Cost: £40
A deposit of £20 will secure your space, with the rest payable on the day

A morning of Gentle somatic mindful movement, yoga and yoga nidra to help you recognise how your unconscious holding patterns can affect your horses. For instance, you could be holding around one seat bone, which creates an imbalance within the horse. Also, just the daily care of horses can be tough on the body, poo picking, mucking out, trudging through mud, etc can have a huge impact on your body. The practices we’ll use will encourage you to slow down and listen and to become more present both on and off the saddle.

We will start the morning by discovering where you are holding tension in your body. We’ll do this by cultivating presence and stillness with mindfulness. With explorative, intuitive movements we will learn to undo this tension. We will learn to move with greater ease and comfort improving flexibility and strength. You will learn self care techniques to release tight shoulders, reduce stress and anxiety and reconnect with yourself.

Embrace this opportunity to truly nurture yourself, recharge and return to your horses feeling calm, connected and balanced helping to deepen your bond and build trust.

Refreshments will be available.

Cost: £35 or bring a friend for £30 each
A deposit of £15 will secure your space, the rest is payable on the day

I’m very happy to be offering a Gentle Yoga Retreat morning at Landford Village Hall.

We will take a more embodied approach to yoga sensing and feeling the body. This will be a chance to slow down and just be. As we slow down we become aware of where our bodies are holding tension. This is an opportunity to undo the tension and nurture yourself with gentle movement.

The morning will end with the practice of yoga nidra (yogic sleeping) also known as NDSR. 40 minutes of yoga nidra is equivalent to 4 hours of deep restorative sleep.

Refreshments will be available.

Cost: £35 or bring a friend for £30 each
A deposit of £15 will secure your space with £20 payable on the day

Give yourself permission to rest, slow down, relax and unwind. Undo tension which has built up in the body and mind with gentle, mindful yoga followed by a yoga nidra (yogic sleeping). We often feel guilty about resting and feel we should be completing jobs or tasks or caring for others. Self-care is so important for our health and well-being. We cannot give from an empty vessel. Be kind to yourself and treat yourself.

You are welcome to stay for tea and biscuits afterwards.

Cost: £25
Deposit of £10 will secure a place for you!

Give yourself permission to rest

A morning of Gentle Mindful Yoga and Somatic movements. This will be a slow practice with the emphasis on doing less, self care, resting, connecting to the breath, becoming present and finding inner peace. As we slow down we notice more, becoming aware and attentive to tension and discomfort in the body and slowly with kindness, tending to the held tension within the body and mind. This slow practice will help to regulate our nervous system, therefore, boosting our immune system.

The morning will finish with a Yoga Nidra which is sometimes known as Yogic Sleeping. It is said that 40 minutes of Yoga Nidra is equivalent to 4 hours of deep restorative sleep as you go through all the different brainwaves you do as you sleep but in a short amount of time. Be sure to bring warm clothes, a couple of blankets, a couple of cushions or a bolster and anything else you need for your comfort and warmth. This is a fantastic nourishing and nurturing practice.

Find the beauty in doing in not doing much. A time just for you, with no demands. A time to rest, to nourish, to nurture and breathe, just being perfectly you.

You're more than welcome to stay for a cuppa and a chat after.

You can also phone or text me on 07563716551

Cost: £25
Deposit of £10 will secure a place for you!

This is an invitation to come and treat yourself with a morning of mindful yoga and deep rest.
We spend most of our time in our heads, rushing around and thinking about the next thing that we have to do. Even as we are washing up, brushing our teeth, driving, we are still thinking of the next task or planning our future.
How often are we truly present?
This is an opportunity to step into our bodies and the present moment, connecting to the breath and the spine. Becoming aware of the space around us and the earth beneath us.
We will begin the morning with a mindfulness meditation guided by Carl, then Kate will guide you into your yoga practice. The morning will end with a Yoga Nidra.

Cost: £25
Deposit of £10 will secure a place for you!

This is an invitation to come and treat yourself with a morning of mindful yoga and deep rest.
We spend most of our time in our heads, rushing around and thinking about the next thing that we have to do. Even as we are washing up, brushing our teeth, driving, we are still thinking of the next task or planning our future.
How often are we truly present?
This is an opportunity to step into our bodies and the present moment, connecting to the breathe and the spine. Becoming aware of the space around us and the earth beneath us.
We will begin the morning with a mindfulness meditation guided by Carl, then Kate will guide you into your yoga practice. The morning will end with a Yoga Nidra.

Cost: £60
Refreshments are provided, please bring a light lunch.

I'm very happy to welcome Caroline Lang back to Dorset for a Scaravelli-inspired yoga day workshop. Caroline is a long-term student of Dianne Long and Sandra Sabatini. She has a gentle hands-on approach and teaches from the heart. She's one of my favourite teachers and brings a wealth of knowledge with her. The joy of Caroline's teaching is it's suitable for everyone, from beginners through to teachers who want to deepen their knowledge or explore the Scaravelli approach to yoga. Everyone is welcome, whatever level you're at.

Please bring a refillable water bottle. If you have your own mat and blanket please bring it. If you don't have either there will be a few available to borrow. To book please PM me.

Here's what Caroline says about the practice:
"In a sense the practice is very simple: a profound invitation to relax, befriend ourselves, attune the breath, explore how to relate to the ground and the subtle relationships between different parts of the body. Letting go of tension we can start to feel more, rest back and enjoy physical and emotional space. Connecting to the spine and the core of the body, we discover that we do not need to use effort to hold ourselves up and together, but can trust a different kind of support and move in an integrated way.

To find out more about Caroline Lang visit: carolinelangyoga.com

Cost: £30 including lunch
A deposit of £10 will secure your space.

In this first workshop of 2020 we will immerse ourselves in a morning of gentle mindful yoga, meditation, deep rest and relaxation. Taking time out of our busy lives to experience the sensation of calm. This is a small, intimate workshop, held in my home studio, with a maximum of 6 people.

A delicious, vegetarian lunch, prepared by my husband Carl, will be served at 1.30 pm, after the workshop.

Cost: £25
Deposit of £10 will secure a place for you!

This is an invitation to come and treat yourself with a morning of mindful yoga and deep rest.
We spend most of our time in our heads, rushing around and thinking about the next thing that we have to do. Even as we are washing up, brushing our teeth, driving, we are still thinking of the next task or planning our future.
How often are we truly present?
This is an opportunity to step into our bodies and the present moment, connecting to the breathe and the spine. Becoming aware of the space around us and the earth beneath us.
We will begin the morning with a mindfulness meditation guided by Carl, then Kate will guide you into your yoga practice. The morning will end with a Yoga Nidra.