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Yoga for real bodies and real lives. Functional, sustainable movement that supports strength, balance and mobility without strain.

Thoughtful, inclusive classes where you can work with the body you have today. Beginners & improvers classes in Reydon and W I completed my 200 hour Yoga Alliance registered holistic training programme with the World Conscious Yoga Family in Rishikesh, India. My yoga practice has been an important tool in living and moving with presence, embracing life's ups and downs offering ways to find perspec

tive, awe and contentment everyday and in everything. To me, the practice of yoga is simply the practice of skilful action in present moment awareness; making the wisest choice for our Self, and that's what you'll practice with me in my classes. My physical practice is now with functional movement at it's heart to strengthen the long stuff and lengthen the short stuff to support our body to support itself and move towards a more centred state of being. Contact sarah@tendher.co.uk for more information or to book your place.

17/04/2026

Most of us are performing from the moment we wake up. The capable person. The productive person. The mother. The person holding it all together.

And for those of us whose nervous systems never quite switch off — whose minds are already three conversations ahead, whose bodies carry the hum of everything — that performance is exhausting in ways that are hard to explain to people who don't feel it.

We're told to relax. As if we hadn't thought of that.

But rest, real rest, isn't the absence of something. It isn't emptying out or switching off. It's the moment the performance pauses long enough for something quieter — and truer — to surface.

It might be the most radical thing we do all day.

Because in rest, we're not achieving. Not adjusting. Not holding ourself in any particular shape for anyone.

You're just... you.

And if you've spent most of your life feeling like that self needs managing, moderating, or apologising for —
rest might be the most revolutionary practice you ever find.

Wednesday Evening Reset. 6–7pm, Reydon Sports and Community Centre. Come and rest.

15/04/2026

The most profound yoga practice I've ever witnessed happened without a single traditional pose.

No shapes. No sequences. Just breath, movement, stillness, and a quality of presence that most of us spend years chasing.

Somewhere along the way, yoga got repackaged. Hips squared. Shins aligned. Sits bones lifted. Bind deeper. Push further. And a lot of us got hurt trying — not just physically, but in the quieter sense. The sense that our bodies were wrong. That we were failing at something that was supposed to heal us.

If your yoga only works when your body does... it's not yoga.

Real yoga doesn't begin when your body cooperates. It begins with a willingness to meet ourselves, rather than perform. With permission to rest the part that's hurting. With movement that works with you, rather than against you.

That's not a modification of yoga.

That is yoga.

And it's available to you today, in exactly the body you showed up in.

If that sounds like the yoga you've been looking for, you're welcome here

https://bookwhen.com/sarahsyogaspace

13/04/2026

Accessibility and inclusion aren’t things I think about after I’ve planned a class.

They’re built into everything.

For me it looks like:

• Movement that is grounded in functional anatomy for all bodies – supporting what our body needs to do day in day out.
• Time to explore the experience of moving
• encouraging curiosity rather than performance
• welcoming different bodies and abilities
• creating a non-competitive, non-hierarchical environment
• teaching in a way that builds agency and confidence rather than pressure

Yoga works best when people feel supported enough to explore.

That’s always the aim.

10/04/2026

Rest isn’t what happens when you’ve done enough.

Rest is something you do.

We’ve all probably heard the messaging by now that rest is important. Professional athletes and coaches figured that out a long time ago, that rest is essential for peak performance.

But I think there is an assumption that it just happens when we stop ‘doing stuff’, and there’s huge stigma attached to it still;

“I’m being lazy”
“There’s so much else to be doing”
“I’d benefit more from doing something else”

And even…
That NEEDING rest is somehow a weakness.

But rest takes attention
permission
practice

Rest doesn’t happen just by stopping and sitting down.

The more often we come into the experience of resting, the easier it is to access a resting state.

It’s a relational process with ourselves. A skill.

The more we practice it, the more it filters into our lives outside of class:
We can more quickly reset after a stressful day at work
We sleep better
We more easily notice when we’ve been stretched beyond our limits and are less likely to snap.

You’ll experience rest practices in all of my classes and the evening reset class is dedicated to this beautiful and essential practice of rest.

https://bookwhen.com/sarahsyogaspace

08/04/2026

Your body wasn’t made to exercise.

It was made to move.

To reach, twist, bend, lift, shift weight, find balance.
To adapt to whatever life asks of it.

But a lot of “exercise” ends up looking quite rigid.

Fixed positions.
Set instructions.
An idea that there’s a right way to do it — and a bit more effort will get you there.

For some people, that works.

For others, it just leaves them feeling tired… like their body isn’t built for it.

Or worse, that they’re not good enough.

Maybe what you actually need isn’t to be pushed harder or to a point of exhaustion,

but to feel better.

Less stiff.

More supported.

More able to move through everyday life without thinking about it so much.

Real movement isn’t rigid.
It adapts.
It responds.
It’s useful.
It changes depending on what your body needs that day.

Movement should bring us joy, and support our life, not take it out of us.

Maybe the goal isn’t to exercise more.

Maybe it’s to feel better.

06/04/2026

When you start yoga,

- Half the room is just copying the person next to them.
- The other half is hoping no one notices they’re doing something completely different.
- And at least one person is quietly wondering if their mat is the wrong way round.

(They might be right. It’s fine.)

This is a very normal beginner experience.

No one really knows what they’re doing at first.

Everyone’s figuring it out as they go.

Being a beginner is nerve-wracking. We’re taking a bold step toward something new, and our brain suddenly wants to put the brakes on and make us walk the other way and tell us all the reasons why we shouldn’t do it. And we think we’re the only one feeling it.

I started the yoga foundations course for exactly this reason.

At the start, most people arrive feeling a bit unsure, wondering if they’ll keep up, feeling out of the habit of moving and hoping they won’t look silly. Over a few weeks, that begins to shift. Things start to feel more familiar, movement feels more supportive, and confidence quietly builds. By the end, it’s not about being “good at yoga”, it’s about feeling less cautious about moving, feeling less stiff, walking taller and having tools to manage stress and worry. And ultimately having a better sense of what actually helps you feel well.

You’ll be in safe hands… even if your mat is the wrong way round.

Next Yoga foundations course starts April 7th
https://bookwhen.com/sarahsyogaspace

03/04/2026

Most of us move through the day already overstimulated.
Lights. Screens. Noise. Deadlines. Looking after our children, our pets, our home.

Then add the pressure to do exercise, cook, sleep and eat well.

We might think that going to an evening yoga class will sort us out…

Not if it’s moving at 100 miles an hour, performing shapes and sun salutations, challenging our body, and nervous system more. We leave feeling tired, but not because we’re rested, because we’ve pushed our nervous system to its limit after our already over-stimulated day – we’re ready to crash and sleep, then wake up and start again.

An evening yoga practice was never meant for that.

When the sun is waning, and the day winds down, it asks the same of us.

Our body and mind want to

slow

down

to have less stimulation

less output

Our nervous system wasn’t designed to be switched on the whole day until we go to sleep. Like a heart beat, it needs stimulation AND rest otherwise it’s under strain. Like a muscle, it’s weaker if it’s permanently tense.

Rest isn’t passive, or lazy. It’s absolutely essential for a life lived well.

Feeling frazzled at the end of the day, with a wired but tired brain could be a sign that your nervous system needs a bit more support to rest.

Rest comes with practice.

And the evening reset class does exactly that.

https://bookwhen.com/sarahsyogaspace

01/04/2026

Accessibility in yoga isn’t about simplifying things.

Accessibility doesn’t mean easy, boring, basic, lazy or only for people of a certain age or physicality it’s making it fit for your body. Making it specific for your needs. Making it so refined that it was made for you.

If it doesn’t suit your body, it can quietly feel like you’re the problem.

You’re not.

Accessibility in yoga isn’t about making things easier, smaller, or more basic.

It’s about making them relevant.

Adapting movement so it supports your joints.

Adjusting things so your body can actually benefit.

Refining the practice so it works for you, not against you.

Because a practice that only works under perfect conditions…

isn’t much use in real life.

Accessible yoga isn’t a “lesser” version.

It’s a more wise, responsive and sustainable one.

30/03/2026

Most people who get in touch about starting dance or yoga are looking to “get fit”.

But they stay for how it changes everything.

What keeps people coming back again and again is something a bit deeper than an exercise class. It needs to be something sustainable, that can be done for years to come to support us to do more of what we enjoy in life. Something that supports us through whatever life throws at us (yes, even through injury, but that’s for another post!).

Whether its yoga sitting on a chair, oo on a mat, we’re doing the same thing – using movement, breath and our environment to be here right now and make wise choices for ourselves and our body. And that’s something that serves us for a life lived well and more fully throughout our life.

Practicing that in a class shows up in life as:
- Knowing when you have the resources to challenge yourself, and when you need to take your foot off the accelerator.
- Having clear boundaries (and sticking to them).
- Making choices that align with your values that makes life feel a little more easeful.

Not only do we get all the incredible mood-boosting benefits of moving our body in yoga (and there doesn’t even have to be a plank position in sight!), but we also experience a whole system of how to live well.

Something you can integrate into daily life, not just a weekly workout.

27/03/2026

You’re not bad at yoga

You’re not bad at yoga if you’re not flexible
You’re not bad at yoga if you can’t balance on your hands (or your feet!)
You’re not bad at yoga if you have a busy mind

Yoga in the media has sold the idea that yoga is achieved through physical prowess. Through being more flexible. Through being calmer.

But yoga is a practice, not a goal.

Yoga is a way of being that we can practice on a mat, but then apply to everything in life;
- choosing to rest without guilt
- setting clear boundaries
- choosing to calm our nervous system after a difficult situation
- moving with more ease to do more of the things you love

It’s a way of showing up and relating to ourselves that makes life a little more easeful, a little lighter, and keeps our minds, bodies and relationship with them, healthier.

25/03/2026

Yoga or pilates?

I’ve had and heard this conversation many times and it came up again with a participant last week.

Do you do yoga or Pilates?

You’re either one or the other.

(except, confession, I do both)

So what’s the difference?

Pilates is an excellent exercise programme. It’s rigorous, it’s great for rehabilitation after injury. It’s great for general overall strength and mobility. And do you know what, I’ve never come across a bad Pilates teacher.

Yoga on the other hand, is a whole system of living well. Physical, energetic, psychological and emotional wellbeing.

Yoga is not an exercise programme. It’s an applied philosophy that includes movement.

I go to Pilates to exercise.

I go to yoga to be well.

In my yoga classes, you’ll experience some more targeted, mindful strengthening akin to Pilates, with the larger, full bodied physical expressions and mind focussing tools of yoga to ease stiffness, calm busy minds and nervous systems, and just FEEL better.

23/03/2026

Yoga isn’t a performance.

We’re not performing shapes.

Each moment in yoga is an invitation to be curious and make choices about how we need to move our body on that day.

Everyone arrives with a different body, different experiences, different energy levels.
Some people are working with stiffness.
Some with injuries.
Some with fatigue or stress.

Accessibility in yoga isn’t about simplifying things.

It’s about creating a practice where people can make intelligent choices for their own body.

That’s where real confidence in movement, and having agency beyond the mat begins.

That’s where we trust our own judgment and our own needs, where we make decisions based on what feels right, rather than what’s expected.

Which then shows up in life as
• Saying “I need a break” – and actually taking one
• Making decisions that aren’t rooted in guilt
• Not abandoning ourselves while caring for others
• Choosing how to spend our time, energy and attention

That’s when we start taking up space – physically, emotionally, conversationally.

And that’s yoga.

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