Oxford Hatha Yoga

05/11/2025

Beautifully worded thankyou BWY!

Any yoga teachers or trainee teachers do join our Teachers Meet Up on Saturday 8/11 at 11am. £5 meditation circle, midday cuppa and chatter to 1pm. I’m hosting with Lara at Old School Hall, Cumnor

The biggest and brightest full moon this year arrives on Stress Awareness Day – Wednesday 5 November.

If you’re feeling stressed – take a moment to gaze up at the moon – absorb it’s gentle, calming energy - breathe, reflect and let go.

The moment it will be closest to the earth and therefore biggest is actually during UK daytime - 1.19pm. How can that be? Well, it’s syzygy - the exact moment when the Sun and Moon are aligned on opposite sides of the Earth.

The moon will still look full either on the night before or after ‘syzygy’.

04/11/2025

Wow artwork to lift a grey morning! Thank you Franco and Missing Bean Coffee Shops! Well worth stopping for barista tasty caffeine hit in Botley shops. Be warned it’s difficult to avoid the bakery goods.

Why avoid munching? It’s always best eat early so leave 2hours at least before yoga. Otherwise uncomfortable folding and moving, you’re destined to get tummy cramps! So come and join 9.30am Hatha yoga in Cumnor next week as a space has come available for your mat. Borrow mine if trying out?

02/11/2025

Need some ideas to ease over tight hips? Everyone has found the clam pose is a winner to oil those hip joints. The banana rise up legs and torso to create curve just raises lots of laughs as inevitably roll off your side! But hey yoga is meant to fun as well as doing seriously good stuff for bodies, minds and getting our breath and heart rate working.

Excuse the socks but the hall wasn't warmed up! Come and join the new block starting onwards from tomorrow 3 November. Find a class near you for a stronger better you this Autumn

Mixed Ability Weekly Hatha Yoga are all an hour an a half with mix of sequences, poses, full relaxation and into breath and stillness before stretches for the rest of your day or evening.
Monday 9.30am Cumnor Village Hall
Tuesday 9.30am Cumnor Old School
Tuesday 6.45pm St Anthony of Padua, Headington
Wednesday 6.45pm Deancourt, Botley
Friday 9.30am Old Headington Village Hall
& 11.10am Mindful Yoga “ “ “

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01/11/2025

morning for Badingstoke Teachers Meet Up today. Always interesting to try someones new version or another way of explaining as we shared some sequences. Trying out lots of modifications and adaptations tips, and so good with fellow teachers discussing ideas together, to solve our students or own niggles. The school room was surrounded with quotes and life skills, including the Samsara

I’m looking forward to next Saturday in Cumnor Oxford. Do join us, all teachers welcome to join us 11am - 1pm 8/11/25

Today was also chance for us BWY volunteers to spend some down time and have a fabulous Indian lunch together. Beautiful drive through autumn woodland colours extra bonus!

30/10/2025

Probably should be wearing a crinoline or some wafting dress as feels v historical in Autumn freshness of Queen’s lane

29/10/2025

Need simple stretches to start your day? My builder’s (and better half ) morning trio to ease out his back:-
Universal Twist
Apana
Upside Down Pigeon

Best not done in restictive jeans (saved your eyesight as done daily post shower in the buff! ). Nor when full after healthy hotel breakfast but impressed after great night at Stranglers gig!

Why not treat your spine and do trio yourself?
Morning Trio in detail:
Universal Twist~ lie on back, arms out wide and take knees to right and repeat left side. Turn head opposite to knees so twist all way along vertebrae
Apana ~ draw knees into chest as sigh to lengthen lumbar lifting tail feather if waistband allows!
Upside Down Pigeon ~ perfect for tight gluts and hamstrings or your butt and back thigh muscles.

A little often is best but even a few stretches when you can really keeps our bodies well oiled. I’d also add some slower breathing and take a moment of stillness to set up your day.

Yoga Classes restart on Monday and most welcome to try first class to see if suits before committing to term? Or drop in on Friday mornings in Old Headington.

28/10/2025

Oops maths error to my creative efforts! Adapting curtains to fit odd windows I loved the challenge of curvy stitching on sewing machine but got carried away so bit long… will hem once carpet is down. Long window pair are bang on size!

27/10/2025

Some lovely Firsts for me this morning!
1st 🥇time I’ve unlocked new door to our new build house
1st 🥇time running water in kitchen sink as plumbers been busy!
1st 🥇plunge coffee in amongst the builders screws, latches & unit building stuff

What’s you recent 1st 🥇?
Enjoy your half-term from yoga, I’m on cleaning and meeting delivery 🚚 folk duties! Be glad to be back in from next Monday teaching.

26/10/2025

This week we have used the visualisation of a beautiful iridescent bubble to release busy thoughts and anything we wish to let go of. Settle into comfy seat and let your breath slow and calm.
Why not try now Breathing through the nose: Inhale x 4 and Exhale x 6 counts.

Imagine the bubble catching all the colours of a rainbow in the sunlight floating just in front of you. Place whatever you are ready to let go of into the bubble. Gently breath out and let if float away. You could create a landscape as your bubble dances and drifts with a soft breeze and sunlight to the far horizon. Allow your bubble to pop, dissolving everything back to the universe.



thank you for wonderful photo by Christine Bird on Dreamstime