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Yoga teacher training course Weston-super-Mare

200 hour Yoga Teacher Training

TRAINING DATES:

16 - 17 November 2024
7 - 8 December 2024
18 - 19 January 2025
15 - 16 February 2025
14 - 16 March 2025
11 - 13 April 2025
16 - 18 May 2025
6 - 8 June 2025
3 - 6 July 2025 (RETREAT)

All Friday teacher training programs will take place on Zoom with the option to catch up on playback. All other dates are in-person at Parklands Educate Together, Weston unless otherwise stated

LOCATION:

Parklands Educate Together, Russell Road, Locking, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, BS24 7NH

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PRICE:

£2,800 - £2950

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200 hour Yoga Teacher Training

A 200 hour yoga teacher training programme is a way to reveal the most radiant, confident, skilful version of yourself, as well as being a professional qualification. Yoga by Nature has been accredited with Yoga Alliance Professionals for 8 years and achieved Trainer Pro status in 2020.

Whether you want to become a yoga teacher or deepen your practice of yoga, our holistic 200 hour yoga training will provide you with all you need. The experience will be life-changing. Our course is well-established as a leading yoga training programme in the area. See some testimonials below for what our graduates say.

All of the tutors on our Weston-super-Mare course are highly experienced and influential in their fields, and will be able to give you the attention that you need in a group no bigger than 10 trainees.

MEET OUR TUTORS

The Yoga by Nature teacher training approach is holistic and mindful, giving you a thorough grounding in all aspects of yoga, not just the physical practice. Your course leader, Morven, is a committed student of yoga who is continually updating her training with her teachers, who lead in the fields of historical research, somatics, anatomy and physiology, trauma awareness, ethics and mindfulness. She has been teaching on yoga training courses since 2010 and has worked in the field of education for three decades. Read more about Morven.

On graduating from the 200-hour programme, you will understand the broader context of yoga and the yogic life as well as the detail of asana instruction, and you will be able to teach from your own integrated experience. This is an opportunity to vastly expand your knowledge and develop the knowhow to successfully launch your yoga teaching career. You CAN make a living teaching yoga!

This course is suitable for those who wish to deepen their knowledge and experience of yoga. Not everyone who does a 200 hour yoga training certification is looking to teach, but if you are, this course will give you the best start you can get.

You will receive free mentoring for a year after you graduate from the teacher training course, so you can stay connected with your training group and ask your course leader about anything that comes up once you are out there teaching yoga. A lot of yoga training graduates don't go on to teach because they lack confidence and guidance starting out. We will guide you through oyur first year of teaching with regular mentoring meetings, tailored top-up training and personalised guidance. Yoga by Nature offers employment opportunities to graduates of the course, so you may even find yourself on the YBN timetable!

The course takes place at Parklands Educate Together Primary in Locking, Weston. A brand new light, airy space with underfloor heating and plenty of parking. It's a large space, perfect for yoga with lots of wall space for asana techniques practice, a breakout room, outdoor green space and excellent facilities.

OUR STYLE & APPROACH

Our holistic yoga teacher training course is an in-depth study of holistic Hatha yoga and its roots, interwoven with Mindfulness. We give you the detail of asana instruction whilst encompassing all the many other facets of yoga practice. Morven is informed by the most up to date research into yoga's history and development, to give you the most lucid insights possible into the meaning of yoga.

You are encouraged in our programme to develop your own interoception and intuitive alignment, using general instruction as a guideline for mapping out your own interior landscape. This somatic approach ensures that you will teach from your own embodied experience and with authenticity and accuracy.

We know that yoga is a huge subject, and that there is only so much you can fit into a foundational training like this one. It's important to us to offer you a first-hand experience of all that yoga has to offer. We provide detailed insights into the application of asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, kriya and meditation. You will also learn appropriate adjustments and delve into an experiential and theoretical exploration of the anatomy and physiology of yoga. A holistic programme embraces the all-encompassing nature of the yogic path; you will study applied yoga philosophy, learn how to life the yogic life and complete modules in Ayurveda and Mindfulness. `

ACCOMMODATION & TRAVEL

Weston-super-Mare is a bustling North Somerset seaside town with a blossoming wellness culture and excellent links to Bristol, London, Birmingham and the South West UK.

Parklands Edcuate Together, where the yoga teacher training will take place, is situated in a peaceful location at a 10 minute drive from Weston-super-Mare's town centre with plenty of parking. Parklands is near the M5 and just off the A371 - easily reachable from Bristol, Somerset and Cardiff.

By train

Weston-super-Mare is a 20 min train ride from Bristol Temple Meads, 30 mins from Taunton or Bath and under 2 hours from London Paddington.

By bus

Weston also has excellent bus links to the whole of North Somerset, Somerset and South West. It's about 30 mins to Bristol on the bus from the town centre.

Accommodation

There is plenty of reasonably priced Airbnb accommodation around Locking, and plenty more close to the town centre and the beach, with several local guest houses also offering B&B.

THE RETREAT

We will close the course with three nights on retreat. Being on a yoga retreat allows you to fully immerse yourself in the contemplative life, away from all of the distractions of daily life. The retreat typically takes place in Somerset, Devon or Cornwall depending on availability.

"...the longer retreat worked really well for bonding and to immerse ourselves in our practice and in our graduation from the course" - YTT graduate

On retreat, you are open to fully integrating the teachings of yoga and forming an embodied understanding of yoga in action. The retreat provides the setting for your graduation ceremony and the close of this chapter of our journey together.

Retreat costs will be payable separately and will come to approximately £300 - £350 per person. This includes three nights' accommodation and your tuition.

Syllabus / Modules

Module 1 - Techniques.

Detailed application of basic Hatha yoga postures, pranayamas and other Hatha yoga practices. Deconstructing poses from all groups e.g. forward bends, back bends, twists, balances, sitting and standing poses. Assists and adjustments.

SYT hours: 100

Module 2 - Practical experience of teaching asana.

Adjustments and assists. Begin teaching in partners, then to the group and work up to teaching a public class for your final practicum.

SYT hours: 12 Self-study and practice 5

Module 3 - Applied anatomy and physiology

Study and embodied learning of yoga anatomy and an overview of body systems with reference to yoga practice.

SYT hours: 15 Non SYT 10 Self study and presentation 10

Module 4 - Yoga philosophy and history, with specific reference to seminal yogic texts. The four paths of yoga – bhakti, jnana, raja, karma.

SYT hours: 10 Self-study and presentation 6

Module 5 - An introduction to Mindfulness

Develop your own practice and weave Mindfulness into your yoga teaching.

SYT hours: 15 Self-study 2

Module 6 - Teaching methodology and sequencing

Approaches to teaching and understanding appropriate class progressions for various types of groups. Class management and creating a student-centred environment.

SYT hours: 18.5

Module 7 - Yoga lifestyle and nutrition

The yogic life including cleansing methods and the sattwic (pure) diet. Compare with Ayurveda, yoga's sister science.

SYT hours: 8 Non SYT 6.5

Module 8 - Yoga business and marketing

Learn how to set up your class, nurture links within the yoga community and market your business effectively.

SYT hours: 4 Non SYT 3 Self study/ group study 4

Module 9 - Ethics

Considerations of the many facets of maintaining a high standard of ethics in teaching and in business. Best practices when dealing with clients, studios, media, fellow teachers.

SYT hours: 5

PAYMENT & PLANS

Get a FREE course book worth £20 when you sign up. Embodying the Yoga Sutra by Ranju Roy and Dave Charlton

You can choose to spread your payments over 8 - 9 months. Here's how it works:

Early Birds

If you apply and pay your deposit before the early bird deadline, 1st May 2024, you will pay a deposit of £700 upon acceptance to the course (£150 discount).

On the 1st day of the month your training starts you will begin paying £263 per month for 8 months. e.g. If your course begins in November, you will pay £263 on the 1st November and continue to pay on the 1st of the month with the final payment being in June the following year.

Full Rate

If you book after the early bird deadline, 1st May 2024, you will pay a deposit upon acceptance to the course. Choose the £300 or £850 deposit option.

If you pay £850 deposit you will pay 8 monthly payments of £263 starting in November and ending in June

If you pay £300 deposit you will pay 9 monthly payments of £295 starting in November and ending in July

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12:30 - 13:30

13:30 - 15:30

15:30 - 16:45

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MORNING PRACTICE

CHECK-IN

YOGA TECHNIQUES & MINDFULNESS

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY

LUNCH

METHODOLOGY / LIFESTYLE / ETHICS

TECHNIQUE & PRACTICUM

CLOSING CIRCLE

Postural Hatha yoga, relaxation and meditation.

A group check-in to set the intention for the day ahead.

Asana, pranayama, kriya, bhanda, mantra, mudra, meditation.

Anatomy in action & applied philosophy, lifestyle and ethics.

A chance to nourish, relax and refresh together.

Yoga on and off the mat, sequencing, postural applications.

Teaching & practice with peers in small groups.

Space to share and meditate

I’m not too fussy about where I do my morning practice but there are definitely things that make it easier to feel like you’re part of something greater.

Wrapped in big blue skies and the sound of the Atlantic ocean crashing against the rugged north coast of Tenerife this morning made my practice a celebration of shakti- the primal force of Nature

All ready for the first private yoga and sound session in the new space. My client is treating her friend for her birthday. Such a lovely way to spend time together - relaxing, receiving and trying something new 🧡

When going through cancer, one thing I struggled with was the assumptions that people made about me and what I was going through. I felt healthy and strong physically, but emotionally alone at times. I finally understood first hand what it's like to have a condition with such huge stigma attached to it.

We are lucky we live in times when the stigma around cancer is being eradicated, slowly slowly, but it still holds a particular place in our collective psyche.

As yoga teachers, there is a way to combat this stigma and it's very simple. Whether you are teaching asana, pranayama, mantra, yoga nidra or meditation, the foundational guidelines are the same.

👉 Ask your client how they are (and listen carefully to the answer, being prepared to adapt your plan as necessary)
👉 Make your sessions together a conversation rather than the delivery of a sequence
👉 Keep checking in with how things are landing. The landscape of the cancer journey can change daily.

It can feel overwhelming to consider working with people affected by cancer. If you would like a free ebook on teaching Yoga for Cancer, comment HEAL to received the download.

#yogaforcancer #yogateachers #yogateacherproblems #yogacpd #onlineyogatraining

My latest toy! In our Yoga training courses, we teach anatomy experientially through models and somatic movement in addition to our reference texts.

Getting hands on and experiencing your anatomy as a felt sense makes it meaningful, communicable and, dare I say, fun!

Experiential anatomy practice equips you to be able to talk in a relatable way about how we move as a body mind through this world.

Our 200 hour yoga training course starts in November and we have just one spot available due to a deferment.

Comment YES if you would like to know more.

#yogatraining #200ytt #yogawestonsupermare #westonevents

Such beauty in the sunrise. In these turbulent perimenopause years, running in nature with my best doggy friend helps to shift physical and mental unease. The landscape never ceases to take my breath away.

There is solace in solitude, and also in solidarity. I am gathering together women who want to be part of a community of support and company, and we meet for the first time on Tuesday. A women’s circle is a nurturing space where there is no judgment. We sit as equals to talk, move, sing and rest. If you are interested in joining us, we have just a few spaces in Tuesday’s group. The discussion on Tuesday will be mostly deciding collaboratively what we want to discuss in future.

Comment JOIN if you would like to be part of this conversation. All women at all life stages are welcome.

#womensupportingwomen

We have just one place available due to a deferment. Could it be yours? We offer bursaries.

Our 200 hr holistic, mindful yoga training course features:

✨ Mindfulness
✨ Somatics
✨ Experiential anatomy training
✨ Gentle and chair yoga
✨ Study of the ancient yoga texts
✨ Trauma awareness
✨ Ayurveda

Whether you wish to teach yoga or to deepen your practice, this course will help you to integrate the diverse teachings of yoga and become the unique teacher and practitioner you are meant to be.

We're only 20 mins from Bristol by train.

We would love to hear from you if you are ready to embark on this transformative journey.

#whatsonweston #yogatraining #200ytt #westonevents #yogabristol

Spring is a potent time for retreating. While the outer world prepares to burst into life, the inner world nurtures its own embers and prepares to ignite the spark that will light your emergence into the activity of summer. On retreat, you have the space to savour, integrate and set intentions while giving back to yourself.

We will gather next April for a 3-night stay at Garth Barns to do yoga, rest, sing, eat well and absorb the beauty of the rolling green Welsh hills 🌳

One of my favourite things in life is to craft beautiful experiences for you, and on retreat we have four days to immerse in the magical, creative space that retreat puts us in.

I will be offering twice daily yoga, sound immersions, yoga nidra, a singing circle and holding a space for you around the fire in the evenings.

Comment SPARK for details 🧘‍♀️🌷💚

@garth_barns

#ukretreat #walesretreat #yogaweekenduk #yogaretreat

Big skies, long shadows and rainbows 🌈 . Autumn days with my best ones.

Autumn invites us to witness dramatic transformations in the external and internal landscapes. I love to hold space for this very special time in my own practice, and for you.

Each year I offer a Restorative Series where we share the journey into more reflective states of being. It's an opportunity to nurture the inner world and draw closer in to listen to the inner voices calling for rest. It's a time to embrace being with yourself.

I have a couple of places on tomorrow’s Restorative Sound Immersion. Comment REST if you’d like to join me 🍁

Life happens, and due to a change in circumstances, one of our lovely 200hr Yoga Training course members has had to defer her place to 2025. Could this be your opportunity to take the plunge? We unexpectedly have just one space on our small-group training. Talk to us about a bursary if cost may be an issue.

Here are some words from a past graduate, which say it all...
"I did not really know what to expect from this yoga teacher training course, but I knew on the first day that it was going to be an amazing journey, and I was right."

Yoga is vast, deep and many-faceted. Our course will guide you in your unique experience with the course material. We are small enough that we can nurture each individual to forge his or her own path and get the most out of the experience.

Our signature modules are:

🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness
🧘‍♀️ Somatic movement
🧘‍♀️ Trauma awareness
🧘‍♀️ Yoga of sound and vedic chant (with the wonderful Sarena Mason)
🧘‍♀️ Experiential anatomy
🧘‍♀️ The yoga sutras (with Ranju Roy himself)

Our course begins in November so it's time to act if you think our final course place is for you!

#200ytt #yogateachertraining #yogateachers #yogawestonsupermare #whatsonweston #yogapractice

The Annexe is now open! We went live last night with our first classes to be streamed from the new space. It's beautiful, quiet and cosy.

I'll be opening it for hire soon, so if you're looking for a therapy room or a place for your one to ones, watch this space!

Our wonderful graduates from 23/24 200 hour Yoga Training made me this card as a goodbye at the end of the course 🧡 I’m honoured and touched to have worked with such a fun, creative and diligent group of trainees who are now beginning their careers as yoga teachers themselves.

The 200 hour course is informative, thought-provoking and inspiring but most of all - you read it on the card - it’s all about the love.

We have just one place on our next 200 hr course starting in November. If you think this is for you, comment GROW and I’ll send you more info.

#200ytt #yogawestonsupermare #whatsonweston #westonevents #yogateachertraininguk

Everyone has their own story about how they came to teach yoga. When I started practising yoga at the age of 19, I didn't know about stress, anxiety or dysregulation. All I knew was that when I did yoga, I felt ok. Yoga helped me make sense of myself and my place in a world that had left me feeling confused and depressed.

Yoga gradually worked its way into my life and, at the age of 30 - quite lost and living a transient and hedonistic lifestyle - I realised without a shadow of a doubt that I had to become a yoga teacher.

Since my first teacher training course in India in 2008 I have gone from a career teaching English, music and French, to teaching occasional yoga classes, to a management position in a studio, running my own retreats company, teaching on yoga training courses, a full time yoga teaching schedule in studios, community spaces and corporate settings to creating and delivering my own yoga training courses in 2017 when I launched my first Yoga for Cancer teacher training. Our 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training course launched during the pandemic in 2020.

Our 200 hour yoga training course starting in November will qualify you to be a professional yoga teacher, but so much more. The 200 hour training leads you to fully embody and live the teachings of yoga, whether you want to teach or not. Through practice, discussion, study of the ancient texts and an understanding of the diverse modalities within modern yoga practice, you will transform your experience of yourself and how you are in the world.

If you are ready for a change and you'd like to find out more about the 200 YTT starting in November, drop READY into the comments.

My policy for all my teaching is that noone is excluded because of money. If you feel strongly that this path is for you and you are limited by funds, get in touch and we'll talk about a bursary and a long-term payment plan.

We're down to our last spaces on this course - it's time to act if you would like to join this year!

#200ytt #200yttc #yogawestonsupermare #whatsonweston #whatsonwestonsupermare #yogabristol

This is a peek behind the scenes for those of you who join online and only see my very carefully curated background.

The shelves are empty, boxes packed, we're eating off our knees and I'll be seeing you next online broadcasting from The Annexe (better name suggestions welcome), the new studio/ therapy room at our house in Kewstoke. Please bear with me if I don't get straight back to you in the next couple of days 😅. Singing and Sound Bath is ON Tonight at South Sands.

A new season, new yoga space and lots of new events coming up - Tim Chalice is returning in November, there's our Women's Circle beginning soon, not to mention 200 hour Yoga Training, Restorative Sound Immersion series and a new online Chakras course. I look forward to another journey into autumn with you all 🧡🍁

Our 200 hour Yoga Training in Weston is now in its fifth year! We’re so grateful to have been able to offer this experience to several groups now.

Our 200 hour course continues to evolve, as yoga research and movement science develop over the years.

Yoga is a subject that is still very much alive and ever changing. What we know about the human experience will never cease to reveal new understandings.

What never changes, is that sharing the process of learning and embodying the yogic teachings is one of the most rewarding endeavours you can undertake.

Here are some words from a 2024 graduate of our course:

“Anyone thinking about joining this course, should stop thinking and just do it!…Morven is an outstanding yoga teacher, fountain of knowledge and a wonderful human being. You won’t regret it and your life will be so much richer for it!”

Our 23/24 cohort have not wasted any time getting started with their teaching and are selling out their courses already.

We are down to our last spaces for November’s course. Comment START for details on how to get started.

@akasadanceandyoga @roccodiledesigns @theoxygenmaskproject

#200ytt #whatsonweston #visitweston #westonevents #yogabristol

Here’s a wee back care tip in case you missed the first of my back care series last week (you can still join!)

In the six-week series, we spend only *one week* focusing on back strength. Yup.

This is because back care is not just to do with your back. Last week we focused on these excellent little devices we call “feet” and the dangly appendages we call “legs”. As the foundation of your body and the support gig for your back, we mustn’t overlook their important role in contributing to back health.

In other sessions we will be looking at tissue hydration, nervous system, breath, joint mobility and of course back strength. This week’s session will be focused on core activation and integrity (notice I did not say strength- crunches are so 2015). Comment BACK CARE for more info

Oh and by the way, you don’t need a massage ball to roll out your feet to help release lower back tightness. You can use anything that rolls under your foot - another kind of ball, dowel, citrus fruit. Start with a scribble, then move onto a roll from heel to toe, then focus gently on any areas that feel like they need some attention.

The course is very busy already but as only about 50% of you are joining live, I can squeeze in a few more for either live attendance online or playback.

Weston-super-Mare 200 hr Yoga Training August Offer Ends TODAY! 🧘‍♀️

I did it! You're looking at a new Singing Mama. The call to music and song has been so strong for me lately, I had to answer it. What an incredible weekend of women supporting, encouraging and holding space for each other. Oh, and singing, and singing and singing. I had so much fun, I get a warm glow whenever I think about it.

Singing Mamas is a movement of women coming together in circle to use our voices and enjoy doing what humans have done since the beginning of time - sharing songs. There didn't use to be singers and non-singers, there were just people. Singing is in our DNA and it makes you feel so good. Did you know that a 10 week course of community singing is more effective for improving mental health than 10 weeks of CBT?

I'm planning some pop up women's singing groups on the beach for August. The qualification for coming? you just have to be a woman who can breathe. The songs are joyful and easy to learn. I'll be posting a poll shortly to find out who's in!

Yoga is still very much here for me and I'm running the full weekly timetable online during summer, plus...

6th August 4 week Pranayama Course

16th August Open air Sound Bath

18th August Yoga Sangha

25th August Retreat day (with some singing!)

Dm for details if you'd like to join me. Sending love to all 🧡🧡

Yoga seems to have followed me here 🤔

#singingmamas

Some highlights from our retreat last weekend

The 200 hour training is really something special. You can’t imagine until you’ve done it. It really is life changing. I am so blessed to do this work and be facilitator for those going through the process of deepening their yoga practice and integrating these very special and sacred teachings.

We had so much fun, did a lot of soul-searching and supported each other all the way.

It’s a course that asks a lot of you but that gives much more back.

We are booking now for November. Get in touch if you’re thinking about diving in!

#200ytt #yogateachertraining #yogatraining #yogawestonsupermare

Does anyone else out there find that a disciplined yoga practice can sometimes make you a little bit, you know, uptight?

As a very good and obedient yogi (for the first 20 years or so of practice), I eagerly followed all the wisdom on the “right” way to practice.

I’ve been censured by fellow yoga teachers for taking a cup of herbal tea into the studio with me in between my classes and caused outrage once by taking a sip of water during an Ashtanga Mysore class (shocking!). I always did my best to practice every single day as my Indian teacher told me I should. I’ve heard of Yoga teachers’ serious fallings out over the way that blankets should be folded 🙃

It never crossed my mind to bring food onto the mat, as that would obviously cause the sky to fall in.

Have you ever eaten toast and done yoga? I had the best time, after comically struggling with an impossible choice …

A) Eat the toast and risk losing the moment of really wanting to practice
B) Leave the toast and practice, and come back to cold unappetising toast
C) The unthinkable

Maybe not everyone is as susceptible to blind obedience as I am. Have you ever followed dogma and not questioned the validity of the rules?

If we don’t ask questions and push boundaries, we may as well be in a cult.

And, in case you are tempted to educate me on the perils of simultaneous dining and doing asana I am already aware, but thank you ☺️

I did it anyway, and I liked it.

#yogateacherproblems

Our 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Weston-super-Mare wrapped up last weekend with a wonderful weekend retreat in Somerset. I don't mind saying that this is a top quality yoga training course - it's the course I would want to go on if I were to do it all again!

We couldn't have done it without our wonderful, passionate, inspiring course tutors - all of whom lead in their field. Between us all, we have over a hundred years' teaching experience, which is somewhat scary but undeniably impressive 🙌

For over two decades, I have been building a network of yogis who teach from their heart and pour so much of themselves into their work - I have huge admiration for all of them. Each of our tutors is accomplished and special in their own right and I am delighted at the extraordinary synergy we have created between us.

In order of appearance on the course curriculum, I would like to offer humble gratitude to:

Ranju Roy (philosophy and author of our core text Embodying the Yoga Sutra)
Sarena Mason @birch_moon (healing chant, vedic chant, a wee bit of sanskrit)
Haze Tillman @accesstoyoga (chair yoga, gentle yoga)
Tim Chalice @timchalice (kirtan, bhakti yoga)
Jenny Adams @chronicillnesscoach (somatics, trauma)
Ali Gunning @resonantbeing (yoga of sound/ using sound in the yoga space)

all of whom have contributed to the very special yoga training offering we have.

...and everything else - @ yours truly. Notice I snuck myself in there with Sarena on our walk up Crook Peak the other week 🗻

Our next course starts in November and we have just a few places left. If it's something you are considering, get in touch - the experience really is life-changing and you won't regret it!

#westonevents #yogawestonsupermare #whatsonweston #yogateachertraining #200houryogatraining

Q. Can the world ever have enough yoga teachers?
A. Nope

200 hr Yoga Training class of ‘24 have gone and done it and I’m blown away by the quality of their teaching. They’ve even mastered levitation 😉

Seriously though, this lovely lot are REALLY GREAT TEACHERS!!!!

And all so different in their brilliance. I can’t wait to see how they each bring their own unique jewels of wisdom into their yoga classes 💎

Congratulations all 🙌

@n.1yoga @nthompson813 @becca.birtwhistle @ciarapalmer80 @suzanne_kerslake @roccodile72

Yoga teachers are delegates of peace in a world full of confusion. We can’t ever have too many people committed to kindness, peace, compassion and understanding.

More on our transformational graduation weekend later in the week. I’m lying low for a while 🙏🏻🧘‍♀️

Do you ever need a reminder that the work on your mat is just training for the rest of your life?

#yogapractice #yoga #yogaindailylife

Well this book came into my life at just the right moment. I have just given up my in-person weekly classes in order to focus on training yoga teachers, supporting women’s health and wellbeing and working one to one with people affected by cancer. Oh, and singing!

I have given up the security of something I do well, have been successful at for 16 years and was paying the bills. Why? Well, Elizabeth Gilbert would say that the idea moved onto someone else, and now I am working with a different idea.

And trust me…

The fear is real!

Stepping away from what you know to follow your inspiration is terrifying and exciting at the same time.

I am shedding a skin, and only time will tell who will emerge. For those who have worked with me before, you know that sound and music are a big part of my life and have been coming into my teaching more and more. Well, in a couple of weeks I am training to be a song sharer with Singing Mamas Org!

Truth is, I need to sing and I believe everyone has a singing voice that needs to be heard. Join me for a singing circle at our day retreat on 25th August - it’s open to anyone who can breathe.

And if you need a cheerleader as you step into the unknown, I highly recommend Gilbert as a guide.

Thank you to @thehonestyogateacher for the book recommendation in your post the other day

So hum - I am. The sole purpose of retreating is to remember who you are 💚

The remembering happens little by little. It comes through the sound of the babbling brook, the whisper of your own breath, the warmth of a genuine smile.

Remembering can be written on the page, drawn as a face, a flower, a tree. It can be painted in colours 🎨

A retreat is a return to the self - the wondrously messy, silly, tangled and playful self. It is also a return to the land, and if you get really quiet you can always hear it calling you back.

We are returning to France for a second time after hearing from our guests last year that it was the best thing they have ever done. We offer you a space to return and most importantly to remember.

Comment CREATE for details if you are hearing the call 🌱

#yogaretreat #yogaretreatnormandy #yogaretreatfrance

I had been doing yoga for about 15 years before I discovered what would help me to take my yoga practice off the mat and into the world. I was then able to share it with my clients affected by cancer.

When working in a cancer care centre running yoga programmes, I started recording yoga classes and meditations that people could do if they weren’t well enough to come to class, or if they wanted to take their yoga and meditation into hospital with them while they were having treatment.

People always fed back that it was the Mindfulness meditations that helped them the most while they were waiting for results or treatment. It became a powerful tool for so many of my clients who were dealing with difficult emotional terrain and torturous waiting periods.

The key Mindfulness practices are really very simple to do and simple to teach (I’m not saying “easy” here”). Their simplicity does not detract from their power. Here are the three fundamental and most powerful Mindfulness techniques for coping with difficulty:

👉 The body scan : trains you to distinguish between the felt sense and the story
👉 Awareness of the thoughts meditation : allows you to choose which thoughts to buy into
👉 Feeling your feet : a powerful grounding practice you can do anywhere any time

We have just two spaces left on our Teach Yoga for Cancer 40 hour Course coming up on 15th July. This is the only Yoga for Cancer training that includes Mindfulness for Health training with a trained Mindfulness teacher. DM for details.

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