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She deeply believes in Yoga and Ayurveda's transformative potential to instill equilibrium and well-being across every facet of life.
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Yoga Weston-Super-Mare Sayeeda Alam | Sada Yoga

Yoga Teacher & Ayurvedic Lifestyle Advisor

Sayeeda embodies dedication as a yoga student, teacher, and Ayurvedic lifestyle advisor and her passion lies in supporting holistic well-being and spiritual balance. Having navigated cycles of addictive behaviour, depression, anxiety, and chronic illness for much of her life, discovering Yoga & Ayurveda became the foundation of her ability to find inner peace & physical healing. Motivated by her personal transformation journey, she embarked on the path of becoming a yoga teacher & Ayurvedic lifestyle advisor, driven by a deep desire to guide others on their own unique paths toward personal and spiritual growth. Her teaching style seamlessly blends ancient yogic wisdom with contemporary insights, guiding students to explore their bodies and minds through posture, pranayama, philosophy, and meditation. Sayeeda embraces the dynamic nature of each student's journey and recognises that their needs evolve, so she offers a diverse range of yoga styles to cater to this fluidity. Understanding that each practitioner seeks something unique on the mat, she aims to create a space where individuals can explore and find resonance in various practices. As an Ayurvedic lifestyle advisor, Sayeeda uses the wisdom of this ancient healing system to offer individually tailored guidance to enhance well-being and foster vitality. She works closely with individuals to assess their unique constitution and imbalances and offers practical guidance on daily routines, nutrition, stress management, and how to use herbs & spices to help restore harmony and balance in both body and mind. Qualifications

200-Hour Hatha Yoga

30-Hour Yoga Nidra

60-Hour Mastering The Addictive Personality

99-Hour Applying Ayurveda - Ayurvedic Lifestyle Advisor

09/03/2026

Pratyahara is one of the most overlooked aspects of yoga practice.

In a world that constantly pulls our attention outward - notifications, noise, information, stimulation - the ability to turn inward becomes incredibly valuable.

In the yogic tradition, this is known as Pratyahara, the fifth limb of yoga. It’s often translated as sense withdrawal, but in practice it’s less about shutting the world out and more about developing choice over what we allow our attention to rest on.

Without this skill, the mind is easily pulled in every direction.

With it, we begin to develop discernment - noticing what nourishes us, what drains us, and what truly supports our wellbeing.

This is why moments of stillness, closing the eyes, noticing the breath, or simply observing what is present in the body are such an important part of yoga practice.

They aren’t just pauses in the class.

They are the practice.

Every class I teach includes elements of Pratyahara, creating space to turn inward and reconnect with yourself.

If you’d like to explore this in practice, you’re always welcome to join me.
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03/03/2026

Most wellness marketing focuses on solving a problem.

But what if the deeper work is prevention?

What if practice is more about building internal literacy, so when life shifts, your nervous system isn’t starting from zero?

Don’t wait for a crisis to learn limits.
Learn them now.

26/02/2026

This is me doing nothing...

And it counts.

25/02/2026

3 poses for low-energy days

Yoga doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective.

And when energy is low, that’s not a compromise, it’s an opportunity to listen to your bodies wisdom.

Āsana and string physical practice has many benefits for the body’s systems, of course.

But we can also use poses in a simpler way, not to do more,
but to rest, settle the mind, and reconnect to what’s underneath the effort.

These three are often more than enough:

• Legs up the wall — to rest the body and gently restore energy
• Child’s pose — to feel supported and grounded
• Savasana — to fully rest, integrate, and allow the body to rebalance itself

Less effort.

More rest.

More listening.

Save this for the days when you don’t have much to give - and that’s okay 💜

23/02/2026

I stopped trying to keep up with “normal” yoga.

Not because I don’t value discipline.
Not because I stopped caring about practice.
But because the version of yoga I was trying to keep up with wasn’t built for my nervous system or my body.

For a long time, I thought consistency meant doing the same thing every day, no matter what.

When my capacity didn’t match that, I assumed I was failing.

What I see now is this:

Yoga didn’t need me to push harder.
It needed me to adapt.

So my practice got shorter.
Quieter.
Less visible.

Some days it’s ten minutes on the floor.
Some days it’s breath, or rest, or choosing not to override exhaustion.
Some days it’s nothing that "looks" like yoga at all - just responding more kindly to my limits.

And strangely, that’s when yoga started fitting into my life again, instead of competing with it.

If you’re neurodivergent, chronically ill, or simply living in a body that isn’t predictable, you’re not doing yoga wrong because your practice looks different.

You might just be practising honestly.

18/02/2026

A little heads-up 💫

Our Monday evening in-person class has been getting busier lately, and spaces are starting to fill.

If you’re planning to come along, I’d really recommend booking ahead to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited.

This class is steady, inclusive, and designed to meet you where you’re actually at after a long day. No pushing. No performing. Just space to arrive and unwind.

Booking link in bio

Yoga For Relaxation
Mondays 7pm
The Stable
3-6 Wadham St, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JY

CLASS ALSO ONLINE! :D

12/02/2026

There’s a lot of yoga advice that assumes a stable, predictable body.

Chronic illness changes that conversation.

Daily sādhanā still matters to me, deeply.
But my practice no longer looks like daily movement. It looks like listening, adapting, and staying in relationship with yoga in quieter, more subtle ways.

And subtle doesn’t mean lesser.
Rest isn’t a lack of discipline - it’s often the practice itself.

11/02/2026

There have been so many bugs going around this year - I’ve somehow caught two colds in four weeks 😅
Which is… not my usual at all.

Very ready for spring now.

I’ve cancelled classes today, and I’m keeping things simple while my body does its thing.

Mostly: warm drinks, steam, spices, rest.
The very boring, very practical stuff.

(Shared a few of them on the slides in case they’re useful.)

One thing I always mention, because almost everyone does this without thinking - honey 🍯

Most of us were taught to stir it into boiling hot lemon water.
But in Ayurveda, overheated honey is considered heavier and more clogging for the system… which isn’t ideal when you’re already congested.

So either take it straight, or add it once the drink’s cooled to warm.

Nothing fancy, just a small adjustment that makes more sense for how the body processes it.

Anyway, that’s me this week.
If you’re fighting a lingering bug too, hope something here helps 🤍

10/02/2026

This is why I don’t teach from a script.

Every body is different.
Every day is different.
So the practice has to be flexible too.

I’d rather respond to the people in front of me than deliver a “perfect” sequence that fits no one.

Yoga should meet you where you are - not the other way around.

06/02/2026

Yoga changed my life long before I ever taught it.

But learning how to share it in a world obsessed with branding and performance has been the hardest part.

This is an honest reflection on that tension - integrity, marketing, and trying to stay rooted in what yoga actually is.

If you’ve ever felt uneasy about the “wellness industry,” you might resonate.

Full article here - https://open.substack.com/pub/mylivingyogajournal/p/the-quiet-resistance?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web. - The Quiet Resistance - On teaching yoga, resisting the noise, and choosing slow growth over quick profit.

Thank you for the feature on your Substack

30/01/2026

Sometimes all we’re really asking for isn’t another tool, another practice, or another way to cope.

It’s permission.

I ask my students how they’re feeling before we begin. Almost every time, with a large proportion of the group, the answer is some version of “tired.” And over time, I’ve started to question what that tiredness actually means.

Not always physical exhaustion, but a deeper fatigue. The tiredness of always having to be “on.” Of pushing through. Of holding it together.

Often, what people seem to want isn’t to be energised or fixed. They just want someone to say: It’s okay to stop.

So I listen. And I give them that.
Slower practices. Fewer shapes. More space. More silence. Time to just be in the body without performing or striving.

I learned the hard way.
After living through a six-year burnout, I know now that pushing through doesn’t build resilience - it erodes it. Ignoring the signals doesn’t make you stronger; it just teaches your system that it isn’t safe to speak.

Sometimes the most supportive thing we can do is pause.

Say no. Rest. Slow down.

Not because we’re failing, but because our system is asking us to listen.

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Monday	09:00 - 20:00
Tuesday	07:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 19:30
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 18:00
Saturday	09:00 - 14:00

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Offering Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga tuition in a group setting, or on a one to one basis tailored to the individual.

Sayeeda believes whole heartedly in the transformative power a consistent yoga practice can have on the entire human experience. Her personal practice is rooted in the traditional Ashtanga method, and has led her to a new way of thinking, transforming her life and enabling her to sit comfortably within herself for the first time. Her calling to become a teacher was driven by the desire to help others on their own personal and spiritual journeys.

Completing her teacher training with Bristol School Of Yoga, she is an avid student of all things Yoga. Her practice is not only physical postures but a way of life, and she continually develops her practice on and off the mat so that she can share and give back to her students. She has a growing passion for Yoga philosophy and hopes to undertake some further academic training in this area in the near future.

Sayeeda’s desire to learn more has taken her across the world, and she has been fortunate enough to practice and train with Jarad Maccan, and world renowned Ashtangi Kino Macgreggor.