I began to write this blog yesterday and it felt strange as I sat looking out of the window on the last day of August, only to see grey clouds, watch the wind start to whisk the leaves into a frenzy and wonder if Summer just didn’t fancy coming out to play in England this year. Now today, on the first of September, the day looked a little brighter, a little warmer and I had a fun-filled and giggly day out with one of my dearest friends.
Happy Place Festival with my dear friend Emma Collins
There’s something quite beautiful about the onset of Autumn with it’s unpredictable arrival, the changing colours of nature, the indecisive weather and that feeling of gathering and turning inward… yet also something incredibly melancholic about the season and it’s changes.
Moving into Autumn is a perfect example and reminder of impermanence and the feelings that may be associated with change. Just as the wind whisks the leaves off the trees and they find themselves in a new place with a new view and a different perspective, the beauty of impermanence throughout life mirrors this experience. Life moves us in different directions, shifting our perspectives, with its multitude of challenges: resisting change can cause suffering, but too much instability and turnarounds can cause overwhelm. We are continually required to go with a flow and find balance: enjoying moments of stillness and times of predictability, amidst the guarantee of change and impermanence. Your Yoga practice is a great anchor for supporting and navigating change in life: physically, mentally emotionally and spiritually.
Autumn is also the perfect time to return to healthy routines and helpful habits whilst returning back to school, work and home….and your yoga class! ;)
We had a reduced schedule throughout the Summer, but this gave me time to dream up ideas and creative plans as Living Your Yoga is beginning to grow.
Read on to find out about next Terms Schedule, November’s Well-Woman Yoga Event, Cosy Christmas Yoga Nidra, Well-Woman Yoga Retreats 2025, Health & Wellness Column, Yoga For Men, the Launch Of Living Your Yoga on YouTube, Introducing one of the New Members of Team LYY, Dates For Your Diary and a poem.
Autumn Term Schedule
Tuesday 3rd September ~ Friday 25th October 2024
Please see the Class Schedule below and head to ‘Book Classes’ at www.livingyouryoga.co.uk to reserve your space.
If you have any questions regarding the classes, drop me an email to: info@livingyouryoga.co.uk
Graphic developed by Willow
Well-Woman Yoga Event November 2024
The final Well-Woman Event Afternoon at Leek Wootton Village Hall takes place on Saturday 16th November, 2.15-5.15pm.
These events always sell out and are created to be a beautiful opportunity for you to take some time out for yourself, within a nurturing community environment, using yogic practices to create an unravelling experience for and within yourself.
Practices include: Joint release practices (pawanmuktasana); Spinal release exercises; pelvic floor awareness practices; static and moving posture practice; breath work, guided meditation and a Yoga Nidra. There is also a break that is catered for by Desa Cafe.
Head to Book Classes at www.livingyouryoga.co.uk to reserve your space or email me for more information at info@livingyouryoga.co.uk
Well-Woman Yoga Event June 2024
Cosy Christmas Yoga Nidra
I was recently inspired at a LYY team meeting to create an event for Christmas for our fabulous community. I wanted to do something special where we could all come together, take some deep rest and follow this with a festive drink, treat and a mini festive celebration together.
Please read the details below and head to my website to ‘Book Classes’ to book your space. I hope you can make it!
www.livingyouryoga.co.uk
Graphic developed by Willow.
Well-Woman Yoga Retreats 2025
We’re all set and ready to go for this October’s Well-Woman Yoga Retreat which sold out in less than 24 hours!
I’ve been taking bookings and confirming the teams for Living Your Yoga’s Well-Woman Yoga Retreats 2025 which include Yoga led by myself, including Movement, Meditation, Breath Work and Yoga Nidra; catering shared between Virginia Compton or Desa Cafe; Holistic Treatments shared between Victoria Beauty, Virginia Compton and Andrea Ramus; plus Guided Foraging, Health Talks and Fire Ceremonies all in the beautiful setting of Namaste Barn in South Devon.
Do read the information below, drop me an email if you’re interested and I’ll send you a retreat booklet.
info@livingyouryoga.co.uk
Graphic developed by Willow.
Health & Wellness Column
Victoria from Victoria Beauty
This Health & Wellbeing Column is all about Victoria from Victoria Beauty in Kenilworth. Victoria & I collaborated several years ago creating a Mother’s Day Gift combining a Yoga Nidra (that I wrote) with a voucher for a treatment with Victoria along with some beauty samples by Katherine Daniels.
Now, I’m really excited to announce that Victoria is our joining our LYY Yoga Retreat Team as one of our Holistic Therapists. She will be offering her treatments this October and in next June’s Retreat in 2025.
Here’s Victoria’s introduction:
I started Victoria Beauty in 2014 after working in a health spa gaining invaluable training with beautiful brands like Clarins and Aveda. Beginning my business really to me was so empowering to my personal development and mental health allowing me to work more freely and holistically with the clients I love.
At Alca Lodge in Kenilworth I use a wholly vegan product range by Katherine Daniels who combine ultimate luxury with the finest active skincare ingredients. I always love recommending these high end facials with my signature stress reliving massage treatment.
I can truly say I love my job! I’m so passionate about being a beauty therapist and holding a space with women to relax, renew and restore body and mind. It’s not just about how you look it’s how you feel and I love promising a service that helps empower women’s confidence and well being.
Victoria Beauty is based on Priory Road in Kenilworth.
To book a treatment contact: 07534374745
Yoga For Men
I’m thrilled to announce plans to launch Yoga for Men in January 2025!
Well-Man Classes are designed for men to experience greater ease in mobility, an enhanced sense of balance & inner strength, a release in day-to-day aches and pains through yogic practices, all within a relaxed community setting. Additional tools to ease mental stress include: breath work, meditation techniques, practice guidance, support and humour.
If you are interested in finding out more information about these classes or would like to reserve a place, contact info@livingyouryoga.co.uk
Living Your Yoga on YouTube
For many years my children have asked me to create a Youtube Channel - in fact they offered to create it for me, for me to ‘do my yoga stuff for everyone’. Over the years, numerous clients, that I’ve worked with both nationally and internationally have asked me to do the same. So now I’m ready (I think). But I wanted to put a bit of a community edge on it and get a bit creative too (of course I need to scratch that itch!).
As of September, I’ll be releasing two weekly classes: one will be a 20 minute practice and the other will be a 5 minute therapeutic practice. I want to create something that can be helpful, add to your therapeutic toolbox (whether it’s for physical or mental support) and something that will be fresh and inspiring for you to explore each week.
Every month the classes will be filmed from a different venue that promotes Health & Well Being in some way so that there is a positive exchange and support of businesses whose aim is to enhance the wellness of community - whatever and wherever that may be. I’m hoping to film far and wide.
There will be an announcement here and on social media when the channel is launched - I’m looking forward to sharing it with you all!
Living Your Yoga is Expanding: Introducing New Team Members
LYY’s New Virtual Administrator: Lucy Cash
I’m so excited to introduce you to Lucy - an amazing friend and inspirational woman! I feel very lucky to announce Lucy to be joining Living Your Yoga and leading all things administrative. She will be ensuring that the administrative side of LYY will be running smoothly.
Here’s a little introduction about herself:
Hi I'm the other Lucy, a lover of mother nature and big landscapes humbling our presence on the earth. A scientist, academic, quietly creative, pragmatic and spiritual. As a keen fitness person l am a long term practitioner yoga and meditation with a buddhist twist. Navigating life everyday to find my own balance and peace.
Dates For Your Diary
Tuesday 3rd September ~ Autumn Term begins
Sunday 22nd September ~ LYY YouTube Launch
Thursday 3rd October ~ Sunday 6th October Well-Woman Yoga Retreat
Friday 25th October ~ Autumn Term Ends
Monday 4th November ~ Winter Term Begins
Saturday 16th November ~ Well-Woman Yoga Event
Sunday 8th December ~ Cosy Christmas Yoga Nidra
Thursday 19th December ~ End Of Term
I think that’s all for now!
Thank you for reading if you’ve made it this far.
Here’s to a beautiful Autumn Term.
I look forward to seeing you on the mat.
Much Love,
Lucy x
Winds Of Change
A wind of change blew in last night
rattling window frames
reminding all who felt its blast
that nothing stays the same
the gale whipped up a frenzy
an air of dread and fear
it swooped up all the status quo
and dropped it far from here
it tore apart my comfort zone
which took me time and toil
it whisked away my safety net
and razed my home to soil
as the new dawn spread its light
across this barren scene
it hurt to breathe the fresh new air
so fearful I have been
but winds of change don’t fly alone
they travel in a crowd
the knowing from our ancestors
their instincts, screaming loud
the memories of past times we flew
when ground was whipped away
our wings that caught us many times
grow stronger every day
and winds of change bring bright new light
and keys to unlock doors
that hide our vast reserves of strength
when we need to find some more
so let it go, flow with the wind
don’t face against her power
these winds they know, to move, is life
that’s how a garden flowers
take time to settle, like the seeds
that soar around the air
your time to rise comes soon enough
dig deep, you will get there.
Donna Ashworth - Growing Brave
