Yoga You Sanctuary

06/10/2025

Breathe To Heal ‘Anxiety’ workshop this Thursday 6-9pm xx

25/09/2025

CPD Day - Yoga for healthy lower backs with Kate Knowles - 12th October 2025, Llandudno

Yoga can be a great way to maintain and improve people’s back health. This CPD event will provide the necessary knowledge to support people with back pain in your classes. We will also study how back health impacts emotional and wellbeing, considering the importance of relaxation for people with back pain.

Cost £55 BWY teachers, £65 non-members

Book now

https://portal.bwy.org.uk/user/events/973

Trinity Community Centre is located in the centre of Llandudno and is easily accessible by road and rail.

21/09/2025

Hello Dear Yoga Friends

I’m here to give you some ‘sweet and not so sweet news’

The sweet- 🫟 Yoga You is 15 on the 30 October 2025. 🫟

The not so sweet - After teaching yoga for 28 years and running Yoga You Sanctuary for the last 15 of those years it is for many reasons time for me to retire and make a change.

This is not early retirement as I’m officially an OAP from September 2025 and I thank my yoga practice and community for keeping me steady, fit and well for so long and although this decision is not easy, it is the right decision for me.

In the near future I will hopefully be moving to a new home in Hoylake and it is also my intention to spend more time with my dear old mum Betty in her latter years .

Also there are two surgeries I need to face next year, not life threatening but nonetheless I feel I need to create space for myself (something I don’t do very much of and even after my husband Dave’s passing in 2021 I was only away from teaching for a month) .

Yoga Classes will continue until the end of November 2025 , the last Pure Nidra on the 11 November 2025 and the last Breathe To Heal session on 4 December 2025.

So , I intend to retire but not give up! I will sell the studio property in the New Year and spend @ a year sorting myself out and getting settled before recommencing with online teaching from my new home.

In the meantime I will do my best to provide past Vimeo recordings for those who want them and provide a list in due course of my trusted yoga teacher friends who I can refer you to and fingers crossed that perhaps another yoga teacher may take up the reins where I leave off at YYS .

It has been quite a journey since I began yoga teaching in 1998 and I can only thank all you beautiful souls from the bottom of my heart who have accompanied me for the whole trip and those who have joined along the way ever since.

Our Christmas meal in December 2025 will now double up as my leaving celebration as well and a chance for us to reminisce on all our wonderful yoga experiences we have shared.

With All My Love and Deepest Gratitude To Each and Everyone Of You .🙏🏻

Namaste

Ann xx

04/09/2025

Hajnal and myself have both trained with Max Strom to become Breathe to Heal Facilitators and fully understand the value and effectiveness of this work in these troubled times .

We are now offering a set of Breathwork classes based on Max’s teachings and techniques to help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety, grief , insomnia and depression .

The first class is next week on 11 September- all details at https://yogayousanctuary.co.uk/yoga-events-workshops/.
🙏💜🙏

08/08/2025

I can vouch for the efficacy of legs up the wall pose - in fact I blooming love it ###

So restorative

22/07/2025

All face to face spaces are full with the exception of : 1) A temporary space in Monday's 6pm class as mentioned in video 28/7 to 18/8 and 2) Pure Nidra on Tuesday 29 July All info at https://yogayousanctuary.co.uk/

21/07/2025

⭐️ Notice of Pure Nidra ⭐️
⭐️ Tuesday 29 July 2025 ⭐️

I’ve been offering Pure Nidra for over 12 years at Yoga You Sanctuary with great feedback from practitioners.

During this extended and deeply relaxing practice time is allowed for explanation of technique, time to settle well, time to ‘come to’ and time to reflect .

This next session on Tuesday 29 July 2025 7pm to 8.30 pm is now available for booking

Face to Face - £10

Online via Zoom / Vimeo recording - £8

Please dm if interested.

Namaste

Ann x

03/07/2025

Some people heal best in a circle. Others need a quiet room and someone who truly listens.

If you find it hard to open in a group—or know that what you carry is very personal, complex, or still unspoken—one-to-one work may be the right place to begin.

This July and August, Max is offering a limited number of private sessions, designed around your specific needs.
Each session is created to support you with clarity, breath, and tools to meet this moment in your life—whatever it holds.

Whether you’re navigating grief, stress, change, or simply seeking connection, Max will meet you where you are—with presence, compassion, and tools that last beyond the hour.

60-minute sessions via Zoom (recording available by request)
Tailored to your needs: breathwork, grief, stress, or emotional health
Reduced summer rate (more than 40% off)
Available this July and August

To inquire or book, please send us an email.
https://maxstrom.com/store/one-to-one/

If a group setting feels more aligned, Max continues to offer live online and in-person workshops throughout the year. We're happy to help you find what fits best for where you are now. 🤍

23/06/2025

This will be an amazing course with two excellent teachers xx

22/06/2025

There’s been a few changes as to how our Breathe To Heal Sessions are going to run - here’s the updated information:-

‘ Breathe to Heal’ Breathwork Facilitators Hajnal Littler and Ann Simmonett both of whom undertook recent training with international breath work pioneer Max Strom are now offering 4 sessions referred to below to help alleviate symptoms of grief, insomnia, depression, anxiety and panic-attacks.
The 4x 3 hour themed sessions will run on the dates mentioned below will be ‘face to face’ only and comprise breathwork supported by gentle movement. All sessions will be held at Yoga You Sanctuary 235 Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 5TH.
1. Thursday 11 September 2025 6 to 9 pm - Grief
2. Thursday 9 October 2025. 6 to 9 pm - Anxiety
3. Thursday 13 November 2025 6 to 9 pm - Depression.
4. Thursday 4 December 2025 6to 9 pm - Insomnia
NB/ Panic Attacks will be mentioned in each session
Each session is £40 payable in advance, and may be booked individually or as a block booking on a first come first served basis. Future sessions are intended to be repeated usually on the second Thursday of each month enabling people to select or repeat individual sessions or block bookings as required.
If you are interested in these sessions or require any further information please contact for an application/ health form and payment details:
Ann 07521768590, Hajnal 07702021031

18/06/2025

12/06/2025

Just arrived home a short while ago after a relaxing couple of days at Lake Maggiore and then onto stunning Mandali Centre for another Max Strom retreat.

Everything about Mandali, from its spectacular location, eco facilities , ethical practices and gorgeous veggie cuisine allows you to truly escape and immerse yourself in a piece of heaven on earth where the quality of air feels like nectar… and there’s a welcome absence of tv screens, digital devices and alcohol.

Indeed from the very first moment you set foot in Mandali, high in the hills of Quarna Sopra, Northern Italy you are immediately enveloped in the entranceway of stone walls containing 40 large amethyst geodes, vertically implanted in the wall so as to bathe visitors with positive vibes as they enter and leave this magical space.

Awaking early each day to sweet, happy, chirpy birdsong from finches, sparrows and other feathered friends , there were views to die for (especially from the stunning swimming pool and hot tub overlooking the length of Lake Orta), vistas of colourful gardens, aromatic flowers, strategically placed large crystals , symbolic statues, ornamental decorations, random hammocks in hidden secluded spaces, all of this blissful environment hosting a beautifully appointed ‘Temple’ where our varied yoga practices were held.

Attending yoga master, Max Strom’s ‘Breathe into Wellbeing Retreat ’ was an absolute treat - his teachings are so accessible , practical and beneficial.
He is in my opinion a meliorist who works to bring people together, instilling a sense of ‘tribe’, a sense of belonging and being seen and heard.
Max is very clear in his lectures about promoting good ‘person to person’ communication and not allowing technology to dilute our humanness.

To say ‘I enjoyed the retreat’ is short on expression, I feel blessed and it has truly been an amazing opportunity to reflect, evaluate , connect and appreciate with like minded souls.

🙏💜🙏