Rooted Soul Yoga

I’m SO excited to be heading to Just So Festival later this month!✨

I’ll be leading family yoga sessions on Friday and Saturday, with plenty of playful movement, laughter and connection for kids and their grown ups 💚

If you’ve never been, Just So Festival is a magical family festival packed with music, storytelling, circus, creativity and adventure! It takes place 21st - 23rd August at Rode Hall, Cheshire, and it’s set to be one of the most imaginative weekends of the summer… ✨

I’m thrilled to have been invited (thank you movewithruthie!) and can’t wait to share some yoga with my fellow festival goers. If you’re heading there, come and say hello! 🧘🏾‍♂️💫 🧘🏻‍♀️

I’ve absolutely loved spending time at The Shaw Centre In Cheetham Hill this month, sharing weekly chair and mat based yoga sessions with an incredible group of learning disabled adults 💚

So much laughter, and a group that genuinely encourages and supports one another!

Yoga offers a chance to move and open the body, breathe fuller, relax and connect, but practising together brings something really special. They have been real cheer leaders for each other and that’s been such a joy.

I was so impressed by the centre itself as well. The staff are wonderful, and the warmth, friendships and sense of community really shone!

A huge thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcome. We’re now applying for National Lottery funding to continue and grow these sessions, so fingers crossed I’ll be back on a regular basis! 🤞

What a joyous way to finish my Saturday morning classes at David Lloyd Manchester Trafford. Health, Spa & Wellness Club.!
For the past year I’ve had the pleasure of sharing two early Saturday morning practices with so many kind, interesting and open hearted people 💚 It’s taught me a lot about teaching big groups and the kindness I’ve received really helped build my confidence as a teacher - thank you DL crew! 🙏🏼

It was not an easy decision to leave these classes, but with a full week and young kids I know that protecting my weekend down time is an important (actually essential!) part of looking after me, which I preach about often enough in my classes!

After I left today, heart full from our practice and good conversation in the sunshine (plus excellent coffee and kind presents!), I had to really remind myself that you don’t have to not like something anymore to move on from it. Trust your heart to know what’s right and embrace the ever changing nature of your adventures…

And hopefully I’ll be back covering yoga classes where I can in the week!

Big love 💕💕

🪴 So grateful for all the garden yoga sessions this week!☀️

We squeezed Heidi’s session in early this morning before the heat arrived, taking our yoga outside…

Working with Heidi, who has cerebral palsy, is always creative, playful and full of little moments of discovery. After she’d been feeling a bit under the weather, today was all about meeting her where she was and following her lead.

With gentle movement, breath and touch supported work, Heidi is learning to tune into the sensations in her body, building curiosity and confidence in what she feels.

Every session is different, every session brings something new… and that’s what makes this work so much fun 😊

Yoga really can and should meet you exactly wherever you are; no judgement, no pressure, no expectation 💚🙏🏼💚

Feeling stiff, stressed or in need of a proper lunchtime reset? 🌿

I run a friendly Monday lunchtime yoga class in Cheadle at Yoga Sangha Manchester that's all about helping you move, breathe and head into the rest of your week feeling lighter.

You don't need to be flexible or experienced. The class is suitable for beginners and those wanting a gentle, mindful practice.

Regular yoga can help with:
✨ Reducing stress and anxiety
✨ Easing back, neck and shoulder tension
✨ Improving flexibility, strength and balance
✨ Better posture and mobility
✨ Boosting energy and focus for the afternoon
✨ Sleeping better and feeling calmer overall

Taking just 45 minutes for yourself can make a surprising difference! Think of it as pressing the reset button halfway through your Monday.

📍 Mondays, 12.15-1.00pm
📍 Yoga Sangha, Cheadle
💷 £9 drop-in , or £8 in Zoom.

If you've been thinking about trying yoga but haven't quite got round to it, this is a lovely place to start. Everyone is welcome - experienced yogis too!

Drop me a message if you'd like to know more or book a space at www.rootedsoulyoga.co.uk 🧘‍♀️

Building Body Awareness 💛

Friday lunchtime is Connor time.

One of the biggest changes I’ve seen in Connor over the last 12 months is his growing proprioception. That’s our body’s ability to sense where it is in space and how it’s moving, without needing to look. It’s a skill you probably take for granted (I know I do) but it plays a huge role in balance, coordination, confidence and feeling at home in our bodies.

Through our sessions, Connor has developed so much more awareness of his body and how it moves. It’s been one of my biggest joys to watch him become increasingly relaxed, confident and comfortable in his own body - approaching movement with curiosity and confidence - this is what yoga is all about for me!

Connor is a young man with a learning disability, autism, CTD (Creatine Transporter Deficiency) and ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder). He’s non conversational, which means he has limited words, but he communicates a lot!

Every achievement takes time, patience and really importantly for Connor, is celebrated, which makes moments like these all the more special.

What I love most though, is the energy he brings. Connor has the warmest sense of humour and a real talent for finding fun in everything we do. Every session is filled with laughter, connection and the occasional unexpected tickle from him!

A few snapshots from today’s adventures 💛

And yes, I did rock out my flamingo leggings today in protest at the days of uninterrupted rain - and it worked! Welcome back sunshine ☀️

You’re welcome.
Happy Friday,
Debs
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National Autistic Society ACD Special Yoga | Global Training, Online & In Person Zeno Limited

What if yoga wasn’t about touching your toes… but how you live your life? ✨

My Monday lunchtime class at and Thursday evenings at are about more than just movement…

Did you know that yoga isn’t just the asana (the postures) - it comes from an ancient framework called the ‘Eight Limbs of Yoga’ (from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - 2,500 years old!).

And right at the beginning of the Eight Limbs are the ‘Yamas and Niyamas’.

Five of each, not rules, not something to be perfect at. But gentle guidelines to explore how we live and feel our way through these precious lives.

The yamas are about how we show up in the world (ethically, morally, socially) and we practice them in class by:

• choosing kindness over self-criticism (ahimsa - non-violence)
• being honest, without beating ourselves up (satya - truthfulness)
• loosening the grip of comparison and judgement (aparigraha - non-attachment)

The niyamas bring it inward as personal guidelines:
• finding contentment, even in the messy bits (santosha - contentment)
• showing up for yourself when motivation wobbles (tapas - discipline)
• taking moments to pause and notice what’s really going on (svadhyaya - self-study).

In class, this isn’t something I lecture on or we overthink…

It’s something you feel, through grounded movement, breath, and space to just be.

Returning to yourself. Over and over again.

Join me:

🧘🏿‍♀️Mondays, 12.15 - 1pm


🧘🏻‍♀️Thursdays, 7.15 - 8.15pm


Book your spot via the link in bio 🔗