Spirit Yoga

Trust in the power of yoga to soothe your soul 🧘‍♂️🧡

I had such a stressful day on multiple levels and was short of time to prep for teaching my Tuesday class. I rushed in feeling quite unsettled and a little bit flighty BUT as soon as I lay on my mat everything just settled, it’s like coming home.

Allow yourself time to be still, let the body and mind settle, pay attention to your breath, lengthen your exhale and the rest will follow.

Anna 💚

We were able to Yoga outside tonight 💛
Gentle mindful movement, then so lovely to feel the warm evening sun on our faces during Savasana ☀️

Classes at Robertsbridge Community College, Tuesdays and Sundays 7 - 8pm.

Small friendly group, perfect for beginners, it would be lovely to have some new faces 😊

Anna 💚

to this earth I am rooted
deepest of connections
that feed my soul
protected and safe
amongst the wise old trees

Poem ‘Rooted’ by me 💚
Fabulous art work by Gem Yoga (which is for sale - check out her fb page) 💚

Yoga classes at Robertsbridge Community College 💚
This terms dates as follows:

Tuesday Vinyasa Flow 7 - 8pm
20/02/24
27/02/24
05/03/24
12/03/24
19/03/24
And
26/03/24

Sunday Vinyasa Flow 7 - 8pm
25/02/24
03/03/24
10/03/24
17/03/24
25/03/24

Come and ease away the stresses of the day with this gentle flow class incorporating some strength and balance work. Yoga is about an equal amount of effort and ease, some of the poses can be challenging but by creating awareness in the body and following the breath we aim to find some ease. It’s takes practice and that’s exactly why we call it our yoga practice! It’s not meant to be perfect, if it was we wouldn’t be challenging ourselves.

Classes are open to all levels including beginners, come and try it! Message me, call me or email me if you would like any more information.

Come and be challenged but leave with a wonderful sense of ease in your body and mind 🧘‍♀️💚

Anna

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
—Robert Frost-

💚 Take the path less traveled and do yoga along the way 💚

Ever wonder if you are on the right path?
This morning I saw this perfect heart shaped stone on the path.
Today I am grateful and I feel loved, thank you universe 💕

Hope you have all had a restful Christmas, spent some time with loved ones and got outside in the breaks between the wind and rain.

Wishing everyone a happy new year and health and happiness for 2024.

Practicing yoga will help….join me for classes in Robertsbridge on Tuesday and Sunday evenings. Also planning some exciting workshops for 2024 so watch this space.

With love
Anna 💚

I love just laying on my mat. Perhaps that’s why I love teaching yin yoga 😊

Resting half frog pose is one of my favourites 💚
What’s your favourite pose?

Yin yoga tomorrow morning 9.30 - 10.30am at West Hill Community Centre.

Come and find some ease, rest and reset your nervous system with some gentle yin yoga. Suitable for all abilities.

If you are not sure and want to know more just ask, I’m happy to answer any questions.

Anna 💚

A lovely sunny afternoon spent supporting West Hill Community Centre and promoting the yoga class that I teach there.

Friday morning Yin Yoga 9.30 - 10.30am, classes start again 8th September.

Never tried yin yoga, come along and give it a go. It’s a very gentle class, suitable for all abilities. Prefect for slowing down, resetting the nervous system and restoring balance.

Anna 💚

'Today I asked my body what she needed,
Which is a big deal
Considering my journey of
Not Really Asking That Much.

I thought she might need more water.
Or protein.
Or greens.
Or yoga.
Or supplements.
Or movement.

But as I stood in the shower
Reflecting on her stretch marks,
Her roundness where I would like flatness,
Her softness where I would like firmness,
All those conditioned wishes
That form a bundle of
Never-Quite-Right-Ness,

She whispered very gently:

Could you just love me like this?'

-Hollie Holden

Artist: Yulia Ustinova
Girl God Books

Beautiful Savasana 💚

Come and join me 🧘
Tuesdays and Sundays 7 - 8pm vinyasa flow at Robertsbridge Community College
Fridays 9.30 - 10.30 at Westhill Community Centre

We usually practice indoors but last Sunday was glorious and we couldn’t resist the evening sunshine ☀️💛

If you’re interested and would like to know more you can text, ring, message or email. Classes are small and friendly and beginners are welcome.

I’d love to meet you on the mat soon
Anna 💚

Manifesting your Sankalpa Shakti 💚

Today the focus of our yin class was setting a Sankalpa. An intention from the heart, a little commitment to ourselves to make a change. Sankalpa are the seeds of change. It’s tradition in yoga to set a Sankalpa, come back to it each time you practice, this how we grow, it keeps us on our dharmic path. Sankalpa shakti is a bit like a superpower, it’s our determination to keep growing, to keep manifesting change, to become the best version of ourselves in order to then be able to share our gifts with the world 💚🌍💚

Namaste 🙏

A new day brings a new opportunity to practice yoga 💚

Yin yoga Friday mornings a West Hill Community Centre 9.30 - 10.30am

Come along and allow this gentle practice to soothe your soul 🌈✨

Hope to see you on the mat soon
Anna 💚

I obviously taught with so much enthusiasm and vigour on Sunday evening that I lost my voice (I’ve had a pesky cough all week) 😬😷

Unfortunately that means that tonights class is cancelled and I’m having honey and lemon in my favourite mug instead 😊

Hopefully my voice is back in full working order for Yin on Friday.

Anna 💚

Classes resumed tonight, it was lovely to turn up in the spring sunshine and leave in daylight. This is the view from the dance studio at Robertsbridge Community College, a lovely light and airy space to teach.

Maybe we can practice outside soon, how do you feel about that? I love to practice outside 🌳

Classes as follows:
Tuesday 7 - 8pm vinyasa flow at Robertsbridge Community College
Friday 9.30 - 10.30am yin yoga at West Hill Community Centre
Sunday 7 - 8pm vinyasa flow at Robertsbridge Community College

Classes are for all abilities, beginners are welcome. If you have any questions about classes or more generally about yoga and it’s benefits please just ask.

Anna 💚

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Inhale…. Exhale 🫁 Do that again. Inhale, breathe into your heart, and exhale, relax… ahhhh.

Doing this check-in often can relieve, open and expand the mind-body. And the more often we do it, the better.

We flood our body with oxygen, and free energy that can often remain repressed or obstructed. Cultures around the world have traditionally turned to breath, plants and foods, that have greatly assisted with stress, anxiety, x insomnia, and more. Now studies confirm that by just BEING in nature, and breathing, we already reduce stress.

It is so important that we use these tools that were naturally wired with, before we succumb to less sustainable sources that provide temporary relief. Let’s not forget that our native and biological connection to plants, Mother Nature, can provide so much healing to our wellbeing.

For those of you seeking respiratory relief or lung supportive herbs 🌿 find our “breathe tea” at our apothecary.

Credit:

Messages from the universe.

Know yourself
Be yourself
Trust yourself
Love yourself

💚

And do yoga

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Come to a yoga class to connect back to yourself through movement and breath, find some ease amongst the effort and some calm in the chaos. Rekindle your love for yourself.

Robertsbridge Community College 7-8pm Tuesdays and Sundays, Vinyasa Flow.

West Hill Community Centre 9.30-10.30am Friday, Yin Yoga.

Please get in touch if you’d like more information about yoga generally or about my classes. All abilities are welcome, including beginners.

I’d love to see some new faces 😍

Hope to meet you on the mat soon,
Anna 🧘‍♀️🙌

Reminder!

Yin Yoga at West Hill Community Centre tomorrow morning (Friday) 9.30 - 10.30 🧘

The community centre is clean, warm and bright and airy, it’s a lovely venue to teach in. There’s sea views and free parking for centre users.

It’s a small and friendly class, no yoga experience is required, come and de-stress, soften and let go mentally, emotionally and physically, the benefits can be immediate and can carry over into your day to day life if you practice regularly.

Remember if you’re yinning you’re winning 💚

Hope to see you on the mat soon
Anna 🧘💚

Reminder ~ No Sunday yoga tonight but I do hope you have been out enjoying the sunshine today!

Getting out in nature regularly has so many benefits including reducing stress, making us feel happier, improving self esteem and improving cardiovascular fitness, as well as allowing us to reconnect with Mother Nature.

Hope you’ve all had a good Sunday 💚

Yesssss!

Remember if you’re yinning you’re winning 😆

Yin Yoga at Westhill Community Centre Friday mornings 9.30 - 10.30

Come and ease into the weekend, trust me, you’ll love.

I hope to see you there
Anna 🧘‍♀️💚

Reminder for Sunday yoga!

Yoga is on tonight 7 - 8pm at Robertsbridge Community College.

Come and ease the transition from this week into the next with a gentle flow incorporating some strength and balance work. Yoga is about an equal amount of effort and ease, some of the poses can be challenging but by creating awareness and following the breath we aim to find some ease. It’s takes practice and that’s exactly why we call it our yoga practice! It’s not meant to be perfect, if it was we wouldn’t be challenging ourselves.

Classes are open to all levels including beginners, come and try it! Message me, call me or email me if you would like any more information.

Come and be challenged but leave with a wonderful sense of ease in your body and mind 🧘‍♀️💚

Anna

First project completed with my new sewing machine! I made a massive Santa sack for my yoga blocks. My old sewing machine hasn’t worked for a while now, I think it broke about 20 years ago and that’s probably why I put it up in the loft and forgot about it, but I have been inspired to start sewing again and have a few projects in mind already. I haven’t spent a lot of money thanks to Lidl (yes Lidl) but it does everything I need it to do and it was probably cheaper than getting my old one repaired!

Happy days ❤️

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Yoga is on tonight! 🧘💕🙌

Robertsbridge Community College 7 - 8pm Vinyasa Flow

Spaces available. Beginners are welcome. I’d love to see some new faces 😊

If you have any questions, would like to ask about yoga generally or what to expect when you come to a class or just to make a friendly enquiry please get in touch 🙌

Anna 💚

I hope you have managed to find some moments of stillness and reflection over the holiday period. Have you set any New Year’s resolutions? I have not, but I have set some intentions for 2023. One of which is to spend more time in nature, I do this a lot anyway because I love being outdoors so I will endeavour to do more of it, whatever the weather!

Perhaps you set an intention to try something new, how about a yoga class? I run small, friendly classes and beginners are welcome. I love the opportunity to introduce yoga to as many people as possible!

I’m looking forward to getting back into a routine. Classes resume on Friday the 6th January.

Classes as follows:
Friday Yin Yoga at West Hill Community Centre 9.30 - 10.30am
Tuesday and Sunday Vinyasa Flow at Robertsbridge community college 7 - 8pm

I look forward to seeing you soon
Anna 💚

Happy new year from my family to yours 🎉🥳🥂

For me personally 2022 has felt a bit cramped, it’s sped by in a super busy frenzy with very little time and space to just take a breath. Most of that is self inflicted, life has felt full on since I left the NHS, started 2 new jobs as well as finding my feet as a yoga teacher, but that’s not say I’ve not enjoyed facing the challenges along the way. I’m refinding my purpose, my confidence, my voice, and that’s worth a lot.

Whatever you are going through, keep pushing though, make small changes and set achievable goals. I’m hoping for a more spacious 2023 where there is more time to look around, inhale and exhale and really enjoy each moment in order to remain open to all the new opportunities that may come my way.

Lots of love 💕
Anna 💚

Happy Winter Solstice to you all 💙

“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath.” ― Margaret Atwood.

We needed blankets for our yin session this morning!

The focus of our practice was our root chakra, muladhara. Grounding, letting go, surrendering back to the earth. When muladhara is in balance we feel stable, safe, comfortable with our place on this earth, when it’s unbalanced we can feel fearful, anxious and unsettled.

In a physical sense we grounded through our feet, opened through our hips and lengthened the backs of our legs and our spines. In our subtle body we released stagnant energy, reconnected and gave ourselves the space to listen from within to what we need.

The affirmations associated with muladhara chakra are
I am enough
I am home
I am safe

Why not join me on Friday mornings at West Hill Community Centre 9.30 - 10.30am, come and see what it’s all about and you may just find yourself falling in love with yin yoga.

Last class before Christmas next week then we resume on 6th January.

Anna ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍

Who’s in for yin tomorrow?

Friday mornings 9.30 - 10.30am West Hill Community Centre

Come by and ease into the weekend with some slow and mindful movement, allowing you to let go of all the stresses of the week physically, mentally and emotionally. It really is the best preparation for a wonderful weekend.

Anna 🧘‍♀️💚