Roaming Zen

The practice that gave me my mojo back!

Twelve years ago I walked into a barre class and found my way back to myself.

Before that I had gone more than a decade without moving my body for me. Not for fitness, not for anyone else. For me. Ill health had taken a lot, and somewhere in the middle of it I had quietly put myself down.

Barre picked me back up.

It is dynamic, it is fun, and it works the body in ways nothing else quite does. The million pulses. The quick transition you were absolutely hoping for and absolutely did not get. Great music, great vibes, and a whole lot of shaking legs.

My style is my own. I sing along to the songs, except I swap the lyrics for whatever I am asking your body to do. It makes people laugh mid pulse, which I think is the point.

Thursdays in Stirling at , and online whenever you need it.

And if you have ever thought about teaching barre, come and talk to me. I think it is on its way back, and I would love to show you why.

Jen x

The practice that taught me to stay

Yin asks for something the rest of my week does not.

No pulsing. No reps. No music telling your body what to do next. Just a shape, a long hold, and everything in you that wants to get up and be useful.

I love it for exactly that reason. Yin is where I meet the part of me that is still in a hurry. Three minutes into a hold there is nowhere to put the restlessness, so it softens, and something underneath it finally gets a word in.

It is not a soft practice. It is a slow one. There is a difference, and you feel it about four minutes in.

I teach yin because I need yin. Because the fascia needs time and so does the nervous system, and because there is very little else in a week that gives you permission to simply stay.

If your body has been asking for less rather than more lately, this is the one.

It also helps calm down our one busy busy Scout!

Jen x

Join me on the mat - Mondays 630pm Ashton Studio, Alt Fridays 615pm at Physio Pilates Proactive, Stirling and online from home.

Spring is rising, and there’s space for eight more of you. 🌱

Spring Expansion is nearly here!

Sunday 20th September, Montacute Community Hall.

Four hours held for you: a Yin practice moving with the Liver and Gallbladder meridians, somatic breathwork to open spaciousness in body and mind, and sound healing with Chris Toms to let it all settle.

I’m so happy to introduce Kym Burls, who’ll be guiding us through the Somatic Breathwork journey. Kym’s approach is gentle and intentional, using the breath to create room inside you before we move into sound. It’s a beautiful addition to this immersion, and I can’t wait for you to experience it.

There's the movement. That's the part you can see.

Then there's the other part.

The woman next to you who has been coming for years. The one who started last month and already knows every song. The way a room full of people, all moving at the same time, turns into something bigger than an exercise class.

That's the bit I can't put on a timetable.

You come for your body. You keep coming back for whoever is standing beside you.

Four chances every week:

Tuesday 6:30pm, The Nest, Lower Mitcham
Thursday 6:45pm, Magill
Saturday 7:30am, Magill
Sunday 9:30am, Magill

No experience needed. Just come and dance. Booking link in the post below, or send me a message and I'll help you find your class.

Who's the woman you love standing next to? Tag her. 🖤

Love and hugs, Jen, Vienna, Sara, Mandy and Soph xx

There’s something I love about livestream … actually many things, but mainly this…

You could be anywhere in the world, and we’re still moving together at the same moment!

Give live classes a week, mostly early, while the house is quiet… it’s a 2 minute “drive aka slide” to your mat.

Barre & Yin on Monday. Yoga on Tuesday. Strength on Wednesday and Pilates Friday.

Have a look and book the ones that suit your week & if the times don’t work - a recording comes your way and 7 days to rinse & repeat!

I’d love to have you there…

Jen 💜

I almost did it again.

I've been so close to renting a space and opening a studio again.

Then the sun comes up over the hills, and I remember why I roam.

It's all in your inbox now. A handful of spots left for our evening at Golding, and a spring afternoon at Montacute that's nearly full.Like a copy?

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Come and be with your people. Someone in the room will be glad you did.

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Jen x