Pemma Does Yoga

04/12/2025

What to expect at my winter warmer special class on the 20th December 0900-1100 at The Thomas Chalmers Centre, Kirkliston…
*Grounding and check in
*Pranayama (using the breath)
*Warm up
*Move the body with an asana sequence
*More Pranayama
*Mantra - using silent or uttered words/noises to anchor meditation
*Guided meditation in Shavasana (lying down or any comfortable position)
*Sound bath
*Tea and social

Book via bookwhen.com/pemmayoga
or contact me pemmadoesyoga@outlook.com

25/11/2025

*Special Extended Class*

I’m looking forward to spending two hours with some of you in December where we can get a bit more in depth yoga than our usual one hour slot.
The pace will be gentle as it will not all be asana! It will be interspersed with the other aspects of yoga and finished with some lovely warming tea. For all levels.
Bring layers, all the props you like, a notepad and pen and an open heart.
Bookwhen.com/pemmayoga

19/11/2025

Enjoying our time in the big city!
Reminder that classes are paused till 19th December as we have taken up temporary residence in London, 10 minutes away from my little sister and her new family 💚🎄🐣

13/11/2025

Life is amazing.
And then it's awful.
And then it's amazing again.
And in between the amazing and awful,
It's ordinary and mundane and routine.
Breathe in the amazing,
Hold on through the awful,
And relax and exhale during the ordinary.
That's just living, heartbreaking,
Soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life.
And it's breathtakingly beautiful.
~ LR Knost

08/11/2025

How can you take Yoga off the mat and into your life?

So it’s all very well and good to turn up to nice a week (or less, or more) and unroll your mat for a good yoga session with your favourite teacher (me?!? 😘) but perhaps you yearn for more, perhaps you recognise that this practice can be for you what it was originally - a way of life!
You don’t need to do an hour of asana a day to make yoga a lifestyle, there are many meaningful ways one can be a yogi.
So what are they?

Breath awareness - taking time in your day to recognise your breath and what it is doing for you in that moment. Is it serving you right now? What parts of your body are moving with it? Remembering to bring your attention to your breath for even a couple seconds multiple times a day is incredibly beneficial for over all mental health and nodding to that yogic feeling.

Loving kindness and compassion - towards yourself and others. One feeds the other; if you struggle to empathise with others then it can be difficult to do the same for yourself. This is linked with non-judgment - if you judge yourself harshly maybe you judge others harshly too. Think about small ways you can be kind to yourself - like not beating yourself up when you make a mistake!

Mindfulness- a simple thing to do next time you wash the dishes is to think to yourself - I am washing the dishes. This is level one mindfulness! Next time you walk somewhere, focus your attention on your legs or feet as they carry you to your destination. No labelling or judging, we witness life unfolding.
Eventually we take the blinkers off and widen our peripheral vision to be mindful, aware and connected to everything around us and everything inside of us.

Yogic outlook
In daily life, when we come up against difficulty, we can aim to use a yogic outlook. By bringing the self awareness, peace and patience we use on the mat into the difficult areas of our lives we can further solidify our practice. We can view all situations as practice, rising to the occasion and doing our best to respond, rather than react. This is a long game and no one gets it right 100% of the time though!!

31/10/2025

Our monthly restorative session will be held at Winchburgh Community Centre instead of Kirkliston, tomorrow 0900-1000
Bring your pillows and blankets and sink into some you time with soundbath, meditation and more.
Book: bookwhen.com/pemmayoga

16/10/2025

Unfortunately I have had to cancel tonight’s class - sorry for the inconvenience caused!!

15/10/2025

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23/09/2025

Exciting news! My husband at Edinburgh Karate Shizen, his wonderful colleague and our very good friend Alison and I are opening a Karate and Yoga studio and we are having an open door hour this Sunday the 28th September at 4pm. Soft drinks and nibbles provided, thank yous at 445pm.
Come along, have a look see at the space and find out what we will have on here.

New Studio nearly complete!

If any of our friends would like to join us this Sunday at 4pm to have a look and raise a glass for the opening of our new space then we would love you to join us. Drinks and nibbles will be provided and we'll say a few thank yous at about 4:45pm.
Would be great to see you if you can make it. 🙏

Unit 7, 2 Harvest Road, Newbridge, Edinburgh, EH28 8AN
Sunday 28th September - 4pm

14/08/2025

Reminder that there are no classes on tomorrow (Friday 15th August).
Back to normal for Saturday class.
Thank you!