Sun Gaze Yoga

04/02/2026

"Trauma Informed" - What does it actually mean?

Today Gemma's talking about a term we're seeing used a lot in the health and wellbeing space, "trauma informed". Trauma informed therapy, trauma informed massage, trauma informed diets, trauma informed yoga.....

We feel it's really important that when phrases like this crop up that you, the person using these services, have the opportunity to understand what these terms mean, what they offer, and their limitations so you can make informed decisions around your own health and wellbeing.

02/02/2026

🌿 February Retreats at The Barn, Brailes 🌿

We’re running two small, supportive half-day retreats this February at The Barn Wellbeing Retreat Centre, just outside of Shipston on Stour. These are calm, practical sessions designed to help people better understand what’s going on for them and leave with tools they can actually use in everyday life.

🕊 Anxiety Relief Retreat
📅 Saturday 8th February | ⏰ 11am–3pm
💷 £45

This session explores:
• The science of anxiety and why it shows up
• Health anxiety and overthinking
• The mind–body connection
• Reframing anxious thoughts
• Practical cognitive tools for coping with stress

👉 Booking link: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/9235/events/7677695

🌿 Emotional Resilience Retreat
📅 Satu 28th February | ⏰ 11am–3pm
💷 £45

This session focuses on:
• Understanding emotional resilience
• Setting and protecting boundaries
• Managing criticism and confrontation
• Staying balanced during stressful periods
• Managing emotional and mental load

👉 Booking link: https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/9235/events/8454426

Both retreats are held in a relaxed, welcoming environment and are suitable for people who feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, or simply want better tools for coping with life’s pressures.

📍 The Barn Wellbeing Retreat Centre
Springfield Farm, Brailes, OX15 5JH
Retreattothebarn.co.uk

If you have any questions at all, feel free to message us directly at info@thebarnretreats.co.uk

29/01/2026

28/01/2026

☀️ New Half Day Retreat - Emotional Resilience ☀️

A supportive half-day retreat designed to help you stay grounded when life feels emotionally demanding.

Our Emotional Resilience Retreat explores how stress, overwhelm, irritability, and emotion show up in everyday life, and how to respond with greater clarity, regulation, and confidence.

Grounded in psychology and nervous-system science, this is an opportunity to learn tools and techniques to help you retain balance and feel in control no matter what life throws at you.

What's included:

🌿 Understanding emotional resilience through a nervous-system lens.

🌿 How stress and overload affect emotional responses.

🌿 Recognising early signs of overwhelm and emotional reactivity.

🌿 Understanding boundaries and how to protect them.

🌿 Assertive communication without guilt or anger - learning to say no.

🌿 Handling criticism and confrontation whilst staying balanced.

🌿 Managing emotional and mental load in everyday life.

🌿 Capacity-based decision making and prioritising what truly matters.

🌿 Practical tools for responding rather than reacting.

🌿 Gentle breath and body-based regulation practices.

🌿 Time for reflection, discussion, and integration.

📍 The Barn, Brailes, Nr Shipston on Stour
🗓 Saturday 28th February | 11am–3pm
💛 £45 including refreshments

Spaces are limited. Booking via the "What's On" link in our bio.

24/01/2026

❤️❤️❤️

We would like to wish Gemma and her lovely partner Marc all the luck and love in the world on their wedding day today 👰‍♀️❤️

From all us at Posture and Poise and The Barn xx

24/01/2026

Join Gemma for this wonderful, restorative practice and celebrate the spring equinox ☀️

Use the "What's On" link in our bio to find out more 🔗

❤️

19/01/2026

Jumping on the #2016 band wagon.

This is me, blonde hair, 34 years young, working in hospitality, late nights and exhausted by life.
Always smiling no matter how tough things sometimes got. A time I didn't know who I wanted to be or who I was.
No yoga photo's insight, I didn't know at that time I'd be teaching and practicing any of the glorious modalities I'm sharing now. Wow so much has changed, look at my nephew Tom 💙 only a baby and now so grown up. My girl, we might not be as close as we once were, but just know, you'll always have a place in my heart ❤️ The best night with you at Red Hot Chilli Pepper concert, that was a treat till the next day 🤢
My family...we'll be coming together this Saturday for mine & Marc's wedding, I didn’t even know him yet!
We'll be missing a few important people this weekend but most importantly my Dad, always my cheerleader ❤️ he loved his girls with so much heart, I'm sure he'll be with us in spirit, not the same but it's the way it has to be. 💙🦋

Looking back I've grown so much. I now know who I am and the journey I'm heading on. Where I want to be and who with.
What a journey... for the bad & the ugly you taught me to be strong and find my worth and I sit here today with no regrets, at peace with who I was as I enter another new chapter. Exciting times to come. ❤️

TBT2016