Ayatana

Ayatana Yoga Studio

23/03/2026

🌷 S P R I N G E Q U I N O X 2 0 2 6 🌱

Our journey begins here. The beginning of a new cycle. The true start of the year 🩷

I love holding these seasonal events in Manuden Village Community Centre. This is my 2nd Spring Equinox event here & I'm so happy to say that there were 23 booked on, 21 in 2025 πŸ™πŸ»

πŸ‘ƒ We started with Nadi Shodhana pranayama (alternate nostril breath) to begin to calm the nervous system & purify the energy channels.

✨Using the first of our DoTerra oils, Wild Orange for manifestation, we wrote down our intentions for the year ahead.

πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ§˜πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ A physical practice followed, focused on initial grounding, awakening & heart opening. There were quite a few who had never practiced Yoga before, which I love!!

⚑️ This all leads to a short visualisation Yoga Nidra (voice led meditation) & the Sound Healing Gong Bath......magic....with use of our 2nd DoTerra oil, Lemon for clarity & purification.

πŸͺ Finishing with Whittard Instant Tea (Lychee & Rose & Turkish Apple) & Bliss Balls...Lemon & Coconut or Blueberry in cacao.

πŸ‹ Everyone left with a homemade gift. A rollerball with lemon oil, with dried rose & camomile petals, to use whenever you need a natural lift.

πŸ™πŸ»βœ¨ Thank you so so much to everyone who came last night, I'm so grateful ☺️ A mixture of repeat 'Gong Bathers', first timers with me & some 'sound virgins!'

& not forgetting my Timmy, .danbury , the backstage to my front of house. Quietly helping & sorting in the background while I get distracted & chat!! I genuinely couldn't do it without him πŸ₯°

πŸ‚β„οΈ The next events held here will be for the Autumn Equinox (Sunday 20th September) & the Winter Solstice (Sunday 20th December)

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🌷 Things to remember tonight!!! β€’ Dress comfortably for the Yoga practice & for the Sound Healing Gong Bath. Light layer...
22/03/2026

🌷 Things to remember tonight!!!

β€’ Dress comfortably for the Yoga practice & for the Sound Healing Gong Bath. Light layers are good

β€’ Mat, pillow, blanket & something to put over your eyes

β€’ A bottle of water

That's it!! I can't wait to see you all there πŸ™πŸ»βœ¨

We've finished a beautiful fortnight focusing on the earth, the roots from which everything grows & how that manifests &...
20/03/2026

We've finished a beautiful fortnight focusing on the earth, the roots from which everything grows & how that manifests & presents itself in our bodies, physically & energetically ✨

The Root chakra, or the Muladhara chakra as we call it in Yoga is the first & most important, as it forms the base from which all the other chakras will develop.

Our psychological & emotional home. Our journey begins here. We all start as tiny seeds ❀️

I often read out affirmations during a practice, generally at the start & the end. I ask my students to notice if any land & feel more personal to them & it's not unusual for them to take more shape at the end, after a physical practice of asana to get the energy/prana flowing ✨

Yoga isn't about it looks, it's how it feels ❀️

It's so much more than 'poses'!! If that's all I was doing, teaching & talking about, like an exercise class, I'd be so bored!

Luckily for me, it's so vast that I take comfort in the fact that I'll never know everything & will forever be a student πŸŽ“ How amazing is that?!

Do any land with you today??

❀

β–ͺ️Bala Parsva Bhuja Dandasana / Baby Grasshopper Poseβ–ͺ️I never used to like arm balances but in the past 9-12 months, I'...
12/03/2026

β–ͺ️Bala Parsva Bhuja Dandasana / Baby Grasshopper Poseβ–ͺ️

I never used to like arm balances but in the past 9-12 months, I've really started to enjoy them!!
Physically, it's strengthening the core, arms, shoulders while deeply opening the hips.

Mentally, I love the focus, the balance, the proprioception, your bodies ability to sense its location in space.

The one constant we can rely on is that things, life, always changes. How we move & adapt to those changes will determine our contentment 🀍

I'm now practising Grasshopper Pose / Parsva Bhuja Dandasana. Physically I'm not there yet but that's the magic of this 'practice', we're always learning, it's so vast!

It's the spirituality, philosophy & history of Yoga that really ignites me ✨ But at 44 this year & feeling liberated & strong, it feels good to have so much strength & control...as much as I can with my peri menopausal brain! πŸ₯΄πŸ€―😁

We've been working on this pose for a couple of weeks in my Tuesday evening 'Power' classes. Firstly coming up from the ground, now lowering into it. It's always so interesting to see what suits different bodies, different people.

Come along!! I have such a lovely community who all cheer each other on & have a laugh when we fall!

11 days.....🌱 The true start of the year!🌷 'Proof that endings are really just the beginning,The wheels of nature endles...
11/03/2026

11 days.....

🌱 The true start of the year!🌷

'Proof that endings are really just the beginning,

The wheels of nature endlessly spinning'

🌱 The struggle of Winter is natures way of strengthening, let's celebrate the turn of the wheel together at the beautiful Manuden Village Community Hall, where I have held 5 seasonal events already & have booked this years (excluding Summer Solstice as that will be my weekend Retreat offering this year)

✨ You may know that I hold fortnightly Sound Healing events in my studio in Stansted Mountfitchet. These slightly longer offerings allow us to dive deeper into other Yoga based practices that I am passionate about, like a mini retreat!!

πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ I will take you through a physical practice of Yoga, themed around the season of new beginnings & rebirth. ALL ABILITIES WELCOME! I have years of teaching history in different programs, I can help accommodate a multitude of ailments & my leading intention is always for you to leave feeling accomplished & nourished.

✨ You're then 'bathed in sound', an out of body experience in itself. Sound Energy healing is a complimentary approach with roots in ancient & traditional medicine. Evidence shows that different types of energy healing can help with pain, mild anxiety, mild depression & overall well-being...resetting the nervous system to its parasympathetic (rest & digest) state.

🌷 Spring rituals, seasonal snacks & refreshments plus a leaving gift to take home with you as a Thank you from me πŸ™πŸ»

πŸ”— link in bio (in Bookwhen, go to Sunday 22nd March) & below ⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/ndanbury/e/ev-sp2uw-20260322170000

Good news, I've been able to extend the booking date for this popular event, my 6th at Manuden Village Community Centre ...
10/03/2026

Good news, I've been able to extend the booking date for this popular event, my 6th at Manuden Village Community Centre πŸ’œ

Only 12 days to go....🌷🌿🌼

https://bookwhen.com/ndanbury/e/ev-sp2uw-20260322170000

40 days.....

🌱 The true start of the year 🌷

'Proof that endings are really just the beginning,

The wheels of nature endlessly spinning'

🌱 The struggle of Winter is natures way of strengthening, let's celebrate the turn of the wheel together at the beautiful Manuden Village Community Hall, where I have held 5 seasonal events already & have booked this years (excluding Summer Solstice as that will be my weekend Retreat offering this year)

✨ You may know that I hold fortnightly Sound Healing events in my studio in Stansted Mountfitchet. These slightly longer offerings allow us to dive deeper into other Yoga based practices that I am passionate about, like a mini retreat!!

πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ I will take you through a physical practice of Yoga, themed around the season of new beginnings & rebirth. ALL ABILITIES WELCOME! I have years of teaching history in different programs, I can help accommodate a multitude of ailments & my leading intention is always for you to leave feeling accomplished & nourished.

✨ You're then 'bathed in sound', an out of body experience in itself. Sound Energy healing is a complimentary approach with roots in ancient & traditional medicine. Evidence shows that different types of energy healing can help with pain, mild anxiety, mild depression & overall well-being...resetting the nervous system to its parasympathetic (rest & digest) state.

🌷 Spring rituals, seasonal snacks & refreshments plus a leaving gift to take home with you as a Thank you from me πŸ™πŸ»

πŸ”— link in bio (in Bookwhen, go to Sunday 22nd March) & below ⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/ndanbury/e/ev-sp2uw-20260322170000

πŸŒ• 𝔽𝕦𝕝𝕝 π•„π• π• π•Ÿ π•€π•Ÿ π•π•šπ•£π•˜π•  β™οΈπŸŒŽ Not only a Full Moon, but a total Lunar Eclipse!!Not seen in the UK unfortunately πŸ™ Yet the eff...
03/03/2026

πŸŒ• 𝔽𝕦𝕝𝕝 π•„π• π• π•Ÿ π•€π•Ÿ π•π•šπ•£π•˜π•  β™οΈπŸŒŽ

Not only a Full Moon, but a total Lunar Eclipse!!

Not seen in the UK unfortunately πŸ™ Yet the effects are still just as powerful ⚑️

♍️ This 'action plan' Moon in the earthy sign of Virgo comes along just a few weeks before the 'Spring Equinox' - the true start of the year. Helping us to move forward with grounded dreams, from a solid & grounded place πŸ’š

πŸ–ŠοΈ I suggest journal prompts during my Sound Baths to follow up with when my attendees go home....relaxed, reset & with an open heart.

β€’ One of them was to be practical about what you can change. Virgo has no time for self pity. Try asking 'what could I do right now to change this situation?' Using the energy of this extremely grounded Earth sign to sort through your life with order.

Thank you so much as always for letting me hold space for you. Living the reality of what I know I'm meant to be doing has helped me become the most regulated version of myself 🀍
β€’ Yoga
β€’ Sound
β€’ Meditation

Come along & see for yourself ✨

πŸŒ•β™οΈπŸŒŽ

Last few days to book on for this event!! Unfortunately I have not hit minimum numbers & will have to make a call this S...
26/02/2026

Last few days to book on for this event!!

Unfortunately I have not hit minimum numbers & will have to make a call this Sunday 1st March. I think I wintered a little too hard & didn't advertise enough! 😬

I love holding these seasonal events & the previous 6 have been so well attended. They get better each time but the price has stayed the same.

I hope to see you there πŸ™πŸ»

https://bookwhen.com/ndanbury/e/ev-sp2uw-20260322170000

40 days.....

🌱 The true start of the year 🌷

'Proof that endings are really just the beginning,

The wheels of nature endlessly spinning'

🌱 The struggle of Winter is natures way of strengthening, let's celebrate the turn of the wheel together at the beautiful Manuden Village Community Hall, where I have held 5 seasonal events already & have booked this years (excluding Summer Solstice as that will be my weekend Retreat offering this year)

✨ You may know that I hold fortnightly Sound Healing events in my studio in Stansted Mountfitchet. These slightly longer offerings allow us to dive deeper into other Yoga based practices that I am passionate about, like a mini retreat!!

πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ I will take you through a physical practice of Yoga, themed around the season of new beginnings & rebirth. ALL ABILITIES WELCOME! I have years of teaching history in different programs, I can help accommodate a multitude of ailments & my leading intention is always for you to leave feeling accomplished & nourished.

✨ You're then 'bathed in sound', an out of body experience in itself. Sound Energy healing is a complimentary approach with roots in ancient & traditional medicine. Evidence shows that different types of energy healing can help with pain, mild anxiety, mild depression & overall well-being...resetting the nervous system to its parasympathetic (rest & digest) state.

🌷 Spring rituals, seasonal snacks & refreshments plus a leaving gift to take home with you as a Thank you from me πŸ™πŸ»

πŸ”— link in bio (in Bookwhen, go to Sunday 22nd March) & below ⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/ndanbury/e/ev-sp2uw-20260322170000

40 days.....🌱 The true start of the year 🌷 'Proof that endings are really just the beginning,The wheels of nature endles...
10/02/2026

40 days.....

🌱 The true start of the year 🌷

'Proof that endings are really just the beginning,

The wheels of nature endlessly spinning'

🌱 The struggle of Winter is natures way of strengthening, let's celebrate the turn of the wheel together at the beautiful Manuden Village Community Hall, where I have held 5 seasonal events already & have booked this years (excluding Summer Solstice as that will be my weekend Retreat offering this year)

✨ You may know that I hold fortnightly Sound Healing events in my studio in Stansted Mountfitchet. These slightly longer offerings allow us to dive deeper into other Yoga based practices that I am passionate about, like a mini retreat!!

πŸ§˜πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ I will take you through a physical practice of Yoga, themed around the season of new beginnings & rebirth. ALL ABILITIES WELCOME! I have years of teaching history in different programs, I can help accommodate a multitude of ailments & my leading intention is always for you to leave feeling accomplished & nourished.

✨ You're then 'bathed in sound', an out of body experience in itself. Sound Energy healing is a complimentary approach with roots in ancient & traditional medicine. Evidence shows that different types of energy healing can help with pain, mild anxiety, mild depression & overall well-being...resetting the nervous system to its parasympathetic (rest & digest) state.

🌷 Spring rituals, seasonal snacks & refreshments plus a leaving gift to take home with you as a Thank you from me πŸ™πŸ»

πŸ”— link in bio (in Bookwhen, go to Sunday 22nd March) & below ⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/ndanbury/e/ev-sp2uw-20260322170000

'Unapologetically Authentic' The themes of the most recent Full Moon in Leo & the Year of the Fire Horse!!! Why be anyth...
05/02/2026

'Unapologetically Authentic'

The themes of the most recent Full Moon in Leo & the Year of the Fire Horse!!!

Why be anything other yourself?

I'm not for everyone. Not everyone is for me & that's fine! It's life in its rawest form ❀️

I only want to be around & attract those who align with me & I with them ✨

This is an short poem from Alex Aubrey's 'Searching for Myself', a lovely read & one of many that 'get you thinking', which I love!!

Enjoy your Thursday! I'm loving the light creeping back in, the quiet, slow stirring in the lead up to the Spring Equinox 🌱

&attract

04/02/2026

''This is where it begins.....''

Space set. Body warmed. Mind open ✨

I'd love to be able to say 'Look who's learnt how to edit videos!!!!'.....sadly it's not me. It was done in a blink by my generous, incredible friend of

Always so grateful to have friends who support me πŸ™πŸ»β€οΈ Filmed & edited this then attended one of my classes last night, he's an absolute gem πŸ’Ž

πŸ”— Link in bio to all classes, Sound Healing Gong Baths & events 🀍

πŸŒ• FULL MOON IN LEO β™ŒοΈ π˜‰π˜¦ π˜‰π˜³π˜’π˜·π˜¦. π˜‰π˜¦ π˜‰π˜°π˜­π˜₯. π˜‰π˜¦ 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘒𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘢𝘴! 🦁 πŸ«€ Ruled by the heart, this Moon asks us to lead from a place o...
01/02/2026

πŸŒ• FULL MOON IN LEO β™ŒοΈ

π˜‰π˜¦ π˜‰π˜³π˜’π˜·π˜¦. π˜‰π˜¦ π˜‰π˜°π˜­π˜₯. π˜‰π˜¦ 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘒𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘢𝘴! 🦁

πŸ«€ Ruled by the heart, this Moon asks us to lead from a place of courage & honesty.

Unapologetically authentic. Standing tall in your own light.

'Tonight's Full Moon in Leo illuminates the heart. Not to perform, but to remember who you are when you stop holding back' ❀️‍πŸ”₯

As always, I am always so grateful & lucky to lead these events each fortnight in my beautiful little sanctuary! 6 beautiful souls.....3 who have been before, 3 'sound virgins'

πŸ“£ Next event is Sunday 1st March - 2 spaces left ✨

πŸ”— Link to Sound Gong Baths, Events & Yoga classes in bio

β™ŒοΈπŸ¦

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