The Yoga Glow

One space has opened up for our workshop tomorrow (Sunday 14 July) at The Manor Hall At Coalpit Heath 10-1130am

Join us for a beautiful morning of yoga: 45 mins flow, 45 mins yin + homemade cakes + tea after!

Jay x

Yoga taster sessions at The Manor Hall At Coalpit Heath on Sunday 25th February.

10 - 1050am: Yoga flow with Jay
A 50 minutes 'intro to yoga' flow, suitable for those beginning yoga and for those who have experience too.

Delve into a sequence to move, uplift and slightly challenge yourself, this class will help you develop strength and balance, find space and new grounds in your yoga practice.
Suitable for all levels, options provided for those who are new to yoga.

11 - 1150am: Yin Yoga with Jay
This is the perfect opportunity to slow down, to pause just long enough to give your systems a reboot and to integrate more joy into your being.

Enter into a deep state of relaxation and release. Melt away your worries and create space in your body, mind and life.

£6.50 per taster session or £10 when you book on to both.

Come exactly as you are. Leave feeling lighter. Mats and props will be provided, but if you have your own mat please bring your own! We finish with home made treats, chai and a chat.

3 of my favorites to keep my mental health in check in one photo:

🦁🐶 Leo / dogs
🌊🌅 ocean + sunset
🧘‍♀️🙏 yoga + meditation

What are your top three elements to bring you back to your centre + feeling grounded? I’d love to know ❤️

Thank you so much to everyone who attended the Yin Yoga workshops on March 12th - we raised £135 to support Turkey/Syria Earthquake appeal!

It was so lovely to stretch and relax together, and have a chai and chat after too!

Our next workshop is on April 23rd at Stroud Yoga Space & Shop
All the details can be found here: Stroud 2 hours Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra: 23rd April 11am-1pm

Hope to see you in the next class / workshop!

Jay # # #

Are you waiting for the new year to start working on your goals? Does this sound like you: ‘oh it’s the holiday season, I’ll be busy and out most evenings and will be indulging over Xmas so Ill just wait until after Xmas to start?

The most important part of your goals isn’t actually to achieve the goal … it’s learning how to instill better habits while enjoying your life and social events. Because you’re always going to be busy. There’s always going to be birthday, holiday, baby shower, major life events.

Besides whenever I wait to start something in a new year, a new month or a new week, and i don’t see through the challenge I feel like such a failure and I beat myself up. So why not see this last few weeks of 2022 as a trial run to incorporate habits to get to where you want to be? So that by the new year it’s already a habit, you’re already on your way to yet another great year ahead ❤️

📚 Want to write that book? Get started! An hour a day…it might be finished by Christmas!
⏰ want to go to bed earlier? Turn off all technology and stop scrolling … read a book instead
🧘‍♂️ want to get moving more? Head outside for a walk 30 mins a day, or drop me a message to start your yoga journey. Go for a swim once a week, or get with a friend for a cycle! send that message to book in your personal training… is offering a 10 days free PT experience so drop him a message.

Whatever you’re dreaming about, whatever you’re wanting … don’t wait. Put intention in today and get started ✨

GIVEAWAY 💫

We’re giving away two spots for our cosy Christmas winter day retreat ❄️

If you, or someone you know could do with a day to replenish and recenter, this one’s for you ✨

What we’re offering ~
A wholesome day at Old Gore by Yard Space] starting with fresh juice, yoga and gong bath, followed by lunch prepared by Old Gore Barn. Gather around the fire in the afternoon for a wreath making workshop with Sharon Jackson - Floral Artist]

How to enter ~
• follow all three of us Sharon Jackson - Floral Artist] Old Gore by Yard Space]
• tag your best friend / mum / sister / aunt / cousin / soul sister (each comment counts as an entry)
• bonus entry - share this post in your stories + tag me!

Giveaway closes on 20th November at 3pm. Location: GL54 4BZ
Date + Time: Sunday 4th Dec 10-4.30pm

If you are already joining us on the retreat feel free to join in the giveaway. If you are chosen we will refund what you’ve already paid.

RETREATS ✨

You feel as if you’re taking a much needed break in a place where you can relax and rejuvenate…even though you didn’t know you needed that time and space. Taking yourself on a retreat is one of the best gift of self care - to be taken care of and put first.

We spent a week in Italy where we supported each other, not just on our practice, fell together, laughed a lot and just connected ⚡️ connected with each other, with nature but most importantly with our breath, coming back to our centre 🙏

I love holding this space and watching individuals come together as individuals and leaving as connected individuals with new friends and feeling lighter ❤️ excited to be wrapping up 2022 with another retreat at the end of November deep in the Cotswolds at with open fires 🍃 the food prepared by will be absolutely phenomenal, on site massages by will give you that extra bit of ahhh 😌 we have room for two more of you to join us on this magical weekend if you are looking for a bit of time to focus on you 🌼

We also have a day retreat on Dec 4th at with wreath making by the fire in the afternoon with 🎄 keep an eye out tomorrow for a giveaway we’re running!

The most wonderful week with this incredible group ✨ my heart is full… with JOY - witnessing the coming together of the group and seeing friendships formed (over 40 bottles of wine nonetheless)
PEACE - sharing what I love and do best in such a tranquil setting and so much more I can’t even begin to put in to words.

Thank you to each of you for making this week so much more than just a ‘yoga retreat’. HashtagBlessed 🙏 It’s been a week of connection, a little mischief, a little boat pose (wish I did more) with a WHOLE LOTTA laughter, love, mosquito bites and wine 🍷

You’re every yoga teachers dream 💕 can’t wait for us to do it all over again together. Each of us brought magic to the table that we all needed. I can’t believe how well we all got on, how everything just flowed seamlessly and effortlessly - truly grateful for you to allow me to hold this space for us ✨

Until the next one

Drop a 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ if you’d like to join us for our next one!

👋🏼 hello! Just me and the fluff 🐶 we’ve just been hibernating over winter cosying up to each other 💕

We hope you’re enjoying these warmer, lighter days - the motivation just kicked in from nowhere and I feel so much more alive!

I spent so much time this winter wondering why I’m so tired, something must be wrong with me, looking for my motivation, but now … I realise nothings wrong with me! it’s the weather. It’s the warmth and the light my soul needed 🙏🏼

Yet another reminder to be kind to ourselves. Nothing is ever ‘wrong’ with us ❤️

Mental health is hard
because people can’t see it.
Skin rash?
Here’s some cream.
Broken leg?
Let’s get you a cast.
Depression?
Here’s some antidepressant and it’s probably just a phase.
Anxiety?
It’s all in your head.
Maybe you should go see a doctor.
Therapist?
It’s too expensive.

Caring for your mind is just as important as caring for your body. A few of my go-to’s for looking after my mind:

📚 journaling - so often i find the direction or answers I need through writing
🕰 quiet time - calm time daily to quieten the mind
🎶 podcast to strengthen my mind, my firm favourite:
🪴 houseplants collection keeps growing + the level of excitement when you see a new leaf unfurling!!
🐶 and this fluff helps with my mental well-being…caring for something else (like plants) brings a sense of purpose

It might be hard today, easy tomorrow and hard again the next day…you can’t expect yourself to be the same every day.

Meet yourself where you are each day. Honour your progress ❤️

Please share with me your favourite podcasts so I can check them out!

Shall we do this together? 🍁 - https://mailchi.mp/8a4180744214/sept21

Shall we do this together? 🍁 I hope you are well and had a beautiful summer! Leo and I have had the best time exploring Cornwall and Devon - coastal walks, days spent on the beach and watching sunsets. Thank you for sharing with us some of your favourite spots, we discovered and loved Instow, Saunton sands, Mawgan Porth and so...

Leo is One 🥳

How can so much joy come from such a small fluff? Happy First Birthday Leo 🎂

This little one makes me so incredibly happy every single day, my life is so much fuller because of you ❤️

We have had quite the adventure together in the past 9 months … and this month to celebrate his first birthday we are road tripping across Cornwall + Devon 🚗 🐾 For the WHOLE month! Starting at Padstow ➡️ Fowey ➡️ Dartmoor ➡️ Exmoor ➡️ Frome ➡️ (home for Soul Circus) ➡️ Woolacombe (we loved it here back in May so we’re back for another week!!)

It’s day 5 of our adventures and we have already been to quite a few beaches here and had quite a few ice creams…please comment below to let us know your favourite dog friendly beach / cafe / restaurant AND your go to ice cream flavour! Mine is chocolate and Leo’s would be ANY FLAVOUR!

A year on and we are (still) here ...
Except we’re not

We’re not still here
We are not the same
We have grown and we’re still growing
We are breathing
And we are living
Things will get better
There is more to us than yesterday or a year ago

I hope you look back on this season in awe of the unexpected, because somehow, through it all, life still managed to be ok. Good even. Meaningful moments still fell in place ❤️

What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn?

That since day one, You have already had everything you need, within you ✨

Happy international women’s day 🙏🏼