Sheena rose with the moon

The first of my summer special offerings will be tomorrow morning 🌅 a class of gentle movement leading into a blissfully long practice of yoga nidra ✨ to ease us into the bank holiday weekend and the season of summer ☀️

Saturday 23rd May
9.30-10.30am
Suggested donation £5-10
My private yoga space in fishponds - address given on booking

Please let me know if you’d like to join as there will be 4 spaces. All equipment provided, plus warm herbal tea and seasonal herbal essences 🌿

With warmth

Sheena x

Hello dear hearts

As the summer draws near each year I find my weekly classes tend to become a bit quieter, as folks are off and busy on adventures. I’ve been pondering how to create some different ways of working to meet the different needs of the summer months, and today I went into my Shala and took a deep breath, and the She who resides in there seemed to speak to me. She said, offer the space Sheena, it’s what you love doing the most 🌹

So here is my offering 💫

Over the weeks of June and July there will be some different practices that you are welcome to drop in to in my beloved Shala. Some years ago we had a temporary community temple space in fishponds, and so many folk expressed how precious that was, and I’ve felt a longing to hold a space for that ever since.

There will be new moon and full moon circles, some weekend mornings/afternoons/evenings for restful practice, Nidra, meditation and song, and times to come together in quiet reflection. These will always include warm herbal teas, my oils and herbal essences, and sometimes cacao. I will offer the sessions on a donation basis, and you can either pay with cash, or there will be a QR code to scan and pay online when you come

I will list the dates and what the offering is in my announcement only WhatsApp group and in the group description, and send a reminder a day or two before in here. Sometimes there will be a poll and I’ll ask you to sign up, as there will be limited spaces; sometimes it will be an open space and I’ll trust it will all work out as it needs to!

If there is a day/time you would particularly love to see a practice happen, please dm me and let me know

I look forward to holding space for you in here soon my loves. Here is the link to join the group
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GPoctP1uu33F959LCuKz1Y?mode=gi_t
🌹

This morning after sharing a class with a small group of women, they all expressed how the practice we shared today had met their needs exactly, and they were leaving feeling so nourished and resourced. They said ‘it’s like you knew exactly what we needed before we even arrived’ 💗
I set up for each class the night before, holding each person in heart and mind, asking for guidance on what will be needed.
This is the beauty of working with a small group, we can all drop in so deeply and the space that is created is a truly therapeutic practice.

In June and July I have spaces on a Monday and Thursday morning in my own private yoga space in fishponds, Bristol. Class run from 9.30-10.45am and the cost is £10/11 per class, as you are able.

If you would like to know more please dm me. We’ll be working through practices from yoga and Chinese 5 elements philosophy to support the heart, in the summer season of flowering 🌸

We have a Full Moon in Scorpio growing into her fullness this week and blooming on May 1st… known as the Flower Moon, this is the first of two Full Moons in May, with the second one on May 31st which will be a Blue Moon … 1st and 31st, like bookends.

A Moon that reveals a secret, a truth or a deeper knowing that holds the key to our transformation and our evolutionary path forward…

We are moving into new landscape, feeling the changes within us as our collective consciousness shifts and so it’s important for us to stay open to seeing what the path forward is so that we may follow the new trails… we can see further, vision opens up, and get glimpses of the ripe fruits of possibility.

It is said that the Buddha became enlightened under a Scorpio Full Moon during Ta**us season.

Expanded consciousness is all around us now and we can see it as a stream of pure white light that is cleansing our lenses of perception and enlivening our mental streams with new currents and higher frequencies…

It is also Beltane, May Day festival that marks the midway point between the Equinox and the Solstice.

Beltane means “bright fire” and fire has always played a central symbolic role at Beltane, not only as a source of light and warmth, but as a powerful agent of renewal…

Through the flow of change, only change itself is constant. What is true? Set down what is not real.

The Full Moon offers a much-needed breath of fresh air, clearing blocked energy channels. It’s a Full Moon for brainstorming, sharing stories, and co-creating a better vision of the future.

According to Vedic astrology, the Full Moon falls in Swati nakshatra, an area of the sky connected to the power of the wind. Known as “the young sprout blowing in the wind,” Swati is a star that symbolises the resilience of life and the force of pranic channels to sustain life. A few minutes of conscious breathing can soften the mind, steady the emotions, and reconnect you with your deeper intentions on this Full Moon.

Swati Full Moon is ruled by Vayu, the Vedic god of wind, and carries the shakti to scatter seeds and ideas with the wind. Under this Full Moon, a powerful current of life energy can carry prayers and intentions far and wide. Meditation, chanting, and pranayama practices are especially potent now.

This Full Moon is also celebrated as Buddha Purnima, the day of enlightenment of Lord Buddha under the sacred Bodhi tree. The Buddha taught liberation through steady awareness, discipline of the mind, and the clear light of inner seeing.

In Vedic Astrology, Mercury is called Buddha, a name related to buddhi, the faculty of intelligence, discernment, and awareness.

This is a good time for holy wishes, study and vision quests.

Jupiter’s aspect (dristi) gives this Full Moon a sense of grace and possibility.

Tension, fatigue, or the feeling of pushing through resistance is also part of a process of now.

Swati Full Moon teaches that real strength is not rigid but flexible and adaptable. By bending with and allowing the unseen currents of life to flow through us, we become stronger.

You may find yourself seeing something clearly that you’ve known for a while but haven’t fully acknowledged. This Moon makes what’s already true easier to recognise and acknowledge.

Scorpio is the sign of transformation. It asks what needs to be released so something more honest can take its place.

This Full Moon can feel intense, but it has a purpose: to help you see what’s ready to change.

Scorpio wants depth, honesty, and evolution. Full Moon in Ta**us Sun may show you where you’ve been holding onto something because it feels safe, even if it no longer feels true.

If you feel an urge to rush decisions, pause. This is simply a moment to recognise what has shifted internally, so your external life can begin to reflect it. Not a Moon to rush in.

Let this Moon remind you that lasting transformation begins with truth. What rises now is here to free energy that has been tied up in avoidance, fear, or protection.

The more willing you are to meet yourself truthfully, the more spacious your next chapter becomes.

Collectively, this Full Moon activates the archetype of The Alchemist.

Key Energies to Work With
• Emotional Truth
• Release & Letting Go
• Trust & Vulnerability
• Transformation Through Awareness
• What am I ready to let go of?

Scorpio is an alchemical sign. Alchemy, as in transforming base materials into potions, tonics, and elixirs. As in warming liquid to a simmer and burning off the impurities, refining the contents.

Scorpio summons intensity. Deep feelings. Underground essences.

This is the close and invisible realm of intimacy, ancestors, and entanglements. The place where lifeblood is given and taken.

What’s been residing in the shadows comes out of hiding.

Under this Moon, may revelry and revelations take root.

What must be composted to grow your garden?

Grow your garden

Hello dear ones

This term I have a space in my Thursday morning class, in fishponds from 9.30-10.45am. The class is especially to support female health from the perspective of Chinese 5 elements philosophy, alongside hatha yoga practices. Suitable for all female folks from any stage of life

Here is a little info of what you could expect

Practices of self reflection, breathwork and mindfulness; somatic asana designed to enable you to listen to your beloved body, and to move in a way that supports the rhythms and seasons of your own cycle of energy; connection to the season of the year, through opening the meridians relating to spring 🌿
Deep guided relaxation; and most of all, time and space to be WITH yourself 💗

We begin each class with herbal aromatherapy oils, herbal essences and guidance on the astrology of the moment 💫

If you would like to join us, you would be so welcome 🙏🏽
All equipment plus warm herbal tea is provided

This term is 4 weeks, on the following Thursdays;
23rd, 7th, 14th, 21st
And the cost is £40/44 as you are able

With much love

Sheena Rose 🌹

New Moon in Aries on April 17th 2026 and energies feel intense. you can feel it. This New Moon is a Fire walk. This is a first. Never in our lifetime have we encountered so many heavenly bodies clustered in Aries. More than a brave beginning, this is a call to action. It is time to take initial steps in the direction of the life that awaits you…

We are in a time where things are unravelling so that we can gaze behind the veil to understand what has shaped us and what we've needed to see and understand about ourselves and our own true nature...

We are being called to reach for our higher spiritual vision with faith in the cosmic unfoldment of things and trust in what we cannot control...

We can deepen into our faith and trust as we practice patience, especially during this time where there is a sense of heightened urgency in the air... it is vital to listen to our bodies and take good care of ourselves... to soothe our nervous systems.

In this way we return to Self, which is a message of this Moon
This is a time to plant seeds and align with those deeply held dreams that our Soul has been carrying inside...

There are things we came here to do, experience and to create

Take the Lead in Your Own Life

Aries is the sign of beginnings, action, and self-leadership. When a New Moon lands here, it doesn’t gently suggest change… it initiates it.

There is a forward pull, a sense that something is ready to begin, whether or not you feel fully prepared.

What makes this lunation especially potent is the amount of Aries energy in the sky right now.

We may feel the urge to move quickly, decide quickly, or act quickly, less willing to stay in situations that no longer feel true.

There is less tolerance for confusion, delay.

Be mindful. Aries energy moves quickly. Direct your energy wisely. This is where intention matters.

What you start now has energy behind it, so it’s worth asking: Is this aligned with who I am becoming, or just my reaction to my discomfort?

This New Moon falls in the area of the sky called Ashwini, the first of the 27 Vedic nakshatras. Ashwini is linked to travel, speed, and movement and carries strong life-force or prana. It supports healing and the clearing of stagnation, both physical and emotional.

This New Moon can help reset your energy, clear blocked channels, and restore balance.

Ashwini New Moon is a time to step forward with care, consider what needs healing, and recover what is essential. Clear away the old and let the past go; a new cycle is being born.

This New Moon invites you to choose yourself—in a grounded, self-led way. To take one clear step forward that reflects your truth, even if the full path isn’t visible yet.

• What am I ready to start, even if I don’t feel fully ready?
• What action feels aligned—not urgent, not pressured—but true?
• What does choosing myself actually look like in practice?

It is a vulnerable time.

It feels like the very fabric of existence is shifting, and internal and external realities are going through a kind of recalibration. The paradigm we used to know has come to an end. Though much confusion and ambivalence is now clearing, personal sensitivity is still high.

This new life is tender.

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
- Anais Nin

This Moon brings a fresh start - but not a clean slate.

To move forward, summon your life force energy into yourself. Bring healing.

Confront imbalance. Overcome dependency. Face friction and forge a deeper spiritual will.

Reclaim your light.

Full moon blessings 🌸

We move into APRIL and begin with our Pink Full Moon in Libra on the 1st, bringing our focus to all our relations…

We stand at a crossroads, at the frequency of 4, choosing the foundations for our future… this is an edge of destiny we are stepping through

right now there are significant chapters closing as new doors are opening…

and for some this might be a ritual of releasing because it requires that we no longer keep going in the same way as before…

and as we are moving through this space of liminality, we are emerging and realising that we are different now…

we learn about reciprocity and the necessity of giving and receiving and about communication as the most important conduit that bridges and connects us to each other…

peace is paramount for Libra, but not a peace at all costs

The Full Moon in Libra is for recalibrating relationships.

This Moon has a fierce grace – this is the price of peace

With Saturn and Neptune now firmly in Aries, we are experiencing a new beginning. We are moving differently.

Aries delivers us into a fresh start.

We are determining our direction. Departing from the version we have been and stepping into who we are becoming.

This Moon is a moment to find fairness.
Meet in the middle.
Negotiate right-relationship.
Come back into balance.
Even in this time of transition, we can reach for beauty, harmony, equilibrium.

We can choose to walk our peace.

The Full Moon of April 1st brings in a courageous push and a realignment toward a higher vision. This Full Moon coincides with Hanuman Jayanti, the celebration of the birth of the monkey god, Lord Hanuman, whose strength, courage, and devotion symbolise the triumph of dharma in times of darkness.

This is a full moon for stepping up.

The Full Moon falls in the area of the sky called Hasta Nakshatra, which is symbolised by a hand. The golden-handed Savitur, a deity of the rising sun, reigns over this moon.

This Full Moon in Libra is a culmination point. It brings to the surface what has been building over the past six months, especially in the Libra area of your chart.

Libra is often associated with balance, but this Moon reminds us that balance is not something static. Sometimes Libra energy samples extremes before it can settle into a sweet spot.

This is a powerful moment to ask yourself whether your version of “balance” is actually creating peace or simply helping you avoid discomfort.

Because Jupiter is involved, this moon also brings up faith.

Trust in your inner compass, trust your timing, trust life.

Things are still gathering momentum, and the deeper ask here is not to push harder, but to rest, recalibrate, and reconnect with what you actually believe in.

This is not a Moon for rushing. It is a Moon for noticing what needs to be released so that relationship, clarity, and movement can happen from a deeper place.

Wishing you your sweet spot

Spring Equinox Elemental Feast

Sunday 22nd March
12-2.30
£35/30
Fishponds

In one week we gather to to mark the spring equinox, welcoming the elements of nature through the food we share, taking time to listen to our bodies and learning to align with their rhythms.

We will learn from the traditions of Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine about how foods help to balance the energy of each season, and our own personal constitution. Then we will prepare and share a meal made with seasonal ingredients mostly from this land, with a few special extras.

No prior experience of cooking, Ayurveda or TCM is necessary, just a love of the land and food 😋
Everything in included in the price, plus a recipe takeaway handout on the season of spring 🌿

Contact me for more info, or follow this link to book

https://hdfst.uk/e149669

*Spring Equinox Sauna*

Saturday 21st March
9.30-11.30am
Hart Sauna, Fishponds

There is one last space remaining for this event next weekend, where we will meet the equinox in the beautiful space of Hart Sauna, sung to by the birds .

Come join me as we welcome the support of our seasonal plant friends in the form of herbal teas, salt scrub, spring tonic and aromatherapy
Beginning with breathwork and meditation, taking time for mindful reflection on the becoming of spring

Be fed with a delicious spring breakfast by Gabrielle Hearth and Heart

And perhaps you’ll take the optional extra chair massage to support your system to release the heaviness of winter ❄️ and welcome in spring 🌿

£35 standard, £30 concession

Contact Sheena to book

[email protected]