Today is the much awaited solar eclipse, a moment when the Moon nips in between the Sun and the Earth & steals the show. To mark this in my drop in Summer classes this week we’ve been practising Chandra Breath – Chandra means Moon in Sanskrit. It’s a very effective simple breathing practice that is […]

Take a moment to stop & notice your breathing. Let your breath start to slow down. Breathe in for a count of 4, breathe out for a count of 6.  After a few rounds see if you can breathe out for 8. Carry on breathing for a few more rounds with a longer exhale. Breathing […]

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. Mon 3rd – 7pm to 8.30pm – Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall Tues 4th – 10am to 11.30am – Stockleigh Pomeroy Village Hall Thurs […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]