Yoga at the Barn, Bourn

02/08/2024

This page will be closing down by the end of August.

Go find your favourite YATB teachers!!!
Ashley: www.ashleyyoga.co.uk
Emma: https://www.girlonarock.com/
Mel: https://mels-moves.co.uk/

Yoga with Ashley Girl On A Rock Mel’s Pilates and Yoga

31/07/2024

Hop on over to Ashley's NEW page - classes, workshops, courses and details of new video classes can ALL BE FOUND THERE.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563153863321

Friendly, community-spirited, approachable and accessible yoga and movement classes online and in person around South Cambridgeshire.

27/06/2024

As I close the door of the studio for the last time, I want to take a moment to try and let you know how grateful I am for your continued practice at the YATB.

It is impossible to put into words how much the last 9 years of shared practice, community and simply coming together in this space has meant to me. It has been one of the great joys of my life to teach at YATB; to create a space that holds so many different possibilities of being and moving.

It means a lot to me that folks from all different walks of life, bodies, experiences etc. have felt welcomed in coming to practice at the YATB studio. I have loved the simplicity of our space together, the ease of coming together and the ways in which everyone has added to our community. One of the most common bits of feedback we receive is just how welcoming the space has been.

More than anything I hope you continue to stay curious about movement and what is happening in your body-landscape. Give yourself grace and patience to arrive in practice just as you are. And never forget to give yourself the space to take a pause (be it a moment to check-in, to notice your breath, to look around you or even just feel the ground beneath your feet).

I will miss our time at YATB but look forward to how this practice together will evolve.

For now, I will leave you with a little Mary Oliver.

09/05/2024

SLEEP DEBT:: Do you find yourself tired, often? Is there a point in your day when you start to flag?

Well we're here to let you know this is a very common issue in our culture, but that doesn't mean it's ok. Sleep debt can lead to all sorts of 'stuff' from foggy brain to hypertension. As a culture we prioritise busy-ness over restfulness, grinding through, rather than settling in, rushing and pushing, rather than taking our time and relaxing.

Adding a bit of rest into your life might support immunity and recovery from injury, your mental health, lower risk of heart disease/hypertension AND for those who strive on doing more - rest may increase productivity and athletic performances.

Can you imagine going through your days, not feeling the fog of tiredness? Yet so many of us find it hard to allow ourselves to rest, relax or even to simply sit still.

Scheduling into your regular activities practices that feel 'restful,' can be hugely supportive. If you are scheduling a run, are you also scheduling purposeful time in rest? If you are adding a HITT workout to your diary, are you also adding restorative sessions? WE NEED BOTH.

Yoga at the Barn is here to help you become a regular practitioner of 'active resting,' taking time to notice your body doing less. WE KNOW for many of you that sounds like 'wasted time' trust us IT IS NOT. Yoga helps us to slow down, allow our bodies to rest and get comfortable with being in stillness.

Check out our weekly schedule and upcoming workshops Breath and Rest Yoga Summer Solstice and give yourself permission to REST!

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07/05/2024

COMING UP THIS WEEK AT YATB:: Catch a class (or two!) with us this week either in person or online.

Here's our schedule:

✨TUESDAY
7.30pm Beginners Yoga, in person and online drop in available, with Ashley
✨WEDNESDAY
7.15pm Open Yoga, online and in person, with Ashley
✨THURSDAY
9.30am Pilates, in person only, with Mel
6pm Rest Yoga, in person only, with Emma
✨FRIDAY
10.15am Yoga Gently, online and in person, with Ashley

Use the link in our bio to book. We hope to see you at the barn soon!

25/04/2024

Pilates with Mel is back in May!

After a little break at the start of the year we are thrilled to welcome Mel back into the YATB studio with her brilliant Pilates class.

Pilates is a strengthening practice with an emphasis on building core strength along with a deeper mind-body connection. Developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920's, he believed that physical and mental health were closely connected. The practice can help increase muscle tone, strength, flexibility and can improve posture and balance, and is great for anyone who wants to work the whole body.

Suitable for everyone from complete beginners to intermediate and modifications and progressions are offered in each class depending on your level.

Join Mel () in person every Thursday at 9.30am. Book using the link in our bio.

24/04/2024

Hi YATB’ers, Ashley here and it is with ALL of the feelings that we are announcing the closure of Yoga at the Barn in Bourn at the end of June.

This closing is an evolution, not an ending . . . after 9 years at YATB my own life is now at a phase where I’m looking to spend more time with my family (both very close – across the street and very far away – over an ocean). The studio is in great shape, so we are truly ending on a high note. Classes are currently very well attended, with new students joining all the time. This makes it hard to shift away. But as I always say transitions are the hardest bit (in movement and in life).

Since the very first class of 6 students in April 2015 until now, I have loved every minute teaching in this space and meeting such lovely people. We have built a community that is warm and welcoming – I feel it is a community where people can be themselves and move in ways that suit their bodies and that is definitely something I am hugely proud of.

Thank you for making Yoga at the Barn such a wonderful and unique place to move and to teach, for being open and accepting, and for laughing at and with me! I always, always say it has nothing to do with me – this space of ours – it has everything to do with the students who come, connect and are so willing to share and learn. So THANK YOU!

There have been such lovely teachers joining us at the YATB studio over the years. They have brought new styles, new energy and have had such a collaborative spirit. A huge thanks to those teachers from the past and especially those at present who have made YATB what it is today.

The studio is open until the end of June and classes continue to run as they are. Emma, Mel and I would love to see you – so DEFINITELY keep up your practice! Also during these next few months you will be hearing from your teachers about their next steps, how to connect with them and continue practicing yoga & movement together.

22/04/2024

In need of a little something more than your usual yoga class? Well look no further!

We have some lovely workshops coming up at YATB that we'd love to see you at! Keep reading to learn more and don't forget places are limited so book your spot asap using the link in our bio.

🕯 Restore By Candlelight, 7pm 26th April with Ashley (THIS FRIDAY!)
Need to take some time out and just stop? We have just the thing! This month's 90 minute Restore by Candlelight with Ashley will be Restorative Yoga based. Think restful, supported, floor based poses to help you unwind, find calm and rest. This is your time.

🧘‍♀️ Breath- An exploration of Breath and Prana in our yoga practice, with Emma
Emma invites you to join her for a 3 hour exploration of the breath (prana) and breathing in our Yoga practices. In terms of our asana / movement practice, restorative yoga and our yoga nidra practice. A morning to dive a little deeper into some of the elements Emma brings into her regular practices.

☀️ Reset Yoga Summer Solstice Event With Gong Bath
Join Emma and Adele to celebrate the longest day of the year. This is a beautifully curated 2 hour practice of movement, yoga nidra and gong bath. The perfect way to celebrate the solstice!

20/03/2024

SPRING EQUINOX:: Today marks the Spring equinox, when day and night are roughly the same length of time. Tomorrow, here in the Northern Hemisphere, we begin to tilt towards the sun as our daytime gets a little longer each day.

Meteorically, today marks the start of Spring and a new season. Spiritually, today marks rebirth and a new start.

Us humans have for a long time used the 31st December as time to set goals, ambitions and 'kick start' the new year. But we are still very much in winter. It's dark and cold, and instinctually we want to hibernate, turn inward, rest and reserve our energy.

When we look at nature, it's Spring when new beginnings start. As the weather warms and the days become lighter, nature re-emerges to start again. And we too tend to feel more energised, more willing to be active and often are in a better place to thrive.

So if you've found the start of the year sluggish, perhaps you haven't been able to flourish as you had hoped, this is another opportunity to start again if you wish. To harness the Spring energy to bloom and grow.

Something you may want to ask yourself today: What seeds do I want to plant and nurture over the rest of the year? What am I feeling inspired by or drawn towards that I want to use this new Spring energy to work towards?

This of course comes with a caveat though....if you're not feeling it, perhaps the start of the year has been difficult, tiring or overwhelming, you can simply allow yourself to rest. There are no expectations, pressures or 'need to do' except to meet yourself where you are and honour what's going on for you right now.

Happy Spring Equinox 🌱🌸 🌷

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Image Description: We are standing underneath a huge magnolia tree looking up into the branches which are full of pink magnolia blossoms.

19/03/2024

Who's doing yoga this week? 🙋

Here is what's coming up at this week:

✨WEDNESDAY
7.15pm Open Yoga, online and in person, with Ashley
✨THURSDAY
6pm Rest Yoga, in person, with Emma
✨FRIDAY
10.15am Yoga Gently, online and in person, with Ashley

Use the link in our bio to book your class!

15/03/2024

CHOICE:: How do you want to end the week?

We always have a choice. We can choose to listen and honour whatever it is going on for us right now. To follow our intuition.

So maybe you are ending the week feeling tired, overwhelmed and burnt out. Or perhaps you're feeling energised, motivated and productive.

However you are feeling, how will you show up for yourself right now?

Do you feel the need to end the week gently? Perhaps accepting that somethings won't get done and start winding down for the weekend a little earlier? What is the best way to spend the weekend for you? Maybe some early nights and restful days, or gentle movement and fresh air?

Do you want to go into the weekend knowing you have got as much done as possible? Maybe you want to utilise this energy, put your head down and get ahead for the coming week. Perhaps there are some tasks you want to get done now so that by this evening you know you have it all in hand. And this weekend, how might you enjoy this energy you are experiencing?

The point here is that the more we can honour where we are, giving ourselves rest when we need or harnessing energy when we have it, the more we can support our true needs. Know there is no right way to be, just where you are now ❤️

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14/03/2024

Our 6 week Beginners Yoga course is back in April with Ashley! ()

If you are new to yoga this is the perfect place to start. Our beginners course will give you a solid foundation of the poses, how we move through our practice and importantly how you can practice safely for your body. The course is a great platform from which you will be able to confidently and safely continue developing your practice.

Our last beginners course sold out in record time so if you want to join don't hang around! Available both in person and online, we start on the 16th April.

Book your place now using the link in our bio ✨

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Image Description: A class is taking place in our lovely studio. The students are facing away from the camera towards the instructor and are in high lunge, some with their back knee on the mat, with arms raised.