Naturally Yoga with Sam

We are back! Woohoo!
Who’s ready for their yoga fix?
Come and join me tomorrow at Clift Meadow Pavilion 🧘🏼‍♀️

Pregnancy yoga 6pm
Yoga 7.30pm
Monday nights

No class tomorrow however we are back next week! See you then!

*my view for yoga today*

We have 2 weeks with no class!

To keep up your yoga whilst I’m away here’s a few tips on setting up your at home practice:

- Little and often. You don’t have to do a full hour, sometimes that just seems too daunting to even start. Begin with 10-15 mins and build up.
- Start with your favourites. What makes you feel good? What is your body or mind asking for today?
- If you’re rushing through download a free insight timer and set the gong speed, move when you hear the sound. It slows you down and helps you focus.
- Make time and don’t force the physical. If you need to just sit and breath, do that.

See you in a few weeks yogis! 🙏🏻

Yoga is on tomorrow!
We are having a back focused session tomorrow. A moving spine is a happy spine and I have got a got a plan to delight the back and calm the mind.
Come and join me.

Pregnancy yoga 6om
Yoga 7.30pm
Mondays, Clift Meadow

Well done tonight yogis! It was a tough class and you all did amazing!! Back class next week - give me a thumbs up if you want me to bring the ocean drum for relaxation

Tomorrow we are bringing some balance! Did you know that balance asanas engage with over 100 muscles? These muscles work together to keep you stable - so come and work them together with me:

Clift meadow pavilion
Pregnancy yoga 6pm
Yoga 7.30pm
Mondays

🧠 Balance starts in your brain, not just your muscles. Standing on one leg challenges your nervous system to coordinate your eyes, inner ear and muscles simultaneously.
💪🏻Tiny muscles do big work. Balance poses activate many small stabilising muscles around your ankles, hips, spine, and shoulders that are often underused in everyday life.
🫨Wobbling is a good sign. Small movements while balancing mean your body is constantly making micro-adjustments to keep you upright. This is how your balance improves over time.
🦶 Your feet contain thousands of nerve endings. Standing barefoot during yoga helps your body's awareness of where it is in space.

Come and strengthen your core, perfect your posture and calm your mind with us tomorrow. See you there!

You don’t need dumbbells - you just need your body!
Yoga requires you to support, balance, and control your body, which strengthens muscles over time - here’s how:

💪 Your body is the weight! In poses like Plank and Chaturanga, you're essentially doing a moving bodyweight workout.
🌳 Tree Pose strengthens more than your legs. Balancing activates your core, ankles, and hips to keep you steady.
🐍 Cobra Pose builds back strength. It works the muscles along your spine, helping improve posture.
🐕 Downward Dog is a full-body challenge. It strengthens your shoulders, arms, legs, and core all at once.
⚖️ Tiny muscles get stronger too. Yoga engages stabiliser muscles that many traditional workouts don't target.
🧠 Strength starts in the brain. Holding poses improves the connection between your brain and muscles, helping you use them more effectively.
⏳ Long holds build endurance. Staying in a pose for 30–60 seconds trains muscles to resist fatigue.
❤️ Strong doesn't always mean bulky. Yoga typically develops lean, functional strength along with flexibility and balance.

So if you want to get stronger (amongst MANY other things) - come and give yoga a try.

Pregnancy yoga 6pm
Yoga 7.30pm
Mondays
Clift meadow pavilion

Who’s ready to spread their wings in yoga this week?

Pregnancy yoga 6pm
Yoga 7.30pm
*Mondays*
Clift Meadow

This picture was actually taken in Clift meadow car park yesterday - so you might catch a glimpse of the beautiful butterflies on the way in!

🧊 ice pops for pregnant mummas this week rather than tea 🧊 and air con all round ❄️

Yoga tomorrow 🙌🏻
After hot days and busy weekends we will be focusing on coming inward this Monday. Working with our bodies and breath, finding that ‘feel good’ spot in our asanas.
Come and join us!

Pregnancy yoga 6pm
Yoga 7.30pm
Mondays
Clift meadow Pavilion

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Today was the last of our summer gong baths - the next time I see you with the gongs will be September when the flowers will switch to candles and stars for our deep Sunday resets.
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Tomorrow is yoga! Pregnant ladies we will have ice pops after to keep you cool whilst growing those beautiful bubbas and there will be air con for everyone! Hurrah!
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We will be focusing on moving like the waves tomorrow which means I will also be bringing my ocean drum for our relaxation.
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Come for the yoga, stay for the air con !

Pregnancy yoga 6pm
Yoga 7.30pm
Clift Meadow Pavilion
Monday nights

** Fun fact for tomorrow’s class - water moves in circles: When a wave passes, the water mostly just moves up and down in a circle. It is the energy that travels forward, not the water itself. So get ready to circle and build some energy **