Ucele Yoga

16/03/2026

As we shift from one season to the next, we move from the element of water to wood. March 22 is also World Water Day, so let’s honour its still, reflective and receptive qualities before inviting the expansive energy of wood and the promises of spring.

30 Mins of Yin: From Water to Wood | 22 March 17:15-17:45 | Insight Timer

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13/03/2026

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04/02/2026

Last week, I decided it was time to stop messing around with scarves and invest in a yoga strap. Inspired, I started experimenting with it in my own practice, and it reminded me of how useful (and perhaps underused) these props can be in Yin Yoga. ⁣⁣
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A strap can …⁣⁣
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help regulate sensation before gravity takes over,⁣⁣
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support you enough to release into a pose or simply keep you in that shape,⁣⁣
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and (sometimes, just sometimes) a strap can invite just that little bit more stretch.
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Although gently of course, and without too much effort.⁣⁣
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If you want to give it a go for yourself, I’ve shared some ideas in my latest blog post. We’ll also be utilising the yoga strap at this week’s class at The Swansea Wellbeing Centre so come and join us if you can!⁣

Like all props, using a strap in Yin Yoga can both support and deepen your practice.Use a strap to... • (oh-so-gently) increase the stretch • regulate your depth of sensation in a pose, allowing it to stop you before gravity takes you any further • keep your body in a particular shape – not ...

18/01/2026

Fancy trying some qi gong this lunar new year?

Daoyin Baojiangong workshop on Feb 28, 2026 at 10am-1pm at The Swansea Wellbeing Centre

Benefits:
- Enhances vitality and strengthens the body's natural defenses.
- Helps balance energy flow throughout the body.
- Can be practiced by beginners to improve overall well-being.

Book your spot by Whatsapp/Text on 07455937556/07472013163 or email on suzannechung@gmail.com

08/01/2026

Sorry folks, but I'm going to cancel this evening's class due to the storm... hope to see you next week!

31/12/2025

I've never been one for resolutions, but intentions - that's another thing.⁣
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18/12/2025

As winter naturally pulls us inward, sometimes we resist giving our bodies and minds the chance to slow down and reset.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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My January workshop is a little bit different this time, combining the usual long-held Yin poses with subtle micro-movements. Rather than ‘just stretching’, you will be teaching your body how to release tension intelligently instead of forcing it. This supports building awareness and recognising what ease actually feels like – something you can carry into everyday life. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This Yin Yoga in-motion session at The Swansea Wellbeing Centre is designed to deepen body awareness, calm the nervous system, and offer practical tools for ease in both movement and rest. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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More details at https://www.uceleyoga.com/service-page/a-quiet-shift

16/12/2025

With the winter solstice drawing close, these long nights offer us the opportunity to look back over the year and contemplate the future.⁣⁣
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As I reflect on the last 12 months on a personal level, I see that both my life and my teaching have become more rooted in nature. I’ve always brought the idea of qi into my classes, but have been slowly moving away from a more ‘traditional’ energetic-focused approach to teaching Yin Yoga. I’ve shifted from the idea that focusing on specific meridians directly influences the qualities tied to that energy, and on to a more holistic, natural approach.⁣⁣
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Now, I invite students to notice the energies of the seasons and their associated elements. I encourage practice that mirrors what we can observe in nature around us. So as we settle into deep winter, consider how you might gather strength for the spring like bulbs, slow and rest like hibernating hedgehogs, and flow quietly beneath the surface like rivers flowing under ice, conserving energy while life continues steadily beneath stillness. ⁣⁣
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12/10/2025

A two minute reset for the nervous system, stimulating the vagus nerve and supporting a sense of calm and ease.⁣
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08/07/2025

Lots of people aren’t crazy about Dragons. My own yoga teacher loves us to do them in pretty much every Yin class, and for a long time I just couldn’t understand why.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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For all of us there are poses we feel comfortable in: The ones where we’ve learned how to adjust ourselves to get those ‘not too much, not too little’ sensations, and know how to move our body parts if those sensations get more – or less – over time.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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For me, Dragon was not one of those poses. It simply didn’t feel like it embodied those yin-like qualities like gentleness, yielding, softness and receptivity. It felt quite the opposite of gentle so there was no way I could yield. And as for soft and receptive? Forget it.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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For me, Dragon is definitely a Yin Yoga pose that is more yang in nature. It can be easy to go in too deep too fast, but what I’ve realised over time is that’s actually where its beauty lies.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In Dragon, I have no choice but to be fully present. Moving into the pose, I find I have to listen more closely than usual, especially to the sensations unfolding in my hip flexors. Whilst for most poses I go to my natural stopping point, for this one I’ll back off quite a lot, as I know now from experience how deep it can get as gravity draws me down. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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As Yin Yoga sage always says: “…don't use the body to get into a pose, use the pose to get into the body".⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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20/06/2025

Are you any of these…?⁣
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🧓 An older adult ⁣
💼 An office worker⁣
♿ Have limited mobility or disabilities⁣
🌱 A newbie to yoga⁣
😰 An anxious yogi⁣
🛌 Recovering from surgery or rehab⁣
🌟 Someone who wants to try something different⁣
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Then give some of these Chair Yoga poses!⁣
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Message me if you need any tips 😊⁣
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P.S. There are a few places left on my Summer Solstice Yin Yang Yoga workshop in Swansea on Saturday

Sign up at https://www.uceleyoga.com/service-page/fire-flow-ground-slow?referral=service_list_widget

13/06/2025

During the summer solstice, Yang energy reaches its peak in a zenith of light, heat, and outward expansion. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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The solstice marks the longest day and shortest night here in the Northern Hemisphere; light is expansive and pervasive, and there is no shadow in the midday sun - literally and metaphorically. The Fire element is also in full force at this time of year, manifesting as heat (oh how we hope!) joy, enthusiasm and movement.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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On 21 June, I’ll be holding a 2-hour workshop to honour the sun at its peak. Through movement and stillness alongside breathwork and acupressure, let’s attend to that most fiery of organs - the heart - and invite our inner fire to glow steady and soft rather than wild and consuming ☀️⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Join me on 21 June at The Swansea Wellbeing Centre

Sign up at https://www.uceleyoga.com/service-page/fire-flow-ground-slow?referral=service_list_widget
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