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The most popular topic for our next workshop is ... silent drum roll ... Relaxation, Meditation & Mindfulness.

Flyers with all the details will be available at classes and on this website this week so please pick up a handful and pass them on to anyone you know who could do with some de-stressing! 

Minimal "yoga" moves, lots of sitting, lying & breathing, and plenty of quick & "undercover" techniques to practice in the office and at home. And there will be tea and chocolate involved...

Yogis believe that our hips are our storage cupboards. This is where we tuck away the hurt, upset, anger or fear of all those little things that have been said or done to us to make us feel less than amazing. Opening the hips and stretching the muscles surrounding them helps us to release and let go of these things until we one day realise they no longer bother us in the slightest. October is hip month, so get hippy and happy. And quite fearless too.

...to all of you who came along and made tonight's new Lichfield yoga class such a success!!
It was so wonderful to see a hall full of faces, and even better to see how happy and relaxed you all looked when you all left.
Well done, thank you, and I hope to see you all again very soon.

Yep! That's right! A FREE yoga class! We are celebrating our very first class at our new venue in Lichfield: the rather posh Darwin Hall (between Waitrose & The Saxon Penny pub).

Yoga is good for just about everything: stress relief, anxiety, digestive ailments, depression, asthma, back, shoulder or neck problems, sleeping troubles, headaches, MS, ME, tight muscles from running, cycling or the gym, fibromyalgia, arthritis, balance, general flexibility, poor posture, strength and many more issues we all face from time to time, so come and see what an hour could do for you! Or simply treat yourself to a little bit of me-time now the kids have gone back to school ;)

So, bring your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours or some of the mums from school, from 7.45-8.45pm for a good stretch, breathe and relax. See you there!

(Parking nearby at Waitrose or adjacent car park accessed from Heathcot Place)

September is about letting the summer fade into fond memories, getting the kids back to school and embracing the changing season, sometimes having summer, autumn and winter all in one day! It is traditionally a time to harvest and prepare for those cold, dark winter days. Practicing balance in our bodies and minds helps us adapt to the changing light and keeps our mood and health in balance too. So September's classes will be about strengthening our legs and cores for grounded resilience, balancing on our toes, hands, sideways and upside-down, and breathing to centre and calm our busy minds. Bring some balance to your life!

I am off to Wales to recharge my yogic batteries with sun (hopefully), sand, sea & mountains!

So, our Burntwood class is also having a little holiday and there will be no classes on the 18th or 25th August.

See you again, recharged and full of interesting ideas, ready for series of stretches and lengthy relaxation, on Monday 1st September - hurrah!!

Moving onwards and upwards...
Our Lichfield class is re-locating to a stunning new venue in Lichfield, with adjacent car parking, yoga-perfect lighting and loads of clear wall space upon which to practice our balances and shoulderstands!

Bring friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues or anyone else you know along for a FREE Yoga class. Stretch, unwind, detox, de-stress & relax.
Beginners and non-bendy people very welcome!

FREE parking at Waitrose or in car park accessed from Heathcot Place, off The Whytmore

A complete yoga practice in one beautiful sequence. Again, these notes are to help jog your memory to what we learned in class. Enjoy!

Build Your Own Practice – Sheet 5 - EBR2 – Be Here Now

Stretches and strengthens the whole body, releases tightness and tension, and restores a clear, calm mind.

Practice each movement 3-5 times, moving with your breath

Tadasana
Breath of Arjuna then with Brahma mudra
Chair of the heart
Anahata Breath
Standing Twist
Arm rotations
Standing Cat
Wide Leg Forward Bend
Shoulder to mid-line, turn head
Wide Leg Forward Bend
Elbow to mid-line, turn head

Stop here if your wish,uncurling back up to standing and allow your blood pressure to settle a little 

Heaven & Earth Twist
Leg Flicks
Sitting Forward Bend
Bridge
Sphinx
Crocodile
Child

Well done to all who performed the Inner Fire Sequence this week. If you felt the heat, this is why: Parivritta trikonasana (Rotated Triangle) and Utthita parsvakonasana (the Bhima) raise energy from our legs & lower abdomen and build heat/strength/energy in Manipura chakra, our Solar Centre at our navel. Warrior II then lifts this energy up to our hearts, voices & minds. Use this dynamic creative energy for whatever needs a bit more oomph in your life this week. And affirm, affirm, affirm!

We are going to spend some time outside tonight practicing a walking meditation, so if you would rather not go barefoot then please wear some shoes you can walk fairly briskly in. See you later!