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Classes: weekly 6pm Thursdays @ Falfield Village Hall 🧘 7pm Tuesdays @ Berkeley Town Hall 🧘 7pm Mondays Turnberries Thornbury find your calm at a friendly fully guided class or 121 session 🦚Booking essential to reserve your space 07713854169

02/09/2026

It’s funny… the older I get, the less luxury seems to be about things.

It’s about having time. Time for myself, and time for the people I love.

It’s about knowing myself a little better, and continuing to gently grow — physically and mentally.

It’s about being there for the people I love, even when life is difficult, complicated or distracting.

And somehow, before I started practising yoga, all of those things seemed harder.

Now they just feel like part of my life.

I honestly don’t know exactly how yoga did that.

Maybe it’s the breathing. Maybe it’s the movement. Maybe it’s simply having a little time where I stop doing and start listening.

I’ve also found that I don’t seem to need quite as many things to give me that little hit of excitement.

There’s a different kind of rush in moving, breathing, feeling strong and simply being present.

And perhaps that’s one of the things I value most about yoga.

It keeps bringing me back to now.

Because we get one life.

This is it.

Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Not the next thing we’re going to buy, achieve or tick off the list.

This. Right now.

And actually… that feels like quite a luxury to me. 💛

Although I’m still very partial to a nice handbag. 😂 xx

01/09/2026

Why Yogis are Calm(er) 🥰🤣

Ever wondered why yoga can leave you feeling noticeably calmer, even when life is doing its absolute best to wind you up?!

One of the reasons may be our vagus nerve — a major part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps the body move out of “fight or flight” and into “rest and restore”.

And here’s the clever bit…

Yoga and, particularly, the way we breathe during yoga can stimulate the vagus nerve.

Slow, controlled breathing — especially a longer, slower exhale — sends signals to the body that it’s safe to soften, slow down and settle.

Add in mindful movement, concentration and those lovely periods of stillness at the end of practice, and you’re giving your nervous system a chance to step away from the constant noise and come back towards balance.

So when you finish yoga feeling calmer, more grounded and somehow… reset…

It isn’t just in your head. 😉

You’ve been giving your nervous system some very intentional signals of “we’re safe, we can relax now.”

And perhaps that’s one of the reasons us yogis are calm(er)…

Although I make absolutely no promises about what happens when someone steals your parking space. 🩷

Yoga gives so much more than strength and flexibility.

Beginners Classes weekly in:

Thornbury Mondays 7pm
Berkeley Tuesdays 7pm
Wotton Wednesdays 6pm
Falfield Thursdays 6pm
Sharpness Fridays 6pm

WhatsApp 07713854169 for booking link.

30/08/2026

Maybe your body doesn’t feel quite like it used to.

Maybe you feel stressed and stretched a little too thin.

Maybe midlife has hit harder than you thought it would.

Maybe your current fitness routine just isn’t working for you anymore.

Does any of that sound familiar?

If you’re looking for something that helps you feel stronger from head to toe — yes, literally from head to toe! — while also helping you feel calmer, more relaxed and hopefully sleep a little better, perhaps it’s time to try yoga.

Yoga can help you build strength, improve mobility and balance, and reconnect with your body. But it’s about more than just exercise.

It’s about taking some time for you.

Moving. Breathing. Strengthening. Stretching. Relaxing.

Yoga. More than just exercise.

(And yes, I totally stole that last bit from M&S! 🤣)

Beginner friendly, fully guided yoga.
No need for experience.
Classes in:

Thornbury Mondays 7pm
Berkeley Tuesdays 7pm
Wotton Wednesdays 6pm
Falfield Thursdays 6pm
Sharpness Fridays 6pm

WhatsApp 07713854169 for booking link. 🌷

28/08/2026

Find freedom in your yoga practice 🩷

There was a point in my own yoga practice when something shifted.

I knew enough to start connecting the dots… and I had become stronger.

I didn’t have to think so hard about what came next. My body knew. One movement seemed to melt into another, and sometimes I didn’t even notice where one movement ended and the next one began.

There is truly nothing like that feeling 🩷

That feeling of getting completely lost in the flow doesn’t come from learning hundreds of poses.

It comes from practice. Simply practising what you remember. Again and again. It doesn’t have to be perfect. My early practices were not. But they all taught me something.

Sun Salutations are a brilliant place to start. They help you build strength, but they also teach you how one movement flows naturally into another.

So if you ever fancy practising at home, don’t worry about doing a whole class. Just roll out your mat and do what you remember.

A few Sun Salutations. A few familiar movements.

Because one day, almost without noticing, you’ll know enough to stop thinking…

…and just flow.

24/08/2026

From “I should go to yoga” to “I go to yoga” 🩷

If you want yoga to become part of your life… make it a commitment, not a decision you have to make every week.

Because we all know what happens when we leave something as:

“I’ll go if I’m not too tired.”
“I’ll see what I’ve got on.”
“Maybe next week…”

Life gets in the way.

The people who get the most from yoga aren’t necessarily the most flexible, the strongest or the most disciplined.

They’re often simply the people who have made it part of their routine.

📅 Put your class in your diary.

📱 Book it in advance.

🧘‍♀️ Treat that hour as an appointment with yourself.

And perhaps most importantly — don’t wait until you feel like going.

Some of the best classes are the ones you nearly talked yourself out of attending.

You don’t have to practice every day. You don’t have to be perfect. But if you want to discover what yoga can really do for you, give yourself enough time to build the habit.

One class might make you feel good.

A regular practice can become something much bigger. 🩷

Your mat is waiting.

Beginners classes:

Berkeley Tuesdays 7pm
Wotton Wednesdays 6pm
Falfield Thursdays 6pm
Sharpness Fridays 6pm

WhatsApp 07713854169 for booking link 🌷

24/08/2026

If you want yoga to become part of your life… make it a commitment, not a decision you have to make every week.

Because we all know what happens when we leave something as:

“I’ll go if I’m not too tired.”
“I’ll see what I’ve got on.”
“Maybe next week…”

Life gets in the way.

The people who get the most from yoga aren’t necessarily the most flexible, the strongest or the most disciplined.

They’re often simply the people who have made it part of their routine.

📅 Put your class in your diary.

📱 Book it in advance.

🧘‍♀️ Treat that hour as an appointment with yourself.

And perhaps most importantly — don’t wait until you feel like going.

Some of the best classes are the ones you nearly talked yourself out of attending.

You don’t have to practice every day. You don’t have to be perfect. But if you want to discover what yoga can really do for you, give yourself enough time to build the habit.

One class might make you feel good.

A regular practice can become something much bigger. 🩷

Your mat is waiting.

Beginners Yoga, Falfield Village Hall, Thursdays at 6pm

WhatsApp 07713854169 for booking link 🌷

Address

Kingswood Road
Wotton-under-Edge
GL12 8RB

Website

http://www.samsarayoga.co.uk/

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