My Spring Workshop ‘ Embracing the Spring’ is on Saturday 14th March, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall.

As we move away from the darkness and into the light, this workshop will release blocks in the body and encourage us to embrace the new season with openness and optimism. Places are £25 for enrolled students, and £30 for non enrolled.  Teas, coffee and homemade treats are included.

Get in touch with me at yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com if you would like to book your place.

Namaste,

Vivien

As the new year begins it’s helpful to focus on all we are doing well in our lives, knowing that we can build on the resources we already have within us. Yoga teaches us we don’t need to change or be fixed, our bodies and minds are incredible, we have all the resources within us to feel contented and whole if we are patient and kind to ourselves.

If you can do one thing for yourself this year, dust off a mat and explore some yoga, your mind and body will thank you for it.

Wishing you a very happy year.

All the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake. Pema Chodrun

Namaste,

Vivien

As the year starts to draw to a close, it’s so helpful to slow down and take a moment to pause as we approach the huge transition that is the Winter Solstice. It’s a time to reflect, with compassion, on the year that has almost ended, and decide what wisdom you will be taking with you into the new year.

After the Solstice it’s as if the sun stands still for a few days, in Latin ‘sol’ literally means sun and ‘sistere’ means to stand still. Very gradually, day by day, the light will start to return as we move away from the darkness of Winter. At this time we can draw inwards and rest awhile, approaching the new year with hopefulness, knowing that the Sun has been reborn.

In the depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible Summer – Albert Camus

My Autumn Workshop this year is on Saturday 29th November, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall.

We will explore the grounding energy of root chakra to engage with the quieter, darker time of year. This workshop will explore sequences to ground the body and soothe the mind, and will incorporate simple chanting and breath work to encourage a sense of balance and calm.

Places are £25 for enrolled students, £30 for non enrolled which includes refreshments and home made treats. To book your place please email me at yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com

Namaste,

Vivien

If you’re looking to continue an yoga existing practice over the Summer period. or feel like giving yoga a go for the first time, my Summer drop in classes over the holiday might be for you. I’m teaching 3 evening classes, 3 daytime classes and 3 Zoom classes throughout August. In person classes are £8 and Zoom are £7.50. Zoom classes are also available just as a recording (accessible for 7 days) if you’d like to get on your mat but can’t make the live class.

Monday evening classes are 7pm to 8.30pm & Tuesday morning classes are 10am to 11.30am, all in person classes are in Shobrooke Village Hall. Thursday Zoom classes are at 10am to 11am (apart from 11am to midday on 7th August). Dates of all the drop in classes are listed on the diary –  get in touch if you’d like to join me!

Namaste,

Vivien

Much is said about how we should be kind to each other. How we are kind, what that looks like in practice, is very personal but most of us think of being kind to others rather than being kind to ourselves. When we consider kindness, looking at how we are towards ourselves is the starting point, we all need to learn ways of being caring and compassionate towards ourselves.

Spending time with yourself on your mat practising yoga is an act of self kindness, it helps your mind and body find peace and equilibrium. If your yoga works with the breath, is mindful & non judgemental, this is kindness in action. We spend a great deal of time thinking about others, which is of course important, but don’t forget how important it is to be kind to yourself.

Be kinder to yourself, and then let your kindness flood the world. – Pema Chodron

Namaste,

Vivien

As the year draws to a close and we look towards 2025, there’s pressure all around us to explore ‘wellness’ and to pursue the drive to discover the ‘new you’. In reality the old you is imperfectly perfect, you don’t need changing! Yoga is about nourishing our quirks and our differences, creatively exploring the things that make us who we truly are. Yoga teaches us that we are already whole. 

The basic truth is that you and I are aspects of creative divine Consciousness, and we are grounded in Love and Goodness. Erich Schiffmann

Wishing you a positive, peaceful 2025.

Namaste.

Vivien

This year my Autumn Workshop will be on Saturday 30th November, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall.

As we explore what stillness means in our yoga practice, we will focus on the rhythm and power of flow to calm the body and still the mind. During the morning we will explore simple sequences, breath work and sound to encourage a peaceful practice. This workshop will conclude with a Yoga Nidra (deep rest)  to help you feel grounded and calm.

Places are £25 for enrolled students (£30 for non enrolled) which includes teas and coffees and home made treats. Please email me at yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com to book.

Namaste,

Vivien

My Summer workshop this year will be on Saturday 13th July, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall. We will explore releasing and moving energy in the body, working with postures and the breath to encourage a sense of freedom and release.

Places are £23 for enrolled students, £25 for non enrolled, refreshments and homemade treats are included. All abilities welcome. Contact me on yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com if you’d like to book.

Namaste,

Vivien

My Spring Workshop, ‘Begin Again’ will be on Saturday 16th March, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy.

As Spring starts to emerge we will explore newness and growth in our yoga. Working with postures to focus on expansion and renewal, we will open up and look to refresh the body and the breath.  Places are £20 for enrolled students and £25 for non enrolled. Teas, coffee and home made treats are included. If you’d like to book please email me yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com