Dynamic Flow Yoga with Dina

Oops 😝

Alone… in the kitchen…this just happens sometimes.

But for some inexplicable reason, despite my unkempt hair and makeup, and outlandish dance moves, I no longer care what anyone thinks 😆

How liberating is that?

Answers on a postcard please

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Oops 😝

Alone… in the kitchen…this just happens sometimes.

But for some inexplicable reason, despite my unkempt hair and makeup, and outlandish dance moves, I no longer care what anyone thinks 😆

How liberating is that?

Answers on a postcard please

And by the way there’s a special Saturday class this week

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I’ve always been a bit sniffy about Pilates.
I know it’s super helpful for those with dodgy backs, but it just felt like Yoga without all the interesting bits = boring. (Although I admit to using Pilates-inspired moves in my yoga muscle-activating warm-ups).

Recently I’ve become intrigued by some of the more creative flow-like Reformer drills* (*hate that word) that I’ve seen here on IG. There’s an embodied gliding elegance that appeals to my vinyasa addicted mindset. And, bizarrely, no less than 4️⃣ new Reformer Studios have popped up on my patch, literally in the past 6 months.

I’m well into my 60s, and appreciating the value of working more precisely and intentionally to maintain muscle strength whilst protecting my joints. Much as I adore yoga for all its multi-faceted charms, including the mind/soul refurb, and how it’s kept me lithe and mobile all these years, it’s time to diversify. And the gym, which I have studiously avoided for so long, started to seem like a necessary option. But hey! Turns out Reformer Pilates can offer all those tedious gym-style repetitions without the banging and crashing, and with a little extra flair and finesse. So I’ve been availing myself of intro offers at aforementioned new studios to check out their wares. (Sheesh! those classes are super spendy 🫣)

Turns out, like yoga classes, Reforner classes are not all created equal - you have to trial till you find the right teacher. But unlike yoga, they don’t have different names or lineages, so it’s very much a guessing game. I’ve now been to 7 classes with 5 different teachers, so I’m no expert. I’ve been mostly mildly disappointed (this yogi is fussy about instruction and content, and needs slick tunage) but also occasionally impressed.

When it’s good it feels a bit like synchronised swimming. But with the sudden glut of studios and questionably trained instructors proliferating at an alarming rate, I’m anticipating a proliferation of injuries to match. You have been warned.






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Water Water everywhere💧 💧 💧

Western Samoa: we had no idea what to expect… but wow, wow, wow

Water falling from the sky, from waterfalls into swimming holes you could lose yourself in. Clear turquoise sea in every direction.

Coral reefs close to the land, quietly regrowing since the tsunami; bright, electric blue fish flickering through like living light.
Giant clams the size of armchairs (resist the urge to sit in them) and turtles…

And the people…with flowers in their hair,
open, smiling, generous, bending over backwards colourfully, to share the magic of this lush, green, wildly alive, and deliciously slow, island.

Curiously negligible mosquitos or itchy-bitey things, and no jellyfish or other dangerous stingy things.
But the beguiling beauty of the ocean can be deceiving with rips and strong currents keeping you awake and ever respectful

5 days wasn’t enough. I actually wanted to cry boarding the plane. But after 10 hours in the air plus 5 hours in transit in Fiji!!, traversing the International Date Line backwards, we magically landed in Vancouver before we left. But only half-way home.

Samoa, you’ve won our hearts. 🌺

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Chair Yoga is Yoga?

Chair yoga isn’t necessarily the easy option.
But it might just be best one.

A chair is just another prop, helping us explore strength, range and balance in different ways.

Perfect for those who for whatever reason aren’t getting up and down from the floor, or if balance could use a little backup… or you simply fancy mixing it up.

Curious?
Come and learn more with me at

IN PERSON on Sunday 26th April 2026

Booking includes 7hrs pre-recorded content

Follow bio links for info ⬆️

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A perfect ending…

Thank you…

🙏🏽 Bamboo Yoga Retreat
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🙏🏽 DJ Marv B
🙏🏽 Kapil, Lalith, .kemp.photo, Pippa, Ellie, Els, Simon

and all of you lovelies who’ve turned this Revelation into a proper Revolution.

So much love and gratitude radiating inwardly and outwardly.

2026 Bring it on 💫

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