Humata Yoga Coaching, Barry (2026)

31/12/2025

As we begin 2026, you will be hearing the words New Year's Resolution a lot and you may already have set your own. But the word resolution has more than one definition: it also means to adjust and maintain focus in order to achieve clarity.

Drishti is a term we use in yoga meaning 'focused gaze': it describes the practice of directing the eyes to a specific point during postures to enhance concentration, balance, and alignment. The drishti focuses the mind, bringing us to a deeper state of awareness and inner stillness.

What if this year instead of setting a resolution, we set a drishti deciding where to focus, rather than declaring what we must do or what we must change about ourselves? This gentler approach allows time and space for our truest intentions to manifest themselves.

Classes restart on January 5th, exploring drishti and sankalpa (intention) in our yoga practice and daily life.

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:30-2:30pm Yang & Yin

🕯🪶 Imbolc mini-retreat
Sunday 1st February 11am-2pm

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

Drop me a message or visit the website for more information and to book your space

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏 ❤️ #2026

21/12/2025

Wishing you a very Happy Winter Solstice on this shortest day

We celebrated with a warming, grounding, restorative practice and a guided yoga nidra. Thank you yogis for joining me at our first mini retreat. 🤍

I'm taking a festive break with my family and hope you all have a peaceful Christmas

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

11/12/2025

We are approaching the darkest and shortest day of the year: the Winter Solstice on Sunday 21st December.

This is a time for mindfulness, developing attunement to the natural world and cyclical rhythms of the Earth. Energetically, our bodies and minds require nurturing with yoga practices focused on grounding, heat building, and restoration, with space to integrate past experiences and conserve energy for the winter.

Classes leading up to the Solstice have been designed to balance energies associated with the astrological shift from Sagittarius, which rules the hips and thighs to Capricorn, which governs the knees and skeletal system.

Yang/Hatha practices include breath-guided flows to deeply root the body while releasing an upward flow of strength and energy. Yin/Restorative postures will ground our bodies and minds to release physical and emotional tension inviting peace.

Our regular classes end on Friday 19th Dec and we return on Monday 5th January

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

🕯Saturday 29th December 4-7pm Winter Solstice Celebration (Fully booked

🕯 Sunday 1st February 11am-2pm Imbolc Celebration

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

Visit the website for information and bookings

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

03/12/2025

The last full moon and Super Moon of 2025 will be visible to us on December 4th and 5th.

Known as the Cold Moon, this is a time to turn inward, conserve energy, and reflect on the past year, mirroring nature’s dormancy beneath the cold earth. Spiritually, the Cold Moon is linked with stillness, renewal, and the quiet wisdom found in pause, reminding us that growth happens in silence.

Occurring near the winter solstice, the Cold Moon invites us to take a closer look at what lies beneath the surface. The nights are the longest of the year and there is plenty of time to explore the shadows, the places within that often remain unexamined.

The Cold Moon is a time for rest and a reminder to attend to our own renewal. In honour of Chandra our classes this week include pranayamas, postures and flows to draw energy inwards and warm our souls.

Come as you are, Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

Visit the website for details and bookings and fellow free to message for a chat

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

02/12/2025

Humata yoga classes are designed in harmony with Nature's annual cycles. During the darker half of the year I am running seasonal mini-retreats combining Hatha and Restorative yoga with sound, guided meditation, snacking and socialising.

🕯Saturday 20th December 4pm-7pm Winter Sostice (Fully booked)

🕯 Sunday 1st February 11am-2pm Imbolc

On December 20th we embrace the shortest, darkest day with a yoga workshop designed to help us radiate light and warmth, boosting our immune systems and sense of well-being. The focus is on deep rest, integration of past experiences, and gathering our energies for the coming year.

As this booked up incredibly quickly, bookings are now open for the next event in this series, celebrating Imbolc, the cross-quarter day between Winter Solstice (Yule) and Spring Equinox (Ostara) on February 1st. During this workshop we will celebrate the return of light and awakening of the Earth to prepare for spring and set our intentions for personal growth and renewal. This practice will awaken the body and spirit, generating hope and motivation after winter. You will be guided through a revitalising hatha practice, pranayama, and deeply restorative postures, to refresh your body, mind and soul.

The wheel of the year keeps on turning and we keep on evolving.

There's still plenty of time for a wellbeing-boost before Christmas and my regular weekly classes will continue until Friday 18th December then we take a break, returning Monday 5th January 2026.

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

Message me or visit the website for information and bookings

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

27/11/2025

We've been stretching our minds in recent classes, exploring the chakras, bijamantras and practicing pranayamas.

As we move into the festive season, let's pause and take a breath, to rest our minds and refresh our bodies.

This week, we are simply stretching, giving the physical body a chance to flex and flow. We are getting deep into the body to explore its complexities and capabilities.

Join me this Friday to stretch and soothe.

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Visit the website for all class details and bookings and fellow free to message for a chat

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

19/11/2025

I love that my students are embracing the philosophy and want to know more about the metaphysical aspects of yoga! ❤️🧘‍♀️🙏

So, this week we explore how we can use our voice to enhance our yoga practice, through the vibrations of sound in the physical and subtle bodies. We are learning about the power of mantras, practicing postures and bījamantras linked to each of the chakras.

The power of a bījamantra is not derived from its literal meaning, but from its sonic resonance which helps to stimulate and balance our physical, mental and emotional energies.

These classes will introduce beginners to the chakra system and invite experienced yogis into a deeper layer of practice.

New students are always warmly welcome and no previous experience is needed. Mats, bolsters, blankets, eye pillows, blocks and straps are provided for your comfort and support. Come as you are!

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Visit the website for details and bookings and fellow free to message for a chat

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

12/11/2025

Humata Yoga classes combine Hatha and Restorative styles to give you the perfect balance of an energising flow with deep relaxation. The Yang Hatha postures build strength and stability, while the Yin Restorative poses support flexibility and release. Built upon breathwork and mindfulness, this practice is a moving meditation.

This week, we are coming back to our breath, the most basic and profound part of yoga practice. We will explore pranayamas that can be easily used in daily life to relax, energise and balance our energies. Breath is life.

I am also very excited to be working with Recovery Cymru to offer members taster sessions and introduce them to breathwork and mindfulness.

New students are always warmly welcome at my classes and no previous experience is needed. I teach the basics with adaptations to ensure that the practices are accessible to everyone. Mats, bolsters, blankets, eye pillows, blocks and straps are provided for your comfort and support. Come as you are!

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Visit the website for details and bookings and fellow free to message for a chat

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

11/11/2025

The ancient Greek word soma means body, and somatic coaching focuses on the whole self, what we also call the bodymind.

With somatic coaching, the attention is on both the thinking mind and what the rest of your body is telling you. Humans are integrated neuro-psycho-biological beings, so the body is a reflection of the mind, and the mind is a reflection of the body.

Our bodies hold valuable information and insights, which can guide us to profound transformation in our lives. In a somatic coaching session, you are invited to tune in to what your body might be revealing through physical sensations reflecting unconscious thoughts and emotions.

As a coach I use recognised cognitive frameworks to encourage deeply considered questioning, reflection and problem solving.
As a yoga teacher I also offer you a personalised set of postures, mudras, mantras and pranayamas to help you live a more embodied life.

Sessions are held online so wherever you are and whatever your enquiry, we meet safely and confidentiality at a time to suit you.

If you would like to find out more about how this approach can empower, transform and heal, please do get in touch to arrange your free 15 minute exploration before deciding to invest in yourself and your future.

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

05/11/2025

Have we reached the end of our journey through the chakras this week? We have explored each in turn, but there is truly no conclusion to our journey through the subtle body, only cycles of rebirth. However, we are focusing on Sahasrara, the crown chakra, located just above the top of the head and symbolised as a thousand-petaled lotus.

Sahasrara is associated with infinity, the boundless potential of spiritual awakening, liberation and the experience of pure bliss. This chakra represents the ultimate goal of Yoga: self-realisation and spiritual-connection. Associated with the realm of thought; this energy center vibrates with universal consciousness, infinite wisdom and true self-knowledge.

Our practices this week will focus on balancing our bodies and releasing mental tension to invite space and freedom.

Everything is provided and taken care of, so just come as you are

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

Drop me a message or visit the website for further information and bookings

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

30/10/2025

In Celtic times Samhain marked the turning point in the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter). On the night of the 31st October, the division between this world and the Otherworld was believed to be at its thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through. Samhain is therefore associated with themes of death, rebirth and reflection, and often referred to as the "Witches’ New Year".

Ancestors were honoured and invited home, whilst harmful spirits were warded off: people wore costumes and masks to disguise themselves as evil spirits and avoid harm.
As the sun is visibly waning in strength at this time of year, bonfires would be lit to provide light, warmth and symbolically support the sun on it's cyclical journey.

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, also occurs around this time. Diwali marks the Hindu New Year just as Samhain marks the Celtic New Year and there are common themes.

Diwali symbolisess the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. This theme is expressed by lighting lamps, representing the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness and dispels negativity. Fireworks are also a key part of Diwali celebrations, as the belief is that the deafening sounds drive away evil spirits.

So whether you are celebrating Halloween, Bonfire Night, Samhain or Diwali; I wish you light, love and laughter.

Om Shant, Sarah xx 🙏

28/10/2025

Ajna, also known as the third eye, is the sixth primary chakra located in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows. The term "Ajna" translates from Sanskrit to mean "command" or "perceive," reflecting its role as the seat of inner wisdom and higher knowledge.

The third eye helps us perceive with spiritual vision to see beyond the physical world. It enables us to see with insight and intuition, without the filter of our experiences, expectations, beliefs or values.

Just because something cannot be seen with one’s physical eyes does not mean it does not exist.

Our practice this week will focus on the head and especially the brow area. We will explore ways to deepen our practice by closing the eyes and using the Dristi to enhance focus and balance in postures.

Everything will be provided and taken care of, so just come as you are

☯️ Monday 12:30-1:30pm Yin & Yang

☯️ Friday 1:45 - 2:45pm Yang & Yin

Cemetery Approach Community Hall, Barry

Drop me a message or visit the website for further information and bookings

https://www.humatayoga.com/classes

Om Shanti, Sarah xx 🙏

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