Happy Easter from us.
‘Resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking’ – Deepak Chopra
As it’s Easter weekend and a full moon in Libra, we enter the time of rebirth and renewal. As the Spring brings her fullness and abundance we can sense the energy shifting and changing with the seasons again.
To help you get on the mat, we have some great class pack and annual/six month membership offers. We have a beautiful selection of treatments at our Catford Studio, from Massage to Reiki to Mind Therapies and so much more, there is the treatment for you to find relaxation.
Taking self care further, you still have time to grab one of the last spots to our Tuscan Yoga Retreat in Mid May. We will spend 6 days in the rolling Italian countryside nourishing ourselves with food, nature, asana, pranayama, meditation and sound healing.
We also have 4 very playful workshops coming up. Kasia is breaking down some of the challenging postures that you don’t always have time in class to look at. Next weekend on April 23rd you can join her for a Find Your Wings workshop. You will explore crow, headstand and some fun arm balances, this is a great chance to build your confidence. Kasia is also back in May with a Back Bend workshop. We also have some Sound sessions coming up with Alice’s Alchemic Sound Bath and Junior with his Gong.
And that’s not all! Emma shares her favourite asana and we have the perfect Easter treat recipe 🐣
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Class Package offers
We have just opened up our studio offers, these are a great way to take advantage of classes across the 2 studios including hot yoga.
10 classes – £112 (was £125)
Annual membership – £820 (was £895) works out at £68.33pm, freeze for 1 month and 15% off all workshops, free mat hire
Six month membership – £490 was (was £510) works out at £81.66pm, 15% off all workshops, free may hire
* offers running for the next two weeks only (until 1st May)
* 10 class package has a 3 month term
* Please see all terms when signing up on booking page
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Our Goddess Emma shares her love of Utkata Konasana – Goddess Pose
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This is one of my favourite dynamic poses, and one that I constantly practice. It feels fierce and powerful and it really works the glutes and helps to open the hips and groin. It strengthens core stability. With this arm variation you can really get into opening the shoulders and the heart and the thoracic spine.
I like to build it up from a long held frog pose, and then up into a Malasana squat, followed by some fluid moving from side to side in a ninja lunge.
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From there it can be nice to come into Goddess legs and with hands on the thighs twist from side to side, rotating through shoulders and spine. It’s helpful to rest a moment in a wide leg forward fold to lengthen the spine and release tension.
Then taking it all the way back up into Goddess pose you can explore lifting the heals and coming onto the balls of the feet. Bringing the arms over head and turning the palms back on themselves to complete the pose, pressing the chest forward to open the fronts of the shoulders and drawing the arms back behind the head. Keep working the strength in the thighs and booty.
Opening the power of the pelvis and finding that fierce Goddess power as you feel into the tricky balance. Embrace the feeling of surrender, and let the muscles burn a little. Breath should be deep and steady, let the pose empower you to burn away what is blocking and to find your divine power within.
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Join Emma in Class on
Tuesdays 6.15pm Hot Yoga & Sundays 4.30pm Warm Yin Yang
Both at Catford Studio |
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Only a few spaces left on our beautiful
Tuscan Yoga Retreat
14th – 19th May 2022 | Kasia Blackwell
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Our retreat is homed in a restored 13th century farm nestled inside an evergreen forest, sitting on an extinct volcano that was sacred to the Etruscans, and overlooks the medieval walled town of Monteriggioni.
The house has ten bedrooms with earthy colours and windows onto the rolling Tuscan hills.
An organic garden with olive trees, vineyards, fruit, vegetables and herbs, which are used in preparing their home-made vegetarian meals.
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Included in the retreat:
- meditation, pranayama
- two yoga sessions daily dynamic practice in the morning and yin with alchemy crystal bowl sound meditation in the evenings
- asana workshop
- accommodation in a beautifully decorated Tuscan villa
- freshly prepared homemade and grown meals
- bonfire night + nature foraging to create herbal essential oils
- extra possible to organise: trips to local thermal springs, wine tasting and massage
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Prices: £800 shared triple room, £875 shared double room, £990 single
Price includes accommodation, organic vegetarian food, all yoga, bonfire night and foraging. Flights and transfers, and additional trips and treatments are not included.
For additional information please message us directly.
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YOGA HOUSE SAYS RELAX
Why don’t you book yourself a relaxing treatment after a class for the perfect self care combination! To book a session, simply click on the therapiset name to be taken to their email address
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Swedish, Hot Stones, Hands Free Massage & Reflexology with Linda
Swedish Massage involves soft, long, kneading strokes, as well as light, rhythmic, tapping strokes, on topmost layers of muscles.
Hot Stone Massage Therapy helps melt away tension, ease muscle stiffness, and increase circulation and metabolism.
During a Hands Free Massage the therapist uses the soft areas of the forearms and shoulders to produce a deep to superficial structural massage.
Reflexology is a complementary therapy based on the belief that there are reflex areas in the feet, hands and face which are believed to correspond to all organs and parts of the body.
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Holistic Deep Tissue with Kier
A Holistic Deep Tissue treatment looks at developing a deeper understanding of each individual’s needs, whether to aid rehabilitation or to deeply relax the body and nervous system in times of stress. A combination of techniques including oil-based massage, deep tissue techniques and mobilisations are used.
Benefits include: breakdown of muscle adhesions, improved blood circulation, stimulation and flow of lymph, improvement in the appearance and elasticity of skin, relief of muscle fatigue from physical activity, postural tension, anxiety and release of endorphins.
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Massage with Terry
Terry’s unique blend of massage is characterised by many trips around the world not only to immerse himself in rich cultures but also to locate distinct approaches to massage. He cites his favourite to date as the traditional Egyptian massage. Terry is a life long student and fascinated by the wonders of the anatomy and continuously devotes time to deepen his knowledge and refine his skills.
For effective treatment through relaxation, rejuvenation, reducing pain, increasing flexibility and strengthening the immune system.
To book Call/Text: 07956 537 327
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Nutritional Therapy with Zannie
Nutritional Therapy promotes and supports better health through diet and lifestyle. Nutritional Therapists consider each individual to be unique and use nutritional science to assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances to understand how these may contribute to an individual’s symptoms and health concerns. It follows a holistic approach to health that looks at the body as a whole.
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Mind Therapies with Marta
Mind Therapies are perfect for those who want to get to know themselves better, work on a specific issue or release childhood traumas and unprocessed emotions.
Treatments offered:
Cognitive Hypnotherapy
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation + Reprocessing)
Hypnotherapy for weight loss
NLP – neuro linguistic programming
Health anxiety and Stress Management
Anger Management
Smoking Cessation
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Womb Healing Massage, Reiki, Access Bars®
& Seated Head Massage with Jessica
Reiki is an ancient art of hands-on healing, which stimulates and awakens the natural healing mechanisms that already exist within the body.
Womb Healing Massage is focused on the stomach and the back and includes the use of rebozo techniques and wrapping known as the ancient practice of the restoration of the soul.
Access Bars are 32 points on the head that correlate to different areas of our lives. The treatment is intended to help release issues hat are stored in these areas.
Indian head massage stimulates the lymphatic system, increases circulation to the brain, aids in relaxation and helps to improve hair and scalp conditions.
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Find Your Yoga Wings with Kasia
Are you ready to explore more challenging, but super fun asanas? We often get cued inversions and arm balances in an open level class, but lack time to break these poses down properly.
If you need more information on how to enter, hold and exit the more challenging balances, this workshop is a perfect opportunity for you.
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Saturday 23rd April | 2-4pm | Catford | £20
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Sound Bath with Alice
Join us for a magical Alchemic Sound Bath hosted by the beautiful Alice Rose.
Alice Rose creates a gentle and loving space for you to welcome yourself home, in body and in breath. Each session will begin with a gentle loving breath meditation to ground to source, then followed by an intuitively guided sound journey.
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Saturday 30th April | 6-7pm | Catford | £25*
*£25 per person or £40 for a pair booking
If booking for two, please email support@yogahouselondon.co.uk
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Gong Bath with Junior
Our signature sound bath run by our qualified Gong Master Junior Valentine, who will take you on a magical sound journey with his three gongs. Setting intentions for our rebirth back to the world and connecting to the universal energy. The gong is a sacred and ancient instrument of healing, rejuvenation and transformation.
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Friday 13th May | 7-8pm | Lee | £25*
*£25 per person or £40 for a pair booking
If booking for two, please email support@yogahouselondon.co.uk
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Backbend Workshop with Kasia
Are you working towards deeper backbend practice or perhaps would like to know how to access some more tricky variations of the most common pose, done in a safe way? In this workshop will will explore the heart opening poses with the mindful approach of body awareness, usage of props and steady progression.
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Saturday 21st May | 2-4pm | Catford | £20
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This is the perfect little bake for Easter weekend (or any weekend for that matter). It’s a twist on the classic carrot cake but still utterly delicious
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INGREDIENTS
- 200g oat flour (blitz oats in food processor, gluten-free if required)
- 1 egg or flax egg (1 tbsp of flaxseed + 2 tbsp of water left to sit for 10 minutes)
- 50ml coconut oil
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 75ml milk or plant milk alternative
- 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
- 1⁄2 tsp of cinnamon
- 1⁄4 tsp of nutmeg
- 1⁄4 tsp of allspice
- 50g soft brown sugar
- 200g grated carrots
- Crushed pecans, to decorate
- FOR THE FROSTING
- 70g cashew nuts (soaked in boiling water for an hour)
- 80ml coconut cream
- 1 tbsp of maple syrup
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 2 tsp of lemon juice
- 15ml coconut oil
- 2 tbsp of icing sugar
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INSTRUCTIONS
Start by making the frosting, by adding all of the frosting ingredients into the food processor and blitzing until smooth.
Empty the mixture into a bowl and place in freezer.
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F and grease a square baking tin.
In a mixing bowl, combine oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and sugar.
In a separate mixing bowl combine egg, oil, banana, vanilla extract, plant milk alternative and grated carrots.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until completely combined.
Empty mixture into baking tin, and bake in oven for approx. 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Meanwhile give your frosting a stir, and place back into the freezer.
Take baking tin out of the oven and leave to cool completely, before removing the bars from the tin, and covering with the frosting.
Cut into squares, and sprinkle with crushed pecans.
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