Charlotte Douglas Yoga

11/11/2025

Humming

This has to be the simplest way to effect actual changes in your body.

Yes you can hum, seated upright on your yoga mat

BUT

You can also hum in the shower, on a walk, in the car. You can hum your favourite tune while cooking, gardening or making something.

Get my point?

Increase the NO & support the health of your body. Vital this time of the year when bugs & lurgies are flying around non stop.

What you got to lose?

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11/11/2025

I invite you to join me in a brief moment of breath & presence.

“When you know you are the ocean, the waves feel less disturbing”.

Please do like, comment or tag a friend if inclined so to do 🙏❤️🤗

10/11/2025

I can always find many reasons why ‘not’ to speak to the camera, put me in front of a class & I feel confident & lucid, but a camera 🫣 And my hair needs a wash……🤣 but anyway today was the start of making myself a bit uncomfortable in a bid to put myself out there on social media in different ways.

I’ve got classes throughout the week & I’d really love to invite you to join me in mindful presence & connection.

So do join me & this growing community of somatic movers & explorers.

Tuesday 9:30am - Online
Tuesday 6pm - Canoe Club
Wednesday 9:30am -
Thursday 9:30am - Sun Room, Rise

Hope to see you there

🙏🙏🙏

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10/11/2025

BREATH & PRESENCE
Week 2 · Pranamayakosha

This week we continue our journey through the five layers of being, the koshas, exploring the second layer, pranamayakosha, the vital energy body.

Inquiries we will work with are:
What does your breath feel like right now - fast, slow, shallow, deep?
Can you notice the natural rhythm of your inhale & exhale without trying to change it?
Where in your body do you feel your breath most vividly?

Through breath & movement, we’ll explore how prana moves through the body - how it nourishes, restores, & connects us to life itself.

Come as you are.

No need to fix or perform. Just breathe, feel, & be present.

🕯️ Join me this week in class as we tune into the subtle intelligence of the breath - the quiet current beneath all movement.

07/11/2025

Seriously folks,

the very idea that an advanced practice is anything other than an honest one, is just someone trying to make you feel less than.
Ignore it.

Ignore that voice in your head that tells you your practice isn’t enough.

It is enough.

It always was, and it always will be.

This is your practice.

Don’t let anyone take that away from you.

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04/11/2025

Child’s Pose - how do you do yours?

Have you ever noticed how the position of your knees changes what’s happening in your spine?

It might not look like it (my spine isn’t especially flexy), but when my knees are apart, my spine is actually in extension. Knees together, it’s in flexion.

So if you’re using Child’s Pose as a counterpose to a backbend, it’s worth exploring your setup. What do you want the pose to offer - rest, release, integration, or balance?

Try it both ways and feel the difference.

And maybe let me know your thoughts.

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04/11/2025

Honoured to be facilitating Frome Womens Circle gathering in November and would love to invite you to join me.

I will be offering a creative, reflective collage practice called “Tending the Inner Hearth.” We’ll make personal vision boards to guide us through the darker months, slowing down, listening inward, and connecting with what we wish to nurture over winter.

Everyone is welcome.

Thu 13th Nov 2025, 7pm – 9pm GMT (UTC +00:00)

03/11/2025

November: Turning Inwards with the Koshas

This month, we slow down & turn inward, exploring the layers of our being through the koshas: body, breath, heart, mind, & inner wisdom.

✨ Body Awareness: What sensations are present right now? Warmth, tension, lightness, heaviness?

✨ Breath & Presence: How does your breath move - fast, slow, shallow, deep? Can you notice its natural rhythm?

✨ Heart & Emotion: What emotions are alive in your body today? Can you feel the subtle rhythm of your heartbeat?

✨ Mind-Body Connection: What thoughts or stories arise as you pause? How does your body respond when you truly listen?

✨ Inner Wisdom: What does your body need today? Where could you allow yourself a small pause to notice its signals?

This November, let’s practice listening, sensing, & simply being.

I invite you to join me ❤️

03/11/2025

As the days shorten, November invites us to slow down and turn inward. This month, I’m focusing on interoception, tuning in to the subtle signals of the body: breath, heartbeat, and inner rhythms that often go unnoticed.

Even a few quiet moments can help you:
* Feel grounded
* Connect mind and body
* Listen to the wisdom within

I’d love to invite you to take a pause with me in class this month, a gentle space to slow down, sense, and reconnect with yourself.

Schedule
Tuesday 9.30am - Online
Tuesday 6pm - Canoe Club
Wednesday 9.30am - Thoulstone Park
Thursday 9.30am - Sun Room, Rise, Frome

You can book in by messaging me or going direct to www.charlottedouglasyoga.com/class-schedule

29/10/2025

This is what 15 years of experience looks like:

- The ability to create a space where you feel safe, supported, and seen.

- The skill to notice subtle patterns in your body and breath, and to sense what your nervous system truly needs.

- The confidence to guide you with care, tailoring practices to your unique body and mind.

- The presence to help you reconnect with yourself, fostering trust, awareness, and agency.

- The wisdom to integrate knowledge, experience, and intuition so your practice can unfold naturally and effectively.

That is what 15 years of experience looks like.