Nourish Yoga Training

25/02/2025

I’ve decided to run my all time favourite restorative workshop in March 🥰💚 this may be the only time I run it this year or until I finish my next book manuscript 🙈😅 come join me for some rest.

REST REST REST: Spring Edition

Saturday 15 March
14:00-16:00 GMT
Join me on zoom

Free spots if you need them
Standard spots £12

Recording sent if you can’t make it live

Message me to book Or comment here and I’ll send you the details 💚🌱💚

07/01/2025

Hello 2025 👋

It’s been a while since I’ve posted but any hope of consistency or “creation” went out the window with the autumn/winter bug season. Hopefully we’re through the worst of it now (🤞) and with the calendar turning over, I thought I’d do a little introduction post for new followers and perhaps share some thoughts on where this space will be going in 2025

I’m Harriet () and is my yoga teacher training business. I’ve been teaching yoga for nearly 11 years and training teachers for 8 (where has time gone!). I’ve written one book (with my co-editor and many other wonderful contributors).

I’m based in Oxford, UK where I live with my husband, 7 month old daughter and our dog Loki. I’m originally from Australia and have called Oxford home for 10 years now.

In the past 18 months I’ve wound down my 200 hour training program, and at the end of last year put pause on my 300 hour program as well. I’m still running my Pregnancy & Postnatal training (next one starts this week!) and taking some time to figure out where and what nourish becomes as I move into the next phase of my life.

I’ll be writing & sharing more on my Substack soon I hope 💚 I’m so grateful to you all for being here - some of you since my very first days of teaching yoga (!) and it’s so special that I have the space to evolve alongside this community.

Wishing you all a gentle and joyous start to the new year,
Harriet xx

23/09/2024

Super excited to announce the next dates for my Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training 🥰 dates & details below. Those on my waitlist got the drop on these dates a week ago and spaces have started filling. If you’re keen or have questions get in touch ❤️

I’m so excited to be running this course again, especially since my by then 7 month old will be joining us for some of the sessions!

DATES

12 Jan
26 Jan
9 Feb
23 Feb
9 Mar
23 Mar
6 Apr
13 Apr

All sessions are held online via zoom and run 9am-5pm London time (if you are outside of the UK please be aware of the start of British Summer Time on 30 March 2025). 1 hour lunch break plus shorter breaks throughout the day.

Early bird price (ends 30 November 2024): £564

Standard price: £642

10% discount available to NHS/service workers/students

Payment plans available: 6 monthly payments of £97 (early bird) or £107 (standard). Longer payment plans are considered depending on your circumstances.

How to secure your spot: in order to guarantee your place, payment of one instalment is required (£97/107), or full amount if you would like to pay all at once.

Please note that course numbers are limited to 25 students - I have a big waitlist for this course so recommend booking soon if you’re keen to join. I will run another course in 2025 if you can’t make these dates.

Scholarship spots: I’m also offering bursary spaces at a reduced cost of £300 to members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, and BAME/PoC communities. If this is you and you’d like to join the course, please email me to discuss.

07/09/2024

Exciting news 👀✨

My newsletters and emails to you will now be coming from my new Substack, Finding Our Rhythm, rather than via mailchimp.

If you were already on my mailing list, you don’t need to do anything: I’ll be moving my contact list across.

I talk about why I’m making this move in my first post over on Substack, but here’s a little snippet:

I want (a) space for all parts of myself. The yoga teacher and educator focussed on helping teachers grow and learn. The new parent discovering and growing alongside my baby. The woman who reads and writes and cooks, listens to podcasts, drinks tea, and probably owns too many t-shirts.

At some point, I hope that this Substack touches on all of these things, and I no longer wish to keep them all separate. My vision for this space is for it to bring together all of the things I love: offering an outlet for my writing, a place to put the recipes I love the most, somewhere to share what I’ve been reading, to let you know what teaching I’m up to, and more.

Subscribe for free via the link in my profile 💚

02/09/2024

Rest Rest Rest is back! 

I’m so excited to be easing my way back into teaching with my favourite practice to share. Join me for a special Autumn series of Rest Rest Rest - the last Sunday of every month leading into winter. I’m so looking forward to cosying up as the days get shorter and colder, and finding a space to practice in together as we close out the year.

29 September 2024, 13:00-15:00 (BST)
27 October 2024, 13:00-15:00 (GMT)
24 November 2024, 13:00-15:00 (GMT)

We’ll ease into a gentle restorative practice, combining tools and postures from yin yoga, restorative yoga, breath and yoga nidra, this time all geared towards preparing us for a restful and rejuvenating sleep. We will stay close to the ground, and you’re encouraged to make your practice space as cosy and comfortable as possible, utilising lots of blankets, cushions and yoga props if you have them. You could also easily join from bed.

This practice is intended to be fully invitation and inclusive: you can take what you need and leave what doesn’t work for you, and you’re very welcome to discuss accessibility needs or any concerns with me in advance. Pregnant and post-natal participants very welcome.

This is an ONLINE practice, meaning you’ll be practicing from home. In my experience this is even juicer and more restful, as you’re in control of your environment. It can be extra cosy and tailored especially to you. To help with this, you’ll receive an email a few days before with some suggestions for setting up your space/what you’ll need/what to expect.

This session will also be recorded and emailed to all registered attendees afterwards. If you are unable to attend live, no worries, you can enjoy the recording in your own time.

COST
Supporter ticket: £16 - your extra support helps me offer free spots to those who need them
Standard ticket: £12
Free ticket: a no-questions-asked free spot if you need it.

22/08/2024

* NEW DATES *

Our upcoming course Leading Simple Yoga Nidras with has been postponed ever so slightly!

9 January - 6 February 2025
Thursdays 6:30-9:30pm

Check out our previous post for full details.

Sometimes life happens so we appreciate your continued support, flexibility & patience 💚💚💚

07/08/2024

04/08/2024

Join us for Theo’s signature Leading Simple Yoga Nidras - this course has been a core offering at Nourish for four years and it’s sold out every time with students joining from all over the world 🌍❤️✨

12 September - 10 October 2024 | Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm London time
Online via Zoom

Leading students into a state of rest is a subtle, profound art. It is also a skill that can be learned. When we understand the roots, development and structure at the heart of practices like savasana and yoga nidra, we can hold a much safer, inclusive space to welcome our students into resting well together.

Full course outline & details on our ‘Workshops & Short Courses’ page via link in bio.

Cost

CPD Community Price £169
CPD Standard Price £199
CPD Supporter Price £229

This is the last time this course will run at these prices - we’ll be updating them in 2025.

Questions? Comment below or pop us a DM 💌

30/04/2024

ON LEAVE ✨💚

From tomorrow (1 May) I’ll be on maternity leave while we await the arrival of baby.

If you’re a subscriber to my newsletter you’ll be getting a longer update this evening (still time to sign up via the link in profile!) plus a code to get £50 off a CPD with Nourish as a little “going on leave” present from me.

I write more in my newsletter, but this has been such an incredible time, and there is so much good to share. At the same time, I’m a bit scared if I’m honest - as a self-employed person running my own business (with no one else behind the scenes!) going on leave means essentially leaving my business unattended. There’s no one else to pick up emails, or manage enquiries.

I’m choosing to lean into a lot of hope and trust that this amazing community will continue to support me over the next few months, and I know that like so many other self-employed parents, I’ll be returning to work a lot sooner than many.

Over the next few months, if you send me a message or email and I’m slow to reply, please know that your patience is so appreciated! I can’t wait to get back to teaching, writing and learning together on the other side. You’ll see a few social media posts here and there, and if you’re keen to see what I’m up to, please check out my personal account

I’ve never been more convinced of the importance of affordable, accessible and justice-oriented training for yoga teachers, and I can’t wait to be back in the space again.

Upcoming CPDs:

Leading Simple Yoga Nidras with
12 September - 10 October 2024
Thursdays 18:30-21:30

Ethics, Consent and Boundaries
with Harriet and Theo
14 November - 12 December 2024
Thursdays 18:30-21:30

Both are online and delivered via zoom, and booking is already open on the website if you’re keen to join. (The nidra course is a sell out every time!)

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20/02/2024

It always starts to feel extra real when I’ve got the manuals for a new course printed and ready to go ✨ I was worried I wouldn’t get them ready in time, but a burst yesterday got them finished - and they’ve already been printed and sent on their way to students ahead of the start of Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training this weekend 🥰

I can’t wait to get started!

19/02/2024

After a couple of weeks off, Pregnancy Yoga (& Beyond) is able this Wednesday, online at 7:30pm GMT

I love teaching this class, and am always so proud and excited to see the mix of students it brings: those who are expecting, those who are trying to conceive, those who are postpartum (some for many years!).

This week I’m thinking we’ll work into the hips & pelvis, doing some gentle mobility while focussing on stability and resilience in this vital area.

Book via the link in profile - free spot available to those who need it / standard spot £7 / pay it forward spot £10

14/02/2024

UPCOMING CPDs AT NOURISH

You’ll notice that Nourish’s upcoming courses are looking a little quiet over the Spring and Summer of 2024. With me (Harriet) due to give birth in June, and the Pregnancy training running until the end of March, there’s quite a lot going on behind the scenes over the next few months. It’s my intention to be on “leave” from the beginning of May, with the launch of my and ’s book being the final few dates in my diary.

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how and when I’ll return to teaching postpartum, and it’s something that’s felt really challenging to navigate when there are just so many unknowns. How will my birthing journey unfold? Those first few days, weeks and months of parenthood? Not to mention caring for and getting to know a whole new human being. It’s impossible to know and I’m reluctant to set myself up with a bunch of commitments and expectations I potentially won’t be able to fulfil.

At the same time, I have to balance it with the fact that I’m self-employed, and don’t have access to maternity pay. So from a practical perspective I’ve always known I’m going to be returning to teaching much sooner than I might given different circumstances (oh, the precarity of the yoga industry!).

It’s felt like a delicate and mostly unknowable kind of landscape to try and navigate, but right now my intention is to return to light admin late-August & September, and gentle teaching in October/November. Co-teaching with collaborators and friends feels like the best way to do this - Theo and I now have a long history of teaching, writing, thinking and working together, so there’s two CPDs on the schedule where you’ll find either mostly her, or both of us:

Leading Simple Yoga Nidras with Theo
12 September - 10 October 2024
Thursdays 18:30-21:30

Ethics, Consent and Boundaries
with Harriet and Theo
14 November - 12 December 2024
Thursdays 18:30-21:30

Both are online and delivered via zoom, and booking is already open on the website if you’re keen to join. (The nidra course is a sell out every time!)