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18/10/2026

11:15am Wednesday River Room
10am Sunday SOMA
6:15pm Thursday The Beach Yoga Space (fully booked)

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09/10/2026

Each week, we bring more than a tight neck, an aching hip, insomnia or anxiety into our physical practice.

We bring our whole lives.

Very often, it is our emotional life that is shaping, and sometimes leading, our physical symptoms. For those in caring roles, this can be a defining part of what we bring to practice — and what we are trying to relieve.

There are people in our lives we cannot simply walk away from: an ageing parent, an adult child, a partner, a sibling, or someone who is ill, struggling, lonely or difficult.

Because we care, we help. We make appointments, take calls, remember what needs remembering and step in when something goes wrong. Over time, helping can become a role. We become the person who sorts things out, the person who cannot quite say no because we know what might happen if we do.

Yet we can love someone and still feel angry, exhausted or desperate for space. We can understand their suffering without being able to change their life. Care and control are different things.

Sometimes being needed gives us purpose, and stepping back can bring grief. We may have to ask: What has happened to me in this relationship? What do I need now? Have I become responsible for things that belong to another adult? Am I helping freely, or because I am afraid of what will happen if I do not?

We can understand someone’s behaviour without accepting what hurts us. We can set boundaries without withdrawing love. We can acknowledge another person’s suffering without making it our life’s work to prevent it.

We do not have to stop loving someone. But we may need to let go of the idea that everything is down to us.

These feelings — resentment, exhaustion, guilt, sadness and the wish for freedom — are not signs that we do not care. They are part of the complicated reality of caring. Our lives matter too, and we are allowed to struggle.

This is why we lead with the breath in our practice. Our physical symptoms are often manifestations of our emotional landscape. By opening and deepening the breath, we begin to create space for release, strengthening, opening and balance.

Breath In Motion - Starts Thursday October 29th
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25/09/2026

A little bit of news… 🤗

I’m putting an evening yoga class back on the schedule.

I haven’t taught an evening class for more than five years, so this feels like a bit of a biggie for me — and I’m hoping it might be good news for a few of you too.

From the last week of October, I’ll be teaching a 6-week evening course at The Beach Yoga Space in Morecambe.

And honestly, what a place to practise.

The studio has the most beautiful view across Morecambe Bay and sits within The Rainbow Hub, a lovely wellbeing community alongside Christina’s Everything Wellbeing.

There are therapy rooms, a massage room, Reiki room, adult therapy space and, of course, the yoga studio.

It’s another very special place (I get to work at 3 fabulous yoga spaces now🥰) , and I’m genuinely excited to be teaching here too.

The class is called Breath in Motion — and it will be a gentle, mindful evening practice to help you move, breathe and come back to yourself at the end of the day.

The course runs for six weeks, with spaces limited to 11 people.

There will also be some drop-in spaces available for those who can't commit to all six weeks, although these will vary from week to week depending on how many people join the course.

You can find all the dates, timings and pricing on the booking page:

THURSDAY — BREATH IN MOTION Booking via Bookwhen

And if daytime yoga suits you better, I’ll still be teaching:

Wednesday 11.15am — River Room Sunday & 10am — SOMA

The Sunday SOMA class can be booked directly through the SOMA booking site.

So there’s now a lovely little range of times and places to practice — and I think I can safely say they’re all pretty spectacular in their own way.

I’m really excited about this new chapter.

And perhaps especially about seeing some of you in this yoga studio as the sun goes down over Morecambe Bay.😍

Sonia x

23/09/2026

If you're over 50, or post-menopause, there is a very real danger of judging your yoga practice by everything your body used to be able to do.

Your flexibility. Your strength. Your stamina. Your energy. Your pain levels. How freely you moved. How your body looked naked.

And if that's the measure?

We're eventually going to lose heart.

Not because yoga has stopped working.

Because we're measuring the wrong things.

The physical practice matters. Of course it does. We can improve strength, mobility, balance and stamina at any age.

But we don't need to compare those improvements with our 30-year-old selves.

And we certainly don't need to make them the point of our practice.

Yoga has always been interested in something much bigger than the body.

The mind.

Our capacity to meet difficulty.

Our ability to become less reactive.

To find steadiness when life isn't steady.

To notice our thoughts without being completely carried away by them.

To breathe when things feel difficult.

To become more compassionate towards ourselves.

To tolerate uncertainty.

To recover when life knocks us sideways.

To meet ourselves — and our changing bodies — with a little less resistance.

These are things we can keep developing for the rest of our lives.

And unlike having wonderfully flexible hamstrings, they can actually change the trajectory of your life.

They can change how you experience a difficult day.

How you speak to yourself.

How you respond to the people you love.

How you cope with pain, change, ageing and uncertainty.

So by all means enjoy getting stronger.

Enjoy the freer hips.

Enjoy touching your toes if your body happens to fancy it.

But don't make those things the evidence that your yoga is working.

Perhaps the better question is:

'Am I becoming more able to meet the life I actually have?'

Because that is a yoga practice you never have to outgrow.

11:15am River Room - Wednesday
10am SOMA - Sunday

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22/09/2026

Chronic pain support -

I've just (finally) uploaded one of the pages on my website with the resources I've put together on chronic pain. A lot of it, I put together over the years. The audio meditations and the webinars were put together after I did my practitioner training on neuroplastic pain with Dr Howard Schubiner and Hal Greenham. Quite a lot of the resources was a way for me to put the training into understandable terms for learning it and then I ended up using it for myself quite a lot as it was just what I needed to hear.

Originally, I planned on selling the audio and webinars but realised quite quickly the huge amount of energy, work and hours on top of producing them required to get them into the already busy well being arenas (something that just exacerbates my already sensitive brain😬) ...so they have just sat around in my files being no use to anyone 😆

I really hope they get shared around to friends and families. I still have my reflexology business and it's astounding how much stress and pain we're all carrying around and trying to navigate our way through 💛

Please feel free to use and share. Lots of love to anyone who needs it ♥️

Check out morebreathingspace.co.uk and navigate to 'chronic pain'. Link in bio

19/09/2026

What does your digestive symptoms and food cravings tell you?

Sometimes the clues to a doshic imbalance are hiding in what happens around mealtimes.

Not a diagnosis. Not a rigid checklist.

Just an interesting way to notice your own patterns.

VATA ↑
Think: overwhelmed, unsettled, irregular.

Before food: Forgotten to eat? Not particularly hungry? You suddenly realise you've gone hours without food.

After food: Burpy? Gassy? Windy? Bloated? Digestion can feel changeable and unpredictable.

Crave: Salt, salt, salt. Maybe some salt and (sour) vinegar chips and crisps 🤤🤤

PITTA ↑
Think: hot, hungry, reactive.

Before food: Shaking hunger. Irritable. Hangry. Too hungry to wait for dinner to cook, so you eat quickly — and perhaps more than you intended.

After food: Feeling hot or flushed? Acid reflux or indigestion? Perhaps loose stools. Maybe you're hungry again surprisingly soon.

Crave: Firecracker 🧨 spice 🌶🌶🌶craving that Thai and Indian takeaway?😍

KAPHA ↑
Think: heavy, slow, congested.

Before food: Not really hungry, but eating anyway. Food becomes more about pleasure, comfort or habit than genuine hunger.

After food: Heavy. Full. Like the food is just sitting there. Digestion feels slow. Perhaps a blocked nose, congested sinuses or a heavier feeling in the breath.

Crave: Sweet and gooey, lovely piece of cake and pastries. Yum yum sweet bun.🧁🍰🥮

And it doesn't have to be just one description that makes you think 'that's me!'.

Two doshic disturbances can be happening together. Sometimes all three show up.

This is just one small piece of understanding Ayurvedic imbalance, but it's an interesting place to start.

Noticing is the practice.

So, next time you eat, get curious.

What does your body tell you before you eat?

And what does it tell you afterwards?

What do you notice you eat on repeat?

17/09/2026

If you're Kapha by nature or have symptoms of Kapha increase, you might be attracted to yoga classes that are:

steady
comfortable
familiar
slow
with a sense of safety and ease

And that can be a beautiful part of your practice.

But when Kapha is aggravated, yoga can quietly become another place to stay comfortable.

You might avoid anything unfamiliar.
Skip practices that sound challenging.
Stay in poses long after your body is ready to move.
Choose what feels soothing, even when you need stimulation.
Or leave practice feeling relaxed but still heavy, dull, or unmotivated.

The challenge, in this scenario, is not letting comfort become stagnation.

Try a little more warmth.
A little more rhythm.
A little more curiosity.
Let yourself move with purpose.
Let something feel invigorating.
Let the practice awaken you rather than simply soothe you.

“I can honour my need for safe and known without letting it hold me back.”

Ayurvedic yoga is different for each person, shaped by your unique constitution, needs, and current state of imbalance.

Sundays SOMA 10am
Wednesdays River Room 11:15am

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16/09/2026

If you're Pitta bodytype by nature, you might genuinely love yoga that has:

precision
purpose
challenge
clear instructions
an intelligent sequence
something to understand, explore or improve

You like knowing why you're doing something.
You enjoy learning.
You notice the details.
You may be the person who wants to know whether you're doing it correctly — and why.

These can be wonderful qualities.

But when Pitta is aggravated into Vikrti, those same strengths can tip into:

“I need to get this right.”

You might compare yourself.
Push through discomfort.
Analyse every sensation.
Correct yourself constantly.
Get frustrated when your body doesn't cooperate.
Feel irritated when the teacher's instructions aren't clear.
Or turn Savasana into something you're somehow supposed to be good at.

And your instinct might be to try harder.

Do the stronger version.
Go deeper.
Improve your alignment.
Master the pose.
Do better next time.

But what if your practice doesn't need more effort?

What if the challenge for you is letting something be good enough?

Try noticing without correcting.
Exploring without judging.
Feeling without needing to understand everything.
Take the modification without seeing it as failure.
Let your body have the final word sometimes.
Stay with the practice even when there is nothing to achieve.

For someone with a Pitta body-type or symptoms, this can be a surprisingly difficult and powerful practice modification:

“I can do this well without needing to make it better.”

And perhaps ask yourself:

Is my practice leaving me feeling nourished — or quietly evaluating myself?

Ayurveda isn't about becoming less you.

It's about noticing when your natural strengths have tipped too far — and knowing how to find your way back to balance.





14/09/2026

In Ayurveda, the transition between seasons is called ṛtu sandhi.

And late summer → autumn is one of the most important transitions of the year.

This year, the traditional autumn ṛtu sandhi falls approximately from 8–21 September.

Think of sandhi as a joint.

A place where two things meet.

And just like a physical joint, seasonal transitions can be times when the things we've been sweeping under the carpet suddenly become rather more noticeable.

You've been running on empty?

You may feel exhausted.

Eating in a way that hasn't really suited you?

Your digestion may let you know.

Too much heat, sun, stimulation or intensity?

You might notice irritability, headaches, skin sensitivity, acidity/loose stools or difficulty switching off at bedtime.

Been putting your emotional wellbeing to one side?

Your mood may become harder to ignore.

And perhaps the aches and pains you've been managing suddenly feel louder.

It doesn't necessarily mean something new has gone wrong.

Sometimes the transition simply makes what was already there harder to ignore.

So what does Ayurveda suggest?

Not a massive autumn detox.

Not a new 20-step routine.

Not trying harder.

A pause.

Late summer is traditionally associated with accumulating Pitta — heat, intensity and sharpness.

As we move towards autumn, Ayurveda encourages us to gradually let go of that excess heat and begin preparing for the colder, drier qualities ahead.

So this 2 week transition is a beautiful time for:

Cooling and soothing practices for the eyes, skin, digestion and mind

Less excessive heat, intensity and overstimulation

Gentle, nourishing food that supports comfortable digestion

Beginning regular oiling of the skin

Simple Ayurvedic cleansing practices such as appropriate nasal and ear care

Earlier nights and more regular sleep

A little less rushing

A little less work, where possible

Clearing the house and your surroundings

Finally making that appointment you've been putting off

13/09/2026

You love creative flows.
New sequences.
Unexpected transitions.
A teacher who makes you think.
“Ohhh… I never thought about it like that”

You probably like your yoga to feel fresh, interesting and a little bit different every time.

And that may simply be part of your nature.

In Ayurveda, we might describe that as Vata Prakriti — a natural tendency towards movement, curiosity, creativity and change.

But here's the interesting bit…

When Vata is in Vikriti — temporarily aggravated or out of balance — those same qualities can look rather different.

You arrive rushed.

You can't quite settle.

Your mind is already thinking about what you need to do afterwards.

You suddenly remember something for the shopping list.

You wonder whether you should check your phone.

You lose interest when something is repeated.

You realise you've forgotten an appointment.

You mentally leave before the class has finished.

And afterwards?

You can barely remember what you did.

You heard all the lovely words from the teacher…

…but somehow none of it landed in your body.

So what do you do?

Probably look for a more interesting class. 😂

But more stimulation is exactly what those with Vata bodytype and those with symptoms of Vata increase doesn't need.

The practice that ultimately balances Vata increase might still contain movement and flow — but the movement gradually becomes more anchoring.

Familiar sequences.

Repetition.

Returning to something you've already done.

Pauses.

Simple instructions.

Deliberate transitions.

Something physical to keep returning your attention to.

A quieter environment.

Music that's there but doesn't drive the practice.

Sometimes your nervous system needs the experience of staying.

And that, for a Vata mind, can be a surprisingly difficult and powerful practice.

Does this sound like you? If not, check here again for more info on Yoga and Bodytype🌿 or join me in class...

Sundays SOMA 10am
Wednesdays River Room 11:15am

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