WORKSHOPS
YOGA UNPLUGGED: RESTORATIVE YOGA
With Natalie Parkinson
Friday 14th December | 7.45 – 9.15pm
This restorative yoga class is a perfect way to unwind and close out your working week so you’re fully recharged & ready for the weekend ahead. In restorative yoga, otherwise known as the art of relaxation, the body is fully supported by props in passive yoga poses to gently stretch, relax and open the body, adjusting the nervous system and resting the adrenal glands to melt away physical and mental tensions and promoting deep release, rest & relaxation in the mind and body. They also assist the body’s processes of healing injuries and recovering from illness by releasing tension that would otherwise impede recovery. Taking place in a calming setting of low light and candles – this yoga class is the ideal opportunity to take your mind off your busy life & indulge yourself.
Open to all ages & abilities – No experience necessary.
£15
SOUND TO SILENCE WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO KIRTAN & MANTRA
With Julia Carr
Saturday 15th December | 2 – 4.30pm
This Sound to Silence Workshop will be an introduction to the heart opening ancient practice of Kirtan yoga chanting and Mantra. In this session we will have an opportunity to understand and experience how chanting and reciting mantras can be used to take us within to a place of stillness and joy.
Yoga chanting is essentially a meditation practice that takes us out of the head and into our heart. This practice can help us to connect with the very best of ourself, whilst giving strength and courage to face challenges in our life.
This session will also include flowing yoga, a preparatory meditation and a deep relaxation using breath and mantra.
Everyone is welcome!
£20 Early Bird Before 1st December/ £25 Full Price
AERIAL YOGA: 2 HOUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
With Paddy Gallagher
Sunday 16th December | 1 – 3pm
This Christmas time come oh ye faithful and join us for a joyful and triumphant 12days of Christmas inspired aerial yoga workshop with Paddy . This workshop we will attempt to recreate the classic 12 days of Christmas songs in aerial yoga postures (artistic discretion allowed !! )
This fun filled aerial yoga challenge is sure to bring you into the moment and relieve some of the stress the festive season can bring .
Festive dress is encouraged. (but remember no zips please!) with a sparkle of happiness and joy along the merry way.
£25 for Early Bird Rate if booked by 25th November, £30 Full Price.
AERIAL YOGA: 2 HOUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
With Paddy Gallagher
Sunday 16th December | 4 – 6pm
This Christmas time come oh ye faithful and join us for a joyful and triumphant 12days of Christmas inspired aerial yoga workshop with Paddy . This workshop we will attempt to recreate the classic 12 days of Christmas songs in aerial yoga postures (artistic discretion allowed !! )
This fun filled aerial yoga challenge is sure to bring you into the moment and relieve some of the stress the festive season can bring .
Festive dress is encouraged. (but remember no zips please!) with a sparkle of happiness and joy along the merry way.
£25 for Early Bird Rate if booked by 25th November, £30 Full Price.
WINTER SOLSTICE WORKSHOP
With Deborah Grossman
Friday 21st December | 7 – 9pm
Please join Deborah on Friday 21 December 7-9pm to welcome and honour the winter solstice. The perfect opportunity to take yourself away from the festive hustle and bustle to reconnect in a place of stillness.
As we transition from autumn to winter nature starts to slow down and turn its energy inwards. We too start to retreat and conserve our energy in order for our bodies to deeply restore. Winter is the time to use our energy for self-reflection, meditation and internal work to go within, to discover our true potential and the essence of our true self.
Winter is about hibernation; rest, renewal and rejuvenation.
Our practice for the winter solstice encourages the postures to go deeper into the body, moving fluids around the body, going within and moving away from the yang aspect. A nourishing and warming blend of pranayama, yoga flow, qigong and deep relaxation, along with the opportunity to reflect on how best you can support and nourish yourself during the winter season.
We look forward to welcoming you.
£20
NEW INTENTIONS: FOCUS, INNER FIRE & GREATNESS FOR 2019
With Heather
Saturday 5th January | 11am – 2pm
Get on the mat to set your intentions, be focussed & positively passionate, fired up and ready for greatness in 2019!
This 3 hour workshop with Heather will provide you the space to wring out the old, ignite your inner flame and set your intentions for manifesting positive changes, new beginnings & how you would like to live in 2019 through accessible and transformative yoga techniques. Including Meditation, Reflection & Ritual to acknowledge old patterns, habits, stories that hold you back from transformation, and detoxifying heat building Vinyasa Flow based sequence with Pranayama (breathing techniques) and Kriya (cleansing actions) to help spark the fire in your belly & discover the deep core strength and give you the willpower & self esteem to remove the obstacles, keeping aligned & connected with your intentions & core values. Physical and Energetic elements of the ‘core’ will be explored to gain an understanding of how you can access the power of this on and off the mat at any time of year.
We’ll include powerful Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) to bring clarity and balance to your body and mind, and ritual to toast your wishes 😊 Leaving you feeling clear, empowered & enthused about the coming year ahead.
Please bring a journal/ notebook for reflection & contemplation exercises and a blanket, extra layer and cosy socks for deep relaxation in Yoga Nidra.
If have any form of injury or serious illness, or if you are pregnant or have recently had a baby please do inform us before booking.
It is recommended to practice yoga on an empty stomach and leave 2 hours between eating a heavy meal and the start of class. If you are hungry before class a light snack should be fine.
£30
FAMILY YOGA: NURTURE & SUPPORT WITH PARTNER YOGA
With Kellyann Yoga
Sunday 6th January | 3 – 4pm
Family Yoga is a great way to spend some quality time together, reconnect with each other and have fun through Yoga.
In this session we will focus on Partner Yoga – supporting and taking care of each other in partner poses and massage, and practice some breathing exercises. After the busyness of the festive period this will be a great session top help you slow down and relax!
Open to all ages of children and family members.
With yoga teacher Kelly Ann leading this session you’ll experience plenty of laughter & joy, enjoy learning together & spending time in each other’s company, practice energetic and exciting yoga activities to challenge everyone, discover partner yoga to encourage bonding & being a team. This will help to build on strength, flexibility, enhancing focus & mindfulness, and finding inner calm & quietness.
£10 adult and one child, £2 for additional children/ adults. Maximum 3 children per family
YOGA SELF CARE FOR EVERYBODY
With Adam Hocke
Saturday 16th February | 2 – 4.30pm
Revolutionise your yoga practice by turning every down-dog into an opportunity for self-care. In this workshop, you will find out what self-care actually is and practise yoga-inspired tools of self-care including mindful sun-salutations and standing postures, self-massage, no-fuss restorative postures, and simple meditation and breathing techniques. Beyond home practice, you will also learn how to turn any yoga class of any style, even a sweaty level 2/3, into an opportunity for self-care and compassion. Open to all levels of practitioners
£30
KIDS YOGA CAMP
With Kelly Ann
Wednesday 20th February | 1/2 day 9am – 12noon & Full Day 9am – 3pm
For 4 – 10 Years. This special half-term yoga camp will be a memorable experience for children, allowing them time and space to explore yoga a little bit deeper. The morning session will begin with mindfulness, yoga practice, include a relaxation, a snack, story, and yoga craft. After a break for lunch, we will start again with singing, meditation, games, yoga practice, and relaxation. You can book for the full day, or half day. Parent supervision not required.
1/2 day 9am – 12noon – £20
or
Full Day 9am – 3pm – £35
Using Anatomy to Refine + Empower Your Practice + Teaching: A Daylong Workshop
With Doctor Yogi
Saturday 6th April 2019 | 10.30am – 5.30pm
For teachers + teacher trainees + students with 1-2 years of consistent yoga practice.
Teaching yoga can often be just as challenging as it is rewarding. With busy classes, high turnover and lots of students who are new to yoga coming to class it can be easy for yoga teachers to feel isolated and overwhelmed, often not knowing where to turn to for support with the many questions we have.
This daylong workshop offers a space to ask the questions that you never seem to get the opportunity to ask. We’ll cover a variety of different topics with the aim of deepening your own yoga practice and refining and empowering your teaching so that it is inclusive and informed by the most up to date research on movement.
With a mixture of discussion, lecture, group work and asana practice we will explore many areas:
• Dispelling yoga myths and becoming clear about the meaning behind what we say in class by looking at some of the latest scientific research
• Using anatomical knowledge to refine the language that we use as teachers
• Asana practice to demonstrate how to blend knowledge of anatomy into a class
• Making yoga inclusive by focusing on accurate cueing instead of precise cueing
• Discussing hot topics such as locking joints, squaring the hips in twists, the use of Glutes in backbends
• What limits us in certain asana, what are the stretch reflexes and how to apply a knowledge of fascia to the asana practice