The Yoga Pantry

01/10/2025

Our very last beginner course of the year starts next Thursday!

Don't miss your opportunity to integrate yoga into your life and step into a brighter more fulfilling 2026!

Designed for newcomers and those returning to the mat, this course covers foundational poses, essential breathing techniques, and introduces you to the philosophy of yoga. Join us in a supportive and nurturing environment to build strength, flexibility, and mindfulness.

Book today!

https://www.theyogapantry.com/beginner-yoga.php

01/10/2025

Want stronger arms and core?

🌸 Side Plank Vasisthasana - is strong, sleek, and looks impressive but is also very accessible with variations.

Side Plank, or Vasisthasana, is a powerhouse pose that strengthens your core, tones arms, and improves balance all in one move.

How to practice:

1. From Plank, shift weight into one hand and the outside edge of one foot.
2. Stack your hips and shoulders.
3. Lift your top arm to the sky, gaze steady.
4. Option: drop bottom knee for support, or lift top leg for a challenge.

✨ Benefits:

* Strengthens core, arms and wrists
* Improves balance and focus
* Tones obliques and side body
* Builds confidence and stability

Save this for your next practice and tag me when you try your Side Plank variations!

The picture below shows all the different variation you can do to make this pose easier or harder. Check back next week for a video rundown :)

30/09/2025

30/09/2025

👉 Tight neck? Try this in 30 seconds!

Join Cami for her favourite neck stretch.

Release desk tension 💻 and soothe your stiff neck now.

This is an easy neck stretch you can do anywhere, at your desk, after yoga, or whenever stress creeps in.

✨ Benefits:

* Relieves tension from desk work
* Improves circulation to the neck + head
* Calms the nervous system
* Quick reset for posture + energy

Save this for your next desk break + tag a friend who’s always complaining about neck tension.

You can join Cami online or in person The Yoga Pantry every Tuesday evening

https://www.theyogapantry.com/Cami.php

28/09/2025

Monday Mudra 🙌
Svadhisthana mudra - gesture of the inner dwelling place - self nourishment

The second chakra, Svadhisthana, which means "one's own dwelling place, is located at the center of the pelvis. This energy center is represented by a
lotus with six orange petals, arranged around a circle with a crescent moon
at its base. The circle symbolizes our inherent wholeness, and the crescent moon represents the qualities of the water element, including femininity, receptivity and fluidity which are awakened as this chakra comes into balance.

As the second chakra opens, we sense ourselves coming home to our own
inner being, our inner source of nourishment and healing. When we are out
of touch with our source of inner-nourishment, we may experience second chakra imbalances, including loneliness, feelings of abandonment and an in-
ability to find pleasure and nourishment in our relationships.

We support the blossoming of the second chakra by nourishing its essential qualities, including fluidity, the ability to savor life more completely, equanimity and serenity.

Svadhisthana mudra directs breath, awareness and energy into the pelvis,
supporting our connection to our center of self-nourishment.

The left hand opens to receive universal healing energy while the right hand channels this nourishment into the second chakra.

This gesture cultivates a massaging effect in the lower abdomen and pelvis, supporting the health of the reproductive and urinary systems.

This mudra lengthens the exhaling breath, instilling
a sense of calm and serenity that helps to release stress and reduce anxiety.

Svadhisthana mudra also awakens sensations of deep satisfaction and contentment that may be helpful for working with issues of codependency and addictions.

Mudras for healing and transformation - Joseph and Lilian Le Page

27/09/2025

Today we have the fabulous Francesca with us sharing a wonderful little energy meditation to bring more peace and lightness into your being.

You can join Francesca every Wednesday night in her deeply relaxing and healing Yoga Nidra class.

Book a class with Francesca here https://www.theyogapantry.com/Francesca.php

25/09/2025

A few days ago I made the concious decision and effort to not participate in fb posts and comments unless it was on My personal page or on The Yoga Pantry page.

Gone are hours of doom scrolling and righteous indignation, and phewwww I feel so much better. Have my time back and my joy.

And I've been so much more productive.

The struggle is real though as the temptation to just have a wee look when I'm waiting in line or before class.

But so far I'm resisting 😉

If you've been feeling off and been distracted by the doom and gloom in your socials join me and say no to unnecessary "noise" in your life ###x

25/09/2025

FINALLY! A new Yogi Note, hurray!!!

Read on and enjoy ;)

Discover the three Ayurvedic doshas - Vata, Pitta, Kapha - and learn how their balance shapes your mind, body, and spirit in daily life

24/09/2025

Step into your Wild Thing ✨

We love this pose in our Rhythm Flow class, also known as Belly of the Dragon pose, depending on how you set yourself up. The clip below shows you the set up and two different ways to get into it.

This heart-opening pose is a celebration of freedom, expansion, and trust. When you flip into Wild Thing, you’re saying yes to joy, to play, to opening up even when it feels a little scary.

💫 Benefits of Wild Thing - Camatkarasana

* Opens the heart + chest
* Stretches shoulders and hip flexors
* Strengthens arms and back
* Boosts energy and mood

Remember, it’s not about the ‘perfect’ pose, it’s about the feeling of being fully alive and finding what feels right for you in the moment. 💖

👉 Save this for your next practice + tag me if you try your Wild Thing!