Holistic yoga and massage with Alyson

Enjoy the summer solstice

Summer Solstice Blessings to you all (or Winter Blessings depending on where you live - see comments below!)

Get your sparkle back.*

*If you can get up after relaxing in savasana!

https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/
(Image by Timehop)

The sun is shining [for a change] - and my head immediately sang the next line in a Catatonia song, 'we should be making hay' 🎋
https://youtu.be/vwWLllOGZu4?si=5LXRFRRHYXHJ3D3B

(the chorus 'Make hay not war' is a good line our leaders could do with following right now ...)

🎋 Which is a roundabout way of saying, make the most of the day. Or week. And book some yoga if you fancy it! All my yoga classes are on this week: https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Catatonia - Dead From The Waist Down - Top Of The Pops - Friday 9 April 1999 Taken from TOTP (BBC1) on Friday 9 April 1999

Why is this being allowed to happen? Why is the UK complicit in this?

Israel attacks UN school in refugee camp
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/6/israels-war-on-gaza-live-relentless-israeli-strikes-kill-102-palestinians?update=2955614

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150721

Israel’s war on Gaza updates: School strike contradicts ‘all moral values’ Outrage after Israeli air raids on UN-run school sheltering civilians kills dozens of people, including 14 children.

Amazing confirmation of health benefits of yoga (from human research trials).

What I liked best was Prof Rima Dada saying at the end that 'you don't need to do anything complicated'.

Listen for yourself (it's only 15 mins long), then plan some yoga time in your day/week!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zdvw

Oooh, this is spot on!

You don’t need to control your thoughts. By allowing them to come and go, you can stop letting them control you

Image: https://www.instagram.com/dailyom

Not sure if you want to try my yoga classes? Don't take my word for it, here's a quote from one of my students:
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Current yoga class schedule - classes are friendly, informal and relaxed.
Full booking info, locations, prices, etc etc on my website - or message me with any questions you have
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

We make time for hum-drum things like shopping, cleaning etc, how about making time for your wellbeing?! Try putting 'my wellbeing time' on your to do list this week (even if it's not yoga with me!!)
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Needing to get your sparkle back?
Come to yoga! 🌟
Classes in Wed, Thur and Friday
Online class on Thurs
Schedule and info online https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Straightforward responses about some myths of mindfulness.

Can mindfulness really make you happy, lower your blood pressure and improve your sleep? Experts reveal all Mindfulness is said to help everything from anxiety to overeating. But how does it work? Experts separate fact from fiction

All systems go!
✅over the cough/throat infection
✅tech problems fixed
💚ready for yoga!

All classes on as normal https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Classes are friendly, relaxed (no pun intended), and informal.

This week it's
This year’s theme is ‘Movement’ and it's about finding little moments in your day when you can fit in some movement.
Movement has proven benefits on our mental and physical wellbeing.
To help you with some ideas, here's a 4 minute video I recorded a few years ago which is particularly focused on mini breaks for desk workers
https://www.youtube.com/live/d3ZcDg9qAF0?si=dkpDMezu9SXg4pSu

See all the top tips for movement from Mental Health Foundation with info and help at http://mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw

4 minute movement break from your desk If you need a break from sitting at a desk on in a chair try this short movement video with three exercises that will bring movement to your hips, the joints...

Sorry, getting a cold and don't want to spread any infections!
Classes cancelled this week so I can get better.
My pre-recorded videos are available online if you want a yoga class with me: https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/online_store

If you were booked in to a class this week you should have got an email from me regarding credits, moving your booking or a refund.

Make the most of the drizzly wet bank holiday with online yoga!
You can do it live with me at 6pm today, or book in and then take the class when you feel like it.
Come along to breath, move, and relax.

https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Two opportunities to relax and recharge in Dumfries!

These two yoga classes are ideal for beginners. Friendly and beginners welcome.

Held at the Wellness Centre Dumfries just off George St, town centre.

Find out more and book on my website or contact me if you have any questions https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Sunny Beltane May day afternoon, planning my upcoming pranayama and meditation workshop on Saturday in Dumfries, with assistance!

NB Couple of spaces left if you want to book We'll be looking at beneficial breathing and meditation techniques you can use in daily life.
Sat 4th May 10-1, Dumfries
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Can you believe it's nearly May? A third of the year lived already, mostly, it feels, in somewhat damp conditions! ☔️

Here's my regular schedule of yoga classes: two online and three in

They're friendly, relaxed and informal. I look forward to seeing you this week!
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

Today's morning nature walk included 2 swans, 3 dippers, listening to various birds, and ... 2 bean geese!! Had to look them up.
Lovely things, with orange beaks and orange legs.

Now I know I often do seasonal or day-related class themes, but I'm not sure there are any geese related things in yoga for tonight's class!!

Bean Geese - British Waterfowl Association Species account for the Bean Goose Anser fabalis

Almost missed the chance on to say how great yoga is for unicorns (and humans!). AND a reminder it's Scotland's national animal. Yes indeed.

Also: classes back on this week! Friday is fully booked, but Wed, Thur Dumfries, and online Thurs all available
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/schedule

It's national in April, and with stress being implicated in many health conditions, any steps we can take to reduce our stress and improve our wellbeing are good. The theme for this month this year is , emphasising small things, 5 mins here and there, can add up.
To find out more and get tips of things to do, download my free booklet 'A short introduction to stress yoga'
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/online_store which is supported by free audio breathing and meditation tracks.

There's more free resources and info on the The Stress Management Society website. See also their poster - and look, yoga, breathing and meditation are on there!!

Well that's me having my spring break now (apart from the Endo SoS Saturday classes!) for a couple of weeks.
Enjoy this early spring time, and see you back on mats from 10th April.
NB my video library is always open! 😉
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot

It's the UN international today (so we may need to do a tree pose in yoga classes!)
https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/en/

Forests are great places for wildlife and vital for the health of the planet and all who live on it. We need more forests and more protection for them, and more restoration of now denuded lands.

Photo: me walking in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands

There will be spring themed classes this week!

Sending out Ostara Blessings, may the light shine on you at this special time!

A point of perfect balance on the journey through the Wheel of the Year. Night and day are of equal length and in perfect equilibrium – dark and light, masculine and feminine, inner and outer, in balance.

But the year is now waxing and at this moment light defeats the dark. The natural world is coming alive, the Sun is gaining in strength and the days are becoming longer and warmer.

The gentle whispered promise of Imbolc is fulfilled in the evident and abundant fertility of the Earth at Ostara. It is time for the hopes of Imbolc to become action. The energy is expansive and exuberant. It is the first day of Spring!

Ostara takes its name after the Germanic goddess, Eostre/Ostara, who was traditionally honoured in the month of April with festivals to celebrate fertility, renewal and re-birth. It was from Eostre that the Christian celebration of Easter evolved, and indeed the naming of the hormone Eostrogen, essential to women’s fertility.

Today is a good day to celebrate, to eat drink & be merry, plant seeds & reflect. New life is all around us as the wheel has turned once more!

Last week of classes - come along to mark the spring equinox
5 opportunities (online and )
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/
Let's

Do this!

My online classes are flexible (pun fully intended!*) so that you can do them whenever and wherever you want.

Choose the appropriate class, book in up to 1 hour in advance to be sent the link, then you can do it live, or later!

Come along to
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

*Although remembering 'flexibility' is not always the goal!

Happy .

Here's an article about two influential women in the history of yoga in Britain. As is often the case, we rarely hear about such women

How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri Two women were largely responsible for popularising yoga in Britain in the 1960s.

If you're in/near there's three opportunities for prioritising your wellbeing with my yoga classes this week

👉 Wed 6-7pm at The Old School (studio 2 at Dumfries School of Dance)
👉Thur & Fri 5.30-6.30pm at Wellness Centre Dumfries

https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/

All yoga classes are on this week, online and in
Why come along?
👉 Beneficial breathing techniques
👉 Mindful movement ('motion is lotion')
👉 Relax and recharge

- does what it says on the tin!
https://www.breathemoverelax.scot/