Yoga by Nature

28/01/2026

For anyone interested in learning about chanting - this will be a wonderful intro with Sarena, North Somerset's chant expert and master teacher (and guest teacher on our teacher training course!). Don't miss it!

This week, on Thursday 29th January, I’ll be holding another FREE webinar to explore chant and learn a little more about it.

In this Free webinar we will:-
 
Explore my journey with healing chant and why this sacred work matters now
 
Touch on the lineage and evolution of chant
 
Discover how chant supports our healing
 
Chant together and experience how quickly the mind quietens
 
Learn about the full 8-month Art of Healing Chant programme

Healing chant has been in my life for over 25 years. In that time it has supported me through ill health, divorce and family challenges alongside the normal life-juggling we all have to navigate.  
 
For me mantra is a genuine ‘practical spirituality’ - there are chants for physical, mental and emotional health; chants that help us find our courage, increase our resilience and build trust.  

There are mantras to remove obstacles, petition for abundance, support studying and develop a sharper mind, and chants for protection, to bless our food, and more. And most importantly, they offer us sacred tools for personal development and spiritual connection.

You can book your place on my website now, I’d love to see you there!


 

26/01/2026

After more than seventeen years of teaching, I still find myself repeatedly trying to explain what yoga is — often in response to increasingly confident misunderstandings of it.

Social media doesn’t help.

The compression of a complex philosophical tradition into digestible language has created a culture of partial explanations presented as definitions.

Yoga becomes framed as nervous system regulation.

Or interoceptive awareness.
Or relaxation.
Or feeling good.

Yoga is not a wellness outcome, a therapeutic strategy, or a mood-management tool.

When it is continually described as such, something essential is lost and its philosophical depth, ethical orientation and epistemological foundations are displaced.

Instagram rewards clarity, certainty and conclusion.

Yoga, by contrast, unfolds slowly, ambiguously, and often in ways that resist explanation altogether.

After years of practice and study, any attempt to neatly define what it is becomes questionable. So if you don’t know what it is, you’re on the right track 😊

23/01/2026

Our 200 hour Yoga Training cohort made a stellar start to their Teacher Training journey over the weekend🧘

Here they are having lunch family style around the table at the Phoenix Tree and delving straight into teaching a foundational breathing practice to each other.

Over the weekend, we unpacked many aspects of Yoga and got straight into Yoga philosophy and ethics with some stimulating conversation. We explore the anatomy of breathing and started teaching some of the Yoga asana (postures) 🧘‍♀️

Well done everyone! I have a very good feeling about this year and the wonderful teachers you will all become ✨

The only thing still puzzling me is – where IS Dean?

The waitlist for 2027 is growing. Dates TBC. Get in touch if you would like to register your interest for our next course starting January next year.

22/01/2026

Not a drill: free tote bags and hoodie time! 🌟

I have four tote bags worth £14 each and one hoodie (UK 12) worth £46 to give away.

All you have to do is complete the caption: “I’d wear this when I’m…”

The most creative/ funniest wins, that’s fair, no?

Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll let you know the 5 winners soon. Go!

Save yourself the hassle of entering a competition and follow the link in the bio to just buy something.

Original design by local artist Sarah Dicks .dicks

Yoga by Nature organic cotton clothing is brought to you by Teemill, a zero waste company. They make clothes to order so there is no overproduction and when you are done with your item you send it back and they will make something new with it!

16/01/2026

Here come the merch selfies 😍

15/01/2026

FACT: I could not for the life of me hold tree pose when i first started yoga. Then came half-moon and I thought I would never be able to do it!! I know I make it look easy, but that's because I have been doing it for YEARS now.

🌿 Last call – Being Balanced starts TONIGHT 🌿

If balance poses feel wobbly, unpredictable, or like something other people are just better at — this is for you.

Being Balanced is a 6-week progressive yoga course focused entirely on the skills of physical balance:
strength, coordination, awareness, focus, and trust.

🕕 Thursdays 6–7pm
📅 15th January – 19th February 2026

Over six weeks you’ll:
✨ Build the specific strength that supports balance (feet, legs, hips & core)
✨ Sharpen proprioception, spatial awareness and focus
✨ Train the brain as well as the body with smart, playful balance work
✨ Nourish the myofascial network with movement that feels good and functional
✨ Explore new poses and progress towards classic balances with confidence

We’ll work gradually towards:
🌳 Tree (Vrksasana)
💃 Dancer (Natarajasana)
🌙 Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana)
🔄 Revolved Half Moon (Parvritta Ardha Chandrasana)

There’s space to play, wobble, explore and progress, whether you’re an improver or a more experienced yogi wanting to refine your balancing skills.

✨ Last few spaces available
👉 Booking link in comments 😊😊

Members: use code BB2026 when booking.

15/01/2026

Coming for a dip? The lake swim is entirely optional on our upcoming yoga and singing retreat in Wales this April. You might prefer to head straight to the sauna 😊 🧖‍♂️ 🔥

Last spaces from £550 💚 🎵 🌱

15/01/2026

I'm so excited to be welcoming this wonderful woman to offer shiatsu massage at our upcoming retreat at Garth Barns in Wales this April!

I first met Louise in Bristol many many years ago and she has since made a new home for herself in Wales, where she teaches yoga, runs retreats and practices shiatsu. The smile says it all!!! find out more about her Yoga & Retreats - Harmony of the Heart

Louise brings a huge smile, bags of experience, professionalism and lots of warmth wherever she goes.

Last spaces on our 9 - 12 April retreat from £550. Find out more in the link in the comments!!

12/01/2026

It's time to book your monthly shiatsu session with Matt! Matt has decades of experience delivering this healing modality and has worked with people with all kinds of conditions and injuries.

If you are living with pain or illness, feeling stressed or run down or just need some time out, talk to Matt about how he can help you.

https://www.yogabynature.org/shiatsu-massage-weston-super-mare

The next day for a Weston Super Mare is nearly here. Shiatsu can be great for many common issues such as: Stress or Insomnia. It's also great for just relaxation. Follow the link or contact me directly to book. https://www.yogabynature.org/shiatsu-massage-weston-super-mare