Yoga, Wild swim & Sauna

Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire

First date open to book: 21st April

Wait lists for 4th and 11th May

£30pp (maximum 6 people).

Session 1

12pm Flow & Pranayama

12.30-1.30pm Swim & Sauna

Session 2

1pm Hatha Flow & Pranayama

1.30pm-2.30pm Swim & Sauna

This is a lovely chance to combine a small private yoga practice taught by myself, meditation, pranayama with a wild lake swim, followed by a Sauna,. The yoga is suitable for everyone including beginners.

If you have never tried wild swimming before then now is the time! Invigorate yourself and get your body feeling alive in beautiful surroundings. (Please note these sessions are only suited to confident swimmers, no swimming instruction given, I am only responsible for the yoga & breath work).

​The event package includes the following:

30-40 minutes of Flow or Hatha yoga & breath work to prepare you for a cool swim (yoga mats provided).

1 hour Wild Swim & Sauna

Snack & herbal tea

You may wish to bring the following

Towel/dry robe, Swimming hat & goggles, Blanket or cushion for the yoga

N.B please note these sessions are for confident swimmers only. Waivers will be requested.

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JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHAKRAS WITH YIN, HOLISTIC SOUND & CACAO

Friday 19th April, 7.-9.15pm, £40 @ Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

Turn your focus inward and away from the busy world. Dissolve stress to reprogram your energy and arrive at a place of connection and peace.

We begin with a cup of Ceremonial Cacao and set our intentions & to open our hearts and minds, (or if you prefer a calming herbal tea). Followed by a gentle Yin Yoga Journey through the Chakra System, exploring the 7 chakras, their significance, emotional expression & their power on our physical & subtle body. An expansion of consciousness and deep inner healing.

This workshop will cultivate mind, body awareness as we take residence in our own bodies, slowing down, calming our nervous systems & finding a deep stillness while consciously breathing & exploring yin postures; balancing body, mind & spirit & encouraging a deeper exploration of self. Yin Yoga is slow paced, meditative & targets the deep connective tissues/ ligaments between the muscles & the layers of fascia throughout the body, increasing circulation in the joints & improving flexibility as the poses are held for longer periods of time. As we work with these layers, we create the conditions to release deeply held tension in the body & mind, while encouraging awareness of inner silence and creating a deep sense of calm. Through yin, meditation, breath and visualisation we open the chakras, with beneficial effects on our whole being. Through deep connection to the breath, a guided relaxation, together with Yin postures whilst working with the energy body, you will have the opportunity to enter into a space of sublime relaxation and meditation.

Yin Yoga is a practice of compassionate mindfulness, self discovery, and transformation. It focuses on paying attention, letting go, and developing the witness to whatever comes up in the physical body, mental body, emotions, and breath. With this understanding, we can create harmony and balance in all areas of life. Benefits of Yin yoga:

• Targets the fascia and connective tissue in the body to stretch, release and create space

• Releases emotional patterning stuck in the body

• Increases circulation • Can improve postural and skeleton alignment

• Calms nervous system

• Reduces stress and relieves tension

• Healing • Balances our yin and yang attributes

• Opens energy (meridian) channels in the body.

This workshop will be accompanied by a healing Gong Bath with Jenny-Ann, an immersion in sacred sound that can transport you to a deeply meditative state.

Gongs promote a deep sense of well being and inner peace, with participants bathed in the sounds of the gongs often experiencing feelings of timelessness, visions or colours.The deep resonance of the gongs affects the body on a cellular level, releasing tension and stress by sonic massage.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

All props will be provided for this workshop, but please bring your own mat if you’d like to double up.

Aromatherapy, eye pillows, bolsters & cosy blankets set the scene for the extra long savasana with sound healing at the end of the class!

Please visit this page for more info on Ceremonial Cacao

Saturday 23rd March 2-4.30pm . Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton.

Guest coach Lucy a local nutritional therapist will share her wisdom of the connection of balancing our blood sugar levels during this time.

£35

Many women feel isolated and alone when they go through menopause, however thankfully we are all starting to talk and share our experiences more.

Yoga for Hormonal Imbalances

Though menopause itself is simply the moment that menstruation stops, the transition generally takes several years. This phase is called perimenopause. During perimenopause, fluctuating estrogen and progesterone levels can trigger a myriad of uncomfortable symptoms. Among the most common are hot flashes, anxiety and irritability, insomnia, fatigue, depression and mood swings, memory lapses, and an erratic menstrual cycle.

This mini workshop is for anyone Pre, present or post as often the symptoms are the same. We will start with a safe nurturing woman’s circle, a presentation with nutritional coach Lucy, followed by meditation, pranayama, scaravelli inspired Hatha, somatics, restorative yoga postures and finish with some journaling prompts that you can take home with you.

You will come away with some wonderful coping tools..

We will finish with a herbal tea and healthy snack

Hope to welcome you

Lisa x

Intro to nutritional health by Lucy #thenutrionaltherapist

I'm a Nutritional Therapist specialising in digestive issues & women's hormonal health, such as IBS and perimenopause. I empower women to feel healthy, body confident & energised by building positive relationships with food, their bodies & minds. 
I help women to beat cravings and bloating, balance hormones and boost their energy through key diet & lifestyle changes. I work with professional women leading busy lives who love food and want to look and feel great. I provide personalised, practical yet powerful solutions for weight loss, digestive issues & balancing hormones. All tailored to their lifestyle and their body. 
I have 10+ years of clinical experience in helping women to achieve great health & well-being. 

On this workshop lucy will share her wisdom
The one thing you need to know as you enter perimenopause...

This one principle can help to balance hormones, lower stress & anxiety, improve sleep, increase energy, stop cravings, regulate weight and prevent disease.

What is the single most important thing you need to understand about your diet?
Understanding blood sugar is key for everyone and as we enter into perimenopause it becomes absolutely crucial to know how to regulate it. Implementing this one dietary principle is so powerful in supporting this transition naturally.

It will enable you to know what to eat, and when, to optimise your health and well-being through the menopause and beyond.

Friday 22nd March 7-9pm £25

Kirtan is a very simple and powerful way to meditate. It is part of an ancient form of Yoga known as Bhakti - the Yoga of Devotion. The word "kirtan" or "kirtana" translates into "telling, narrating, enumerating, or describing."

Kirtan chants are usually sung in call-and-response style where the wallah (leader) sings the mantra, and the group sings it back. There may be several instruments or it could be as simple as a single harmonium or guitar. You might think of it as a sing-along, like sitting around a campfire. The songs are a beautiful tapestry of Sanskrit, English, and other languages; however, Kirtan is non-denominational, the Universal language of Spirit, the song of the Soul.

WHY PRACTICE KIRTAN?
Kirtan is all about community, people coming together. Just like so many other yogic practices, kirtan allows you to release stress, tension and anxiety. The various chants and mantras sung together could be thought of as medicine for the soul. The word "mantra" is made up of two halves: "man," the root of "manas," meaning "mind" and "tra," meaning "vehicle" or "instrument," referring to a chant’s ability to transport the mind from one state to another. When chanting in a group, music’s ability to bring people together allows the energy of the whole room to be transported to another level, where all voices become One Voice.

WHO CAN PRACTICE KIRTAN?
Kirtan is for ALL people!
There are no masters of kirtan, no experts, no teachers, no advanced students, no beginners. There is no right or wrong way to sing kirtan. A voice that sings allows expression to flow and emotion to be released, which is perhaps why we need this aspect of yoga now more than ever in the modern day world.
Aesthetics don’t matter. All that matters is the spirit, the feeling. Don’t worry about what you sound like. Feel whatever you feel, have no expectations, no inhibitions. Kirtans are mostly written in Sanskrit, which is a language that may be new to you. Because kirtan singing is repetitive and the lead singer is going to be singing the same line again and again and again, you will get plenty of chances to catch up. If you don’t get it the first time, try again. Be patient with yourself and have fun!

Credit and thanks to https://www.blackcatyogajax.com/post/what-is-kirtan for the above summary on Kirtan

About Alex & Julie

Alex @basisholistics is a truly beautiful soul, who shines a light wherever he goes. Yoga teacher, breathwork facilitator, Full Power Cacao Master of Ceremonies and Kirtan leader; he has so much love for holding space, combing and sharing all of his practices to bring people together in deep conscious connection, with themselves, the divinity within and with each other.

Julie @julie_mrowicki is a dynamic and inspirational Full Power Cacao Master of Ceremonies facilitator, Kirtan Leader, and Space Holder. Her passion for building connections and fostering community shines through in the Cacao ceremonies, women's circles and Kirtans she facilitates. Her spaces are more than just gatherings; they are immersive experiences that resonate with the soul, designed to facilitate personal growth and communal harmony

TESTIOMONAL FROM THE PREVIOUS KIRTAN

I just wanted to say thank you so much for Friday night's Kirtan event.  I really really enjoyed it.  Not knowing what to expect, it was such a lovely evening and I could literally feel the tension leaving my body after each round of singing.  Alex and Julie are such lovely people with fantastic voices and their energy and gentleness was palpable.  

Coincidentally (or synchronistically) I had read the below the day before attending:

"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: "When did you stop dancing?  When did you stop singing?  When did you stop being enchanted by stories?  When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?".  Gabrielle Roth.

I really felt those questions deeply and realised that I had stopped singing and dancing in my own life both physically and metaphorically a lot of years ago.  I think March 2020 lockdown was the final straw.  Kirtan encompassed all of the above and it was so good to be reminded of all of these things in such a beautiful way.  It was truly uplifting for the mind, body, heart and soul.  I'm so glad I attended and had this reminder and experience that as humans we are truly nourished by song, dance, story and silence.  

Thank you for a beautiful evening.

Friday 15th March @Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton 7-9pm

£25pp

This year I am bringing a new element to my pure yin offerings. Throughout the year we will work through each Chakra energy centre through myo-fascial release techniques, using cork or tennis balls to activate more Qi through the acupressure points and meridians with yin postures. We will also find somatic movement patterns to release any stagnant tension/trauma/emotions.

This workshop cultivates harmony and balance as we breathe into our yin poses, releasing and letting go of tension, increasing flexibility as our Fascia, connective tissues and bones are energised as we soften into edge. Stimulate the meridian channels, releasing blockages an encouraging energy, Chi, Prana, life force to flow through your entire being.

In this session will be looking at connecting to our Sacral/swadishtana.

As the center of passion, it awakens the power of creation. This allows a person to discover the power of choice and create intimate relationships. Motivated by pleasure, Svadhishthana Chakra promotes emotional well-being. It plays an active role in our sexuality and the expression of our emotional needs and desires. There are many reasons why you might benefit from aligning with this energy space.

These include:

• connecting to our sensuality

• creativity

• unstructured expression

• healthy emotions and the inner child

• the divine feminine

• synchronicity

• healing deep wounded emotions

At the end of the session we will have a Yoga Nidra to fully connect to our Sankalpa and to create a sense of true rest and restore.

Sankalpa means an intention formed by the heart and mind -- a solemn vow, determination, or will. In practical terms a Sankalpa means a one-pointed resolve to focus both psychologically and philosophically on a specific goal. A sankalpa is a tool meant to refine the will, and to focus and harmonize mind and body

Sunday 3rd March 4-5.30pm @ Manor Farm, Fenny Compton

Investment £25

Join Jenny-Ann on this beautiful sound healing experience

Sound Therapy helps to harmonise your body and mind, bringing it back to a state of harmony with itself and its surroundings.
It is deeply relaxing and improves health and wellbeing, gives stress relief and enhances energy.
Lie back, close your eyes and float off as the beautiful sounds of the Himalayan and Crystal Bowls wash over you and the powerful vibrations of the Gongs put your body back into perfect harmony.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: early pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Mats and props will be provided, but please bring an extra blanket/pillow for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer extra padding.

Arm balance workshop with Becca.

March 2nd 2-4pm @ Manor Farm Studio. Fenny Compton

Investment £25

Join Becca for one of her signature workshops guiding you through skills and drills specifically designed to aid you in your arm balance journey.

This workshop is open to anyone interested in taking flight. Together we will move though sequences, activating muscles used in arm balancing, using props along the way and playing with crow pose, side crow, flying splits and eight angle. For those at the beginning of your journey this workshop will help you gain a better insight into how to achieve these poses and get those feet off the ground. Those who are confident in them there will be options on taking your arm balancing to the next stage, sequencing them together and playing with jump backs and inversions.

Introduction to Sound Therapy with Jenny-Ann

Saturday 17th Feb 2 -5pm
Manor farm Studios Fenny Compton.

Investment £60

A workshop designed to introduce yoga teachers, body workers or just keen practitioners to the benefits of Sound Healing both as a mindfulness tool and to use in their personal and class practices.
Please note CPD Points will be given to all attendees.

Jenny-Ann will talk about this powerful and healing vibrational modality and explain and demonstrate her sound healing instruments. Including:

Hand Hammered Himalayan singing bowls
Alchemy Crystal singing bowls
Paiste Gongs
Drum 
Koshi Wind Chimes
The Voice

There will be plenty of time to learn how to play some of the instruments and how to make them sing.

Then you can lie back and experience a sound bath for yourself.

The day will end with tea & nibbles and connection.

There will be an opportunity to perhaps buy a bowl..

Please read about Jenny Ann here or below: https://www.holistic-hands.me/about-me/

Jenny-Ann’s professional career started off as a performer in musical theatre where a love for music, dance and singing took her from around the world to London’s West End.She retrained as a massage therapist and became interested in energy healing along the way, becoming attuned to the Usui Reiki Energy and becoming a Reiki Master.

 As a healer, using her drum and her voice, she has been leading many shamanic healing practices over the years and eventually this introduced her to Sound therapy and the usage of singing bowls.

 Training in Nerja, Andalucia,in the art of Himalayan Singing Bowls and completing a qualification back in the UK with Lesley Carrol of The Atlantis College of Sound Healing, she then fell in love with 1st using quartz crystal bowls and later the beautiful Alchemies.

 In 2021 Jenny-Ann completed a 13 month gong course with Sarah Gregg and qualified as a Gong Master.

She runs group Gong Baths as well as one on one healing sessions in her therapy room in Chacombe OX17.

 The workshop will cover an intro to Sound Therapy and a chance to pass on some of her experience to those either thinking of working with sacred sound or wanting to use certain instruments either in self practice or in their own classes.

Also it will be a good chance to have a play on a variety of instruments used in sound therapy before deciding to invest in your own.

Friday 16th Feb, 2022 7-9.15pm
£40pp

Join Lisa and Jenny on their bi-monthly yin & gong sessions with a yin yoga workshop focused primarily on the heart chakra and meridians. We will explore the joy and healing powers of mantra and voice, a guided meditation throughout class will focus on self-love.

There’s a reason why yoga teachers love sequencing heart-opening classes — in fact, there are plenty. To start, us modern-day Westerners spend an awful lot of time contracting the front of our bodies (think of our posture as we sit in front of a computer or in a car), and it’s rare that we balance this behaviour with opening the eastern face of the body. The result? Short and constricted front bodies, less effective breathing patterns and a temperament that is closed rather than open and receptive to the world. Yin yoga can make a huge difference.

 (TCM) and bodywork therapies all agree that the importance of the heart reaches far beyond its physical functions and plays a profound role in our energetic, emotional and spiritual lives. Yin yoga with its gentle, passive poses, is the perfect practice to encourage the liberating experience of opening the heart while also providing grounding and support.

Yin is a style of yoga where poses are held for several minutes in order to bring controlled stress within your connective tissue, which allows for deep release. No prior yoga experience is necessary! Each pose will allow you to relieve tension within your body along with a guided meditation to promote calm peacefulness within your mind.

The yin/restore yoga section with Lisa accompanied by a healing Gong Bath with Jenny-Ann, an immersion in sacred sound that can transport you to a deeply meditative state.

Gongs promote a deep sense of well being and inner peace, with participants bathed in the sounds of the gongs often experiencing feelings of timelessness, visions or colours.The deep resonance of the gongs affects the body on a cellular level, releasing tension and stress by sonic massage.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

ABOUT CEREMONIAL CACAO

A little bit about Ceremonial Cacao, is much more than just chocolate. It contains health restoring, mood elevating and consciousness altering compounds such as theobromine, serotonin, calcium and magnesium as well as many others that when consumed generate a particular heart warming sensation in the body.

Its active ingredients include theobromine, which translates in Mayan culture as, 'Food of the Gods'. It has been used for thousands of years in ceremony and rituals as a way of connecting to ourselves, and opening our heart. Cacao is SELF LOVE, and self love is our greatest medicine.

It is made by fermenting the beans, slightly heating them and hand peeling them before grinding them down on a heated mill resulting in a powder that congeals to make a paste.

A ceremonial dose of Cacao is 25-40g it becomes a powerful plant medicine that calms the mind and reconnects us to feelings of love, peace and connection.  Connecting to the spirit of cacao to release blockages around the heart and heal emotional wounds.

Cacao when consumed creates a heart warming and heart opening sensation, it brings a uniquely expansive, elevated, yet peaceful mental state. She helps us consciously explore our own inner world so that we can access healing, and lasting transformation, bringing us to our true nature and giving us a sense of joy.

Important information about a Cacao and some CONTRAINDICATIONS.

1. Antidepressants:

If you're on antidepressants, avoid Cacao or start cautiously with a homeopathic dose (5g) or only a sip.

Observe your body's response before considering an increase.

2. Caffeine:

 Reduce coffee intake on Cacao consumption day to avoid potential discomfort.

Caffeine and Cacao clash may lead to issues like a rapidly beating heart and headaches.

3. Heart Conditions:

• Theobromine in Cacao significantly increases heart rate and lowers blood pressure. Unsuitable for those with serious heart conditions; seek medical advice if you are uncertain.

4. Fasting for Ceremonial Dose:

 Consume Cacao on an empty stomach. Avoid eating for at least 2 hours before the ceremony for optimal effects.

5. Stimulant Sensitivity:

 Cocao can sometimes act as a stimulant and may impact sleep (please note with the dosage I am offering this should not be the case, and you may find will allow you to sleep better due to the high content of magnesium.

6. Pregnancy Precaution:

Theobromine's stimulative effects increase heart rate and lower blood pressure.

Use a very small dose of Cacao during pregnancy, observing both your body's and the baby's reactions.    

Seek medical advice if unsure.

7. Health First:

If you ae unsure please reach with a healthcare professional before engaging in a Ceremonial Cacao.

Benefits:

• Gentle but powerful

• Won’t push you through a door rather gently leads you there if you are willing

• Can sit with her and feel the support even when not drinking her

• Helps you understand yourself

• Can aid clearing emotional blocks

• Enables the letting go of past relationships

• Connects you with your creativity

• Enhances focus and mental agility

• May find you no longer crave crappy chocolate

• Cacao can be enjoyed as an alternative to coffee or tea

Sanitised props will be provided for this workshop but please bring a pillow case to cover my bolsters, an extra blanket for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer.
Aromatherapy, salt lamps, eye pillows, bolsters and lots of blankets set the scene for the extra long savasana at the end of the class!

Friday 19th January @Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton 7-9pm

£25pp

This year I am bringing a new element to my pure yin offerings. Throughout the year we will work through each Chakra energy centre through myo-fascial release techniques, using cork or tennis balls to activate more Qi through the acupressure points and meridians with yin postures. We will also find somatic movement patterns to release any stagnant tension/trauma/emotions.

This workshop cultivates harmony and balance as we breathe into our yin poses, releasing and letting go of tension, increasing flexibility as our Fascia, connective tissues and bones are energised as we soften into edge. Stimulate the meridian channels, releasing blockages an encouraging energy, Chi, Prana, life force to flow through your entire being.

As this is the start of a new year we will begin with a mediation and a short self contemplation on what we would like to let go of to pave space for new beginnings.

We will be looking at connecting to our Root centre/Mulhadara.

This energy center is associated with your sense of security, familial relationships and your feeling of home, When energy is flowing through the first chakra, you feel firmly grounded in yourself and the world around you

At the end of the session we will have a candlelit yoga Nidra to manifest our new year intentions/Sankalpa

Sankalpa means an intention formed by the heart and mind -- a solemn vow, determination, or will. In practical terms a Sankalpa means a one-pointed resolve to focus both psychologically and philosophically on a specific goal. A sankalpa is a tool meant to refine the will, and to focus and harmonize mind and body

Sunday 7th January 4-5.30pm @ Manor Farm, Fenny Compton

Investment £25

Join Jenny-Ann on this beautiful sound healing experience

Sound Therapy helps to harmonise your body and mind, bringing it back to a state of harmony with itself and its surroundings.
It is deeply relaxing and improves health and wellbeing, gives stress relief and enhances energy.
Lie back, close your eyes and float off as the beautiful sounds of the Himalayan and Crystal Bowls wash over you and the powerful vibrations of the Gongs put your body back into perfect harmony.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: early pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Mats and props will be provided, but please bring an extra blanket/pillow for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer extra padding.

Friday 22nd Dec, 7-9.15pm £35

Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

Come and escape the count down to xmas .

A Winter Yin Sequence to Call on the Light Within.

The Winter Solstice marks an auspicious shift in daylight, when we begin to emerge from the darkness back into the light. On the shortest, darkest day of the year, we are urged to call on the divine light from within. The long dark days of winter can lend themselves to physical stagnation, fatigue, and hibernation. In this yin yoga sequence, we honor the pause before we are called to expand once again.

To honour the energetics of Winter and the element of Water we will be working with Kidney Qi.

The Kidney-Bladder pair is the foundation of balance for all other organ pairs. This pair is our storehouse of vital energy that must remain in balance for our system to work harmoniously. Within our kidneys, according to TCM lives our Jing, or essence. Jing is said to be the foundation of all life. Some believe it to be connected to our ancestry and our inherited constitution. Our prenatal Jing, the energy stores that we are born with, are constantly being depleted simply by living life. Additional stress and illness consume your prenatal Jing more rapidly. We can accumulate postnatal Jing through mindful living and practice like Yin Yoga. Jing is said to be the key to longevity in TCM, which is why stimulating our Kidney Qi and replenishing our Jing is so important.

The yin yoga section with Lisa will be followed by a gong Bath with Jenny-Ann, an immersion in sacred sound that can transport you to a deeply meditative state.

Gongs promote a deep sense of well being and inner peace, with participants bathed in the sounds of the gongs often experiencing feelings of timelessness, visions or colours.The deep resonance of the gongs affects the body on a cellular level, releasing tension and stress by sonic massage.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Mats and props will be provided for this workshop but please bring an extra blanket for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer.

ABOUT CACAO

ABOUT CEREMONIAL CACAO

Cacao was used in Ritual and Ceremony by our Mesoamerican ancestors and was considered sacred. It is interesting that the ritual and ceremonial use had been lost.
Cacao had been practically diluted beyond recognition into Chocolate confections with added fats and sugars which can detract from the magic.

There is a difference in vibration when you eat a dairy filled Chocolate bar compared to a minimally processed dark Chocolate.

Drinking Cacao in it's purest form allows a deeper connection to ourselves, our own intuition, knowing and inner guidance.

The joy of Cacao has recently been rediscovered in the western World, with people consuming it in a pure form and receiving support and messages from the Cacao spirit.

Cacao is regaining its reputation as a powerful yet gentle earth medicine.

Benefits:

• Gentle but powerful

• Won’t push you through a door rather gently leads you there if you are willing

• Can sit with her and feel the support even when not drinking her

• Helps you understand yourself

• Can aid clearing emotional blocks

• Enables the letting go of past relationships

• Connects you with your creativity

• Enhances focus and mental agility

• May find you no longer crave crappy chocolate

• Cacao can be enjoyed as an alternative to coffee or tea

Tuesday 12th December 10am-12pm @ Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

£40 or £35 for studio members (please use voucher code Macrame if you attend a course at LVY)

Make a Macrame Plant holder with Liz

Macrame has become increasingly popular, from plant holders, homewares to jewellery to clothing.  Liz from Green-weaver-bird will guide you how to create a beautiful plant holder yourself with this Beginners Macrame plant Hanging workshop. In this class you will learn how to make this beautiful macrame hanging using a combination of knots and well more knots! 

Once you know the basic knots, you may well love to continue to create more adventurous designs with the take home goodie bag included in this workshop.

You will also have the oppurtunity to buy more hand made macrame designs.

This workshop will include festive herbal teas and treats.

Come alone or bring a friend.

Friday 24th Nov, 7-8.45pm. £25pp

Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

This workshop gives you the opportunity to really slow down and turn your awareness inwards.

There is a natural tendency during this time of transition to reflect upon what part of our own lives might be out of balance and how we can cultivate more balance mentally, emotionally and physically. A Yin Yoga practice is a wonderful way to regain some centering and embrace the changing seasons. In Chinese Medicine Theory Autumn is a time for letting go. To surrender. To release. To exhale.

As well as Yin yoga postures,we will explore postures and acupressure points with fascial release techniques using cork balls and somatic spiral movement to stimulate the lung and large intestine Meridian (related to the Metal element) which connects us to Autumn. Honouring transitions helps bring us into alignment with nature. It assists in letting go of habitual negative thought patterns and opens us to new potential.

Yin is deeply reflective practice, focusing on sensation, breath and spaciousness in the body and mind. It is a floor based yoga practice with extended holds in postures and plenty of time to begin to notice the subtle shifts in both energy and physicality.

Yoga nidra

Yoga Nidra is a form of guided meditation also known as “yogic sleep” or “effortless relaxation”. It’s usually practiced lying down with a teacher guiding the session. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we learn to surf between the states of wakefulness and sleep, where our body finds its natural state of equilibrium (homeostasis) – the breath balances and becomes quiet, unconscious and conscious aspects of the mind reveal themselves, and we fall into an innate state of deep, blissful awareness.

Sunday 19th November 4-5.30pm @ Manor Farm, Fenny Compton

investment £25

Join Jenny-Ann on this beautiful sound healing experience

Sound Therapy helps to harmonise your body and mind, bringing it back to a state of harmony with itself and its surroundings.
It is deeply relaxing and improves health and wellbeing, gives stress relief and enhances energy.
Lie back, close your eyes and float off as the beautiful sounds of the Himalayan and Crystal Bowls wash over you and the powerful vibrations of the Gongs put your body back into perfect harmony.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: early pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Mats and props will be provided, but please bring an extra blanket/pillow for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer extra padding.

Join Becca on a journey through the Chakras.

Saturday 18th November 2-4pm

Chakras refer to energy points in the body, they correspond to nerves, major organs and areas of our energetic body that in turn affect our emotional and physical wellbeing.
Each of the seven main chakras running the length of the spine to the crown of the head connects to its own unique sound, colour and physical aspect of the body.

This workshop will teach you about the subtle energy centres in the body. After a brief talk on the Chakras, Becca will guide you through meditation, breath work, movement and relaxation practices specifically designed to target each Chakra.

This will be a space for you to learn, breathe, move and relax on a journey through the seven main energy centres in the body and is open to everyone, no previous yoga experience is required.

Friday 20th October, 7-9pm. £35pp

This workshop gives you the opportunity to really slow down and turn your awareness inwards.

There is a natural tendency during this time of transition to reflect upon what part of our own lives might be out of balance and how we can cultivate more balance mentally, emotionally and physically. A Yin Yoga practice is a wonderful way to regain some centering and embrace the changing seasons. In Chinese Medicine Theory Autumn is a time for letting go. To surrender. To release. To exhale.

We will explore postures and acupressure points to stimulate the lung and large intestine Meridian (related to the Metal element) which connects us to Autumn. Honouring transitions helps bring us into alignment with nature. It assists in letting go of habitual negative thought patterns and opens us to new potential.

Yin is deeply reflective practice, focusing on sensation, breath and spaciousness in the body and mind. It is a floor based yoga practice with extended holds in postures and plenty of time to begin to notice the subtle shifts in both energy and physicality.

The yin yoga section with Lisa will be followed by a gong Bath with Jenny-Ann, an immersion in sacred sound that can transport you to a deeply meditative state.

Gongs promote a deep sense of well being and inner peace, with participants bathed in the sounds of the gongs often experiencing feelings of timelessness, visions or colours.The deep resonance of the gongs affects the body on a cellular level, releasing tension and stress by sonic massage.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Sanitised props will be provided for this workshop but please bring a pillow case to cover my bolsters, an extra blanket for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer.

Saturday 7th October 2-4.30pm

Investment : £49

Join Meeta in this empowering EFT and wellness workshop.

Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is an alternative treatment for physical pain and emotional distress. It’s also referred to as tapping or psychological acupressure. People who use this technique believe tapping the body can create a balance in your energy system and treat pain.

EFT can help you release stress and overwhelm, ease physical and emotional pain and clear any negative emotions. You will be guided through each of the points and we will tap together working through any major stressors in your life, pain you're experiencing or specific traumas. This is an incredibly powerful technique. This session is sure to bring you clarity, calm and leave you feeling so much lighter and stress-free!

How does EFT tapping work?

Similar to accupuncture, EFT focuses on the meridian points to restore balance to your body’s energy. It’s believed that restoring this energy balance can relieve symptoms a negative experience or emotion may have caused.

Based on Chinese medicine, meridian points are thought of as areas of the body energy flows through. These pathways help balance energy flow to maintain your health. Any imbalance can influence disease or sickness.

EFT uses fingertip tapping to apply pressure.

In this workshop you will also be introduced to breathing techniques to calm anxious mind. Use affirmations to change your emotional vibration and finally a guided meditation with essential oils for deep relaxation.

About Meeta

Hi, I'm Meeta, a Certified Holistic Health Coach & EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, specialising in stress and burnout.

 I've always been extremely passionate about all things health, happiness and wellness! Feeling 'healthy' is so much more than what you eat. Yes, I firmly believe you should be eating your greens, but emotional wellbeing also plays a huge role in your overall vitality.

​Through my own health struggles, I have realized how important it is to find balance in all areas of your life for vibrant health. Managing my stress in all of these pillars has played a huge role in my recovery, and self-care continues to be a non-negotiable in my daily life. 

 Today, I help individuals manage stress, anxiety and overwhelm using a mind-body approach with scientifically proven tools to manage their physical, emotional and mental health.

​Self-care is often labelled as a 'trend' or a luxury to cram into our busy lives.  I don't believe this is the case. Self-care is a daily responsibility, especially as we navigate life post-pandemic.

 Only by loving and taking care of YOURSELF, can you be the BEST version of you.

Your health matters. Your emotional wellbeing matters. Now more than ever. 

Yin Yoga Sequence for Late Summer & Autumn Equinox

£25

Manor Farm studio, Fenny Compton

You may have noticed a shift in temperatures, air pressure and the sweetness of your surroundings. We are now immersed in Late Summer, perhaps referred to in the West as an Indian Summer. A season of abundance and harvest, it corresponds to the Earth element and the Spleen/Stomach (Sp/St) organ systems. A sweet time of year, nature is bountiful, the Earths luscious fruits and vegetables are bursting for harvest.  That sweet quality is no coincidence!, it is a disharmonious Sp/St that causes that craving for sugary goodies. Late summer is an important transitional season, slowly preparing us for the yin seasons ahead. You may struggle with fatigue as a response to this season, triggered by over-exertion or emotional stress from the activities of Summer Fire. Priorities rest, yoga and eating nourishing, earthy foods to boost your energy.

The Spleen is the largest lymphoid organ and responsible for filtering blood. It plays a major part in our immune and lymphatic system. In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is responsible for lifting the energy of the body, specifically to keep the organs in place. It creates a lightness of the mood, which is the easy going attitude of a person.  

In this practice we will draw on the meridian theory of TCM, paying attention to target our Heart, Kidney, Spleen and Stomach Meridians through the Yin poses.

The session will conclude with a yoga nidra as we transition from summer into Autumn.

Yoga nidra, or yogic sleep as it is commonly known, is an immensely powerful meditation technique, and one of the easiest yoga practices to develop and maintain. While the practitioner rests comfortably in Savasana (corpse pose), this systematic meditation takes you through the pancha maya kosha  (five layers of self), leaving you with a sense of wholeness.

Held at Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton, CV47

Friday 21st July 7-8.30pm

Investment: £25

Yin yoga, the perfect complementary practice to a busy summer calendar, helping to really restore and balance our energy by encouraging us to turn inwards and towards stillness to counteract the late nights, long days, and lust for life that summer carries with it.

According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the season of summer is associated with the element of Fire and the organs of the heart and small intestine.

The heart is considered as the “king” of the organs by TCM for the vital role it plays in controlling our circulation and distribution of blood, and the consequent dependence of all other organs on it for good health. It is also said to house the body’s spirit and therefore plays an integral role in our emotional world.

The small intestine is responsible for sorting the pure from the impure matter that it receives from the stomach, assimilating the necessary nutrients, and passing on anything unnecessary to the large intestine to be eliminated.

As ever in the TCM context, the organs of the body play a bigger part than their anatomical function and are endowed with energetic properties. The balanced flow or energy/chi/prana through the heart and lung meridians/energetic channels is associated with a feeling of joy and enthusiasm for life, being well balanced emotionally and treading the line between vulnerability and resilience with ease, there is genuine warmth in our interactions and a relaxed and satisfied taste to life.

This session will conclude with a soothing yoga nidra, herbal tea and treat.

Next dates

Thursdays 6-7pm £15 per session

29th June, 27th July and 31st August

THE MONTHLY MINDFUL

Guided monthly meditation sessions designed for you to practice mindfulness in a group setting.

Perfect for anyone wishing to learn more about mindfulness and establish a regular practice creating a beautiful mindful community.

Becoming more aware of thoughts, emotions and sensations knowing what is happening
when it is happening in a non-judgemental way.  

Mindfulness is experiential in nature and requires us to practice it rather than think about it too much.

Key research findings on the benefits of mindfulness practice are:

✾ It can help to reduce stress, anxiety and rumination

✾ It can enable us to cope better with mental and physical health conditions

✾ It can help to increase empathy and self-compassion

✾ It can reduce emotional distress and improve quality of life

✾ It can promote healthy eating and sleeping

✾ It can influence the brain and immune system in positive ways

Book direct with Holly

Held at Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton, CV47

Friday 21st June 7-9pm

Investment: £40

The Summer Solstice is coming, and with it radiance, fire, and expression. Balance your wellbeing by turning inward with this fascial movement @ Yin yoga workshop celebrating manifestation and change. Pranayama breathing excercises to restore harmony to the mind, body, and spirit — and balances the solar and lunar within us. Restore and balance our energy by encouraging us to turn inwards and towards stillness to counteract the late nights, long days, and lust for life that summer carries with it.

This work shop will start with a Ceremonial grade Cacao, revered and used for centuries as a "plant medicine" because of its heart-opening qualities and wide-ranging health benefits, Cacao added to your meditation practice is a powerful way to connect deeper with your sense of feeling, heart, and intuition, guided fascial release movements before taking to our mats and props for a mindful yin journey.

The entire practice will be accompanied by Jenny-Ann and her holistic gongs and bowls.

Sound Therapy helps to harmonise your body and mind, bringing it back to a state of harmony with itself and its surroundings.
It is deeply relaxing and improves health and wellbeing, gives stress relief and enhances energy.
Lie back, close your eyes and float off as the beautiful sounds of the Himalayan and Crystal Bowls wash over you and the powerful vibrations of the Gongs put your body back into perfect harmony.

Saturday 17th June 3-5pm, Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

investment £35

With Lisa V and guest health coach Beth Davies offering pelvic floor education and care.

- what are the pelvic floor muscles; where are they and what do they do

- what happens to the pelvic floor during menopause / as we age

- tips for a happy and healthy pelvic floor during peri menopause, menopause and beyond

Woman’s circle with Ceremonial cacao, pelvic floor health and care, followed by restorative yoga and nidra (guided meditation).

Woman can feel isolated and alone when they go through menopause, however thankfully we are all starting to talk and share our experiences more.

Though menopause itself is simply the moment that menstruation stops, the transition generally takes several years. This phase is called perimenopause. During perimenopause, fluctuating estrogen and progesterone levels can trigger a myriad of uncomfortable symptoms. Among the most common are hot flashes, anxiety and irritability, insomnia, fatigue, depression and mood swings, memory lapses, and an erratic menstrual cycle.

This workshop is for anyone Pre, present or post as often the symptoms are the same. We will start with a very relaxed womans circle and enjoy Ceremonial Cacao together. Talking about our experiences helps us to know we are not alone and is a very important part of these workshops , followed by pelvic floor education and care with health coach specialist Beth Davies. Meditation, pranayama, restorative/Yin postures and somatics with Lisa. This workshop will conclude with a Yoga Nidra ( a deep relaxing led meditation).

Yoga can not replace the declining hormones- there is no scientific evidence of this. But it can help with osteopenia by build bone density, strengthen muscles to counter sarcopenia, develop balance to prevent bone fractures from falling, boost your heart rate and brain focus- and by reducing stress it may benefit your sleep, digestion, weight management, mental health and wellbeing.

You will come away with some wonderful coping tools..

Ceremonial Cacao is a daily ritual I have been using daily for nearly a year.

There are many many benefits. 100% raw cacao has over 40 times the antioxidants of blueberries and is full of magnesium which helps to greatly reduce hot flushes and night sweats in menopausal women. It's brain-boosting, mood elevating and works wonders to eliminate food cravings. There are many many other benefits.

Cacao was used in Ritual and Ceremony by our Mesoamerican ancestors and was considered sacred. It is interesting that the ritual and ceremonial use had been lost.
Drinking Cacao in it's purest form allows a deeper connection to ourselves, our own intuition, knowing and inner guidance.

The key raw ingredient of good chocolate, the pod the Mayans referred to as the 'Food of the Gods, is a powerhouse of nutritional goodness.

• Cacao is a rich source of magnesium which supports nerve function, bones, hormone balance, sleep and blood pressure. It is also an important mineral in supporting the body in regulating calcium.

Research has also shown that cacao's powerful antioxidant properties can improve cognitive function and skin health.

Cacao contains Tryptophan which is an amino acid that helps to alleviate anxiety, depression & brain fog, symptoms that tend to cluster as symptoms for many of us in menopause.

Packed with Theobromine, it is a natural mood elevator & can provide lasting energy without the crash.

Hope to welcome you

Lisa x

The Core Zone, Middleton Cheney, OX17 2NE

Inversions can be an empowering and meditative part of practice, they require patience and consistency and can often seem intimidating if we’re not quite sure how to approach them.

This workshop will teach you the foundations of inversions, giving you a greater depth of understanding of the physical and mental processes involved within the poses. On the day we will explore headstand, handstand and forearm balance and for those who are stable in inversions there will be guidance on where to go from there with variations of poses.

Becca will guide you through drills and practices that will help you get those feet off the ground, expect to laugh, sweat, build strength and most of all have a lot of fun!

No inversion experience is necessary, this workshop is for any student wanting to learn more about their practice.

Two hour workshop, £25 pp

Friday 28th April, 7.-9pm, £35 @ Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

Turn your focus inward and away from the busy world. Dissolve stress to reprogram your energy and arrive at a place of connection and peace. A gentle Yin Yoga Journey through the Chakra System, exploring the 7 chakras, their significance, emotional expression & their power on our physical & subtle body. An expansion of consciousness and deep inner healing.

This workshop will cultivate mind, body awareness as we take residence in our own bodies, slowing down, calming our nervous systems & finding a deep stillness while consciously breathing & exploring yin postures; balancing body, mind & spirit & encouraging a deeper exploration of self. Yin Yoga is slow paced, meditative & targets the deep connective tissues/ ligaments between the muscles & the layers of fascia throughout the body, increasing circulation in the joints & improving flexibility as the poses are held for longer periods of time. As we work with these layers, we create the conditions to release deeply held tension in the body & mind, while encouraging awareness of inner silence and creating a deep sense of calm. Through yin, meditation, breath and visualisation we open the chakras, with beneficial effects on our whole being. Through deep connection to the breath, a guided relaxation, together with Yin postures whilst working with the energy body, you will have the opportunity to enter into a space of sublime relaxation and meditation.

Yin Yoga is a practice of compassionate mindfulness, self discovery, and transformation. It focuses on paying attention, letting go, and developing the witness to whatever comes up in the physical body, mental body, emotions, and breath. With this understanding, we can create harmony and balance in all areas of life. Benefits of Yin yoga:

• Targets the fascia and connective tissue in the body to stretch, release and create space

• Releases emotional patterning stuck in the body

• Increases circulation • Can improve postural and skeleton alignment

• Calms nervous system

• Reduces stress and relieves tension

• Healing • Balances our yin and yang attributes

• Opens energy (meridian) channels in the body.

This workshop will be accompanied by a healing Gong Bath with Jenny-Ann, an immersion in sacred sound that can transport you to a deeply meditative state.

Gongs promote a deep sense of well being and inner peace, with participants bathed in the sounds of the gongs often experiencing feelings of timelessness, visions or colours.The deep resonance of the gongs affects the body on a cellular level, releasing tension and stress by sonic massage.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Sanitised props will be provided for this workshop but please bring a pillow case to cover my bolsters, an extra blanket for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer.
Aromatherapy, salt lamps, eye pillows, bolsters cosy blankets set the scene for the extra long savasana with sound healing at the end of the class!

Thursday 13th April 7-8.30pm, Investment £18

Join Adele on this longer session for Asana, (posture), Meditation, Philosophy and a Q&A at the end.

We’ll practice asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork) and japa meditation (chanting) together.

This is an open invite to all, especially if you’d like to deepen your practice beyond asana, and explore the subtleties of pranayama and the power of mantra repetition.

Spaces are limited.

If you usually attend the term time here please note the extended time of this class.

Sunday 2nd April 4-5.30pm @ Manor Farm, Fenny Compton

investment £25

Join Jenny-Ann on this beautiful sound healing experience

Sound Therapy helps to harmonise your body and mind, bringing it back to a state of harmony with itself and its surroundings.
It is deeply relaxing and improves health and wellbeing, gives stress relief and enhances energy.
Lie back, close your eyes and float off as the beautiful sounds of the Himalayan and Crystal Bowls wash over you and the powerful vibrations of the Gongs put your body back into perfect harmony.

This workshop is not suitable for the following health conditions due to the powerful vibrations from the gongs: early pregnancy, severe osteoporosis, epilepsy, sound sensitive conditions (tinnitus/ menieres/some migraine), recent surgery with plates/pins, pacemakers, unstable mental health conditions (schizophrenia/bipolar).

Mats and props will be provided, but please bring an extra blanket/pillow for comfort, and your own mat if you prefer extra padding.

Friday 24th March 7pm-8.45pm, £25pp, @ Manor Farm Studio, Fenny Compton

Spring is in the air, time to spring-clean not just for your homes but for your minds and bodies as well.
Spring is the perfect time of the year to clean our closets, clear out things we no longer use so we have room for new things to come.
Spring is the ideal time to renew and to cleanse our bodies. Our bodies have a natural way of getting rid of waste products, but sometimes it needs help to boost eliminating these products.
I invite you to join me for a detox pamper that can help your body cleanse itself.
This evening will help you feel more energized, lighter and healthier.

The evening will include gentle yoga movements and stretches to aid the lymphatic system & Yin yoga postures (longer held postures to ignite the chi energy through the Liver and Kidneys).., we will also use cork balls for myofascial release on acupressure points to stimulate healthy chi/prana flow, the session will end with Spring themed guided meditation/yoga nidra.

This evening will help, especially if you’ve been feeling sluggish or are experiencing digestion problems, have a lack of stamina, poor concentration, aches and pains, or skin problems.

Are you ready to Detox & Restore?

The evening will include a cleansing herbal tea and healthy snack.

This will take place in my Fenny Compton Studio.

Book direct with Holly