Yoga during August

week beginning Monday 3rd August

Namaste all,

Classes as usual in Greasby Centre and Hoylake Parade.

Greasby Centre:

Mondays 11.15 a.m. - 3rd Aug, 10th Aug, 17th Aug and 24th Aug.

NO YOGA ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 31ST AUGUST.

Hoylake Parade:

Wednesdays 10 a.m. - 5th Aug, 12th Aug, 19th Aug and 26 Aug.

Yoga during August will focus on THE GARDEN WITHIN

Yoga focusing on Blooming, Softening, and Reflection

This month, let’s practise like a garden: opening slowly, drawing nourishment inward, and trusting that stillness is part of growth too. These will be the themes guiding us on the mat during August.

🌿 The Energy of the Garden

Every flower unfolds at its own pace. On the mat, we channel that patience — moving with the unhurried rhythm of petals opening rather than forcing a shape before we’re ready.

💗 Compassion

Compassion is the soil from which everything else grows. We practise it first toward ourselves — meeting tight hips or a wandering mind with the same kindness we’d offer a struggling seedling.

🌸 Softening

Not every strength comes from gripping. This month, we explore the strength found in letting go — soft jaws, soft and open mind, soft effort — the way a petal yields to the breeze without falling apart.

🌼 Receiving

A garden doesn’t force the rain to fall; it simply receives it. In stillness and in savasana, we practise receiving — support from the earth, the breath, the community around us.

💚 Heart Awareness

Gentle backbends and heart-openers this month invite us to notice what’s blooming in our own hearts — gratitude, tenderness, or simply the willingness to stay open a little longer.

🍂 Reflection

Every garden has a season of turning inward. We’ll close our August practice with quiet reflection — noticing what has grown, what needs tending, and what we’re ready to let fall away.

Come as you are, and let yourself bloom in your own time. See you on the mat 🌷

Shanti Om

Sue 🙏 x