Barbara Tarbuck Yoga, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton

There’s something in the season ~
Or maybe in the heart ~
That seems to draw us closer whether near or far apart…….

So, though you may be miles away and missed so very much,
Warm thoughts and happy memories still keep us close in touch.

Please see below Christmas holiday dates. We would like to thank you all for your support and wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year love Barbara and Team # # #

Please be aware that there seems to be a scam message going around that my classes are cancelled I can confirm that my classes are running as normal on a Thursday and Friday!! Any information about classes will always be announced on this page TIA Barbara xx

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no yoga classes…… Ches Hay is cancelled until Tues 12th April and Longknowle cancelled until Thursday 14th April.......................reminder none Good Friday we apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope to see you on the 12th and 14th.

Kind regards
Barbara # #

Longknowle Community Hub
Woodend Rd
Wednesfield
WV11 1YG

Classes are running each Thursday and Friday (restarting 6th/7th January)
cost: £4
Time: 7pm until 8 30
non profit making

All abilities welcome
Please note
Bring your own mat
correct money if possible (due to covid)
Wear a mask in reception area on arrival and when leaving//gel is available

if you would like to contact Barbara...01902 724374
07950 982281

email [email protected]

Classes are also restarting at Cheslyn Hay Village Hall each Tuesday (restarting 4th January) Cheslyn hay Village Hall Pinfold Lane Cheslyn Hay WS6 7HP

cost: £5 ~ correct money if you can please due to covid
Time: 7pm until 8 30
Wear a mask in reception area on arrival and when leaving/gel is available

All welcome
Please note
Bring your own mat
correct money if possible (due to covid)

if you would like to contact Barbara...01902 724374
07950 982281

email [email protected]

We would like to wish all our members a very happy new year see you in 2022 xx

❤️ Good news, Longknowle class is reopening ❤️

Classes will open on:

Thursday 7th October and Friday 8th October 2021 at 7pm till 8.30pm

The cost of the class is £4 and we do ask you have the right money please!!!

A few things you will need to know this will save any disappointment and you being turned away on the night.

Masks to be worn in reception area and toilets

We ask you bring your own mat

The above is so we can remain covid secure and prevent our classes from shutting again 🙏

Can I ask you all to please text Barbara on 07950 982281 or email her at [email protected] and let her know what classes you would like to be booked onto this again gives us an idea of numbers for each day.

If you require further information please contact us on any of the above numbers.

Many thanks and we look forward to welcoming you all back!!!

*******ATTENTION********

Cheslyn Hay restarts Tuesday 7th September. The centre requires participants to use own mat, wear a mask in foyer and toilets and Barbara to do a register for track and trace for the centre. Barbara will be on the door to direct operations. Let Barbara know you intend to attend. Please contact Barbara on 07950 982281 via text message or email [email protected] so we know what numbers we have.

We look forward to welcoming you all back it’s been a tough 18 months for us all and good to get back to normality!!

Long knowle will start back very soon so watch this space.

Let this be a Red Letter Day (Special)


Try to dismiss all the disappointments of the past
all the hurts and sorrows.
Think only that this is a brand new Day.
One to be used constructively; happily and in contentment.

There is nothing to prevent
this being the beginning of a whole new life ~
It depends on you
The past has gone, let it go
The future is not yet yours
The present is here, use it before it goes,

You can fill this moment with living
It is full of opportunities, don’t waste them!
The way you think sets seeds for the future
‘As you think so you become’
You need not remain as you are now

Control your thinking,
you are in charge of your mind.
Don’t allow it to be in charge of you!
See yourself as you would like to be;
there is always time to start afresh

Have the courage to step out of the ‘old you’
Make changes in thought, word and deed.
Accept what cannot be changed
Live your life to the full
Enjoy the present moment.

Make your surroundings calm, peaceful and relaxed.

Have a happy outlook, a purpose in life.
See the good in all situations

Thoughts are like boomerangs, so keep them positive!



Peace of mind and joy of living will be yours,
Surrounding you like a cloak and will be past to all







Barbara Tarbuck 2004 ​Adapted from words by Vera Riley

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails

The lotus flower


The lotus flower begins life from the root; which is embedded in the mud and slime at the bottom of the pond. Life stirs within it and the shoot reaches out from the bed of the slime. Above it sees the light and has an urge to reach that light.
Little by little it climbs towards the light until at last it achieves a breakthrough. The bud appears above the surface of the water.
It is warmed and stimulated by the heat of the sun and the pranic energy until it open and reveals its full beauty.

If we liken ourselves to a lotus flower…we are buried in materialism. Always seeking…seeking a new car…furniture, house, clothes and never being satisfied with the simple things in life.

In yoga we look to refine ourselves…looking upward and to our inner self and we too will then blossom, like the lotus flower.

Let the lotus symbol be an inspiration to us all

As you can see the class enjoy the moving mandala of the lotus flower…gradually unfolding and looking upwards to the sun ~ much trust, laughter and fun are part of the class. So often yoga is seen as a solitary experience and this sequence is enjoyed on occasions it helps the group to get to know each other too.

Magic

There is magic all around us,
If we only use our eyes.
There’s enchantment in the Springtime,
In the fields and in the skies.
There’s a blessing in the west wind
As it whispers in the trees,
There is healing in the sunlight
And the murmer of the seas



There is magic in the morning
As we make another start,
There is kindness all about us,
And a smile can melt our heart.
There is magic in our laughter
And it cheers a rainy day,
There is magic all around us –
Never let it slip away



​​Iris Hesselden