Discover Develop

Nourish sessions: monthly bedtime retreats

Yoga, suitable for any experience, and with all kit provided, and limited to 10 spaces per session,

Careful, intentional movement, to wring out the stresses of the day and settle the body, preparing it for rest

Followed by extended relaxation, with different kit to try each month, like weighted blankets, acupressure mats, eye pillows, essential oils and breath tools

Two months left in the Spring/Summer block, before we slow down for the more restorative practices in the Autumn/Winter stretch, Oct-March

A session each month to see you through the colder, darker months,
With some space to yourself, away from demands and responsibilities
Somewhere to care for physical, mental and emotional stress,
& somewhere to practice techniques which you can bring back out to care for yourself in your day-to-day life

Six month passes for the Autumn/Winter will be available in August, with limited drop-in spots after that, where available

Slow, luxurious sessions, to care for yourself in the thick of all the busy-ing elsewhere ❤️

Every 1st Thursday 8-9:30pm
£20 drop in, six month pass £95 or £90 for returners

Forage // Harvest

It’s Bilberry Sunday, and lots of hedgerow fruits are ripening, and interesting mushrooms are showing up in the woods

There’s a different feel comparing foraging to harvesting

Foraging is a wander, gathering a few of what you see along the way, leaving more behind than you take - for the plant, the animals that will feed from it and for the earth around it,
It’s slower, more intuitive, eyes picking out just the right colour of fruit or fungus, and hands testing its readiness - the feel for that ‘yield’ of a ripe fruit - no forcing or effort, and lots of connection to what’s around you,

Whereas a harvest is busier, more intentional, clearing as much of a crop as can be used and stored for later. It’s a more intense type of work and activity and a big focus of many of the traditional late summer and early autumn celebrations,

Sometimes we need to push, to work hard to get through something, and we also need to recognise times for slowing down, taking just a little, finding ways to yield, and permission to take a different pace for a different kind of work,

We’re settling into that gentler feel of a forage in the yoga practices this week, balancing effort and yield, with flowing practice, smooth transitions and supported holds

Classes this week:
Monday 6:30-7:30pm Fermanagh House
Tuesday 11:30-12:15pm Men’s Shed Ekn
& 1-2pm Castle Coole with
Wednesday 7:15-8:15am AM Yoga
& 7-8:15pm at Blaney Yoga Centre
Thursday Nourish 8-9:30pm Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre

Message or use the link for details and booking: https://linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

Or tap here to join the WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GDJYCeFSxHYCdoiyt7ecxg

Looking forward to delivering some outdoors yoga at National Trust Fermanagh Castle Coole next week with The Aisling Centre - details below for booking:

As part of our Well-Being Weekdays, we have Outdoor Yoga throughout July in partnership with National Trust Fermanagh - https://www.facebook.com/NationalTrustFermanagh/?locale=en_GB

To book please email [email protected] / 028 66 325811
Places are limited so book yours quick 🧘‍♀️☀️🌿

On the mat or off the mat:

There are some big overlaps in my work in counselling, and in teaching & practicing yoga,

Similar things happen in both spaces, although they can look quite different,

They both require a safe space to work in, someone you trust to help with making gentle changes, somewhere you can notice yourself, suspending old judgements, reactions and defences, to make room to try doing things just a little differently,

In the counselling room and on the yoga mat, you might experiment with small changes, and develop greater capacity to pay attention to yourself,

For some people talking is a natural place to start working on changes, for others, action and doing suits better,

Sometimes the changes you experiment with come out of the counselling room and into your relationships with others,
Sometimes the changes you experiment with in movement, posture or body awareness come off the yoga mat and into how you sit, stand or move,

Both types of work can offer rich rewards, and ways to connect with yourself more deeply, offering back, as much as you wish to put into them

Counselling spaces are currently full, until September 2024, but free consultation calls continue to be available

Yoga classes are running throughout the summer and with the exciting addition of Yin Yoga for the Autumn/Winter programming - links in bio or join the WhatsApp group for first look at what’s on

A couple of cancellation spaces available on the Summer Yoga classes at Fermanagh House Mondays 6:30-7:30pm

Dates: 8th 22nd & 28th July
12th 19th & 27th August

£24 per block July or August
Or £48 for the full summer of classes

Just message or text Holly to book yourself a space - 07460808473

Last Breakfast Club before a summer break: this Friday 10-12pm Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre

Book here: https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q

Breakfast Club is returning - Friday mornings monthly until June

https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q

For mums of new babies (6 months or younger)

Come along and enjoy breakfast round the table together in the cafe, before settling in for some much needed TLC, with guided relaxation in the yoga studio

£20/space, all kit provided
Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre
First session Friday 1st March 10-12pm

Book here: https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q
Limited spots available

Really delighted to be delivering these sessions again after Easter!
Register with the Aisling Centre

Holding Space

It is a challenge
We have to create a space to pay attention to ourselves, before we can hear what care we might need

Creating a space to do this is difficult
- other things crowd it out
- we get too tired
- it’s hard to have to notice what doesn’t feel ok
- we have existing habits for distracting ourselves rather than tuning in

Sometimes you need removed from the day-to-day demands and responsibilities to be able to hear yourself - not just thoughts, but body and mood too

Nourish is a space each month, an opportunity to pay attention to your head, heart and body

https://tr.ee/mu36pETfV- book here:

Regardless of what techniques or practices or approaches we decide to use, the slowing down, and listening has to come first

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Nourish: yoga & extended relaxation
- suitable for any experience or level of yoga
- all equipment provided
- including relaxation kit each month, like acupressure mats and weighted blankets
- designed to support you to take life a month at a time, to reflect, listen, move a little & then relax

£20/session or
£95/six month pass (£90 with discount)
Every 1st Thursday 8-9:30pm at

With only 10 spots available each month, this was fully booked all winter

Booking links in bio
& discounts for any of you returners - check your mailings or the WhatsApp group for your discount codes

Breakfast Club is back this Friday, Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre 10-12pm

A restful and nourishing monthly event for mums and new babies,

Enjoy food made for you, and no dishes, before settling into a relaxation session in the yoga studio

£20/person book here:

https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q

Easy parking, changing facilities and quiet space for feeding or sleeping babies

Breakfast Club is returning - Friday mornings monthly until June

https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q

For mums of new babies (6 months or younger)

Come along and enjoy breakfast round the table together in the cafe, before settling in for some much needed TLC, with guided relaxation in the yoga studio

£20/space, all kit provided
Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre
First session Friday 1st March 10-12pm

Book here: https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q
Limited spots available

Next mindfulness drop in on 27th Feb. 7pm-8pm

Intentionality

Bringing deliberateness to our actions and responses, changes what happens behind the scenes,
Even when we still choose something that looks the same on the outside

It is what happens when we pause just long enough to be deliberate, and gently lift control away a moment, from old habits, reflexes, coping strategies or auto-pilots

We may still end up choosing to do the thing we usually do, but behind the scenes, the process has changed,

There may be a little space to see a menu of options, even while also acknowledging,
“I’m not quite ready for that one.”
“I don’t have enough in the tank for that just now, but I could consider it again.”
“Even if I always respond this way, I can see there are other things that are possible too.”

With many parallels across therapeutic practice and yoga practice, acting intentionally is one which regularly comes up in the work

When we are aware, and take action deliberately, we set change in motion, even if it isn’t visible at the surface for quite some time

It might be how we respond in an argument, how we speak to ourselves when something goes wrong,

Or how we approach a stretch, support ourselves in a balancing pose, or the narratives about how we think our body ‘should be’

Intention will be the theme for the next block of AM Yoga where we’ll have plenty of opportunities to practice and explore this, inside and out

Book here: https://tr.ee/_orEjVZ8ED
or DM Holly if you’d like to take a drop-in spot to see if it’s a good fit

Breakfast Club is returning - Friday mornings monthly until June

https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q

For mums of new babies (6 months or younger)

Come along and enjoy breakfast round the table together in the cafe, before settling in for some much needed TLC, with guided relaxation in the yoga studio

£20/space, all kit provided
Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre
First session Friday 1st March 10-12pm

Book here: https://tr.ee/n8ulUrAo5q
Limited spots available

Pacing

We’ve signs of longer days, brighter weather and a greener outdoors beginning to appear

A few early hints of spring returning, but along with those last blasts of cold, we get a reminder to pace ourselves too

Sessions this February have a big focus on that balance between getting ready to move with a return of momentum, and registering the need to pace activity

Maybe no coincidence that I’m looking at adding Yin Yoga this autumn, with its slower pace and respect for the pauses - for integrating and processing

So here’s an invitation for a pause, a scrolling pause, or a couple of slow, leisurely breaths, a short rest, or whatever might balance or punctuate any busy-ing you are in right now

(& we’re still holding off on New Years resolutions here… some lovely workshops prepped for that work come March when the clocks change)

You might be able to hold a sprint for a hundred metres or so, but sustaining movement over the marathon distances of life, requires pacing, and pauses, and rests

I have drop-in spaces available this month, on Tuesday morning yoga classes at Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre 10-11am. Suitable for any level of yoga & with kit provided

YOGA at Blaney

NEW CLASSES starting next week...
TUESDAY morning 10 to 11am, morning yoga
TUESDAY evening 6.15to 7.15pm yoga with Leila
WEDNESDAY evening 7 to 8pm yoga with Megan (booking essential)
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call or text Gabriele 07775-592252 or email [email protected]
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Intentions vs resolutions
On pausing resolutions and external change until the spring & instead, exploring the internal shifts first ❤️

Do you tend to set resolutions?
Things to start doing every day, to always, or never do - that can look positive on the surface, but might have pass/fail tests built in

An intention is different, it’s not about a specific outcome or test of will, it’s an approach, a way to focus your mindset or attention, but can still act as a motivator with something you are aiming for

One crucial difference between an intention and a resolution is that it is much more difficult to make an intention into a stick to beat ourselves with.
With noise in our head like “You never manage to...”
“What’s the point in trying... you always fail”
“There you go again, can’t even do...”

We will slide in and out of focus with an intention, but it remains there as an anchor or reminder, to draw us back towards where we would like to be, with more patience, generosity and kindness than a rule or resolution

We will be working on these subtle distinctions in how we set ourselves up for gentle change or the boom & bust of pass/fail tests, in the next Sustain session this Thursday and when we return to morning yoga next week

Links in bio to book your space to play with intentions this winter

December:

Nourish: yoga & extended relaxation
S O L D O U T Thurs 21st

Sustain: journalling, breath work & sound-led relaxation £20
One last place left this Thurs 7th 8-9:30pm


AM Yoga
Winter tasters block
Wednesdays 7:30am
£8/session or £7 for members
All kit provided

Link in bio to book your spaces

Sustenance: winter offerings

December

Nourish: yoga & extended relaxation
S O L D O U T Thurs 21st

Sustain: journalling, breath work & sound-led relaxation £20
Two last places left Thurs 7th 8-9:30pm
Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre

AM Yoga Empower Health Club
Winter tasters block
Wednesdays 7:30am
£8/session or £7 for members
All kit provided

Book your spaces here: https://linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

discoverdevelop | Instagram | Linktree discover yourself :: develop your life

Why yoga?
If we want to care for something we need to offer it attention first

Yoga can provide that space for you to explore paying attention to, and listening to your body, learning how to move it intelligently, and with respect, and care

Having been using yoga on and off for around 17 years, it really became a regular fixture for me over the last 10 years working in counselling

Yoga became more and more important, for observing, and releasing physical stress, mental stress & emotional stress

So yoga classes are now on offer:
Alignment-based yoga, in small class sizes, where you can get the benefit of individually tailored modifications, adjustments and cues - a safe & encouraging space for beginners, as well as plenty of challenge for you to refine your existing practice

With quality attention, comes the opportunity for quality care

AM yoga Enniskillen
Every Wednesday morning 7:30-8:30am
Space to set yourself up to meet the day
£45/block of six classes
£40/block for Empower members

DM or message me on 07460808473 to get your discount code or to request a drop-in spot to try it out

Booking links here: https://tr.ee/_orEjVZ8ED
see you on the mat!

Set yourself up with some care so it’s easy to reach for what you need this autumn and winter

https://linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

Book some space for yourself each month, to practice what you know works -
journalling // breath work // meditation // guided relaxation // yoga
& make it easier to show up for yourself

The Sustain & Nourish sessions start this month, offering you space to tune in, release stresses and strains from your body and head, and leave you ready for a deep, restful night’s sleep, every other Thursday Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre

Or take a morning a week to wake up with some yoga on the six week series Empower Health Club as we explore the foundations of yoga - suitable for beginners, and with plenty to deepen your existing practice

Booking links in bio & stories

https://linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

Set yourself up with care that’s easy to reach for this autumn and winter

https://linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

Book some space for yourself each month, to practice what you know works -
journalling // breath work // meditation // guided relaxation // yoga
& make it easier to show up for yourself

The Sustain & Nourish sessions start October offering you space to tune in, release stresses and strains from your body and head, and leave you ready for a deep, restful night’s sleep, 8-9:30pm every other Thursday Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre

Or take a morning a week to wake up with some yoga on the six week series Empower Health Club as we explore the foundations of yoga - suitable for beginners, and with plenty to deepen your existing practice, Wednesdays 7:30am

Booking links in bio & stories

linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

Book yourself an evening a month, to hit reset, take stock, and put what you know into practice:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustain-monthly-sessions-supporting-your-autumnwinter-self-care-practice-tickets-599703839327?aff=oddtdtcreator

Drawing in a harvest

Saving for a rainy day

Laying a trail of breadcrumbs

The work we do in rhythms, in times of plenty, putting away the extra to shore us up when we are more stretched

It’s bright and light at the moment, a time of year when it’s much easier to go do things which are good for your head

It’s also a good time to think about what you tend to need and find hard to reach for, when the colder, darker seasons draw in

Take a little time to yourself today, to sketch out a menu, of things that support you, when discomfort, stress, low mood or low energy set in

Put it somewhere you can see, and set as many of those things up to be easy to reach for, when you’ll need them

Your menu might be a list on paper, a collage of pictures, a basket or drawer with some books, tools and physical prompts - anything that reminds you, of the often small things you already know help

If you need more accountability or would enjoy getting support to practice what you know, try six months of sessions on Sustain Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre : every 1st Thursday 8-9:30pm, to set yourself up for the month ahead, seeing you all the way through to March

£95/six sessions: journalling prompts to help you tune into yourself, breath work and meditation practices, and the deep release of guided relaxation

Link in bio & DM for your discounted price of £80 if you’ve been on retreats or workshops before ❤️

Four spaces left on the Sustain sessions

Space for yourself each month, with journalling prompts tailored for the month ahead, breath work, meditation and guided relaxation,
Every 1st Thursday 8-9:30pm Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre, Enniskillen

Make your autumn/winter self care easy to reach for and book six months of sessions for £95 - discount code available if you’ve been on workshops or retreats with me before

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustain-monthly-sessions-supporting-your-autumnwinter-self-care-practice-tickets-599703839327?aff=oddtdtcreator

Transitions are times of change, which can be stressful, however much wanted,
But also times of opportunity- to interrupt and let go of what’s no longer working, and gently dilute habits by experimenting with alternatives

Use the transition into the start of each new month, to Sustain yourself this autumn, with new monthly sessions to support your self-care practices

The Sustain sessions start 5th October
Continuing every first Thursday, 8-9:30pm October-March at Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre,
£95 for your six months of self-care
DM for your discount code if you’ve been on events or retreats before!

Only four spaces are left - use the link in bio to secure yours

Take an evening to yourself each month, to hit reset, orient yourself for the month ahead

Benefit from journalling prompts for each month, emotional & physical re-regulation practices and guided relaxation, and gathering over drinks in the cafe

Send your questions and requests to Holly to tailor and personalise your Sustain sessions - DM or email
[email protected]

Lots of new options for offering yourself some care & attention:

AM Yoga Wednesday mornings Empower Health Club from 6th Sept 7:30am
6-week block £45 or £40 for members

Monthly TLC with Sustain & Nourish sessions Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre 8-9:30pm Oct-March

Sustain: journalling//breathwork//relaxation
£95/six month pass - no drop-ins available

Nourish: yoga//extended relaxation
£80/six month pass or £15/session

All details & booking here:
https://linktr.ee/discoverdevelop

Drop-in spaces available tomorrow morning 10-11am for yoga and coffee with a view Blaney Spa and Yoga Centre

Yoga taster session this Thursday Empower Health Club 6:30-7:30pm:
Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pm-yoga-taster-at-empower-health-club-tickets-690266835687?aff=oddtdtcreator

DM for Empower members’ discount

Yoga taster sessions coming up in August at Empower Health Club

AM Yoga Wed 9th Aug 7:30-8:15am £8

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/am-yoga-at-empower-health-club-tickets-690248169857?aff=oddtdtcreator

PM Yoga Taster Thurs 24th Aug 6:30-7:30pm

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pm-yoga-taster-at-empower-health-club-tickets-690266835687?aff=oddtdtcreator

DM/message Holly for a members’ discount code - £7 space

Why yoga?
If we want to care for something we need to offer it attention first

Yoga can provide that space for you to explore paying attention to, and listening to your body, learning how to move it with respect, and care

Having been using yoga on and off for around 17 years, it really became a regular fixture for me over the last 10 years working in counselling

Yoga became more and more important, for observing, and releasing physical stress, mental stress & emotional stress

& with research in the last years pointing to yoga as very useful in therapeutic settings, completing yoga teacher training felt like the right step towards being able to integrate yoga into my therapy practice

So yoga classes are now on offer:
Space for you to explore paying attention to, and listening to your body, learning how to move it with respect, and care

With quality attention, comes the opportunity for quality care

Offer your body some space with these yoga taster sessions, ahead of new AM yoga classes at Empower Health Club, Sept 2023

Tasters:
AM Wednesday 9th Aug 7:30-8:30am
PM Thursday 24th Aug 6:30-7:30pm
£8/session

AM yoga at Empower Gym
Every Wednesday morning 7:30-8:30am
Space to set yourself up to meet the day
£45/block of six classes
£40/block for Empower members

DM or message me on 07460808473 to get your spot