August has arrived so if you’d like to get on your mat and practice some yoga with me next week, my Summer drop in classes start on Monday! Everyone is very welcome.
Inperson classes £8.50, Zoom £7.50. Message me to book – 07766 562025
See you on the mat!
Vivien
New Restorative Yoga Class starting in September!
This will be a monthly class, via Zoom, encouraging deep rest and relaxation. Suitable for all abilities, no experience of yoga necessary. More details to follow soon. Namaste, Vivien.
I will be running some Drop In Classes in August, all my in person classes are in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall. Dates are:
Mon 3rd Aug – 7pm to 8.30pm, Tues 4th Aug – 10am to 11.30am, Thurs 6th Aug on Zoom – 10am to 11am
Mon 10th Aug – 7pm to 8.30pm, Tues 11th Aug – 10am to 11.30am
Mon 24th Aug – 7pm to 8.30pm, Tues 25th Aug – 10am to 11.30am, Thurs 27th Aug on Zoom – 10am to 11am
In person classes are £8.50, Zoom classes are £7.50. Please message me yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com or call 07766 562025 to book.
Namaste.
Vivien
Sunday 21st June is the Summer Solstice, a date when here in the Northern Hemisphere we celebrate the sun and the longest day. It’s also International Yoga Day, a day when yogis around the world celebrate the remarkable gift that is yoga.
Yoga in all its forms helps us return to the self, to connect with others, and to cherish the world around us and all the possibilities it offers us. Most of all, yoga teaches us that we’re not broken or needing to be changed, sometimes all we need is a chance to breathe and a gentle steer to find ourselves again
I prayed for guidance and learnt to trust myself – Rumi
Wishing you a very happy International Yoga Day
With warmth and light.
Vivien
The date of my Summer Workshop is now confirmed as Saturday 4th July, 10am to 1pm in Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall.
More details to follow soon, but if you’d like to reserve your place early, please get in touch at yogaforlife.devon@gmail.com
Places are £25 for enrolled students, £30 for non enrolled which includes refreshments and homemade treats.
Namaste,
Vivien
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