Energy Cntr Yoga

Getting upside down has a funny way of changing more than just your orientation.

It shifts your perspective.

It asks you to trust yourself, to stay curious and to let go of the idea that everything has to be perfect.

And somewhere between the wobbles and the wins, you remember that practice is supposed to be fun too.

See you upside down on the mat this week. 🙃🤍

I used to think poses like this, Flying Crow were all about strength.

The longer I've practiced, the more I've realised they're actually about balance.

The balance between effort and ease.
Strength and softness.
Holding on and letting go.

Because if I try to force this pose, it doesn't happen.

When I trust the foundation I've built, stay present and let my breath lead, everything starts to feel lighter.

I think life asks the same of us.

Not to stop putting in the effort, but to know that effort doesn't always have to feel hard.

Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is soften.

July has arrived, and with it the heart of winter.

Outside, the mornings are crisp and the evenings are cold. Inside, the heaters are on, the lights are low, and the space is warm.

Winter has a way of asking us to slow down, but that doesn't mean we stop moving. Sometimes the practice is exactly what we need to stir things up. To create a little heat, clear the mind, breathe deeply and leave feeling lighter than when we arrived.

We'll keep the studio warm. You just need to show up.

See you on the mat. 🤍

A room full of people.

One practice.

A hundred different experiences.

It's something I never tire of witnessing.

We share the same space, the same teacher, the same sequence, yet every person arrives carrying something different and leaves with something different too.

Because whilst yoga can be deeply communal, it is also incredibly personal.

The real practice isn't happening around us.

It's happening within us.

In the conversations we have with ourselves.
In the moments we choose to stay.
In the lessons we uncover along the way.

We may share the room, but the journey is ours.

And that is what makes the practice so special.

Join us on the mat this week.

Sometimes lying on your back and stretching your butt is exactly what the body ordered. 😂❤️

Sometimes when I teach, I'll look around the room and wonder what everyone is carrying.

The things they've overcome.
The conversations they're replaying.
The dreams they're quietly holding onto.
The parts of themselves they're learning to trust.

We all arrive on our mats from different lives, different experiences and different seasons. Yet for an hour, we share the same space.

One thing people often don't realise is how much I observe when I teach.

I'm watching the way you move.
The way you breathe.
The habits you return to.
The places you hold tension.
The moments where you trust yourself and the moments where you don't.

I rarely adjust with my hands. Instead, I try to cue in a way that helps you find it yourself. To understand your body in space. To become curious about what you're feeling rather than relying on someone else to tell you.

Because ultimately, the practice isn't about me teaching you a pose.

It's about you learning something about yourself.

Yoga has this beautiful way of bringing us together without asking us to be the same. We move together, breathe together and share the same room, yet every person is having their own unique experience.

And perhaps that's enough.

Not to fix.
Not to change.

Just to become a little more aware.

A little more connected.

A little more at home within yourself.

Perhaps that's the practice too. What begins as a reflection on movement often becomes a reflection on being human.

With love always, Simone

Backbends are often spoken about as heart openers, and while they can create a beautiful sense of openness through the front of the body, what I've come to appreciate is that the freedom in a backbend doesn't come from forcing the heart forward.

It comes from strength.

More specifically, it comes from the glutes.

When the glutes engage, they help support and stabilise the pelvis, creating the foundation that allows the spine to extend safely and sustainably. Without that support, we often end up dumping into the lower back, searching for depth instead of creating space.

There is something I love about that lesson.

The shape may look like surrender, but it is built on strength.

The heart may open, but only because the body beneath it is willing to support it.

Maybe that's true off the mat too.

The greatest openness doesn't come from forcing ourselves to be vulnerable. It comes from creating enough strength, trust and stability within ourselves that opening becomes possible.

A strong foundation. An open heart.

That's the practice.

Flow to Yin is where movement meets stillness.

We begin with a gentle, feel-good flow to wake up the body, soften through tension, and create a sense of ease in your movement. From there, we transition into longer held yin shapes - allowing you to slow right down, drop inward, and work into the deeper layers of the body.

It’s a practice that doesn’t rush you.
It meets you exactly where you are.

Perfect if you want to move without overdoing it… to feel your body open without force… and to give your nervous system space to settle.

You’ll leave feeling grounded, balanced, and completely at ease.

A little bit of everything, in all the right ways.

We also have an extended version of this class on Sundays 4.30pm - 5.45pm.