Hi and welcome
Hope you are having a fabulous summer.
I know that time commitments vary over July and Aug, so it has been especially fab to see so many of you in class recently. I think I have been able to tell most of you know and some of you have even signed my holiday form :), I will be taking a break from teaching for two weeks in early Sept. There won't be any classes from Monday 5th Sept until Thurs 15th Sept. But normal service will be resumed from Monday 19th Sept.
The spaces for the Yoga weekend are filling up. If you fancy some time for yourself, why not join us from Friday afternoon on the 7th Oct till after lunch on Sunday 9th Oct 22. We are staying at the beautiful Open Pathway Retreat centre in Queens Camel, near Yeovil. The accommodation is in houses where you will have your own room but share a bathroom. Early bird price £295, (valid until the end of August) price after that will be £350, this includes all food, accommodation, yoga, meditation and sound bath sessions. To secure your place requires a non refundable £45 deposit. Do give me a ring for further information or to book your spot.
01837 849110/07592 377028
Home - Open Pathway Retreat Centre (openpathwaycentre.org)
As part of our relaxation sessions, we have recently been using some yoga nidra scripts. It is challenging to keep our minds from darting from one thought to another, but we have been working with the focus on the breath, finding that breathing space and moving into it. My beautiful daughter in law has started a blog Inwards and Upwards – Living life from the inside out (inwards-and-upwards.com) and wrote the poem below which I read out at several of our sessions. It encapsulates beautifully that space that we occupy....
An ode to the soul
I am silence, but mine is the loudest voice
I am stillness, but I move you through this life.
I am formless, but I carve and smooth and shape you
I have no eyes, but I give you your world view.
I have no mouth, but I make your heart sing,
I am everything, but made from a wonderous nothing.
I have no hands, but you can feel my pull,
In my vast emptiness, I make your whole being full.
I have no boundary, but am contained within you
I am yours alone, but every others too.
I am colourless, but brighter than a flower,
I am soft and delicate, with the world’s greatest power.
I am your anchor, but I set you free,
Smaller than an atom, but large as anything could be.
I am not light, but I make the world truly glisten
I am you, if you’ll only but listen.
Lauren Ham
Class details:
Belstone village hall
Monday and Thursday evenings yoga 7 - 8:30 pm
Whiddon Down village hall
Tuesday morning yogalates 9 - 10 am
Sampford Courtney village hall
Tuesday evening yoga 6pm - 7:30 pm
North Tawton Bowls Club
Tuesday morning yoga 10:30- 12 noon
Okehampton Table Tennis club
Thursday morning yoga 10:45 - 12:15
Keep safe and take care of yourself and each other.
Namaste
If you have any queries, do please give me a ring on
01837 849110 or 07592 377028.
With love
Sarah x
