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Lydia's powerful Vinyasa Yoga classes will teach you how to work the core, move with your own breath, and flow with grace throughout a series of postures.

27/12/2022

A new beginning...
Yoga and other tales 🧘‍♀️
It's been over a year since the closing down of which was an incredibly challenging decision and needless to say heart breaking. I felt completely withdrawn from yoga after that and I lost the thread of my practice. I decided to swim, take cold showers, meditate, draw, and write write write every morning. Any thing but yoga because that felt painful and confusing and wrapped up in something I felt I'd failed at. The truth is it wasn't a failure, it was a massive success and I met the most wonderful students and teachers during those days. It takes great courage to end something you love, a different kind of courage than starting something new because endings are often wrapped up in grief and longing and a feeling of unknown uncertainty for what's to come next. Beginnings are full of hope and excitement, and maybe that's where this feeling of excitement is emerging from, a new source of energy where
I finally feel ready to return to teaching. 🙏
The upcoming course I'm offering is a 4 week Yoga and Mindfulness meditation course. I will be sharing a slow and steady movement practice, blending a mix of fluidity and stillness with the qigong & mindfulness meditation practices I shared during lockdown.
If you're interested in joining the course feel free to send me a message, I'd love to hear from you 😊 This course is welcome to all students, old and new 💛

05/06/2022

It's a green smoothie kinda day!
~spinach
~banana
~almond milk
~chia seeds
~flax seeds
~almond butter
~spirulina
~cinnamon
~honey
It's surprisingly delicious!

04/12/2021

One year ago today we opened the hatch for the first time 🥰 it was a whirlwind week where a chap from walked past as Dan and I as we were scrubbing down the windows to the soon to be café. He asked us what the place was going to be and when it was going to open, we didn't know when it was going to open then, but I tell you what it was a good nudge to get us going because he signed Dan up to an interview on the radio, he said only someone as mad as us could start a business in lockdown and he was interested in what we had to say. We decided to open the Friday 4th December 2020 and I can't believe it's been a year since that day. 🎄Summer feels like a distant dream, but for some reason last winter feels like it was round the corner. Time's a funny thing... I felt overwhelmed trying to choose a medley of pics to share today, trying to find a way to include all the beautiful people who have contributed to the cafe along the way but you know who you are 😉 so here's some pics of me and my fam instead ❤️
Thanks for the photos 📷

12/10/2021

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” – Plato
❤️ Kids - gotta love em!
📷Shot on Bronica 120mm film🎞️ 😍

26/09/2021

Seeking wisdom 🧘‍♀️

25/08/2021

Remember the compliments 🧡
When I was in my teens I spent alot of time journalling. I think teenhood and the early 20s can be a pretty hard hitting time for the voice of self doubt and inner critic to amp the volume. I used to combat this voice by writing down compliments, writing down things that had made me smile in the day and writing down comments and words that friends who believed in me had been kind enough to share.
I got to an age/time in my life where I stopped doing this. Likely, life got busy as it does, but also I doubted the practice, I started labelling it as 'self-indulgent' and 'self-obsessed', to write down compliments was surely a delusion and a denial into meeting my own flaws and imperfections. This is not true, we all know that we are our own worst critic and we all know the power of our own tendencies to bring ourselves down. To let doubt spiral into the web of negativity. The truth is, we all have a negativity bias, its how are brains are wired to survive. So to combat the insidious voice of doubt, why not write down a compliment or two...📝
I received a heartfelt message from at the weekend, it combatting all of the doubt I was experiencing and today I chose to write it down. Surround yourself by people who believe in you, people who you believe in and band together for support, encouragement, protection and creativity. Life is too short 🧡

21/06/2021

🌞 HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE 🌞

We did it! 4.30am Summer Solstice sunrise swim and a finale for the 21 Day Meditation challenge 🧘‍♀️🧠💪
Well done meditators!
You will be missed on my early mornings 🧘‍♀️❤️
Thank you for sharing your last 21 mornings with me 🙏🔥
You see, I want alot.
Perhaps I want everything:
The darkness that comes with every infinite fall
And the shivering blaze of every step up

So many live on and want nothing
And are raised to the rank of prince
By the slippery ease of their light judgements

But what you love to see
Are faces that do work and feel thirst

You love most of all those who need you.

You have not grown old
And it is not too late
To dive into your increasing depths
Where life calmly gives out its own secret

~ Rainer Maria Rilke

18/06/2021

🌞 SUMMER SOLSTICE GATHERING 🌞
to celebrate the solstice this year and the end of our 21 day meditation challenge 🧘‍♀️ well done meditators! 🧠💪
Elly and I are offering an evening of qigong, yoga, mantra and meditation at 😊
We can't wait!
In the past we've celebrated outdoors but this year the weather looks like it's on the turn ☔ so we're going ahead and celebrating indoors for this one! 🌞
This class will run 6pm-7.30pm and will have a cap of 8 people , so if you're keen sign up!
Looking forward to practicing with you for the longest day of the year 🌞
Open to all levels
Link in bio 🙌

15/06/2021

An unfortunate message to our Yoga Community,

PLEASE READ

We come to you with some really sad news. We have been informed that our landlords have submitted a request to demolish the building we occupy.

The truth is, the demolition proposals came to us last week, and to say this was a hard pill to swallow is an understatement. Especially as our landlords didn’t tell us themselves, a friend of ours saw the plans on twitter and we received a letter from the council the following day. The news became public before we were informed.

The window to oppose the demolition is small, so please register and comment using the information below before THIS FRIDAY if you want to raise objection. Not only are we upset about the proposal, we are upset about the delivery which is at the very least immoral if not unlawful.

Here is the link to oppose / also found in bio:

https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/

Case Reference:

21/02206/FUL

Unfortunately the council have not made it that straight forward, you have to register before you can oppose this. Also note that it’s prone to timing out, so save your words elsewhere just in case.

If you would like to oppose, please ACT FAST as we only have until FRIDAY 18TH JUNE, THAT’S THIS FRIDAY!

Please share

With love
Lydia x

And team at Unity Yoga
Reposted from

13/06/2021

What a beauty

01/05/2021

🔥🧘21 DAY MEDITATION CHALLENGE 🌞🧘
The challenge returns...
We're excited to announce.the return of last year's meditation challenge.

WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE?

Every morning from Monday 1st June @ will be guiding a 30minute meditation practice leading up to the Summer Solstice.

This practice is a combination of Mindfulness meditation and *Metta Meditation.

Practice starts at 7am each morning, but don't worry if you miss a session, I will be recording each meditation session so that you can choose to meditate at an alternative time that suits you. You can expect to receive this recording in your inbox around 8am each day of the challenge.

Although it's recommended to get up and practice live in a group, I understand this is not always possible with life's commitments and twists and turns. So in order to make this course accessible to all I will be offering the recorded meditation option for those of you who may miss your alarm, or have other commitments and still want to complete the 21 day Meditation Challenge

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*Metta- Loving kindness (metta), a traditional Buddhist concept, implies acting with compassion toward all sentient beings, with an awareness and appreciation of the natural world.

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The investment of this challenge is £21.00 / £10 for unwaged.

Thank you for reading ☺️

Any questions or thoughts on the course feel free to drop me a message
lydiaainscough@gmail.com

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Link to book in bio 🙌

29/04/2021

We did it!
So excited to be exhibiting some of my Grandad's photos of around Sheffield these are a handful of selected photos from the local area surrounding kopi and chai café and some from the city centre all taken in the 60s. Can you spot where my Grandad was standing for the opening photo? 📷 🖤

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