YOGA & LIFE DRAWING
To help wake ourselves up we'll start with a nice gentle flow - working into our hips and spine searching for that creative spark. Our creativity is said to reside in our Sacral Chakra - our hips and lower abdomen. If that hasn't worked, have no fear, we'll have a cup of coffee (or other drink) and a tasty breakfast to do the trick instead.
From around 10:30am the lovely Phoebe will guide us through a life drawing session. Bringing out the artistic side we didn't know we had - or maybe we did? We'll play using different materials and colours, finding our groove.
New to life drawing or yoga? No problem. These sessions are suitable for all levels.
Why life drawing? 🍑 Personally, I have found loads of benefits to life drawing - a brilliant mindfulness activity, a great way to build a healthier relationship with the human body, away from the filters of social media AND a nice way to spend time with your friends, new folk or alone.
All held at the LUSH The Grove in Byker in the upstairs room which has huge windows allowing us to feel the sun on our faces for the session.
SATURDAY 17TH MAY
9AM- 12:30PM
YOGA & POTTERY PAINTING
Join me at Kiln Pottery Studios, North Shields for a relaxing evening of yoga and pottery painting. Come alone, or come with friends, there will plenty of opportunities to chat throughout the evening.
To start, we’ll move through a yoga sequence designed specifically to awaken our creativity - it’s said to reside in our sacral chakra. So expect a fluid practice with lots of work into the hips and spine.
With our creative juices now well and truly flowing, we’ll settle into our pottery painting with some drinks and snacks. Your painting can be as simple or as elaborate as your heart desires.
The pieces will be ready for collection in a few weeks time.
THURSDAY 10TH APRIL & 15TH MAY
6PM - 9PM
SLOW THE FLOW DOWN
MONTHLY
The session starts with a sixty minute restorative yoga session. This means minimal effort, gentle postures with the focus on relaxation, slowing down and generally just chilling out a bit.
After this, we'll do a thirty minute Yoga Nidra which is also called Yogic Sleep. We find that space between asleep and awake and work through a gentle meditation influenced by the season.
We’ll slowly bring ourselves back to earth with some herbal teas and a little bit of reflection - nothing too serious!
Finally, we’ll finish with some gentle yogic Thai massage techniques, working on areas where we generally hold tension: hips, spine & shoulders.
FLOW + COFFEE + STEAM & SALT
MONTHLY
We’ll start the day with a sixty minute class. Moving with the breath, we’ll work, through sun salutations, a strong, yet simple vinyasa flow incorporating longer holds to work on feeling strength and stability in the body.
Next, we’ll head downstairs to grab a drink from the legends at Regular Jo’s.
Finally we’ll meander down to the beach for an optional dip in the sea at King Eddie’s before piling into the Steam and Salt sauna where we can slather ourselves in Maggie’s homemade scrubs, breathe in the goodness and chat nonsense!