North Star Yoga

15/01/2026

I'm really delighted to be asked back to teach a session at Jamyang's Spring Wellveing Day on 21st Match. A range of therapies and classes are on offer at an incredible price, plus lunch!!

JAMYANG SPRING WELL-BEING DAY; SATURDAY 21ST MARCH!
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We are so happy that Annie Raynor (Shraddanjali) of North Star Yoga will be joining us again for our next well-being day. Annie will be offering some Spring time yoga for you to enjoy!
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YOGA TO SPRING INTO SPRING!
As we reach the time of the Spring Equinox and nature bursts into life, this yoga session will help you find mental and physical balance through mindful movement and breathwork to inspire and uplift. The yoga will be a flowing hatha style with influences from qi gong and will be adapted to suit the needs of the participants. No prior experience is required.
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ABOUT ANNIE;
Annie has been practising yoga since young adulthood. At that time, she very much saw it as a physical exercise, something to help her run better and maybe relax a bit. Annie has also been an eternal wonderer about the nature of being, what is life, why are we here, how come the universe even exists….but it wasn’t until many years later that she realised that this is yoga! In her late forties, wanting a change of direction, Annie trained as a yoga teacher and has been teaching since 2011, with training in Dru Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, Hatha yoga and Yoga Dance. She is a Breathwork Instructor and Yoga Alliance Senior Teacher and she loves what she does.

Annie's approach is to encourage connection and understanding, to our true selves, to each other and all that surrounds through movement, breath, meditation, nidra, and philosophy and of course love, through a supportive yoga community. Yoga is not what you do on the mat but what happens after.

Annie believes yoga thrives because these beautiful practices are life long universal ways to support your physical, mental and spiritual journey through life, no matter whether you seek enlightenment or stress relief, and no matter what your gender, size, health, age, sexuality, race and the many other ways we divide ourselves. Annie teaches ethically with compassion and kindness, and tries to be inclusive and keep her feet on the ground!
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Do join us for a full day of wellness; booking is essential; we were sold out last time. Full details and booking link will be released soon. Watch this space!
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11/01/2026

Hello! Yin yoga and yoga nidra is definitely going ahead this afternoon at 3pm, 2 spaces left if you want 90 minutes to slow down, and find ease and calm https://goteamup.com/p/1534221-north-star-yoga/e/96093121-sunday-yin-and-yoga-nidra/

08/01/2026

2 spaces still available for this afternoon's Yin and Nidra 3-4.30 Sancta Otley, booking link here - https://mailchi.mp/2675eaa268bc/yin-and-nidra-sancta-otley17468729-17468893

08/01/2026

This week I've brought the hakini mudra into class with a visualisation of light at the heart and then ajna. You may spontaneously do this hand gesture when you need to focus, concentrate or remember. According to Gertrud Hirschi it promotes cooperation between left and right hemispheres of the brain, and to improve and deepen respiration. Kim da Silva claims it builds up the energy of the lungs. To visualise bringing in (or out) light, imagine or feel first a warm bright sun at the base of the heartspace shining out, then hold the sun in the palms and shine it in; raise the mudra up so it is opposite the brow and imagine holding the brain or mind within the mudra and bathing the brain with light. You might even like to affirm 'I am light'

04/01/2026

Here's my yoga offerings for January, yoga for every body, breathe. move. meditate classes and monthly sunday yin and yoga nidra. Please click on the link for all the details and booking links - https://mailchi.mp/a7509a1f7e53/yoga-sancta-otley17468729

03/01/2026

Every day is a new beginning.....this is what I'm offering this week, Yoga to nurture growth, which meets you where you are and gently stretches you physically, mentally and spiritually
WED 7th Yoga for Every Body
FRI 9th Move. Breathe. Meditate
SUN 11th Monthly Yin and Yoga Nidra
All at Sancta's beautiful Yoga Studio in Otley
Timetable, booking and info all on this link or message me Annie

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01/01/2026

Are you feeling ever so slightly frazzled around the edges after all the Christmassing? Please come join me for some nourishing yin and yoga nidra Sunday 12th January 3 to 4.30pm at Sancta's dedicated yoga space in Otley. Winter yin practice to balance kidney and urinary bladder meridians, stretching the back body and legs, Yoga nidra to find that beautiful liminal dream space, where you can rest at the heartspace, and come home to yourself. Maybe even listen to the wisdom of your heart to see where it leads you next. With sound from the flute, chimes and shruti. Link to book is in my bio or please message me on 07778 865666 for a space £15

25/12/2025

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John and Annie wish all family and friends a Happy Christmas!