Mindfulness Yoga

Happy New Year! Yoga classes have been paused. Mindfulness Yoga will be back in the future and I will keep you all updated when I return.❤️🧘‍♀️

Yoga schedule for May is now live.

Enjoy an evening of yoga in the comfort of your own home and start a healthy habit today for a block of 3 classes each Monday starting 16th - 30th May 6 - 7pm on Zoom.

If you would like more information and/or would like to speak to me about my online classes please do get in touch and I will be more than happy to help.

Bookings for the month of May close at 4pm 16th May (2 hours before the session starts) for both a block booking or a drop-in session if you'd prefer.

Book here: https://www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk/book-online

Yin yoga is now live to book Monday 25th April!

Yin yoga is a slow-paced class holding poses for 3 - 5 minutes mainly in a variety of seated poses. The aim of yin yoga is to be comfortable with letting go releasing any unwanted tension, flushing out toxins, developing strong flexible joints and enabling a calmer mind.

When practising yin yoga you become attentive to sensations of compression and tension, allow yourself time, space, and intention and learn to fly your own plane to discover what is best for you and your body.

If you would like to book, head to my website www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk for Monday 25th April 6 - 7 pm for £7.

"We do not use our body to get into a pose. We use the pose to get into the body." Bernie Clarke

If you are worried about not being bendy enough, the pressure of doing the pose 'right' know that Mindfulness Yoga welcomes and promotes individual abilities and natural body movements with no desire to reach a 'perfect' pose.

Alignment means nothing if it's forced and isn't meant for your body structure as each pose should create all different shapes. Through my yoga training we learn the best way to move your body safely and in the healthiest way for you.

Officially a yin yoga teacher!

Thank you to Emma Epton Yoga and Yoga Reloaded for an incredible course.

One of the main reasons I took it up was to not only teach it but also for me to learn techniques on how to just go with the flow and trust to let go. I have learnt more about myself than I ever have done. Self-love is key to accepting the ebb and flow of daily life.❤️

I know what you're thinking. The knee overshoots the foot and it isn't the 'proper' way.

Through my Yoga Reloaded training we were taught that there are a lot of myths out there surrounding yoga, this example is one of many.

I am your yoga teacher offering science and modern based techniques to guide each and every one of you with updated knowledge on anatomy and physiology.

Happy New Year!

January offer- 25% off a block of 4 online yoga sessions for the whole of February.

- 6-7 pm Monday online yoga via Zoom
- all abilities, all experiences and new starters really welcome
- not about ‘perfect poses’ or ‘perfect flexibility’; it’s all about your BODY and creating space and time for you
- participating in a block of sessions enables you to establish routines and set a healthy life-structure

Invest in you and set your year off mindfully- book before 6th February to claim the offer. Visit https://www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk/

25% off discount code: FEBYOGA

🌟😴🕯With the month of December approaching, I have decided to offer a one-off restorative class so that you can recharge before the festivities begin.

Look forward to a cosy evening of bliss filled with relaxing music, candles and blankets to shed a light on the mental benefits of this relaxation session.

6th December 6 pm - 7:30 pm: £10 via Zoom.

To book on head to my website www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk.

*Block bookings and drop-ins will resume as normal from January.

Ever wondered what Mindfulness Yoga classes online look like?

Fairy lights and a warm atmosphere provide a cosy Zoom session to help you unwind during your practice as we enter into the cooler months.

During this season, it's important to restore, reflect and make more time for you.

Sacral chakra.

The second chakra is the sacral chakra. Take a look below at some interesting facts about the 2nd chakra.

The sacral chakra is located at the coccyx, is linked to the water element and the colour orange.

If you are balanced in this chakra you have an ability to experience pleasure, nurturing of the self and others, emotional intelligence and healthy boundaries.

If you are disconnected in this chakra you can often have poor social skills, denial of pleasure, lack of desire. Passion or excitement.

If you are excessive in this chakra you can often experience pleasure addiction, hypersensitivity, lack of poor boundaries and co-dependency.

Booking a block of yoga sessions enables you to set a routine and get out of bad habits. It’s easy to drop in every so often but enabling you to have a set class each week will set you on a path to healthier habits. October bookings are live on my website www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk

Looking forward to seeing you all on the mat virtually tomorrow for our September yoga sessions. If you haven’t already, book by 4 pm tomorrow here https://www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk/book-online to begin at 6 pm every Monday.

Class schedule reminder.

In the next couple of weeks, I will be taking time off as I am getting married but the schedule will be back on as normal from 16th August.

I am teaching online every Monday at 6pm. To book please visit https://www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk/. Catered for all levels, focusing on science and modern techniques to build you up safely into your yoga poses.

Meditate, pause and reflect.

Restrictions are slowly being lifted - yippee! But there will and still be some element of anxiety that we are experiencing. It’s important that you take a step back to reflect on what has happened so that you can make peace with it; it’s so easy to forget the challenges that we faced.

Restorative yoga classes can aid your parasympathetic nervous system.

Sometimes your mind wants you to keep moving and keep busy but it’s important to have those down days and completely let go. It can be hard to trust your body to relax when you feel out of control but it’s the best and most important thing you can do for yourself.

If you live in or near Hythe check out Hythe Life's summer edition magazine. Mindfulness Yoga features in an article and offers you hints, tips and tricks to help guide you along life's journey throughout the pandemic and beyond. Hythe Life Community Interest Company

Root chakra 🔴

Each week we have been working towards the 7 energy centres in our body to align and balance our well-being. The first of the chakras is the Root chakra. Take a look below at some interesting facts about the 1st chakra.

The root chakra is located at the base of the spine, is linked to the earth element and the colour red.

If you are disconnected from this chakra you can often have poor focus, disorganisation and become anxious and restless.

If you are excessive in this chakra you can often experience greediness, laziness and fixate on material things.

Yoga update🧘

It has been so good practising with you all virtually on the Monday and Tuesday evenings. A little update to just say that from 1st June it will be on Mondays at 7 pm weekly virtually with in-person classes in the near future when the time is right.

Recommend a friend🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Mindfulness Yoga is offering a free class pass if you introduce Mindfulness Yoga to one of your friends. All you have to do is drop me a message with their name and as soon as they book you are able to have one yoga class for free!

Yoga is a small part of bringing mindfulness into your daily routine. Everyone is different in order to find their inner calm, what do you like to do to help you stay grounded and at ease?

Yoga journey realisations.

I have learnt so much throughout the last couple of years. The most powerful tool for me is giving time and space to just sit allows me to come up with great ideas, new beginnings, self-respect and a whole new outlook on life, so why are we not doing more of this?!

The best times are when we do nothing yet the world is very much brainwashing us to do everything. I am still learning to let go and trust in the now, but no wonder why we are so misaligned with what the world wants us to do and how hard it is for us to just stop. Moral of the story is don’t be so hard on yourself as it’s incredibly tough to listen to your inner voice sometimes when the rest of the world is shouting the loudest.

Looking forward to seeing you all next week.🙏

If you would like to join it would be lovely to practice with you too. Get in touch by either sending a private message or by visiting my website www.mindfulness-yoga.co.uk.

South Kent Mind Yoga Classes.

I have been teaching yoga for South Kent Mind members for the last month or so on Thursdays 1pm - 1:45pm. When I first became interested in teaching yoga for Mind, I didn’t quite realise how many amazing workshops, live classes and activities they have on offer. From online clay modelling sessions, creative writing workshops and mindful art sessions there are tons to choose from, plus they are all free! Do check them out by visiting their website https://www.southkentmind.org.uk/.

Get to know me! 5 fun facts about me...

1. I am 27 years old and I have been living in a beautiful town called Hythe situated right on the seafront. Having lived here all my life I cannot picture living anywhere else. The sea to me is the most calming place to live near.⛵

2. My name is Genevieve, a french name known as the majority of the time as Gen.🇫🇷

3. I am a tall bean of 5ft 9 and yes I used to wear heels in the club and I was about 6ft but I couldn’t care less, embrace the tallness!🦒

4. I am a food addict and will eat anything and everything. I strongly believe that a balanced diet is a way forward to live a happy and healthy life. I will happily eat 3 double cheeseburgers and the next day a healthy mixed salad - don’t judge.😂

5. I tend to keep my personal life pretty private on social media to keep the balance but I have 2 older brothers and I’m an auntie to 5 littlens, a husband-to-be and some pretty awesome parents to name a few.👪

What are my classes like?🧐

Mindfulness Yoga classes use a mixture of science and modern techniques to build up into an asana pose safely and with ease with a 5-10 minute relaxing meditation at the end.

My classes aren’t about how bendy or stretchy you are, it’s all about understanding our own unique bodies and learning how to work with them. Through my teachings with Yoga Reloaded our aim is to understand the anatomy and to use it in ways that suit and benefit you.