Chepstow Yoga Space

Hello Yoga friends

How did you feel after our gently moving twisting first class of this term?
Did you sense areas of your body waking up and saying 'yes I am here and I like to move?'

This week we'll bring some strength into our practice, exploring the postures for the power sequence: Chair of Heart, Warriors, Crane, Bhima Warrior.
And of course there'll be a bit of floor work too.

See you on the mat with a smile

Michael
www.cordel-acupuncture.com
www.karivaneden.com

Doing the same thing over and over again...
Gets the same results over and over again...

Obvious isn't it!

So do something different to get a better result.

Try YOGA at Chepstow Yoga Space if you need to stretch out...

- with Michael at karivaneden.com
- Sianruleyoga.com
- Lornayoga.com

- www.facebook.com/StiffCliffYoga
- https://www.facebook.com/barefoot.yogi.nick.ji/
- [email protected]

Or try acupuncture if you need to balance your health - cordel-acupuncture.com

It's been a while since Lorna has shared a post with us but she's been busy teaching all over the summer. She is now into the 4th week of a 7 week dive into the breath - you can jump into a class at any time - and this week she's moving through a heart opening practice and exploring Kapalabhati Pranayama. For more info or to book your spot click on the link below

Breath & Heart Yogis, our fourth week of exploring the breath and our first high frequency pranayama called Kapalabhati. As in our previous weeks we will begin with our preparatory breath practices before moving through a stimulating, heart opening physical practice and then into Kapalabhati, Meditation and Savasa...

-A Glimpse into our CYS yoga teacher, Michael Cordel's Yoga Journey.

"My knees and shoulders took a lot of abuse playing sports in my teens. Yet overall fitness wasn’t much of an issue until I noticed a gradual decline in my forties.

Simple solution: exercise more regularly. But, for me exercising had become a pain, because it easily upset the knees which in turn meant I couldn’t exercise.
And I felt too proud to ask for help.

With Kari’s help I discovered Yoga. With patience and regularity it helped.
Eventually doctors gave me a diagnosis and Physiotherapy gave me more exercises.

Additionally I took some of my own medicine and used regular Acupuncture treatments.

I am pleased to say that I am fitter now than 10 years ago.
But it took that concerted effort, information and patience.

In my own Acupuncture and Massage practice I saw similar results.
People who made the extra changes (like adapting a diet, exercising more sensibly, relaxing daily, seeking other treatments) got better faster and stayed well.

That’s when we think “that improvement is a miracle.”
I don’t think so; it’s listening to what we need and making a focused effort to achieve it.

At times we underestimate what is possible and believe some improvement is a miracle.
Based on what I have seen I know that our body and mind are THE miracle, and we want to be open to improvement, healing or whatever else we call it."

Michael offers....

YOGA, Tuesdays 11am - 12noon at Chepstow Yoga Space - www.karivaneden.com
Acupuncture at www.cordel-acupuncture.com

Mindful Yoga with Siân on Tuesdays 9.30am and Fridays 10am have their last classes next week after the Bank Holiday, before taking a break for the month of September.

Classes will start again on Tuesday 1st October and will include a NEW class in Chepstow Yoga Space on Wednesday evenings at 6pm from Wednesday 2nd October.

As well as being in person this new class will also be on zoom.

If you're interested in a first FREE Class please message Siân directly or book on sianruleyoga.com.

Classes include mindful activities, breathing techniques, movements, sounds or Mantras, hand positions or Mudras, energy medicine exercises to balance our body's energies and delicious relaxations.

Clients leave classes saying they feel:
- more in their body
- calmer
- refreshed
- much better than when they woke up even though they didn't want to leave the house
- less anxious
- more relaxed
- lighter

Do come and join us to see if the class might suit you. I'd love to share the benefits of yoga and Mindfulness with you 🙏

Love Siân 🌸 xx

Tuesdays at CHEPSTOW YOGA SPACE, yoga with Michael at 11am is all about the HEART.

In his September block of yoga sessions there will be little practices for opening the heart centre, that allows us to open into the balancing force of the heart chakra...

~ Balancing emotions
~ Bringing peacefulness in our mind
~ Creating equilibrium

and having a sense of harmony between looking after ourselves and looking after others around us.

Do reach out to Michael if you're keen to join him in September.
07792 861108

Yoga this week with Sian Rule Yoga is about the ancient ta***ic movement of energy in the body in figures of 8.

They're also used in Eden Energy Medicine to protect us and to connect different energy systems in the body.

These patterns are deeply healing and are used in traditions throughout the world.

They're used in movements and in the breath.

And to help cool down our system in this heat, we're practising the Sitali Breath.

Please come and join the class for a First Free session - book and timetable is at sianruleyoga.com 🙏

And from October on Wednesday evening there will be a new in-person/zoom class at 6pm.

Message Siân if you're interested in saving yourself a place, or pop OCTOBER in the comments.

The benefits of yoga are just around the corner 🧘‍♀️

CLASSES - Sian Rule Yoga Chepstow Welcome to my YOGA CLASSES in and around Chepstow, Woolaston, Lydney, Shirenewton & Redwick, Magor, Newport, Monmouthshire for both beginners and more experienced students Hi, I’m Sian. I’m so happy that you found your way here. I love sharing yoga with all its benefits so you can live your heal...

Have you noticed the full Moon this week?

In Sian Rule Yoga Classes the theme this week is releasing what no longer serves us.

We constantly accumulate stuff through life.

The full moon is an opportunity to let go of the inner stuff that we don't need.

Otherwise, we're full of clutter and toxins.

We move inwardly and mindfully, using the Bee or Bramhari breath, letting stretches go as deeply as we want so energy can move through the joints and excess energy can be released into Mother Earth.

The class finishes with a transformative visualisation of the Full Moon and a relaxation of Bliss ☺️

If you'd like some bliss of your own, have you thought about joining the class for a First Free session?

Message Siân or please go to her website: sianruleyoga.com

You'll be very welcome on Tuesday or Friday mornings 🧘‍♀️ 💫🧘‍♀️

This week's schedule! Sadly Tor has decided to stop teaching her Nia Classes at Chepstow Yoga Space so this leaves a Wednesday night open for anyone out there looking to start a class in a potentially prime position. Message us for further info or to book a class get in touch with the specific teacher at www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

This weekend lots of opportunities to preference your wellbeing at CYS.

SATURDAY - 9.00 am Men's Yoga with Stiff Cliff Yoga, 10.15 am Dynamic Flow with Lorna Yoga, 2.00 pm Meditation with Aliz Törkenczi and 5.00 pm Hatha Yoga with Barefoot Yogi Nick-Ji

SUNDAY - 10.00 am Pranayama & Philosophy with Barefoot Yogi Nick-Ji and 2.00 pm Mediation with Aliz Törkenczi

www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

Very happy to be welcoming Aliz Törkenczi to Chepstow Yoga Space this weekend. Aliz is a qualified psychotherapist and hypnotherapist and she will be teaching 2 x meditation sessions on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July. Contact her directly via email [email protected], phone: 07979840865 or through FB Aliz Törkenczi

This week ... at Chepstow Yoga Space www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

Another few opportunities to practice moving into the juiciness of the hips with Lorna Yoga on Monday and Tuesday this week.
Hip openers are often a crowd pleaser in a yoga class because the sense of release and spaciousness when we come out of a hip opening pose can feel otherworldly. The tightness that we experience in the area of our pelvis can be really painful, it can unplug us from the earth and it can be a symptom of and a reason why we are inhibited, unable to enjoy a sense of creativity, sensuality, playfulness and freedom.
So when we dig into that tension in a yoga class, whether it's come about through our lifestyle, genetics or some form of trauma and we begin to release it, the resulting feeling can be intense, even at the time overwhelming, but letting go of that gripping, becoming open and spacious in the area of the pelvis has a profoundly positive affect on our whole being, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Click www.lornayoga.com to book your spot X

Another lovely looking week at CYS www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

Danielle Kedward is offering a 2 hour workshop this week on Wednesday evening 7-9 pm dedicated to Conscious Breathing. Click https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2-hour-breathwork-workshop-tickets-912762746947?aff=oddtdtcreator to book your spot X

A beautifully busy schedule this week please contact the individual teacher to book your spot www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

Don't forget we have Barefoot Yogi Nick-Ji teaching two classes at CYS this weekend. Get in touch with him to book your spot!

We are so happy to welcome Barefoot Yogi Nick-Ji to CYS. Nick will be teaching two classes each weekend starting Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June

Saturday sessions will run weekly from 5.00-6.00 pm and will be Hatha based classes reflecting the energies of the cosmos, with practices based on the current positioning of the moon and sun. These classes will include Asana, Pranayama and short guided Meditations.

Sunday sessions will run from 10.00-11.30 am and will be Pranayama and Theory/Philosophy. Each class will begin with Mantra Chanting and Pranayama techniques, followed by rest and introspection and the remainder of the class will be for philosophical discussions on all topics of Yoga.

We’re very excited for Nick to be bringing his authenticity and dedication to Chepstow Yoga Space. For more information or to book your spot get in touch with Nick here Facebook https://www.facebook.com/barefoot.yogi.nick.ji/
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Hi, in Sian Rule Yoga classes this week, we're remember the craze of multi-tasking.

How we were meant to be so much more productive if we were doing umpteen things at the same time?

That's been shown not to be true.

We can do it for a while, but we human beings can get burnt out or frazzled or overwhelmed if we keep it up for too long.

This week in yoga, the focus is on the Sixth Limb of Yoga, which is Dharana.

Dharana is concentrating the mind on ONE thing. And one thing only.

It's where mindfulness comes from.

This spontaneously brings us into a state called Pratyahara, which is the Fifth Limb of Yoga.

Pratyahara is where we're not distracted by outside sights, noises, etc.

We can focus our attention on a crystal (as in class), a flower, a leaf, a symbol, a divine object or picture.

Or onto the body or breath, which are the Third and Fourth Limbs of Yoga.

The Limbs all integrate and work together.

To try a class on me, or book your own 121 session, please look at sianruleyoga.com.

New yogis are always welcome! 🧘‍♀️ ✨️ 😌

We are so happy to welcome Barefoot Yogi Nick-Ji to CYS. Nick will be teaching two classes each weekend starting Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June

Saturday sessions will run weekly from 5.00-6.00 pm and will be Hatha based classes reflecting the energies of the cosmos, with practices based on the current positioning of the moon and sun. These classes will include Asana, Pranayama and short guided Meditations.

Sunday sessions will run from 10.00-11.30 am and will be Pranayama and Theory/Philosophy. Each class will begin with Mantra Chanting and Pranayama techniques, followed by rest and introspection and the remainder of the class will be for philosophical discussions on all topics of Yoga.

We’re very excited for Nick to be bringing his authenticity and dedication to Chepstow Yoga Space. For more information or to book your spot get in touch with Nick here Facebook https://www.facebook.com/barefoot.yogi.nick.ji/
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A limited schedule for Lorna Yoga this week and next as she is whisking her husband away for their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Click www.lornayoga.com to book / browse her schedule X

Hi Yogis

In Sian Rule Yoga Classes this week twists are the focus, to help the following:

~ strengthen the muscles of the spine, abdomen and rib cage
~ lengthen the same
~ stimulate the internal organs
~ help energy flow along the main nadis (the sanskrit word) or energy channels, along the spine
~ free up the back, chest, shoulders and feel more flexible

They feel great, lying, sitting, kneeling on all fours or standing.

We'll focus on the breath to increase the effects, to get length in the spine and to go towards and release out of the twists.

If you'd like to join us one day, have the first class on the house.

Please book at sianruleyoga.com or get in touch! We'd love to welcome you 🙏

This is what Lorna Yoga is saying about her class this week ....

'Our experience of life is affected by our attitude and our outlook. We often hear that. That we are masters of our destiny, that we manifest our life and I’m aware of it sounding a little woo woo but I’m also aware of how truthful those words are.

I know that if I am feeling insecure in my teaching - I will look for and find the student who isn’t enjoying the class. There may be 15 people in the room, 14 of them are totally in it but my attention will be drawn to the person who is struggling. If I’m feeling self-conscious I will notice the people who are looking at me, unlovable - those people who don’t necessarily have time for me, cynical - those people with questionable motivations. If I am feeling helpless about the state of the world my eyes will be drawn to stories about climate change, articles on injustice, news reports about the devastation of war. We seem to unconsciously look for confirmation about how we are feeling in any given moment.

The beautiful thing about knowing this is that we can make the necessary changes, implement certain practices that will help to shift our perspective, alter our perception and literally change the experience of our life. Yoga is often referred to as a life changing practice and it genuinely can be.

And I am not advocating a state of spiritual bypass where we use our practice as another drug to blot out the difficult things in life, I’m not suggesting we close our eyes to the darker side of life, I am looking to wake up entirely, to widen my gaze and to acknowledge that

‘in the midst of darkness, light persists’.

Yes there is injustice, racism, war, hatred, illness, destruction but there is also love, friendship, compassion, kindness, bravery and radiant health. And when I practice Asana and dig into the physical tension that affects my mental outlook, when I slip into a state of flow that allows me to move with the pulsation of life and when I practice meditation that connects me with a felt sense of pure bliss then everything is the same but my outlook has changed. When I open my eyes, my perspective has shifted, I see 14 students immersed joyfully in their practice, I see people looking at me with love and admiration, I feel a deep sense of gratitude for how many beautiful beings I have in my life, I see humanity as a selfless whole and I view the world through a lens of hope, connection and love.

The only thing that has changed is my perception and changing perception can change the world.

So my yogi friends, for the next 2 weeks of practice (which will be played out over 3 weeks as I am away 29th May until 5th June) let’s change our world, let’s create a state of flow, dig into unwanted tension, tap into a state of bliss and shift our perspective. Click www.lornayoga.com to book or browse X'

Here's this week's schedule. As per usual please get in touch with the individual teacher to book www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

In this week's Tuesday Class at 11am with our Mindful Dru Yoga teacher Michael Cordel...
He'll be taking everyone Into a POWERFUL alignment of the whole body with twists to BALANCE and REALIGN.
AND through a DYNAMIC RELAXATION sequence to SLOW the mind down so we can find OUR CENTRE.

To EXPERIENCE Michael's class. - 07792 861108

OTHER WAYS WE CAN HELP....
~ Retreat Day - http://www.karivaneden.com/yoga-relaxation-day.html
~ Acupuncture - www.cordel-acupuncture.com
~ Other classes - http://www.karivaneden.com/1-2-1-yoga.html
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In Lorna's sessions this week they are on the final class within the theme of Harmonise and they will wrap it up with possibly the most important practice creating a sense of balance in the whole body mind structure. They will work with some pranayama techniques, postures to stabilise the core, the use of the Drishti and the stretching, engaging and solidly planting of the feet.

Click the link below to book or browse and even though classes are often full on the website Lorna asks that you please make use of the waitlist as there are always last minute drop outs

BOOKING LINK - https://www.lornayoga.com/book-online?utm_campaign=42d0b4ff-9526-4c94-9d95-6d907b9da070&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=94fad566-0a33-41e9-90ee-210aead37188

Ps … she has also added a new 30 minute Gentle Flow class to her online library for those of you with an LY Pass

Here's this week's timetable ... lots of delicious offerings. Contact the individual teacher to book your spot www.chepstowyogaspace.co.uk

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FAVOURITE YOGA POSE REVEALS YOUR PERSONALITY?

Find out more in Michael's yoga class on Tuesday at 11am.

This week's Tuesday Class at 11am, MICHAEL will be taking everyone through a Warrior sequence to warm up then a DELICIOUSLY DEEP spinal sequence
with twists to BALANCE.

Get in touch if you fancy Michael's class. - 07792 861108
Michael's other classes available - visit ~ www.karivaneden.com