Sonshine Hollistic

We are incredibly proud to launch our Yoga 4 Health programme this month!

Yoga 4 Health is a 10-week NHS accredited course which includes yoga, breath work and meditation. Our first programme has been very kindly sponsored by Livingston South Community Sport and Wellbeing Hub - thank you! This means the course can be secured for only £10 (£1 per class) then there is the option to donate each week to keep the programme going.

It is aimed at people who are affected by:
• Stress, anxiety, mild depression
• Pre-type 2 diabetes
• Social isolation
• Or those at risk of cardiovascular disease

Starting Friday 25 September
10.30am - 12 noon
at the Sonshine Hollistic Yoga studio at Barden House, Hamilton Square, Livingston, EH54 9JZ.

This is an inclusive/accessible yoga class, suitable for all.
Each class includes breathwork, meditation and chair-based yoga with some mat options.

To secure one of our limited spaces, please click the link in the comments or just go straight to our web site.

Our ASN class had fun playing with blocks today & exploring different ways to balance. Ethan had a sneaky idea to cheat and had us all in stitches with his cheekiness.

When was the last time someone did something beautifully kind for you?

These two photos show gifts that two of my gorgeous yogis gave me during difficult times.
They were both so personal and thoughtful and arrived at just the right time for me.

I’ve still not fully decided on a name for my beautiful bear who will live in The Snug so if you have any ideas please post them below. We already have a yogi bear at the studio so that one’s taken.

Massive congratulations to the lovely Tracy (Tracy Campbell ) who just graduated as a level 1 sound practitioner 👏🤩🥰

Ruth is a tutor with Ocean Flow Sound Academy (Adam & Kelly: Sound Training, Yoga and Retreats) and loved working with Tracy over the last 6 months.

Reach out if you’re interested in learning about sound. There is only one space left for the course starting in September.

Massive congratulations to the lovely Tracy TC's Carpe Diem Yoga who just graduated as a level 1 sound practitioner 👏🤩🥰

Ruth is a tutor with Ocean Flow Sound Academy (Ocean Flow) and loved working with Tracy over the last 6 months.

Reach out if you’re interested in learning about sound. There is only one space left for the course starting in September.

Join Ruth, Son and Magda at Beechbrae on November 1st.

10am-4.30pm for day of cosiness and warmth as the days darken.

The day will include a community circle, yoga flow, pilates and sound bath.

Early bird price till end of September £85
Full price £99
Lunch, tea and snacks included.

Bring your cosy socks, favourite blanket and an open heart.

Link in comments.

We are delighted to offer an afternoon with one of our very favourite yogis, Claire Chant!

AUTUMN WITHIN
A afternoon of grounding, letting go and coming home to yourself.

Somatic Hatha | Yin Yoga | Breathwork | Yoga Nidra

Sunday 4 October
2pm - 5pm at the Sunshine Studio, Barden House
£45 | Early Bird Discount available until August 31st £40.

HOW we practise yoga is more important than WHAT we practise.

As nature begins to turn inward, Autumn Within offers you a chance to slow down, listen deeply and reconnect with yourself.

Through mindful movement, somatic exploration, yin yoga, breath work and meditation, we will explore the qualities of grounding, letting go, awareness and inner stillness. This is an inward practice. We are not using the body to achieve a pose; instead, we use the pose as an invitation to come more deeply into the body.

No previous experience necessary. All levels welcome. Come exactly as you are.

Booking link in comments.

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Following last weeks trip to the Sunflowers I taught a class based on heliotropism, the movement of young sunflowers from east to west as they follow the sun.

I couldn’t resist this before and after visual that jumped into my mind when tending to my flowers from last week. I reckon we could all relate to the exhausted looking version from time to time. But thankfully I can vouch for my yogis leaving class looking like the after pic.

Ruth from Alzheimer’s Scotland was completely on brand today when she arrived at class. Had to get a photo! 🧡💖💛

This week I was inspired to plan classes around finding the beauty in the ordinary & a trip to the Sunflower Farm at Balgone was a perfect way to round off my day yesterday. 🌻

Sometimes in yoga class we’re striving for the trickiest pose, the longest hold or the most sun salutations but what we should be aiming for is stillness and presence. For it is here that we can appreciate the beauty of a seed or the wonder of a doorway. 🚪

Our drive home from Balgone was filled with the silliest car game where we challenged each other to find the beauty in the most basic of things! 🚙

So your challenge should you choose to accept it… 🕵️

What is the beauty in a piece of paper …

There’s no right or wrong answers here but I would LOVE to see your thoughts! 💭