CPD Course for teachers and trainee teachers
I'm teaching the hands-on assists segment of this CPD for teachers on Saturday afternoon 26th feb.
It's a live and in person training working with other people physically - especially important for the many teachers who have felt isolated during the last few years of intermittent lockdown, and navigating around changing classroom etiquette! We'll include discussion on assisting post pandemic and of course using assists to empower and encourage your students, as well as keeping yourself grounded and safe. Then of course lots of practical time to try out techniques.
A great refresher and excellent for those who did their trainings online.
We are kicking off our Continuing Professional Development programme in February with a 16-hour course to Enrich and Develop Your Yoga Teaching Skills,led by Shira Hess, Eryck Brahmania and Jayne Miller.
The course is fully accredited by Yoga Alliance Professionals and is open to all yoga teachers and trainees who would like to top-up or refresh their skills.
It will be held across the weekend of the 25th/26th/27th of February, so perfect if you need to make it fit around work and other commitments!
£250
Looking to deepen and develop your practice,yet allow your body to unwind and release tension?Thursday evening’s Flow & Restore provides a perfect mix of Yang and Yin yoga to inspire your practice yet leave you refreshed. Each week will be different, with challenges and modifications to suit individuals!Starting with a dynamic flowing practice, with attention to alignment and detail, we’ll build heat and confidence through intelligent progressions, before a deeply relaxing cooling, propped practice.
Thursdays 7-8.15 pm
£5 a session; book here
SUMMER SOLSTICE 108 SALUTATIONS FOR CHARITY
Celebrate the Summer Solstice by creating your own inner solar source of heat and spreading warmth through the community. Completing (or trying to get through) 108 Sun Salutations is a traditional way to mark Midsummer, and it's especially potent when the benefits of your efforts are for others. London yogis near Hackney come and join a 108 Sun Salutations event this Sunday, June 23rd, at St Matthias Church, Butterfield Green, N16. Proceeds all go to Hackney MIND. There will be different teachers switching in to keep it fresh and stop you from flagging - though if you need to rest and sit some out, that is fine too ;) For more information see the Facebook page. Or email yogaforhackneymind@gmail.com
Some of the entry donations have been put to good use already,
see what's happening (and perhaps contribute) at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/yogaforhackneymind
POP UP CLASSES ALERT
The heat is on! Fire—Agni is the next in my pop-up Soulful Sunday yoga classes at the beautiful, independent Yoga Body Centre studio, Clapton, East London this Sunday, 31st March.
Agni is cleansing, confidence boosting and motivating. It’s linked with digestion and ambition. Come ignite your intentions and put some fire in your soul with a flowing practice centring on the solar centre of your own body. We’ll weave in mudra, mantra, pranayama and include a meditation honouring the inner fire, before a delicious guided relaxation. Come and explore the full range of yoga in one divine session! at the beautiful, independent Yoga Body Centre studio, Clapton, East London this month!
In each 90-minute class we’ll weave in mudras (hand gestures that direct the focus and energy), mantra, music, breathwork and meditation into a delicious flowing asana practice. Water is April 7th. All classes 4pm-5.30pm. £14 Drop-in.
Family Yoga fun — Sunday 25th November
Come along for a session of yoga stretching, stories, fun and games. Learn some poses you can do together and variations that will be beneficial for kids. Become animals and discover some of the stories behind favourite yoga poses, play yoga games and sing. Yoga helps boost confidence, balance and agility, as well as building strength and aiding good posture for children of any ages – and that includes parents and carers!
Great for kids from walking to age 7. Cost: £11 for one child. £15 for two children
When: Sunday November 25th; 2.00-3.00pm at Yoga Junction, Crouch End N8
When is the right time to introduce your kids to yoga? ASAP - get them to throw a yoga pose before they can even walk! Monday afternoon Mum and toddler's yoga class at Yoga Junction, (Crouch End, London N8) is a follow on to the regular mums and babies classes. They are relaxed and fun, with yoga games, songs and rhymes thrown into the mix, as well as postures to suit mum and little ones. Yoga for mums and tots (carers and dads welcome) is a shared exploration of yoga — movements, breath work and relaxation techniques. It will help improve posture, muscular support and boost energy levels and confidence for mum. While yoga helps to stimulate your little one’s emotional, physical and motor development. The format is free flowing and flexible to suit age range of tots present each week and the needs of mum. For crawling babies to toddlers (up to age 3).
Pregnancy classes
Just because you are expecting a baby does not mean you have to miss out on your yoga! Whether you are new to yoga or have/had a yoga practice before pregnancy, you will enjoy a creative combination of yoga postures, breath work and relaxation technique to help keep you energised, yet calm. Pregnancy yoga is designed to help alleviate some of the common discomforts that can creep in during pregnancy, with tips for breathing and relaxation techniques and postures useful in labour, as well as throughout pregnancy. My pre-natal yoga classes are now Monday afternoons at 2.15pm at Yoga Junction, Crouch End, N8. It's the perfect way to start the week. Followed by Mums and babies - crawling to 3 years old.
Looking at life from another angle
I love being upside down, it's instantly revitalising - all that fresh blood and oxygen travelling around the body! An inversion can be lying with your feet up (Vipariti Karani) or dangling from a rope or someone's feet (as in acro yoga), or just being in a standing forward bend. Though of course it can also mean handstands, headstands and arm balances. Want to find out more? I have an inversions workshop at Yoga Junction on the 28th of Jan. Come along - all levels welcome. See the workshop page for more details.
Small group flow
Don't fancy yoga with a crowd? I run Wednesday evening, small group yoga classes at the Secret Studio, Stoke Newington. Maximum 5 people. Friendly and geared to the individual. Contact me if you are interested.
Both Wednesday classes (6.30pm and 8pm) are hatha flow (slow flow) with space for attention to healthy alignment and concentrate on a theme each week — for anyone interested in getting pointers on their individual practice. Limited space but drop-in spaces are sometimes available. If you fancy trying a class to see if it suits, please get in contact via the blog contact form. There may also be drop-in spaces on Sunday morning 10am class flow class, all levels welcome, so please get in touch if you are interested.
Small group classes are a friendly, supportive way to progress your yoga,
ensuring you get attention and individual instruction to suit your practice,
abilities and limitations.
See more about my classes on the Classes link above.
