Mindfulness Party: Celebrating Movement, Massage and Meditation

MMM is about a mindful social workshop where you get to experience and understand your own body and the body of others around you. It’s the three skills that I am passionate about in one workshop!

M – Movement – inspired by my professional dance background.

We will start off by mindful and mobility movements that allow you to notice your individual and unique body. Exercises will focus on warming up the body especially our joints and breathing exercises. As it is a social workshop, we will get in pairs and start off with exercises that encourage trust with each other and everyone in the space using your own breath.

M – Massage – inspired by my LOVE of massages and a short Ayurveda massage course I took in India.

Once we have oxygenated and mobilised our body while building trust with our partners, we go into our massage party. The main event of our workshop! I will guide you to mindful movements and stretches that will loosen and lengthen your body and mind. Time for you to relax and your partner to deepen your movements with care and safety. I will provide massage oils and lotions from Neals Yard Remedies (where I am an independent consultant).

M – Meditation – inspired by my Yoga and Meditation training.

We finish off with complete relaxation in Savasana with a guided meditation to restore you for the rest of the week. After taking care of the bodies of everyone in the room, this will be your ME time. Time to reflect and let go of any blockages mentally and physically and make room to a fresh start in the coming week.

Prana Vinyasa Masterclass – Ignite and Nourish your Inner Fire 

Prana Vinyasa is a classic and innovative approach to Vinyasa developed by Shiva Rea.   Evolving from Ashtanga, Tantra, Somatics and Ayurveda, Prana Flow is movement alchemy, a strong, wholesome, creative and uplifting practice which will open and revitalise you from the inside out. 

This masterclass will lead you through a full Elemental Prana Vinyasa class. Expect dynamic vinyasa, core cultivation, balancing postures, spinal twists, forward bends , arm balances, inversions, pranayama, meditation  and chanting with the Bhavana (theme, intention) of awakening and cultivating the inner Fire.

The fire element (Agni) in Yoga is associated with the abdominal area, inner strength, vitality, self-confidence, focus and luminosity of the whole being in general. According to Yoga and Ayurveda keeping the inner flame alive and balanced is highly important to maintain a good physical and mental health, especially in the dark days of the winter. 

Come along to practice and have fun with us on a Winter Sat afternoon!

Open to Vinyasa practitioners and to anyone interested in experiencing this amazing style. Modification will be offered to accommodate different levels (although not suitable for absolute beginners or pregnancy). 

Are you struggling with forward folds? Feeling frustrated with your performance and not seeing progress no matter what you do? Feel like your hamstrings are just not getting more flexible? 

This workshop is for:
People who want to improve their forward fold technique from the bottom up. For people who are hungry for more in-depth knowledge of this complex pose. For people who have plateaued and cannot understand why. Whether you want to improve flexibility, awareness and/or control in range of motion in the forward folds, this workshop is for you. 

Joshua Fein-Brown, M.Ost, DO, ND – Osteopath, Naturopath, movement expert and pain management specialist – and Emma Roberts from Moreyoga will provide valuable evidence based tools to make movement your medicine, empowering you to take back control of your health and wellbeing. The combination of Osteopathy and yoga is extremely powerful at improving all aspects of your body and health. 

The session will cover: 
1) Deconstructing the complex movements in the forward folds down to their key parts in order to put them back together for greater efficiency and performance. 

2) How to listen to the body, to understand the role of the nervous system in yoga and flexibility.

4) What it means to stretch – to induce a sensation of ‘oh that feels good’ as opposed to ‘Grrr…this is probably good for me’.

5) How to integrate proper muscle function for better performance without overstraining.

Expect to build strength, endurance and flexibility through this vigorous approach to vinyasa style yoga. This fast pacedmaster class will really get your heart rate up, so expect to sweat and bring a towel. To cool down, we will move into deep stretching, following a well-earned relaxation (Savasana) at the end of class. There will be a lot of focus on inversions and more complex sequencing – but open to ALL levels, variations and options are offered to all.

Learn the fundamentals of arm balancing with Power and Ashtanga teacher Miles Mortensen. Wether you are just beginning to explore arm balances or wanting to take them to the next level, this workshop will give you the tools to take you there in your practice. We will work on strengthening the wrists and shoulders, incorporating drills into your practice3 and getting to understand the foundational movements and poses that will take your arm balances to the next level. This workshop will help you find lightness, stability and strength within your practice, helping you to get your feet off the ground and lift off!

• Begin to understand the actions and mechanics behind dropping back
• How to move your body safely and what muscle activation is required
• Strengthening and flexibility drills to help open the back and shoulders to progress into it