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Yoga isn't just pretzel shapes or a work out. Join me on a journey to find true holistic wellbeing!

05/01/2026

Shout out to my cheerleader sister zoe.ophelia
Lurking in the shadows, ready to hit that heart react ❤️🤣
Love the support sis, thank you from the bottom of my heart 🥲

31/12/2025

Happy New Year to you all when it comes!

Today my family and I will take a moment to look at our wall calendar for 2025 and reflect on our year before whipping out the 2026 calendar to discuss goals and plans.
Since I’m not a massive fan of over exertions in the dead of winter (no big fitness resolutions for me), I am easing my way back into classes in January.
9th January my Winchburgh classes will start and 10th January the Kirkliston classes will start. This will be it for the first term - resuming Shizen Studio classes in February.
Have you got plans today/tonight?

20/12/2025

So sorry everyone! My son and I have woken up with a lovely cold and my throat is burning.
I will not be able to teach this morning as I don’t think it’s fair to spread germs this close to Christmas and I don’t think my voice would be up to the task anyway.
Anybody who has paid will receive a refund.
Please get in touch

19/12/2025

Don’t start any new classes this January!

Why would I say that? I am a yoga teacher, surely I want you to come to my class?
But honestly, if you are bursting at the seams with must-do’s and to-do’s then I don’t think you will benefit from them.
Yoga is not a cure all and will certainly not cure a stressful lifestyle.
But if you can be really, truly, honest with yourself and make changes off the mat then it can be a brilliant catalyst for lasting change.

If this resonated with you and you want to create lasting change in your life, get in contact!

17/12/2025

💕I left a part of my heart in London💕

Reflecting on my son’s and my time in the big city, supporting my sister and her family.
We were there for four weeks, the longest consecutive time I have spent with my sister since we both lived in the family home and the longest I’ve ever spent in London.
I absolutely love the city, not just because my association with it has always been centred around my sister but also for its vibrancy and opportunity.
We got to do so many amazing things like outdoor learning with Outdoorium, the Charles Dickens Museum, Lightbox, various Christmas Markets and many park and cafe visits.
Sometimes the sheer amount of people could be overwhelming but mostly we embraced it, making friends wherever we went. It was so different to what I experience here in my wee Scottish village, both being wonderful but vastly different places.
I also realised that memories are not often manufactured in big ticket experiences but in the small everyday or the slow and connection based moments.
I left on Sunday with tears in my eyes; I have always found it hard to say goodbye after visiting my sister but this time was different. Not just because of their beautiful bundle of joy but maybe because I got a feeling of what it was like to live close to family again.
Her husband’s tongue in cheek campaign of getting me to move to London is going well!! 🤣
But I am well and truly back, with classes coming up this week, so if you fancy a bit of de stressing and gentle movement then get yourself booked in!
Bookwhen.com/pemmayoga

14/12/2025

Less than one week till our winter warmer event!
A special extended class with asana, breathing techniques, mantra, meditation and more
Treat yourself during what can be a very busy time of year, take a couple hours out of your schedule to come back to yourself.
Book here: bookwhen.com/pemmayoga

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!!

14/08/2025

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

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