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Yoga Riva UK Shala, West Hill (2026)

07/01/2026

If you think Reformer footwork is “easy”… this one is the foundation for everything that comes next. 😄

This is Second Position Footwork (turned out/lateral) and it’s a “basic” that builds advanced skills—because it teaches the control you need for intermediate and advanced Reformer work.

🫶 Press out: don’t just push—hug the inner thighs towards each other (like you’re zipping up the legs).
🌀 Return: the real work? Resist the springs all the way in—slow, controlled, no snapping back.

🏗️ Why it’s the foundation for intermediate + advanced Reformer
✅ Trains pelvic stability while the legs move (key for long stretch, teaser work, kneeling series)
✅ Builds hip + inner thigh connection for cleaner lines and stronger transitions
✅ Improves knee tracking + alignment so you load safely when exercises get bigger
✅ Teaches eccentric control (the “return”)—the skill that makes advanced work feel smooth instead of shaky

✨ Why we love it at Yoga Riva, Dartford
🍑 Stronger glutes + inner thighs
🦵 Better hip stability + knee alignment
🧠 More control and connection (not just reps)
🫧 Low-impact strength that carries into everyday movement

Want to feel how this changes your whole Reformer practice?
📍 Book a Reformer Pilates session at Yoga Riva, Dartford. Taster session only £10 using code Reformertaster10.

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06/01/2026

🌿2026gentle reminder: Come back to the SELF. 🧘‍♀️✨

Yoga isn’t about twisting into shapes — it’s about untangling from the chaos.
It’s about stillness, movement, and a quiet return to your breath... and your body.

To support you, we’re offering a little nudge:
✨Use code: 𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 for just just £6 to move, breathe, and recalibrate — with:

🧘‍♀️ Grounding Hatha to build posture + balance
🔥 Flowing Vinyasa to boost strength + mobility
🌙 Soothing Yin to release tension + support flexibility

✨ Physically, yoga helps improve alignment, reduce stiffness, and support better nervous system regulation — especially if you spend your days on your feet, at a desk, or somewhere in between.

Let this reel be your invitation to pause, to soften, and to begin again. No pressure, no perfection. Just presence.

📍 Dartford | 🧘‍♀️ www.yogariva.com
🎥 Swipe through, then book your mat. Stillness is waiting for you.

01/01/2026

Spring does not arrive all at once.
It moves gently — like light shifting on the river, like quiet beginnings beneath the surface.

Our Spring Mini Retreat is an invitation to slow down and move with the energy of renewal. Rooted in the theme of soft awakening, small steps, and steady growth, this retreat offers space to reconnect, reflect, and gently realign.

✨ The morning session is now fully booked
🌿 Limited places remain for the afternoon session

You can expect a nourishing blend of yoga, mindful movement, and quiet connection — a pause designed to support lasting change rather than quick fixes.

📍 Retreat venue: Shoreham (by the river)
💚 Current price: £35
📅 Price increases to £45 after 4 February, 2026

If you’ve been waiting for a moment to begin again, this may be it.

Book your place: yogariva.com
Enquiries: yogarivauk@gmail.com

31/12/2025

“This is NOT AI-generated. This is the power of once-a-week Reformer Pilates.”

Swipe ➡️ to see the transformation of one of my amazing clients — a busy hospital surgeon who only had time for one session a week. No gym. No special diet. Just consistent, mindful Reformer Pilates.

She came to Yoga Riva in Dartford to help manage her plantar fasciitis so she could stand longer in surgeries. What she gained? Stronger posture, reduced pain, better body alignment… and a whole new confidence in her skin. 💪✨

Her strength was always there — Reformer Pilates just brought it out.

✅ Benefits she gained:
• Improved posture
• Less pain standing for long hours
• Core strength & visible body tone
• A Pilates glow 😄

🎯 Her secret? One-on-one Reformer Pilates tailored to her busy life.

If you're thinking, “I don’t have time,” you might just need the right approach.

💥 Book your 1:1 Reformer Pilates in Dartford at Yoga Riva
Your body (and feet!) will thank you.

26/12/2025

🎯 Posture fixed. Ego slightly shaken. Marriage slightly healed. 😅

After years of watching me cue “abs on, legs long, breath steady”…
My husband finally stepped onto the Reformer — and straight into Hundreds.
💥 The exercise that looks easy… until you're 30 pulses deep and questioning your life choices.

He nailed it.
Said he felt taller afterward (YES!).
Listened to every single cue.
✅ My easiest client – focused, followed instructions
❗ Also my most difficult – because he now knows exactly how precise I am 😅

If only our driving lessons had gone this smoothly...

📸 See him in full “Pilates warrior mode” — breathing, pulsing, core ON 🔥
(And yes, I’m still smug.)

Pilates: Building posture, patience, and partner appreciation, one Hundred at a time.

24/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, I’m inviting you into a little Yin—not to fix anything, but to soften around it.

Because life has its highest of highs… and its lowest of lows. And balance isn’t a tightrope we never wobble on. It’s something we return to—again and again—through breath, through stillness, through being willing to stay.

In the highs, we practise receiving without clinging.
In the lows, we practise holding ourselves with tenderness.
And in the quiet middle, we remember: we can feel it all, and still remain rooted.

If this year stretched you in any direction—upwards or downwards—may you end it gently. May you let the body rest. May you let the nervous system exhale. May you arrive back in yourself.

One slow breath in.
One long breath out.
And a soft reminder: you don’t have to carry it all into the new year.

Visit www.yogariva.com and book a gentle practice to restore balance, release stress, and reset your nervous system. Slow stretches, mindful breathing, and deep relaxation to close the year with calm and begin the new year grounded.

27/11/2025

🌟 Same Move, Different Feel 🌟
Ever tried Running on the Reformer with both heavy and light springs?

💥 On a heavy spring, the emphasis shifts to the glutes, hamstrings, and calves, creating a grounded, strength-based movement. It’s all about power and control.

💨 Switch to a light spring, and suddenly the challenge is all about control and stability. Your abdominals and hip flexors kick in to keep the rhythm, and your alignment has to work harder to stay true.

🎯 Same exercise. Two completely different challenges.
This is the magic of Reformer Pilates — subtle shifts = big impact.

✨ Whether you're building strength or refining control, personalised 1-on-1 Reformer Pilates in Dartford helps you get the most out of every movement.

📍 Find your spring — and your strength — at Yoga Riva.

25/11/2025

☀️ Out of Office. Still on the Mat. 🌿

Taking a little time away — to rest, to reconnect, to breathe.

Holidays are for slowing down, but yoga never really leaves. It simply adapts. My practice this week? Gentler, softer, more spacious. Less about strength, more about presence. Less doing. More being. ✨

Because yoga isn’t about the poses we “should” hit — it’s about listening to what the body needs right now. And right now, it needs soft sun, slow movement, and stillness in between.

Wherever you are, may your practice meet you there.
Even if it looks like lying on the floor for 20 minutes listening to the waves. 🧘‍♀️💛

24/11/2025

🌟 Rising Star 🌟
What looks like grace in motion… starts with intention in alignment.

This is Star Prep on the Reformer — knees grounded, core fired up, and shoulders dialled in. It’s a vital progression step before the full star variation, and it’s where the real work begins ✨

🔍 Why do we love this version?

*Knees down = stable base to explore side control
*Bottom hand on the footbar provides feedback for scapular engagement
*Top arm reaches long to open the side body while keeping the core active

A fantastic opportunity to build shoulder stability, oblique strength, and proprioception (aka knowing where your body is in space!)

💪 Muscles at work:

•Obliques + QL
•Latissimus dorsi
•Serratus anterior
•Glutes (yes, they’re working!)
•Deep core stabilisers

At Yoga Riva in Dartford, we focus on building strength with purpose. One-on-one Reformer sessions give you space to learn how to move smarter — and shine brighter. 🌟

📍 Book your private session today and prep like the star you are!
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£10 for first session

22/11/2025

🪑 Chair Pose (Utkatasana): It’s not a rest, it’s a workout in disguise 💪🧘‍♀️

You look like you’re sitting... but your muscles know otherwise.
Utkatasana is one of those poses that demands a little bit of everything — strength, focus, and breath.

🔥 What’s working?

Quads & glutes – supporting and stabilising the lower body

Hamstrings – eccentrically engaged to control the descent

Core muscles – to support the lumbar spine and keep the chest lifted

Shoulders & upper back – working to stay lifted and wide

✅ Alignment tips:

• Feet hip-width apart or together — listen to what your knees prefer
Knees track over ankles (not past toes)
• Weight in the heels — you should be able to wiggle your toes!
• Keep the lumbar spine long — avoid overarching or collapsing through the lower back
• Ribcage drawn gently in, arms active but not tense

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📍 Join us for group Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin classes on Monday and Tuesday evenings at Dartford Methodist Church for only £8

We’ll help you find your seat of strength 🔥

😅 Why it’s tricky:

Because it challenges your endurance, alignment, and focus — all at once. And holding it? That’s where the real strength builds (and the legs shake just enough to remind you you’re alive).

🧘‍♀️ At Yoga Riva in Dartford, we explore Utkatasana as more than a pose — it’s a training ground for stamina, support, and awareness.

21/11/2025

“Hundreds? Oh yeah, just lie down and flap your arms. Easy.”
— said no one… mid-set.

The Reformer Hundreds look deceptively chill. You're just lying there, right?

Except your:
🔥 abs are shaking,
💨 breath is controlled,
🦵 legs are lifted,
💪 arms are pulsing like you’re fanning yourself through a heatwave,
… and your teacher is casually saying “halfway!”

✅ Benefits:

✔️ Fires up core stability from the inside out
✔️ Improves breath control and endurance
✔️ Activates mind-body connection
✔️ Builds Pilates heat FAST (no jumping required)

So yes, Hundreds might look easy — until you do them right.
Join us at Yoga Riva in Dartford for 1-on-1 Reformer Pilates sessions that make every pulse count 💥

www.yogariva.com
📍 £10 for first session
West hill, Dartford

20/11/2025

🧘‍♀️ Yin Yoga Supported Inversion: Turning inward to find balance 🧘‍♂️

In the fast pace of modern life, supported inversions in Yin Yoga invite us to pause, soften, and reset — without the effort or strain.

Unlike active inversions (think headstands or handstands), these postures are fully supported by props — like bolsters, blocks, or the wall — allowing the body to gently invert without force.

🌿 Benefits of Supported Inversions:

✔️ Gently stimulates the lymphatic system and circulation
✔️ Helps reduce swelling and heaviness in the legs
✔️ Calms the nervous system and lowers stress hormones
✔️ Eases fatigue and promotes deep rest
✔️ Encourages introspection and stillness

This is where Yin Yoga shines:
🪷 Long holds, minimal effort, deep release.
🪷 A posture where gravity does the work — and the breath leads the way.

🛑 Note:
Supported inversions are not suitable for everyone.
🚫 Avoid if you have glaucoma, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or recent eye surgery.
✅ Always listen to your body and modify as needed — support is the heart of Yin.

At Yoga Riva in Dartford, we guide you into these shapes with props, options, and permission to let go — completely.

📍 Monthly Yin Yoga classes | All levels welcome

https://www.yogariva.com

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