Yoga during March
week beginning Monday 2nd March.
Namaste all,
As the days grow longer and the air turns softer, we welcome the gentle energy of spring—a season of renewal, growth, fresh possibility, expansion, feeling grounded and connected.
GREASBY CENTRE:
11.15 a.m. Mondays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th March.
HOYLAKE PARADE:
10 a.m. Wednesdays 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th.
🌸 March, the time of renewal
As the days grow longer and the air turns softer, we welcome the gentle energy of spring—a season of renewal, growth, and fresh possibility. Just as nature blossoms, this is our invitation to shed that which no longer serves us and reconnect with what truly nourishes us from within!
In yoga philosophy, spring mirrors the essence of santosha (contentment) and aparigraha (letting go). It’s a time to clear physical and mental clutter, creating space for new intentions to take root. Whether you’re stepping onto the mat for the first time or deepening a long-standing practice, this season reminds us that transformation begins with a single mindful step and a single mindful breath.
🌱 A Simple Spring Ritual
Try this at home:
Open a window and take 5 slow, intentional breaths.
Set one word as your intention for the season (e.g., “growth,” “clarity,” “balance”).
Centre with a gentle seated twist to symbolise release and renewal.
Spring teaches us that growth doesn’t have to be rushed—it unfolds naturally when conditions are right, and we allow the gentle unfolding. On your mat, allow yourself to move with curiosity and compassion. Notice where you feel ready to blossom and bloom.
Trust the natural rhythms of spring: periods of rest, gentle awakening, steady expansion, and radiant bloom. Yoga teaches us that growth is not forced—it unfolds when we nurture it with patience, presence, and care.
🌿 Planting Seeds in Your Practice
On and off your mat, ask yourself:
What intention am I ready to plant?
What habits or thoughts need to be cleared to make space?
How can I honour my own pace of growth?
Every breath is like water to a seed. Every mindful movement warms the soil. Every gentle yoga practice allows integration and quiet rooting.
🌸 Flowing with the Season
This month, we will focus on:
Grounded Foundations – Gently building strength and flexibility from the roots up.
Heart-Opening Sequences – Creating space for fresh energy and possibility.
Rhythmic Breathwork – Aligning with the gentle expansion and contraction reflected in nature.
Gentle Meditation - focused on the spring equinox - planting seeds, steady and centred, growth, open and expand, balancing light and dark (renewal and intention)
Take time to step outside. Feel the shifting air. Notice what is budding, what is stretching toward the light. Let this be your reminder: you, too, are part of this living rhythm.
Growth doesn’t happen overnight. Seeds need darkness before they reach for the sun. Trust your process. Tend to your inner garden with compassion and notice when you are ready to reach up towards the light and blossom!
With warmth and light,
Shanti Om
Sue x✨
Celtic Song for the Sacred Feminine: click the link to listen (or meditate to) the Celtic Song for the Sacred Feminine, which is about renewal in spring.