Yoga with Wendy

07/11/2024

Snoopy Dog ready for his morning yoga! 🧘🐶😂

04/09/2024

09/02/2024

**ESSEX YOU DID IT**
We are pleased to let you know that WE HAVE NOW ACCEPTED OFFERS FOR ALL THE SERVICES WE APPEALED FOR below for our very special couple,

Thank you all for your fabulous support, you are all fantastic. We now have to plan the wedding so we are no longer able to reply to any further offers of support at this time.

Thanks again
Team GOAW
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**URGENT WEDDING APPEAL - THURSDAY 14TH MARCH 2O24 - ESSEX**

We have been given the honour of planning an urgent wedding for a very special young lady who lives in the Southend-on-Sea area and has cancer. She has only a short time to make memories with her family and friends. We would absolutely love your support to help us create her dream day. Her one wish is to marry her wonderful fiance on THURSDAY 14TH MARCH 2024. So we are urgently seeking your help to ensure this wedding is the day our couple are dreaming of.

We are appealing to supporters living in CHELMSFORD, BASILDON, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND ALL OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS, to come forward with generous offers of support for the services we require for this wedding.

These services are:

Make up - Offer Accepted
Venue dressing - Offer Accepted
Videographer - Offer Accepted
Magic Mirror - Offer Accepted
Candy cart inc candy- Offer Accepted
Large light up letters - LOVE- Offer Accepted
Wedding Car - Offer Accepted
Flowers - Offer Accepted
Cake - Offer Accepted
Cupcakes - Offer Accepted
On-The-Day Coordinator- Offer Accepted
Drinks Reception Singer - Offer Accepted
Photographer - Offer Accepted
Hair - Offer Accepted
DJ - Offer Accepted
Celebrant - Offer Accepted

WE NEED YOU!
If you can offer a service or know someone who can generously support us please send A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM or alternatively tweet us as soon as you can. The quickest and most direct way to contact us is by EMAIL at icanhelpessex@giftofawedding.org

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Thank you - Team Gift of a Wedding

17/11/2023

** Calling all Toy Drive donators!!
We are in desperate need of gifts for babies, toddlers aged 1 to 2 and older children, over the age of 12 (toiletry sets, books, stationery, gift cards etc).
If you can help, please drop your donations in The Forum of the Civic Centre. Find out more: https://orlo.uk/QJ9EG

18/10/2021

Today is World Menopause Day!
The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available to women for improving health and wellbeing.
The theme for World Menopause Day 2021 is Bone Health.
So how does menopause affect our bone health?
The decline in oestrogen production during menopause can affect the amount of calcium in our bones. This can cause significant decreases in bone density, leading to osteoporosis. It can also make us more susceptible to hip, spine, and other bone fractures. Many women experience accelerated bone loss the first few years after their last menstrual period.

18/10/2021

Happy Monday beautiful people!
Its the start of a new week! ❤
Start the week with some yoga, even just 10mins of breathing or movement can make a difference to your day/week! ###

08/10/2021

Surya Namaskar aka Sun Salutations/Salute to the Sun

Sun Salutations are always part of every class I teach and always part of my personal practice (sometimes the entirety of my personal practice), but why?

1. They prepare the body for the practice— I am in love with this sequence of postures, there is no substitute for Sun Salutations when it comes to bringing that initial heat and openness into the body. After a couple of rounds of Surya Namaskar, the body feels open, looser and ready for the Asana practice.

2. Practicing Sun Salutations increases that all important life force energy of prana in the body, which helps remove energy blockages. A few rounds of Sun Salutations can be a great cardiovascular exercise benefiting the entire body. It increases the heart rate and regulates the entire circulatory system. The cardiovascular stimulation can fill the system up with fresh surges of oxygenated blood and eliminate toxins.

3. It's ancient and fascinating! I Many years ago, for the Ancient Yogis; it became an important practice to loosen the limbs in the mornings, increase blood flow, and also as a preparation and warm-up for the other asana practices. The various postures in Surya Namaskar was said to help energize each of the 7 Chakras (energy centres) in the human body.

4. There are so many other benefits, here's just a few:
- Increases blood circulation
- Boosts energy
- Creates more strength, flexibility, and tone to the body
- Opens and releases tension in the hamstrings, shoulders, and the chest
- Release tension in the spine and helps posture by encouraging us to lengthen and stretch

5. It moves the spine in every direction, except for a side bend - and oh that feels good ! ❤

07/10/2021

How wonderful is this?! ❤️💙

29/09/2021

Yoga for Menopause with Wendy
starting Saturday 02Oct 10.15am-11.45am at Mayura Yoga, Southend £10
Calling all ladies experiencing Menopause symptoms!
Join me for 90mins of specially adapted yoga postures, breathing & meditation to help you on your Menopause journey. Call 07531 690712 or email yogawithwendy1@outlook.com to book on
# menopausesupport

24/08/2021

Yoga is for Everyone!
I've had the pleasure in teaching a weekly Chair Yoga class to a wonderful group of ladies over the last few months at Mayura Yoga. The class is suitable for those that might find it difficult to get up and down from the floor easily, those that are post-operative, recovering from injuries or with reduced mobility due to arthritis, MS etc. After 2 lockdowns and a long period of self- isolating for most, the ladies needed a good stretch and bringing some movement back into stiff joints.
The class starts with an anti-arthritic warm up sequence to increase mobility in the joints without strain. We then move onto our seated postures, (variations given to accommodate differing abilities and restrictions), this might include a gentle seated sun salutation or other low impact flows. Using the chair for support, we move to standing, and might practise a balance or a Down Dog, or perhaps a variation of Triangle pose. We always have a breathing practice or two each week, this helps to expand the lung capacity and oxygenate the systems, organs and muscles of the body. And similar to a mat based class, we end with a meditation and relaxation on the chair to bring a sense of peace and calm - it's lovely to see the ladies leave with a smile and feeling less tense, physically and mentally.

Benefits of Chair Yoga
• Low impact on joints
• Improves flexibility
• Stress reduction
• Improves pain management
• Improves circulation
• Combats depression and anxiety
• Better balance and co-ordination
• Builds confidence in movement

Please share this info with anyone you know that might benefit from Chair Yoga!

Chair Yoga at Mayura Yoga, Southend
Mondays 1-2pm
Call / Text 07531 690712 to book on

23/08/2021

Good Morning all! So excited! Work starts in my little home studio next Monday, 👏👏

Hoping to be up & running in a few weeks time, Watch this space for updates
🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️🙏

03/08/2021

Join me for my next Yoga for Menopause Support workshop - Sun15Aug at Mayura Yoga, Southend xx

Next Yoga for Menopause Workshop Sunday 15th August 14:30-18:30

Following the interest & help received by many following our previous Menopause Workshop, Wendy is back to share more wonderful teaching tools.

Menopause is the transitional period from fertility to the end of the menstrual cycle.

This period can last anywhere from a few months to a few years, during which time women can experience a wide range of symptoms including: hot flushes, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, night sweats, low mood, irritability, depression, midriff weight gain, headaches, and fatigue, among others.

An estimated 13 million women in the UK aged 45-60 are currently going through one of the stages of menopause (perimenopause to post menopause), and 1 in 4 experience severe symptoms that negatively impact their lives, their work and their relationships.

Nutrition and lifestyle have a huge impact on balancing hormones, but slow, mindful pranayama (or breath work), meditation and yoga can also have a profound transformational effect on our mind, our body and our spirit and help to make our journey through menopause an enjoyable one.

Join our accredited Menopause Yoga teacher Wendy in this 4-hr workshop, learn to nurture and nourish your body with simple yoga postures, breathing exercises, and meditations you can use every day in your own life. Wendy will also share information about nutrition, natural remedies, supplements and other lifestyle changes that women can make to aid in their journey through menopause.

Investment is £40 pp; places are limited to just 8 attendees so payment in advance is very much appreciated to secure your space.

Book your space now at www.mayurayoga.co.uk