on Monday, 18th December 2023, as we mark the Winter Solstice. ❄️✨

In this workshop, we'll lean into meditation, journaling, touch practices, and Non-Linear Movement, creating space to reflect and set intentions and new habits that work in alignment with the seasonal change.

Let's explore the magic of the Winter Solstice together.

🕖 TIME: 7pm-8.30pm GMT
📍 WHERE: Online - from the comfort of your own space
💸 COST: £20

https://buff.ly/40T1DUo

Can't wait to share this nurturing space with you as we circle the seasons. 🌿🌙

05/02/2022

📣 FREE SCREENING ALERT!!! 📣

“The Business of Birth Control" will be available to stream for FREE February 4-6! Tickets are limited for this 48-hour Sneak Preview window. Register now at thebusinessof.life/events ⭐

About the 🎥: Sixty years after the pill revolutionized women's emancipation, "The Business of Birth Control" examines the complex relationship between hormonal birth control and women’s health and liberation. The documentary traces the feminist movement to investigate and expose the pill's risks alongside the racist legacy of hormonal contraception and its ongoing weaponization against communities of color. Weaving together the stories of bereaved parents, body literacy activists and femtech innovators, the film reveals a new generation seeking holistic and ecological alternatives to the pill while redefining the meaning of reproductive justice.

15/12/2021

Join me next Tues 7-8.30pm GMT for 'Moving Through Loss'. It's a safe and gentle space to connect where grief and loss are held in your body, so that you can feel it and move it.
There's no sharing out loud, so you don't have to worry about feeling raw or exposed.
And it doesn't matter what type of loss you are experiencing/ have experienced, whether it's a bereavement, breakup, miscarriage or you are struggling with all the uncertainty and world issues right now.
https://www.avni-touch.com/moving-through-loss

It may be recent, or from many moons ago. It might be to do with separation, miscarriage, baby loss, bereavement, redundancy or rejection from family or community.

30/06/2021

Would you like to feel more rested and access a deep state of bliss?

In this episode of 'Speak From the Body', Tracee Stanley - Empowered Life shares teachings that are inspired by more than 20 years of study in the traditions of the Himalayan Masters and Sri Vidya Ta**ra. The focus of her teaching honours life as a ritual and she is devoted to yoga nidra, meditation, self-inquiry, nature as a teacher, and ancestor reverence.

07/06/2021

Improving and maintaining the health of the teeth, gums, tongue and mouth positively impacts the full spectrum of health. Daily dental hygiene can be considered to be a mindfulness practice, and can be aided by Ayurvedic practices and homeopathy.

21/05/2021

Anna Lovind helps feminist creatives and change-makers go from dreaming to doing- without the striving and overwhelm.

This conversation is about holding a vision for what you want, and breaking down the tiny steps to get there.

It’s a sustainable view of creativity and living an intentional life.

https://buff.ly/3yjtMVR

07/05/2021

Love the description of our bones and how personal they are to how we move and exist:

I just spent the day teaching and capturing images of beautiful bones. Each of your bones is as unique an expression of you as your face. You literally manipulate your world with hands-full of bones, and walk upon it with bones undulating through your feet. Skeletons are dried bones, but yours are wet, embedded in muscle, gently flexible and deeply resonant. Though sturdy and stabilizing, bones are also ever changing, living tissues responsive to the movements of your life. They speak to the whole of you. Gotta love dem' bones! I will be sharing and discussing these images and many more during my upcoming "Live with Gil" session at 4pm (East Coast time) May 14, Explorer subscribers can sign up for that when you log in to your subscription, where it also will be archived and available for members. If you haven't subscribed, and still want to come to the talk, sign up at www.gilhedley.com for a month, just $15, and join us soon!

05/05/2021

The Four Baskets with Catherine Lightfoot

The Four Baskets relates to the ultimate origin story: what was the story of your beginning and how has it affected your life?

The Four Baskets looks through the lens of: conception, gestation, birth and the 6 hours after birth from a spiritual and awareness-orientated perspective.

It’s an approach for experiencing heart-opening and self-compassion
https://www.avni-touch.com/podcast/catherine-lightfoot

21/04/2021

Natural Ways to Sleep Better with Julie Wright

Sleep is important for physical and mental health. Sleep deprivation has short and long-term consequences, including being linked with a number of medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease.

Julie Wright, author of ‘The Natural Sleeper’ shares her tips and techniques for reclaiming a good night’s sleep such as sleep technology, mindfulness techniques and complementary and alternative medicine.

https://www.avni-touch.com/podcast/julie-wright

07/04/2021

Writing Yourself into Existence with Susanna Howard

An episode about the power of words and the process of flow writing to rediscover yourself, and how this approach has been used in hospital and care homes with people with dementia, mental ill health and carers and staff. Talking about creative expression and the sense of wholeness rather than just being defined by a label.

https://www.avni-touch.com/podcast/susanna-howard

17/03/2021

Representation Matters and Making Yoga Inclusive with Donna Noble

Yoga is for everybody, but the dominant image is of a young, skinny, flexible girl. Donna Noble talks about creating a space of safety and inclusivity so that people can connect with their bodies and minds.

The more restful and slow postures and practices are just as valid as the acrobatic, complex movements that are most commonly shared and seen

https://www.avni-touch.com/podcast/donna-noble

15/03/2021

Brilliant reading by Hollie McNish

03/03/2021

Staying Seen in Midlife with Skylar Liberty Rose

A conversation with Skylar Liberty Rose about taking up space as older women and being visible.

Learning to turn inwards to choose what we need and feel, rather than relying on the outer illusion of social media and other images that are presented to us.

Perimenopause, body changes and how ageing doesn’t have to be associated with loss and shame.

🎧 https://www.avni-touch.com/podcast/skylar-rose

21/02/2021

Glad to have been invited on the 'Daydreaming Wolves' podcast with Yarrow Magdalena, to talk about staying connected with ourselves and our bodies through lockdown. I hope it's an enjoyable and useful conversation to listen to whilst you're taking a walk or pottering around at home. Here's the link: https://www.yarrowmagdalena.com/podcast/102-staying-connected-with-ourselves-and-our-bodies-through-lockdown-with-avni-

17/02/2021

Reclaim The Joy of Movement with Darryl Edwards

Did you know that many children are spending less time outdoors than prison inmates? Movement, play and fun are for everyone. Sedentary lifestyles are linked with obesity and chronic diseases and yet the solutions can be simple and fun.

https://www.avni-touch.com/podcast/darryl-edwards



The Fitness Explorer - Darryl Edwards