Essential Yoga

Who's coming to yoga at Calstock Hall today? 1.30pm for a stretch and some enlivening poses, while we draw inspiration from the longest days of the summer. We'll even let the sunshine into the hall through the lovely big patio doors 😊🧘🏻‍♀️🥰

View from my mat this evening....
Your yoga can be anywhere, any day, anytime - or even everywhere, everyday, all the time.
Back teaching again next week after recharging my batteries - but massive thanks to Jules Laville for holding the fort at Space to Move while I'm away. It's been a fantastic break so far - a few more days to go 🥰 Om shanti shanti shanti 🕉️

It's Wednesday - it's time to find your mat - yoga starts at 6pm in Calstock Hall. And I may just have a new tibetan singing bowl (hmm yes, another one 🤔😊). Yin-ny and squish-y and relaxing tonight. See you there 💜🧘💜

For those not on the mailing list (or who missed last week's email) - here's a quick reminder of what's happening this month.
Class is on tonight (5th) at 6pm as normal 😊💜😊👩🏻‍🦰🧘🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🦰

Still some spaces for this evening's yoga nidra - why not take some time out for yourself on such a glorious day. Full of transformation and aspirations to be all you can be, its a totally relaxing and restorative experience.
Studio places at https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/yoga-nidra-workshop
Online bookings at https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/yoga-nidra-workshop-live-online

What a fabulous long weekend I had at Surya Yoga Camp. I enjoyed a complete mix of classes and workshops from intermediate vinyasa flow and acro yoga to Lakita Japa and Indian Dance. I may also have indulged in a rather nice wood-fired hot tub and sauna spa experience, and tried out the lovely vegan food on offer.
My own class offerings of Hatha Flow and Yin & Yoga Nidra were really well received, with lots of lovely yogis enjoying the different practices/techniques/poses.
I was so busy having an amazing time that I hardly took any photos - so feel free to share yours in the comments, and of course make any post-camp contact with me to follow up with any questions or feedback you want.
Such a great camp - looking forward to next year already 🥰🙏🏻💜

So looking forward to teaching at Surya Yoga Camp.
Join me there for two different sessions:
💙 A nourishing and complete hatha-flow-based practice with pranayama, sequences of poses and a focus on stretching, strengthening and nourishing, finding alignment that is good for your own unique body. The combination of movement and breath will leave you feeling physically refreshed and rejuvenated, emotionally inspired and encouraged, and mentally amazingly calm and serene.
💜 A deeply explorative Yin and Nidra session which uses longer holds in fewer poses to stretch and release the physical body, using props to support where you need it, so you can find stillness and surrender. This is followed by a full yoga nidra - sleep of the yogis - allowing you to explore the mental realm, travelling through the layers of consciousness to a place of deep understanding, and completely resting the physical body. No effort required - lie back and listen. Mmmm total bliss.
Can't wait to see everyone there 😊🥰🙏🏻

OK, who's for yoga on a soggy Wednesday evening?
6-7.15pm in Calstock Hall
See you there

Remember there are no yoga classes in Calstock for the next 2 Tuesdays and Wednesdays - this week and next. Back on 26th March - see you then.

Yoga is on this week - come rain or shine. Tuesday at 1.30-2.45pm and Wednesday
6-7.15pm. See you in the village hall 😊 Any questions: [email protected] or 07919920345

Look look look..... More to come 😍

😍We have a lot to be happy about this week at Space to Move
📣Exciting announcement coming soon!
🫶🏼 Small business making a big impact on people’s lives

The yoga cats are dismally staring out of the window this half term Tuesday....
How about some yoga I ask?
😻😻OOOH YES they say. Elsie loves some ardha matsyendrasana spinal twists on her own little mat.
Classes are on whatever the weather this half term, at Calstock Hall - Tuesday 1.30-2.45pm and Wednesday 6-7.15pm
Come and join us, and see why the yoga cats maintain that flexibility and resilience.

Thinking of starting yoga?
Considering a return after injury or illness?
Wondering if yoga really is as good for you as everyone says?
Come and find out on Monday afternoons - you don't need to be fit or be able to touch your toes - just come as you are. This 6 week course is perfect for those wishing to start yoga, who are coming back after a break, injury or illness, or for those who just wish to feel more confident about yoga or prefer a gentler class.
Book your space at https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/beginners-level-1-yoga-course-feb-mar
The sessions help you feel more self-confident, and will break down common poses so they work for, and with, your body. Every body is different so we will look at safe alignments and options for poses that suit your unique body. As well as physical poses, we cover different breathing patterns (pranayama) and gain insight into all the benefits of yoga. Each session ends with relaxation, time to absorb all the goodness of your practice. Yoga helps you to build strength and muscle tone, and improves energy, flexibility and mobility. It helps with confidence and assists in dealing with anxiety or stress, providing useful techniques to relax and find calm. We will be moving gently, steadily developing our yoga in a small group so you get just the right level of attention.
The course is taught by Louise, a supportive, experienced, fully qualified, insured & registered yoga teacher.
No need for fancy clothes or footwear and we have mats and all the props you need in the studio.
Feel free to email/message Louise on [email protected] with any questions.
LOCATION: SPACE TO MOVE, 2 Charles Darwin Rd, Mount Wise, Plymouth PL1 4GU. Free Parking. On a bus route less than 5 minutes from Plymouth city centre.

A few spaces left on this rather delicious relaxing weekend treat. At the welcoming & serene Space to Move studio in Plymouth, with free parking available. Perk up January - you are worth it 🥰
https://www.spacetomove.co/booking-calendar/nourish-nidra-new-beginnings

Beat the January blues with this mini retreat 💙

Nourish and Nidra with Louise Handy and Iris Little 🌙 ⭐️
Sunday 21st January, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

You can take just the Nourish yoga class or arrive for just the Yoga Nidra.....OR you can slide them both together to have a beat-the-January-blues mini retreat.

Louise and Iris will be working with the energies of the season and that feeling of New Beginnings that we get around Imbolc. The tiniest signs of spring are starting to appear; green Brigit's fingers of the bulbs peeking up from the earth, birds starting to nest, early lambs appearing with gamboling legs and high spirits, the days finally starting to lengthen. At Imbolc we are between the midwinter solstice and the spring equinox and it is a time of new life and fresh beginnings.

⭐️ 4:00pm - Dive into a transformative hour of slow-flowing yoga
⭐️ 5:00pm - a short break with time to commune with other yogis, maybe sip a drink or journal your thoughts
⭐️ 5:30pm - immerse yourself in a scene-setting session and a 40-minute non-physical yoga nidra practice

Book the full event here:
https://www.spacetomove.co/booking-calendar/nourish-nidra-new-beginnings

Beat the January blues with this mini retreat 💙

Nourish and Nidra with Louise Handy and Iris Little 🌙 ⭐️
Sunday 21st January, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

You can take just the Nourish yoga class or arrive for just the Yoga Nidra.....OR you can slide them both together to have a beat-the-January-blues mini retreat.

Louise and Iris will be working with the energies of the season and that feeling of New Beginnings that we get around Imbolc. The tiniest signs of spring are starting to appear; green Brigit's fingers of the bulbs peeking up from the earth, birds starting to nest, early lambs appearing with gamboling legs and high spirits, the days finally starting to lengthen. At Imbolc we are between the midwinter solstice and the spring equinox and it is a time of new life and fresh beginnings.

⭐️ 4:00pm - Dive into a transformative hour of slow-flowing yoga
⭐️ 5:00pm - a short break with time to commune with other yogis, maybe sip a drink or journal your thoughts
⭐️ 5:30pm - immerse yourself in a scene-setting session and a 40-minute non-physical yoga nidra practice

Book the full event here:
https://www.spacetomove.co/booking-calendar/nourish-nidra-new-beginnings

Yoga in Calstock is back in the hall from this week - Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. See you soon.

Yoga restarts next week at Calstock Hall.
Contact [email protected] if you'd like to start - there's no better time than the present. All welcome - options given for all levels of experience and fitness.

Thinking of starting yoga?
Considering a return after injury or illness?
Wondering if yoga really is as good for you as everyone says?
Come and find out - you don't need to be fit or be able to touch your toes - just come as you are. This 5 week course is perfect for those wishing to start yoga, who are coming back after a break, injury or illness, or for those who just wish to feel more confident about yoga or prefer a gentler class.
Book one of the remaining spaces at https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/beginners-level-1-yoga-course-jan-feb
The sessions help you feel more self-confident, and will break down common poses so they work for, and with, your body. Every body is different so we will look at safe alignments and options for poses that suit your unique body. As well as physical poses, we cover different breathing patterns (pranayama) and gain insight into all the benefits of yoga. Each session ends with relaxation, time to absorb all the goodness of your practice. Yoga helps you to build strength and muscle tone, and improves energy, flexibility and mobility. It helps with confidence and assists in dealing with anxiety or stress, providing useful techniques to relax and find calm. We will be moving gently, steadily developing our yoga in a small group so you get just the right level of attention.
The course is taught by Louise, a supportive, experienced, fully qualified, insured & registered yoga teacher.
No need for fancy clothes or footwear and we have mats and all the props you need in the studio.
Feel free to email/message Louise on [email protected] with any questions.
LOCATION: SPACE TO MOVE, 2 Charles Darwin Rd, Mount Wise, Plymouth PL1 4GU. Free Parking. On a bus route less than 5 minutes from Plymouth city centre.

Last class of 2023 tonight in Calstock. Come and join us for some yummy yule yin-based yoga - a relaxing stretchy class tonight, drawing on loving kindness at this often frenzied period, so bring props and squishy stuff to help find peace and stillness 🥰

Classes restart on 9th & 10th January 2024. Contact me via [email protected]

Coming up the week after next - my special candlelit class for Yule at Space to Move
Book your place now via spacetomove.co or from https://www.essentialyoga.uk/events-workshops

Join us for a serene candlelight evening yoga session with Louise. Unwind, breathe, and find tranquility

Monday 18th December, 6pm - 7pm

An inclusive gentle yoga class helping to find calm in the midst of the festive frenzy. The class will flow seamlessly from quiet contemplation of the importance of Yule/midwinter solstice in our annual cycle, through breathing (pranayama) for stress relief and reduction of anxiety.

The physical poses and flowing sequences will help you stretch out the kinks and tensions, and will help strengthen not just muscles but also resolve and stamina. Restorative poses will draw the class back to the grounding energies of the earth before finishing with a mini-nidra relaxation in our resting savasana position. This combination of movement and stillness will prepare you for the week ahead, leaving you feeling physically refreshed and rested, and mentally clear and focused, positive about the season to come. Suitable for all levels, including beginners.

Book your place here:

https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/candlelight-evening-calm-yoga

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Last yoga nidra of 2023 at Space to Move or Live online through Zoom - Sunday 5.30 - 6.30pm 17th December
Find total relaxation and draw on the energies of the winter season; for Yule we will consider the longest night and the turning point to the new year with the return of the light. We will enjoy a 40-ish minute yoga nidra practice, leaving you fully rested and restored. ​​
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PLEASE NOTE:
This is not a physical practice. No previous yoga or yoga nidra experience needed. All are welcome.
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Yoga nidra is a technique designed to effortlessly guide you into a state of complete "non-doing". Your body is completely relaxed and you can rest in a space where you may enter a state of expanded awareness and deep relaxation, where you can find internal peace. Due to the type of brain waves experienced in this practice, it has been shown that a session of nidra is equivalent to up to 4 hours of sleep. This restorative practice can be applied in many different ways but whatever draws you, nidra's regenerative meditative state helps benefit both body and mind, restoring and rejuvenating, for greater mental and emotional balance and resilience.

Why not try it and find the magic...

Book via https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/yoga-nidra-workshop or https://www.spacetomove.co/service-page/yoga-nidra-workshop-live-online

Find total relaxation and discover the
magic that is yoga nidra. A non-physical
transformational practice where you rest in comfy, cosy
stillness, this yogic sleep can assist with better sleep,
dealing with anxiety or changing the habits of a
lifetime, but at this time of year just finding a time and
place for peace and restoration may be the best gift.
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These sessions draw on the energies of the winter
season, first looking at inner intuition and the ancient
wisdom sitting deep within us from our ancestors, and
for Yule we will consider the longest night and the
turning point to the new year with the return of the light.
Each time we will enjoy a 40-ish minute yoga nidra
practice, leaving you fully rested and restored. ​​Join us
for one or both sessions - and why not treat a friend or
colleague to some well deserved relaxation as a festive
gift.

LIMITED PLACES LEFT ON BOTH DATES

Book studio places at
www.spacetomove.co/service-page/yoga-nidra-worksho
p or join from home via
www.spacetomove.co/service-page/yoga-nidra-worksho
p-live-online