Breathing Space Studio

Halfway is exactly where you’re meant to be.

We get so fixed on the finish, the full pose, the crossed line, the finished version of ourselves, that we forget most of the growing happens here. In the middle. Knees tucked, still building, holding on for ten counts and shaking a little.

This is the part that makes you stronger. The staying, while it’s still hard.

So wherever you are in your practice today, you don’t need to rush to the end of it. Look at how far you’ve already come. Then hold on for one more breath. 🤍

July’s lined up and it’s a good one 😎

🎨 Soft Layers Art Night: Sun 5 July, 5pm. Paint, layers, a drink in hand. No experience required (chaotic enthusiasm very much welcome) with MOLOKO

👗 The Functional Wardrobe: Sat 12 July, 3-4:30pm. Stylist Valeriia Semchuk (13 years of it) on why your full wardrobe still feels like you’ve nothing to wear. Practical workshop, mimosa + snacks, 10 slots only with Valeriya Semchuk

🪞 Piece by Piece: Mosaic Workshop - Sat 19 July, in The Neuk. Make something beautiful out of mirrored tiles with MOLOKO.

🧘 Pilates Challenge - Fri 25 July, 1-4pm. Three hours, classic pilates with a twist, Eve’s new Elevate programme, and a proper relaxation session to finish with Eve Elsby | Pilates & Retreats

🤍 Self Love Summer: Yoga & Journalling - Sun 26 July. A slow, nourishing afternoon to reflect and reconnect before summer runs off without you with .themwith.kidness

Book via your event facilitator ☺️

🎨 Soft Layers Art Night: Sun 5 July, 5pm. Paint, layers, a drink in hand. No experience required (chaotic enthusiasm very much welcome) with .artevent

👗 The Functional Wardrobe: Sat 12 July, 3-4:30pm. Stylist Valeriia Semchuk (13 years of it) on why your full wardrobe still feels like you’ve nothing to wear. Practical workshop, mimosa + snacks, 10 slots only with Valeriya Semchuk

🪞 Piece by Piece: Mosaic Workshop - Sat 19 July, in The Neuk. Make something beautiful out of mirrored tiles with MOLOKO

🧘 Pilates Challenge - Fri 25 July, 1-4pm. Three hours, classic pilates with a twist, Eve’s new Elevate programme, and a proper relaxation session to finish with Eve Elsby | Pilates & Retreats

🤍 Self Love Summer: Yoga & Journalling - Sun 26 July. A slow, nourishing afternoon to reflect and reconnect before summer runs off without you with .themwith.kidness

The studio’s had a few new additions 🌿 Swipe through for what’s now on the timetable, alongside your usual classes:

🕺 Dance Class, Tuesdays, with Laura Booth, no steps, no mirrors, just movement
💆 Bodywork Treatments, Wednesdays at The Neuk, with Ally Abloom Wellness | Massage | Facials | Events
🌙 Wellbeing Wednesday, Wednesday evenings, with Emma Leiper Finlayson
✨ Therapeutic Massage, Fridays at The Neuk, with Leigh 🌻
🧘 Yin Yoga, Sundays, with .yoga

Whether you’re after a sweat, some stillness, or just a wee hour to yourself, there’s something here for you. Come and see what’s new 🤍

🕺 Dance Class, Tuesdays, with Laura Booth, no steps, no mirrors, just movement

💆 Bodywork Treatments, Wednesdays at The Neuk, with Ally Abloom Wellness | Massage | Facials | Events

🌙 Wellbeing Wednesday, Wednesday evenings, with Emma Leiper Finlayson

✨ Therapeutic Massage, Fridays at The Neuk, with Leigh 🌻

🧘 Yin Yoga, Sundays, with .yoga

Yin yoga anyone?!

Come and join Emma this Sunday for a free taster class of her new 1030-1130 Yin Yoga class

Give .yoga a wee follow or holler at her with any questions ✌🏻

July timetable folks with a few changes on Wednesdays, therapeutic massage on Fridays and new yin class coming soon on Sundays. DM your facilitator to book. See you in the studio ☀️

Can we connect the World Cup to yoga? Yes we can…

The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, Verse 27:
“All actions are performed by the qualities of nature, but one whose mind is deluded by ego thinks, ‘I am the doer.’”

Our actions arise within a vast web of causes and conditions. We are participants in something much bigger than our individual selves.

Consider everything that makes your practice possible: your breath moving on its own, your heart beating without conscious effort, the teachings passed down through generations, and the support of your teachers and the community around you. What we call “my practice” is actually the meeting point of countless influences and conditions.

In terms of the World Cup, it’s the same. No player wins alone. Every goal, every save, every victory rests on teammates, coaches, supporters, family, and years of collective effort. Behind every winning goal are years of unseen work by hundreds of people.

Whether we get on the mat or step onto the pitch, we can take the result out of our mind’s eye, focus on what’s happening in front of us and within us, and let the ego soften its grip a wee bit.

After all, we’re not doing it alone.

P.S. No Scotland, no party… G’wan Scotland!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️🙌🏼

Have you met Leigh?!
Leigh 🌻 ♥️

Wheel pose Wednesday 🤸‍♀️
Urdhva Dhanurasana (wheel pose) is one of those poses that does a lot, chest opener, spine mobiliser, energy booster. Basically a full reset in one shape.
Maggie remains unconvinced 😂

Meet Jenna 🤍

Jenna has been teaching mat Pilates since 2018, and her path to the mat is a personal one, she found Pilates while navigating back issues linked to scoliosis, and it helped her so much that sharing it felt like the natural next step. Swipe to find out more.

Jenna teaches every Tuesday 1800-1855 book at www.jgpilates.co.uk/book