Ellie Stafford Yoga

The thing about Yin Yoga is that it doesn't matter about the shape of the pose.

It's about how it feels. You are not looking around you, you are looking inside and determining how it feels.

You adapt the pose to suit how it feels to you. There are many different variations of just one pose and because you are holding it for a long time, you get to decide how you want to be in it. And if you're not comfortable in a pose, we find an alternative.

The pose is held for about 3 to 5 minutes. And as you are targeting the connective tissue, not necessarily muscle, you are completely still in a pose, which allows you feel deeper Ito it.

Yin is the soft side of yoga, and it's up to you whether you want to challenge yourself, relax into it or not do much at all. Your teacher will not 'make' you do anything. It is a safe place to just be.

DM if you'd like to chat or book a Wednesday 6:30pm Yin class with Ellie via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/.
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Eager wait for me to return from my run along the riverbank at the weekend!

Eager to return to the mat or to try yoga? You are welcome along to any class.

DM to discuss what you want to get out of your practice. Is it to compliment other activities or sport? Are you completely new to exercise? Want something really gentle or a more dynamic yoga practice?
Or simply book into a class via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/
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Happy Bank Holiday! This will hopefully be me by the river tomorrow! Or with an umbrella anyway!😂☔️

Relax, enjoy and go with the flow, whatever you plan. And see you on the mat next week. Don't forget, no class Monday, but all other classes on as normal:

Monday 31/8 Closed
Tues 1/9 10am Seated Yoga Churchdown
Tues 2/9 1:30pm Gentle Yoga Brockworth
Tues 2/9 6:30pm Dynamic Flow Churchdown
Weds 3/9 1:30pm Slow Flow Churchdown
Weds 3/9 Yin Yoga Churchdown
Thurs 4/9 Slow Flow Churchdown
DM for details or book via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/

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Leisure

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
WH Davies

One of my favourite poems, which always springs to my mind when I see a herd of cattle.❤️
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Cow Face Pose (aka Gomukhasana) - always helps to smile in this pose!

Benefits the hips, shoulders, chest and arms.

Sit with your feet on the mat in front of you. Slide your left foot behind the right foot, until it reaches the right hip. If there is pain in the left knee, leave the leg straight.

Take the right foot over the left thigh and move it to the side of the left hip. Alternatively, leave the right foot on the mat on the outside of the left hip.

Take the left arm up and over your head, placing the palm of the hand between the shoulder blades.

Take the right arm out to the side and turn the hand, taking it behind your back. Interlace the fingers of both hands. Alternatively, when you raise the left arm, have a strap or a belt in your hand and grab the other one of it with your right hand.

Straighten the spine. Lift your left elbow upwards and look straight ahead.

Repeat on the other side.

Enjoy!!
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Scrawled Stories

Taking advantage of the amazing weather this weekend on the beach!😎

Looking forward to seeing you on the mat this week:

Mon 6:30pm Longlevens (Slow Flow) £7 taster
Tues 10am Churchdown (Seated) £5 taster (*air-con room)
Tues 1:30pm Brockworth (Gentle) £7 taster
Tues 6:30pm Churchdown (Dynamic Flow) £7 taster
Weds 1:30pm Churchdown (Slow Flow) £7 taster (*air-con room)
Weds 6:30pm Churchdown (Yin) £12 drop-in
Thurs 6:30pm Churchdown (Slow Flow) £7 taster
DM for details or book by clicking on a class via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/
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HappyFriday!👏🏻🥳 Enjoy the weekend and see you back on the mat on Monday:

Mon Slow Flow Longlevens £7 taster
Tues Seated Yoga Churchdown £5 taster
Tues Gentle Yoga Brockworth £7 taster
Tues Dynamic Flow Churchdown £7 taster
Wed Slow Flow Churchdown £7 taster
Wed Yin Yoga Churchdown £12 drop-in
Thur Slow Flow Churchdown £7 taster
Book all classes by clicking on class via www.elliestaffordyoga.co.uk/timetable/ or DM for details.
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