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Sunday June 28th

4 pm – 5.30 pm

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Monthly Sunday Shala

Sunday 5th July
09:30 – 11:30

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Join me for a class at Irthlingborough Methodist Church Hall

Wednesday Gentle Yoga

9:30 am – 10:30 am

Thursday Yoga Flow

6 pm – 7 pm

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Join me for a class at Keyston Village Hall

Monday Evening Flow

6 pm – 7 pm

Monday Evening Flow

7:15 pm – 8:15 pm

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My aim is to bring joy to as many people as I can through Yoga, mindful movement, wellbeing and music / sound

During a really fun Kali Mudra class with my Wedne

During a really fun Kali Mudra class with my Wednesday Warriors, I realised I could really do with some Kali energy right now.

Kali is the goddess of destruction – in particular, the destruction of evil forces. She slays literal and figurative demons, including those inner demons that keep us trapped and that hold us back from being who we truly are.

She will tear things up to help us see what needs to be symbolically severed, such as self limiting beliefs or attachments to the past that prevent us from moving forward.

She destroys the old to make space for the new

I've been letting my inner critic and it's limiting beliefs hold me back from doing the things I want to do and being who I want to be. I've been playing small in fear of failure or disappointment. I've been stifling myself so as not to ruffle feathers. I've been operating from a place of fear and lack rather than joy and abundance.

I need Kali energy to get me out of this place so I can move forward, grow and transform.

She destroys the old to make space for the new.

She is the energy current inside of us all that is wild, empowered and all loving

What do you need to let go of so you can transform?

In our classes this week we've been exploring Aste

In our classes this week we've been exploring Asteya, or non stealing.

This goes far beyond physical objects. For example, you can steal someone's time by being late, you can steal someone's energy, and you can even steal someone's success by feeling envious or jealous.

This caused me to reflect on the ways I might be stealing from my own happiness and wellbeing:

- choosing to sit looking at my phone rather than.... well doing anything else!
- putting myself down when someone compliments me
- rather than enjoying rest or slower days, spending them feeling guilty about all the things that I could or should be doing
- comparing my wonderful and nuanced life to highlight reels of others
- dealing with 'triggers' with internal criticism, rather than compassion and understanding
- choosing to clean, or as I like to call it, "cleancrastinating" instead of doing something creative - ie making music

The list could go on

I love how teaching Yoga philosophy encourages me take time to self reflect

How do you steal from your Yoga Practice?
How do you steal from your wellbeing? 🙏

It's a cool, damp October morning. I've set up my

It's a cool, damp October morning. I've set up my chair for a meditation to start my day. But before I can sit down, Akiko jumps up onto the chair. And she sits there, looking out into the field, taking in the sights, smells and sounds. Totally present and content in the moment. She sits there like that for almost 5 minutes, until a rabbit hops by and she gets curious!

Yesterday was world meditation day and this memory with Akiko immediately came to my mind!

Akiko often reminds me to take a moment to pause, to breathe, to be here now. She even knocks my phone out of my hand when I've been on it a little too long!

I've found having a consistent morning meditation practice to be so important for my mental wellbeing.

As someone who lives in my head 🙂‍↕️ I find it vital to take 5 - 15 minutes a day to listen to my body, to notice and calm my breath and to simply sit with my thoughts and feelings.

I've tried various types of meditation over the years, but at the moment I'm simply watching my breath, labelling the inhales and exhales and when I notice my mind wandering (which it does constantly) I label it 'thinking' and go back to my breath.

It leaves me feeling a little more grounded, regulated and aware.

I do have to make sure I sit up to meditate though as I definitely fall asleep if I lie down!!

What's your relationship with meditation?

Do you think Akiko should lead her own mediation classes? 😂

Thanks so much to @northamptonshoe for a wonderful

Thanks so much to @northamptonshoe for a wonderful 5 years of Immersive Yoga 🙏

It's been a joy sharing a weekly practice of Yoga with you

Thanks to all the staff, past and present, for making the sessions possible

I hope to be back in the future to lead some Yoga Workshops/brunches etc

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