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I began teaching yoga in 2018 (practising for 20 years) & am passionate about yoga as a way to keep our minds & bodies strong, restored, calm & resilient.

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14/05/2025

🌿 Broad Shoulders, Open Heart: Build Upper Body Strength ♥️

Join this friendly yoga class on Thursdays to:

🌟 Improve strength, flexibility, balance & circulation.
🌿 Release mental & physical tension & stress.
🌟 Build back strength & chest expansion to improve posture.

This week we're focusing on opening our chests & when our chests are open, our hearts are spacious. What would you like to welcome into this space?

🪴 You could frame an intention with ‘I welcome/embrace .... ’ e.g. maybe a personal or professional goal or quality (perhaps ease, presence, confidence, gratitude etc) or whatever comes up for you. Explore, have fun and go with it.

Class Details:

📅 Thursdays, 7-8pm (£10)
📍Drama Studio, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School
👉 Booking is via website: www.melissakingyoga.com

All levels welcome!

Whether you're a beginner or experienced, this class offers options to support & deepen your practice.

It would be great to see you.

Any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

19/04/2025

Did you know yoga can help quiet the mind chatter and foster mental clarity. Perfect for navigating life's challenges!

🌿 4-Week Yoga Course - Mixed Levels: Cultivate Inner Strength, Confidence, Clarity & Calm 🌿

📆 Classes on Wednesday 30 April & 7, 14, 21 May, ‪19.00-20.00‬

Join this course to empower yourself & make informed decisions that align with your intentions.

🌟 Book your spot & escape the mental maze.

👉 For spot/more info, visit website:
https://www.melissakingyoga.com/

📍Drama Studio, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School

🌟 Course Price: £50*
*Enjoy a £5 discount if attended last course or if sign up with someone else. Perhaps share experience with a friend/family 🙂

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

14/04/2025

🌿 4-Week Yoga Course - All Levels: Cultivate Inner Strength, Confidence, Clarity & Calm 🌿

📆 4 x 1-hour studio classes on:
Wednesday 30 April & 7, 14, 21 May: ‪19.00-20.00‬

Join this transformative yoga course to build inner strength, confidence, clarity and calm, enhancing personal growth and overall well-being.

👉 To book/for info, visit website:
https://www.melissakingyoga.com/

COURSE BENEFITS:

✅ INNER-STRENGTH
Build physical and mental strength to connect to your core/centre for enhanced stability and empowerment on and off mat.

✅ CONFIDENCE
Progress on mat will positively influence other areas of life, as you grow practice and improve flexibility, posture and self-assurance.

✅ CLARITY
Mindful movements and breath focus will help quiet distractions and relieve stress and anxiety to foster mental clarity, informed decision-making and prioritising of intentions.

✅ CALM
Balance nervous system to foster a sense of calm and peace that aids in navigating daily challenges and enhances overall well-being.

📍Drama Studio, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School

🌟 Course Price: £50*
*£5 discount if attended last course or if sign up with someone else (£5 discount each). Perhaps share experience with a friend/family.

🌟 Each week receive a 10-minute audio recording of a guided meditation (optional freebie).

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

22/03/2025

✨ Are you looking to do a small action each day to feel fitter & healthier?

Maybe you're short on time? Or/& have been overwhelmed by previous get fit & healthy to-do lists?

🙌 Doing one small action might be just the thing to fit into your day & achieve your intentions. Small actions lead to big differences & can be easier to sustain.

Take one step, one yoga pose (& piece of fruit) a day to take care of yourself ❤️

1. Chair Pose - Boost Immunity

🥭 Pose compresses your abdomen, engages your core & opens your chest, helping to stimulate the lymphatic system & thymus gland, giving your immune system a boost.

🥭 It's mango time! Mangoes contain vitamins A, C & E which boost immunity.

2. Chair Twist - Improve Digestion

🍏 Twists in general are effective for digestion as they compress & massage your internal organs.

🍏 Apples, rich in dietary fibre, improve digestion & can prevent constipation.

3. Crescent Lunge - Improve Mobility

🍊 Pose strengthens & stretches your hips (often tight from sitting for long periods), legs & glutes, increasing flexibility, range of motion & joint mobility which can reduce risk of injury.

🍊 Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C which is essential for collagen production & collagen is a key part of connective tissues that support joints & mobility.

4. Cobra Pose - Boost Circulation

🫐 Pose opens your chest, stretches your front body & stimulates your abdominal organs, boosting circulation.

🫐 Berries are packed with antioxidants which can help relax blood vessels & boost circulation & reduce risk of heart disease.

5. Triangle Pose - Improve Respiration

🍍Pose opens your chest & expands your ribcage which can help to increase lung capacity & improve respiration.

🍍Pineapples contain bromelain (mucus-thinning & anti-inflammatory) which can reduce inflammation in lungs & airways to help improve breathing, asthma & allergies (with mucus buildup).

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🧘You can check out more poses to improve your fitness & health in blog (link in bio) :

https://www.melissakingyoga.com/post/5-ways-yoga-keeps-you-physically-and-mentally-fit

Namaste,
Melissa x

13/03/2025

🌟 5 Yoga Poses for a Natural Glow 🌟

✨ Counteract the effects of stress and sitting for long periods by boosting your circulation with these poses ✨

🙌 Short on time? Take just 5 minutes to practise a pose or more if you have longer. As it's getting lighter earlier, perhaps start your day with 5 minutes in the morning 🌅 Or transition from work to home time with a pose/s 🌄

☀️ Why Boost Circulation?

🌟 Boosting circulation increases the delivery of oxygen and nutrients around our bodies, which nourishes our skin, removes toxins, boosts clarity and relieves stress.

🌟 Improving circulation can boost our inner as well as outer glow - our inner confidence and natural radiance.

🌟 Studies also indicate that increased circulation from yoga can have anti-aging effects on our skin.

🌟 Counteract potential health risks associated with reduced blood flow e.g. diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure.

☀️ Let's practise... Pick a pose and boost your natural glow 🙌

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🧘You can check out more poses to improve your physical and mental vitality and resilience in blog 👇 (link in bio):

https://www.melissakingyoga.com/post/5-ways-yoga-keeps-you-physically-and-mentally-fit

I would love to hear your experiences with the poses and any differences you've noticed from practising. Please leave a comment below or send me a DM.

Namaste,
Melissa x

04/03/2025

🌟 YOGA & MEDITATION - MIXED LEVELS THURSDAYS, 19.00-20.00 🌟

📍Drama Studio, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School, Hurst Road, Sidcup.

🪷 Feel Refreshed & Rested 🪷

Come along to open your chest and hips and unwind with a relaxing cool down, perfect for the end of the week.

Finish with 10 minutes of guided meditation to release tension and stress.

🐮 One of our poses this week is Cow Face Pose/Gomukhasana (in photo), which improves posture, releases tension and encourages us to connect to our breath 🙌

🐮 So why is it called Cow Face? The crossed legs represent the lips and the bent arms represent the ears 😀

👉 To book / for more info, visit website (link in bio): melissakingyoga.com

🪷 Class Price: £10

✅ Free car park, toilets and changing room.

✅ Mat and equipment provided or bring own mat.

Any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

03/03/2025

🌟 4 Yoga Poses to Power Up Your Spine & Improve Your Posture 🌟

🌞 "Shine your sternum up to the sky to power up your spine and make it upright."

How about...

"Firm your shoulder blades in and down your back to engage your upper back."

Did reading this make you sit/stand up a little taller? Any change in how you feel?

🔥 Try these 4 poses to improve your posture and to build strength in your back, core and legs:

1. 🐶 Downdog / Adho Mukha Svanasana
2. 🔥 Plank / Phalakasana
3. 🌞 High Lunge / Ashta Chandrasana
4. 🥷 Warrior 2 / Virabhadrasana

🌟 Stretching your spine and opening your chest not only feels amazing ✨ it also boosts your balance, energy, focus, confidence and circulation, and relieves anxiety and stress.

Rounding our shoulders or leaning our heads forward or down, (e.g. when driving, sitting or using our phones/computers), puts strain on our backs, shoulders and necks. Improving our posture by sitting with our shoulders and heads back takes the strain off these areas, in turn reducing neck, shoulder and back aches 🙌

🌟 Shine your sternum up to the sky and seize the day! 🌞

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🧘You can check out more poses to improve your physical and mental vitality and resilience in blog 👇 (link in bio):

https://www.melissakingyoga.com/post/5-ways-yoga-keeps-you-physically-and-mentally-fit

I would love to hear your experiences with the poses and any differences you've noticed from practising. Please leave a comment below or send me a DM.

Namaste,
Melissa x

23/02/2025

🌿🌼 Feel Fitter, Flexible & Fabulous: 4-Week Yoga Course 🌼🌿

Step into spring feeling reset and renewed 🌞

✨✨ New course dates ✨✨

📆 Wednesday 26 February & 5, 12, 19 March ‪19.00-20.00‬

📍Drama Studio, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School

🌟 Improve total body strength, flexibility, posture, clarity, focus, balance, energy, stress relief and emotional well-being.

🌟 4 x 10-minute yoga videos included to practise at own convenience.

🌟 Enjoy a small class (maximum 10 participants).

🌟 Course Price: £60*
*£5 discount if attended last course or if sign up with someone else - perhaps share experience with a friend or family ✨

👉 To book/for more info, visit website:
https://www.melissakingyoga.com/4-week-yoga-course

❓ Not sure whether a course is for you or worth it? Here is what you can expect:

✅ Feel and see improvements each week through tailored classes.
✅ No need to struggle to find time and space, a course provides this.
✅ Positive impact on other aspects of life, such as sleep, diet and stress relief.

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

19/02/2025

✨In the midst of life's hustle and bustle, yoga can offer you a sanctuary physically and mentally✨

🤯 If you're feeling overwhelmed or in need of a reset and release, try these 3 poses to relieve stress and tension, enhance mental resilience and clarity, and foster emotional openness and well-being. Your mind and body will thank you 🙌

🌟 You can check out the 5 ways yoga helps to nurture physical and mental resilience (each with 3 poses and tips to maximise the benefits) in blog 👇 (link in bio):

https://www.melissakingyoga.com/post/5-ways-yoga-keeps-you-physically-and-mentally-fit

Let's practise... Roll out your mat and step into your space to refresh and relax your mind and body.

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I would love to hear your experiences with the poses and any differences you've noticed from practising. Please leave a comment below or send me a DM.

Enjoy ✨

Namaste,
Melissa x

18/02/2025

🧘 YOGA & MEDITATION - THURSDAYS ‪19.00-20.00‬ 🧘

✨You're only one class away from opening your chest and hips to feel revived and relaxed✨

🌙 Half Moon Pose / Ardha Chandrasana (second photo) is one of my favourite poses to practise against the wall. This week we'll explore/lean into support of the wall and a block to help open our chests and hips.

🌟 Class will take you on a journey to Half Moon by opening your hips and chest and engaging your upper back, core and legs - perfect after a day sitting or using your computer/phone.

Finish with 10 minutes of guided meditation. Leave feeling revived and relaxed.

📍Drama Studio at Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School, Hurst Road, Sidcup.

👉 To book / for more info, visit website (link in bio): melissakingyoga.com

Class Price: £10
Free car park, toilets and changing room.
Mat and equipment provided or bring own mat.

Any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

17/02/2025

... Not sure whether a course is for you or worth it? Here is how you could benefit from a course ⬆️

Join this yoga course to step into spring feeling fitter, radiant & rejuvenated🌷

✨✨ New course dates ✨✨

📆 Wednesday 26 February & 5, 12, 19 March 19.00-20.00‬

📍Drama Studio, Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School

🌿 Revitalise Your Body & Mind: 4-Week Yoga Course for Spring 🌿

✅ Boost energy, focus, clarity & motivation.
✅ Build strength, stamina, flexibility & posture.
✅ Relieve tension, stress & anxiety.
✅ Improve balance, circulation & digestion.

🌟 4 x 10-minute yoga videos included for personal mind & body toolkit.

🌟 Enjoy a small class (with at most 10 participants) for a more personalised experience.

🌟 Course Price: £60*
*£5 discount if attended last course or if sign up with someone else - perhaps share experience with a friend or family ✨

👉 To book/for more info, visit website (link in bio): melissakingyoga.com/4-week-yoga-course

If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Namaste,
Melissa x

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73-81 Southwark Bridge Road
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Website

http://melissakingyoga.com/

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