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

Wishing you a happy Winter Solstice, and a joyful return to the light.

Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is travelled by dark feet and dark wings. In our mechanized world, in which we can turn the lights on at all hours, we can forget the sweetness of the dark itself, its calm, wisdom and mystery.  Mary Oliver

Namaste,

Vivien

As we move towards the darker days of Winter, it’s an ideal time for us to draw inwards and take time to rest and renew. If you would like to develop a regular restful practice, you could explore Yoga Nidra.

Yoga Nidra, or Yogic Sleep, encourages the body to deeply rest, and is a chance to settle the body and still the mind. If you would like to find out more, have a look out my Yoga Nidra page,  and get in touch if you’d like to sign up.

Namaste,

Vivien

This year my Summer Workshop, ‘Compassion and Space’, will be on Saturday 15th July, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall.

This Summer there are 3 Supermoons and our workshop falls in between the first two. Exploring the balance of sun and moon, this workshop will look to balance opposites, finding a quiet harmony in the body and the breath.

Places are £23 for enrolled students, £25 for non enrolled.  To book your place please contact me at yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com or call 07766 562025.

Namaste,

Vivien