Yoga with Rosanna

31/10/2025

Starting our Friday mornings by gently moving and stretching in candlelight as the day gradually gets lighter, definitely feels like the right way to start the day! Other mornings may be rushed and tense, begin immediately with jobs, screens and stress, or start with a low mood or anxiety that you just can't shift.
Friday morning yoga helps us to awaken our bodies carefully with movement and light, which brings positive energy into our physical being. Our mindfulness and relaxation practice sets a calmly productive tone for the day, with an uplifted mood. Our gently energising practice also helps maintain and increase flexibilty, strength, and mobility.

Moving from darkness into the daylight during yoga practice feels really magical, and releases all the endorphins you need for for your Friday and weekend! When the practice is finished, the sun has risen and our bodies are naturally awakened and feeling more ready and joyful for the day ahead.

Come and join everyone is welcome, Fridays 7am - 745am at Old Alresford hall.
Contact me for booking and info 🙏

19/10/2025

For the last 6 weeks in candlelit yoga on Tuesday evenings, we've been expanding our awareness to consider the benefits of yoga.

We focused on just a few of the MANY benefits yoga practice gives us, including flexibility, balance & posture, letting go of stress & tension, strength, and pain relief. When we spend time thinking about what we get from our yoga practice, it helps us to connect better with each experience, and with ourselves, and makes yoga feel even more meaningful.

In our final session in the series last week, we brought our awareness to a big yoga benefit - RELAXATION. Yoga helps us to slow down, calm our nervous system and relax. Relaxation, in balance with activity, is imperative for our health & well-being.

For many people, relaxation can be the most challenging part of yoga practice, because of the busy roller coaster of life that we're on. Yoga supports us physically & mentally to relax and find peace, and the more we practice, the easier it can become.

In our physical yoga we practiced restorative movements & postures with yin style yoga - where we found stillness in each comforting posture for around two minutes. When we hold postures for a little longer it gives our muscle fibers the opportunity to relax more deeply, relieving extra tightness & tension in our body, and consequently in our minds. Yin styles of yoga help us to find more inner peace due to the still nature of the practice, so it can be a great way to find a relaxing mindset.

In our mindful exercises we thought about ways of finding inner peace & rest. Our reading came from 'The Art of Rest' by Claudia Hammond.
"It's just as important to rest well as it is to sleep well. This book is a call to rest. We need to start valuing it, validating it. Rest is not a luxury it's a necessity. It's essential."
And the book goes on to explore all the ways in which we might rest, not necessarily just by lying down, we can also get restful feelings from walking, listening to music, being in nature, having a bath, or reading a book. We all find relaxation in different ways.
Come and explore yoga with me to support your relaxation practice.

19/09/2025

Move into autumn smoothly and come and practice a slow, gentle style of yoga and relaxation by candlelight with me at The Studio at Station Mill gym in Alresford (no gym membership is required for this class). Relive tension, stiffness, aches and pains, and improve your flexibility with mindful movement. Gently increase your strength and tone, and reduce feelings of stress and busyness. Practice rest and relaxation and feelings of peace and joy 🙏

Most of the time the answer is yoga! Come and enjoy. Everyone is welcome.

Tuesdays 7.30pm - 8.30pm.

£10 per session if you make a block booking or £13 per session to pay as you go.

Get in touch if you'd like to book a space 💛

18/09/2025

I have 45 years!

Yesterday I celebrated with a walk in the rain, gym, yoga, a lunch date, cake, family and friends.

I have a lot of gratitude for making it this far, and for everything I've learned. I appreciate all of the people I've met, and all of the people I'm yet to meet, and all of my experiences to this day.

I'm grateful for the life I've carved out, which has been massively influenced by my practice of the 8 limbs of yoga, and my instinctual decisions to live intentionally, compassionatley and healthily.

I'm excited for all of the experiences ahead of me!

Definitely not got it all figured out by any stretch and I don't expect any of us ever will, but that's one of the interesting things about life...

And the second and third pic, what great and thoughtful cards made by my children. Valuable birthday yoga advice for anyone. Big love for the people in my life 💛💛💛☀️

29/08/2025

As we begin to see the closing of our summer season, we move towards gradually shortened days where we can embrace darkness and enjoy candlelight.

The summer gives us so much abundance of nature, food, light, sun, joy and warmth, but also uses much of our energy, for more hours of the day. In autumn and winter we can slowly retreat and recharge our systems around shorter days, ready for another beautiful spring and summer next year.

Yoga by sun is truly uplifting. Yoga by candlelight is truly restorative. Like yang and yin we can enjoy both in balance and be the best version of ourselves.

My Tuesday evening slow yoga sessions by candlelight give people the opportunity to steady their pace to find a sense of equilibrium, leading to peace, joy and contentment. This practice gently reduces aches and pains, increases flexibility and softly strengthens, as well as helps calm our nervous system and discover a feeling of restoration and tranquility, through relaxation and mindfulness exercises.

Everyone is welcome. Tuesdays 730pm-830pm at Station Mill Alresford (no need to be a gym member to join). Get in touch for booking and more details.

25/08/2025

Move into autumn smoothly and come and practice a slow, gentle style of yoga and relaxation with me at The Studio at Station Mill gym in Alresford (no gym membership is required for this class). Relive tension, stiffness, aches and pains, and improve your flexibility with mindful movement. Gently increase your strength and tone, and reduce feelings of stress and busyness. Practice rest and relaxation for feelings of peace and joy 🙏

Most of the time the answer is yoga! Come and enjoy. Everyone is welcome.

Tuesdays 7.30pm - 8.30pm.

£10 per session if you make a block booking or £13 per session to pay as you go.

Get in touch if you'd like to book a space 💛

25/08/2025

3 more sessions of outdoor sunrise yoga coming up here by the river at Pinglestone Farm in September on Fridays at 7am (12th, 19th and 26th). Come and feel positively refreshed with gentle movement and relaxation in nature, and end your week and your summer in the best way possible ☀️🌳

Get in touch if you'd like to join, all welcome 🙏

09/08/2025

We continue to be able to practice yoga outside comfortably during these bright summer months. Anywhere outside will boost your practice, and by the beach or by water is especially nice. My Friday morning outdoor sunrise yoga class by the river at Pinglestone Farm is continuing throughout August, with a few dates also planned until the end of September. Let's make the most of the light and warmth!

Send me a note if you'd like to join ☀️

30/07/2025

Join us here in this lovely spot for outdoor yoga on Friday mornings throughout August (except 29th). Classes start at 7am by the river at Pinglestone Farm, Alresford (or in the big barn if there's rain). We practice gently energising movements, stretches, postures, breathing and relaxation. Our yoga sessions help ease tension, stiffness, aches and pains, and improve flexibility, health and comfort in our body and mind. Being outside surrounded by nature, and moving gently in a friendly group at this time of day is truly uplifting, and a great way to start your weekend! Come and see ☀️ £10 per class if you sign up to all 4 sessions in August (£40 total) or £13 per session if you prefer to attend on a casual drop in basis. Beginners and all levels are welcome. For more info and to book a place message me or get in touch by email - rosannagodfrey@outlook.com 🙏

24/07/2025

Do you want a way to feel more relaxed? You can now find a few of my recorded guided relaxation and meditation practices for free on Insight Timer. You can listen to them anywhere, anytime!

Rosanna is a passionate, experienced yoga and meditation teacher based in the Hampshire countryside in the UK. Rosanna is here to offer you calming guided meditations with love and authenticity, that you can do anywhere at anytime.

21/07/2025

CLASSES UPDATE:
Fridays: Outdoor sunrise yoga is back from Friday 1st August. We'll be meeting every Friday in August except 29th, at 7am at Pinglestone Farm down by thr river. Sessions will likely continue through September if enough people want to carry on ☀️ £13 per session to pay as you go, £10 per session if you sign up for the 4 week block (£40 total)

Tuesdays: Slow yoga & meditation sessions will return on Tuesday 9th September 7.30pm - 8.30pm at The Studio at Station Mill. £13 per session to pay as you go, £10 per session if you sign up for a 6 week block (£60 total).

Looking forward to seeing some of you soon!

Any questions or to book please get in touch.

Namaste x