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A beautiful review received about Sanctuary Mamas Afternoon Retreat.

If you’d like to be the first to hear of the next one, I’ll be announcing to my mailing list next month. Sign up via the link in bio.

I have now attended two retreats - and Jo does a great job at holding a safe space for mamas not only to rest and restore, but also to reflect and share our experiences, worries and joys of being a mother.

I loved the embodied flows and the perfectly curated music. I definitely recommend if you want to take some time for yourself, to deeply rest, connect and feel seen. - Elena

Life lately. This one has been part of the family for over two weeks whilst we look after him for my mama . He’s been getting me out for more walks and out of the funks. Thank you Charlie 🐶 🌳🥾.

Newborn Mamas, I have a beautiful new class for you

Yoga with your babe that is gentle, restorative and an invitation to come home to you

With a focus on breath and slow movement to strengthen and nurture your body

A relaxing soundscape for you and babe to enjoy

Where you are welcome exactly as you are

In community with fellow mamas

And with time for a cuppa, sweet treat and conversation post class if you wish

Thursdays 2pm at the beautiful

Suitable for mamas and babies six weeks after vaginal birth or 10 weeks after a C-section, up until baby is crawling.

Link to book in bio.

🌀 Do you want to feel more connected to yourself?

🌀 Have the space to express through creativity?

🌀 Space to connect to your own Dreams, Ideas and Needs?

🌀 Feel like you never have time to process mama hood, life and just BE?

🌀 Need a break from the constant multi-tasking and do-ing?

🌀 To feel rested and present with yourself and your family?

Pri and I are finalising the preparations for our Mamas Day Retreat on Saturday 8th June in beautiful countryside near Lewes. And we have just THREE places left.
A day of Rest Practices, Embodied Movement, Creative Practices, Wild Spa and Nourishing, Delicious Food. With fellow Mamas, child-free. Time and Space for YOU.
‘The Afternoon Retreat with Jo was an absolute treat to the soul. I felt I’ve reconnected important parts of myself and - as a very tired and ‘in love’ mama - I could dedicate some time just for me’
Link to book in bio.

Utterly heartbreaking 💔 I have no words. Its so easy to feel helpless, frozen, stuck. I do, a lot. Keep sharing. Keep going. You can make a difference. Your voice matters.

Kind words from Charlotte about the last retreat ✨
Just three places left for the Day Retreat with on 8th June l.
Link in bio

Meet your facilitators for the Mamas Day Retreat on Saturday 8th June.
Jo and Pri met at the wonderful and knew from that moment that they would collaborate together. After a few failed meet ups due to life, kiddies, illness and trips away they finally came together just as this gorgeous space was opening. Over coffee and chats about the rollercoaster of mama hood, dreams, ideas and how we LOVE to hold space for fellow mamas. This retreat idea was born: rest, creativity and play in nature. The dream ✨
🍃 Jo specialises in restorative, embodied, pregnancy and post-natal yoga. Inspired by her evolving journey through matrescence.

Leaning into slow, embodied and restful practices. She is passionate about sharing these from the heart and creating space for you come home.

She’s a mama to her girl, a nature lover and loves creating luscious playlists.
🍃 Pri is a creativity & play advocate and Mum to Aurora.

Born and raised in Brazil she has been living in the UK for over a decade now.

Pri currently lives in the colourful Brighton, where she provides creative and mindfulness services for children and grown-ups.
🌀 Just two days left to claim your £30 off with the Early Bird. Link in bio.

Super excited to announce the next FULL DAY retreat on Saturday 8th June set in the beautiful countryside near Lewes, 20 mins from Brighton.
Come and BE in nature with Pri and Jo for…
🌀 Embodied and Restorative Yoga
🌀 Creative Rituals and Practices
🌀 Wild Spa
🌀 Delicious food
Experience the benefits and healing properties of rest and creativity.
This retreat is for YOU if you…
🍃 Want to slow down, pause and reconnect to your dreams, ideas
🍃 Crave quiet and calm in nature
🍃 Wish to re-ignite your creative energy
🍃 Need space to process the beauty and chaos of mamahood
Save £30 with the early bird £95 until Wednesday 15th May 5pm. Pay in 2 instalments is available.
Link in bio.

Super excited to announce are providing a lovely pamper kit for each mama at Sanctuary next weekend!

Their products are sourced and rescued by-products from industries such as food and drink. They use ethical, sustainable and fair trade ingrediants.

I love a skin care ritual as a wind down routine and personally use their gorgeous coffee face scrub. Smells sooo good and leaves my skin feeling so so soft.

Join us for Sanctuary on Sat 27th April, 2pm and recieve your beautiful gift. I have just a couple spots left. Link to book in bio.

If you are a mama who...

Finds it hard to rest
Wants to slow down
Struggles with exhaustion
Feels out of balance
Craving time to connect back to yourself

I’d love for you to take one of the last spots for Sanctuary - Afternoon Restorative Yoga Retreat on Saturday 27th April 2pm - 5pm in Hove.

You’ll be welcomed with tea, chocolate and a gorgeous self-care gift.

Time to land, chat and settle.

Followed by slow, somatic movements that help to prepare you for rest.

Moving into a luxuriously long guided Restorative practice - essentially shapes to rest in.

With ALL the support - bolsters to melt into, blankets to cocoon in and blocks to bring the ground up to meet you.

An entire afternoon for YOU, to come home to yourself, regulate your nervous system and leave you feeling lighter and clearer.

If this sounds like something you need, I have just a couple of spaces left and would love to welcome you.

‘An absolute treat to the soul. I felt I’ve reconnected important parts of myself and as a very tired and “in love” mama, I could dedicate some time just for me. The restorative poses Jo guided us through were delicate and effective at the same time. Her sentences and words, in her smooth voice, were spot on’ - Pri

Investment: £40. No yoga experience needed. All mamas, post 12 weeks postpartum are welcome. All mats, props are provided. Link to book in bio 💜

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Back from a little trip away. This was the first trip we’ve done together as a couple since Amelie was born and the sense of freedom it’s filled me with is bloody lovely. To look back a few months ago even, it wouldn’t have felt possible but now it does. And that’s super exciting. Coming away feeling refreshed and with more perspective (and patience?!) than before. It feels good to mix up the routine and remember that you can do these things when/ if you want to! 🙏🙌

Feeling grateful to be safe and with my family today and everyday
Recognising that this day can be painful for so many
My heart goes out to you
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Super excited to announce a new date for Sanctuary on Saturday 27th April, 2pm . Book now to save £10 with the Early Bird until 27th March 5pm.
Three hours of YOU time to slow down, rest and reconnect to yourself through restorative yoga. No yoga experience needed, this is ALL about rest.
This is for you if…
💜 You find it hard to rest
💜 Want to slow down but don’t know where to start
💜 Struggle with exhaustion
💜 Crave time to connect to yourself
💜 Feel out of balance
Included is welcome tea and choc, guided restorative yoga and a self care gift.
‘The three hours Mamas Afternoon Retreat with Jo was an absolute treat to the soul. I felt I’ve reconnected important parts of myself and - as a very tired and “in love” mama - I could dedicate some time just for me. The restorative moves Jo guided us through were delicate and effective at the same time. Her sentences and words, in her smooth voice, were spot on.’ - Priscila - October retreat mama
All booking info via the link in bio.
Cannot wait to welcome you again 🥰
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Your nervous system shapes the way in which you perceive the world, feeding back through the senses information such as if the environment is safe. A feeling of safety being an essential part of thriving as humans.
When we cross over into mama-hood, we actually become more tuned into the dangers around us in order to protect our bubs. This makes us more susceptible to being in heightened states which can lead to feeling anxious, overwhelmed, depressed let alone the daily stressors we can encounter like rushing around, stressful jobs and taking on multiple roles in life! So it’s integral to our wellbeing that we have ways to bring us back into connection with our bodies, down-regulate and build awareness of which state we are in.
In a yoga practice you can bring about a sense of safety and connection through stimulating the Vagus nerve. Including elements such as creating a welcoming community environment practicing diaphragmatic breathing, doing self-massage and taking luscious full body sighs.
I love to include these wonderful elements in my retreats and classes. Inspired from my recent Embody and Flow CPD with the amazing .
I have one space remaining on my Sanctuary Afternoon Retreat, this Saturday 24th Feb in Hove. If you feel called to come and experience this connection to YOU, link to register in bio.
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‘Rest when the work is done’
They say
Well the work is never done
And then what?
Ignore our natural need to rest
To create the space to process
For ideas to come through
Intuition to be clear
To feel
All in the name of productivity
And the toxic thing is that so many of us rely on that productivity as a sense of worth
So when you cannot go at that speed anymore
Kids, iIllness, whatever
You feel like s**t
And your self worth falls
This is exactly how I felt in the immediate postpartum period
I felt worthless because I couldn’t do everything I wanted to anymore
I needed to rest from a c-section birth
To heal from the trauma of birth and a previous pregnancy loss
To feed my baby
Tend to her needs and hold her close
I found it hard to make peace with who I was if I wasn’t ‘doing’
What changed?
I made space for being
And at first that felt incredibly uncomfortable
But over time
And with discipline
I started put rest first
Not always
But far far more often than I ever did before
I connected to my wholeness
Beyond the ‘doing’
But to my precious body
And it’s nature
And wholeness
It’s this remembering that built my self worth back up again
But this time not on a surface level
But from a deeper sense of knowing
And it’s that continued connection
That brings me back to the practice, every time 💜
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You can now practice online 💻 with me in the comfort of your own home. Land, Move, Rest is a series of three fifteen minute on demand yoga practices designed for the busy mama in mind. Creating space for you to connect back inwards anytime, anywhere, whenever you need to. Inspired from my own daily practice I do each morning to connect to myself.
🌀 Practice 1: Land for slow movements to bring you back home to yourself when it feels like you’re scattered everywhere else.
🌀 Practice 2: Move for shaking, wiggling and and flowing to shift stuck energy and allow whatever needs to move through you to do so.
🌀 Practice 3: Rest for floor based calm to prepare you for a deeply restful guided meditation.
Can be done separately or together depending on how much time you have. Each with a complimentary playlist included to help you zone in (/zone out potential noise 🤪).
Link in bio.

I pour so much love into each retreat that I create, because I understand how needed it is for mamas to have a space to go to and feel welcome, held and heard. You do this day in and day out for your children, often running on empty, filling the shoes of so many roles and these days are made for you. To refill, restore and nourish yourself. To find that dance between movement and stillness within connection and community. To come back to a sense of wholeness and worthiness that can so easily diminish within the life stuff.
Thank you to every mama who has booked onto the 24th February retreat and to our lovely sponsors womens mindset coach for the gorgeous journals and childrens homeware and accessories brand for a lovely 15% off.
If you couldn’t make this one, please keep your eyes peeled as I will soon be announcing another date and potentially the last one in Brighton! Sign up to my mailing list, link in bio to be the first to know.
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ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣. 𝕃𝕚𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕚𝕥. ℍ𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖. 𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖.- Kasia Urbaniak
And oh my it feels like it’s coming today as we cross over the half way point to spring 😍. My classes this month have been inspired by nature and its natural cycle of expansion and contraction. Much like us (nature) there are periods of ebbs and flows which must both be experienced fully to complete the cycle. I’ve been thinking a lot about how we are not ‘allowed’ to honour the contraction and how it isn’t valued in society. Yet it is in those periods of quiet our intuition comes through. We are able to connect to our true nature and move from that place of wholeness.
Join me on the mat again this weekend Saturday 9.30am to embrace your cyclical nature 🌀🍃.

I’ve been craving living in greener spaces for so long now, it feels like the more I slow down, the louder the noise of the city becomes. It’s been a tug of the heart since Amelie was born and if you know me personally, well I’m sure you’ve heard me bang on about it! Nature has and always will feel like home, I grew up climbing trees, making dens and getting muddy in fields. It always feels like a full body sigh when I step into the greenery and we spend most weekends getting out rather than going into the city. So decided that this is the year we’re going to make it happen 🍁 🍃🌲.
Super excited but also have that uncomfortable feeling of inevitably having to ‘start again’. Especially now as a mama and part of a family unit, this move isn’t just about me. Like other big life decisions I made in the past! I know though on the other side of that is where the good stuff is even it’s the unknown right now.
So it’s not goodbye to Brighton just yet (we still actually find our place) but I just wanted to share what’s occupying so much of my headspace at the moment. It really is all consuming, sometimes emotionally draining but I know it will be well worth it to trust my ❤️.
To anyone feeling a pull to move, make a change or do something uncomfortable. Do it. I’m right here with you. It’s always, always worth it 🌀✨.
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Did you know I have a FREE practice available to access at anytime you need it? In this fifteen minute practice I share my regular morning practice faces that help me come into the rested state and feel grounded, restored and balanced again.
Playlist link also included so you can pop in your headphones and escape the chaos for fifteen minutes and tend to YOU. Head to the link in bio and sign up to the mailing list to receive it 💜

One week left to claim your space and £10 off with the Early Bird for Sanctuary - The Mamas Afternoon Restorative Yoga Retreat on Saturday 24th Feb 2pm-5pm . I’m SO excited to welcome the mamas who have signed up and I have a handful of spaces left 💜
Three hours of YOU time to slow down, rest and reconnect to yourself through restorative yoga. Essentially shapes to rest in so totally no yoga experience needed.
This is for you if…
💜 You find it hard to rest
💜 Want to slow down but don’t know where to start
💜 Struggle with exhaustion
💜 Feel out of balance
💜 Simply want some time out child free trying something new!
The early bird offer £30 instead of £40 closes on 24th Jan and included is welcome tea and choc, guided restorative yoga and a beautiful gifted journal (worth £28) from . Yours to keep 🥰
‘The three hours Mamas Afternoon Retreat with Jo was an absolute treat to the soul. I felt I’ve reconnected important parts of myself and - as a very tired and “in love” mama - I could dedicate some time just for me. The restorative moves Jo guided us through were delicate and effective at the same time. Her sentences and words, in her smooth voice, were spot on.’ - Priscila - October retreat mama
All booking info via the link in bio.
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Happy New Year! I hope you found some time amongst the craziness to rest and go inwards. I’m writing after what feels like a ‘proper’ break (well as much as possible with a toddler and a lovely bout of illness that did the rounds 🤪). A little hiatus from these squares helped me feel like I fully switched off work mode and indulged in the slow life.
And you know what, I still am because my body is asking for that. So if you’re still feeling the need to hibernate, then honour that, I’m right here with you mama!
Some updates from me…
🌀 Saturday Embodied Slow Flow class is now at 9.30am at Humankind. You can sign up via the link in bio or through mindbody. Each week we move slowly, curiously and always in line with our energy in the moment. Join me this weekend as we explore our relationship with gravity.
🌀 Sanctuary - Mamas Afternoon Retreat on 24th February early bird offer ends soon. Sign up before 24th January 10.00am to receive £10 off. If you would like to embody the very practices that slow me down, allowing me to check in and through life from a rested state then I invite you to join me. We gather to p a u s e through restorative yoga practices. To remember your wholeness through the magic of being.
📔 I’m also super excited to announce that the lovely has gifted all attendees her wonderful journals (worth £28) so you can continue to turn inwards through the ritual of journaling at home.
🌀 On demand: Land, Move, Rest £5 OFF for the month of January. Three fifteen minute practices for just £10 - less than a yoga class. Designed for the busy mama in mind - creating space for you to connect back inwards anytime, anywhere, whenever you need to. Inspired from my own daily practice I do each morning to connect in, I find a little goes a long way for my mental health.
Link in bio for all offerings. Hope to see you soon x
📸: capturing my happy place / how most of Christmas was spent in the daylight hours

It’s time for me to come offline for the end of the year. As much as I love what I do, it requires a lot of energy to keep up with the content for my lil business and it’s time to take a break. Feels pretty apt to take a little social media hibernation coming up to the shortest day tomorrow and as I come into my winter in my cycle.
Feeling grateful for this year and the wonderful mamas who’ve trusted me to guide them on a journey back to themselves. I know how needed it is at a time of such transformation and giving so much of your energy to raising little ones. I look forward to bringing you more opportunities for that in the New Year.
I hope you find some time for you, to rest, reflect and fill your cup in what can be a busy time of year! Sending all the love, see you in 2024 😘.

Rest

for the days it’s an absolute s**t show

for the transformation you’ve gone through

to heal generational patterns

as an act of rebellion

to recharge your power

to allow the ‘stuff’ to bubble up

for you

for your child(s)

and the collective

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I know it feels like it’s impossible to stop sometimes
That if you take a moment everything will come crashing down
But honestly it’s these pauses, that will keep you going
From a place of fullness over resentment, anger and frustration
Because honouring your needs IS always essential
Because if you tend to yourself, that energy ripples out to the ones you love and beyond
And that is limitless ✨

✨ Still time to book in with the early bird/ request as an Xmas pressie for Sanctuary 24th Feb - An afternoon retreat tending to YOU. If you feel the call head to the link in my bio. You will never regret creating space to honour your needs ✨

Something that’s been pretty life changing for me is prioritising the rest first, then the rest later. I never used to stop until everything was ‘done’ aka never and then be on the road to burn out. That’s no help for anyone. So now I’m trying to live by this. And you know what the stuff still gets done!

If you feel exhausted, overwhelmed and on the edge of burn out but you find it hard to rest then sign up for my FREE Rested Mama practice. I’m going to be sharing with you my top three practices that will help you move into the rested state and leave you feeling grounded, restored and balanced again.
Sign up via the link in my bio.
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Dear mamas,

I am currently offering a FREE on demand fifteen minute transformational practice that tends to overwhelm and exhaustion and leaves you feeling refreshed, revived and restored.

Including breath awareness, nervous system soothing movements and restorative yoga. I created this for the mama short on time so you can reconnect to yourself and re-fill you own cup. Incredibly important for mental health and happiness as a parent.

If you'd like to benefit from this, sign up using the link below to receive your FREE practice.

https://jostevensyoga.com/mailing-list

Sending all the love

Jo

Yoga Teacher and Mama x

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