Dear yogis,

This yoga block finishes this Wednesday 2nd July.

There will then be no yoga classes until Monday 28th July.

The reduced Summer schedule will go from Monday 28th July- Wednesday 27th August.

Over these 5 weeks I  will just be offering 2 evening classes a week and an early Tuesday morning one hour class :

Mondays:  19.00- 20.15:  July 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25    (Monday 25th August is a bank holiday but there will still be a class).
Tuesdays:   7.00- 8.00 am:  July 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26
Wednesdays  19.00- 20.15:.  July 30, August 6, 13 ,20, 27

In terms of booking, rather than pay for a block if you could let me know which days you want to come I will reserve your spaces, totalling  your number of classes at £11 a class. Otherwise please text me before a class (07910 286028) to drop into a class at £13  (drop-in price) subject to availability.
Hopefully that makes sense. Please ask if it's not clear.

The new Sept block will begin on Wednesday Sept 3rd and go back to the normal schedule ( ie. Mon 6.00-7.15pm, Mon 7.30-8.45pm, men's class, Wed 9.15- 10.30am, Wed 1.30- 2.45pm, Wed 6.00- 7.15pm, Wed 7.30- 8.45pm, Sat 9.00- 10.15am). I will send an email closer to the time with the dates for that block.

Please feel free to ask any questions and constructive feedback is welcomed!

With huge thanks and love for all your practices,

Jane 

Making and taking time to practice regularly makes subtle but amazing shifts in your inner world that reap positive rewards to your life over time. Here is some ‘encouragement:

Set specific time in your day/ week to roll out your mat and make it a priority.
Set a timer for the time you want to spend on your mat. It can be as little as 5 minutes.
Put on some music if that helps motivate you. Or enjoy the quiet.
Start lying on your mat or seated with a tall spine, focus on your body, letting it settle and breathe for a bit.
Begin to move with awareness. You know so many poses but keep expectations on yourself low and you may surprise yourself.
Go with what feels good in your body without worrying whether its right or not, as long as you're moving and breathing with awareness.
Don't judge yourself, just step back from engaging too much with the thinking mind and watch yourself as you move and breathe.

Ideas: Maybe draw your knees into the chest, or use a belt for some ham string stretches lying on your back, do a supine twist. Roll over for cat/ cow and all it's variations and lie on your belly for sphinx. Push your sit bones back into child's pose. Finish there or maybe move up to standing. Stabilise your standing pose. Tadasana, standing steady like a mountain, feet grounded, energy of the Earth spreading beneath you but feeling your spine lift and stretch upwards. Maybe reach up to towards the sky and even move through a sun salutation. You know how it goes.
End lying down  or seated , allowing the body to relax, perhaps set an intention for your day or evening.

”Habits are human nature, why not create some that will mint gold?"
( A line from a poem by Hafiz, Persian poet 1310-1390)