Happy New Year

We hope you had a lovely Christmas and wish you a happy and healthy 2019.

Classes start back at Treetops next week, starting with our new MONDAY MORNING YOGA class

We are now running one class from 9:45am - 11:15am, a perfect opportunity to begin your week with softness, comfort and intention.

Throughout the 90 minute class you will be guided through restorative yoga; supported by bolsters, blocks and cushions, engaging in softening breath work for your mind and body, floating into yoga nidra (yogic sleep) and relaxing deeply with sound meditation.

This class is perfect for any level of yoga knowledge, and for those who are nursing injury or illness.  Cost £15.  Please call ahead to book your mat.

Our next Retreat Day is on Saturday 21 January, there are a few places left so book quickly

The day runs from 11:30am - 4:30pm and our theme for the day is Sankalpa, this is the word used for yoga’s tradition of offering a refreshing alternative to making New Year’s resolutions.  Instead we practice sankalpa or intention, this comes from the principle that we are already who we need to be.

During the day we will enjoy yoga, relaxation, meditation, nutritious food, a woodland walk and sound healing.  Investment for this day is £75 which includes a goody bag to take home.

(We are also running this Retreat Day on Saturday 2 February)

Our next Candlelit Yoga Supper evening is on Tuesday 29 January

These evenings are really cosy and relaxing, Laura leads a gentle yoga flow by the fireside, followed by a warming soup supper.  It’s then back under some cosy duvets and eye masks for sound meditation.  The evening runs from 7pm - 9:30pm and costs £30

(We are also running these evenings on Tuesday 26 February and Friday 22 March)

A perfect start to the week ahead ....

Welcome back to everyone who came to Yoga this morning.

It's such a perfect way to start the week.

We had our Restorative gentle yoga to start with, lots of soft poses that are held for slightly longer than usual, using props such as bolsters and blocks.  Finishing with a lovely savasana.

Savasana may appear to be a little snooze at the end of a yoga session, but it is a yoga pose, one that is awake, yet relaxed.  (Also known as the corpse pose - as you lie down on your back with your eyes closed so that you can truly relax both your mind and body). 

It is really good at ridding the body of tension, as well as having many other positive benefits, such as helping relieve mild depression, fatigue, headaches, high blood pressure and insomnia.  It's great for calming the whole nervous system.

Join us at 9:30am to 10:30am if this sounds like the yoga class for you.  Beginners are more than welcome, come and give it a go.

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After Restorative Yoga, some stay and others join us for Meditation and Breath-work. 

This is such an incredibly relaxing and calming hour.

If you've always wondered what meditation is about, please come and give it a try.

After some gentle settling breath-work whilst sitting we then lay on our mats with our eyes closed, with the warmed eye masks and duvets whilst Laura led a sound meditation. 

Below are her quartz bowl and bells.

The sound from the bowl creates vibrations that really resonate and echo within you, assisting the release of emotional and energy blockages.

Apparently it slows the brainwaves as the soundwaves send us into a dreamlike state.

There are many benefits such as it:

improves memory

helps with relaxation and meditation

improves attention span and focus

stimulates creativity

strengthens resilience

releases tension

reduces anger

The high intensity and low frequency combination of bowls, known as singing bowls, gongs and bells in a sound meditation can induce a deep relaxation response.  Sound healing has been used for centuries.  

Come and give it a go, this class runs from 10:45am - 11:45am

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NEW for the next few weeks is our Outdoor Vinyasa Flow class, from 12 noon - 1pm.

It's so lovely to enjoy yoga outside with the fresh air, warmth and bird song.

This class takes the energy levels up a notch and we do some great stretches and poses.

Think warrior pose, downward dog, lunges amongst many. 

I really enjoyed this morning's class, it definitely showed me where my body strength needs some work!

Each of our classes cost £10 and you don't need to bring anything with you.

All equipment and filtered water is provided for you, along with plenty of free parking.

To book, please email me to book your yoga mat (just incase we have a full class) up to 8am each Monday morning.  We are just 5 minutes from the centre of Newbury town centre in a peaceful corner of Wash Common.

Namaste

Latest Relax & Restore News

(The calm and reflective shores of Lake Ullswater)

Relax and Restore News

There will be no Yoga/Meditation classes this Monday 30 April, but we will be back on the mats on Monday 14 May (no class Monday 7 May as it's a Bank Holiday).

As a reminder we have Gentle Restorative Yoga from 9:30am - 10:30am followed by Breath-work and Meditation at 10:45am - 11:45am.  Each class costs £10, please book your mat up to the Sunday evening before the class.

Our next Candlelit Yoga & Supper Evening is on Tuesday 8 May from 7pm - 9:30pm and costs £30.  This includes a soup supper with warming drinks.

Laura and I are really looking forward to our Retreat Day on Saturday 16 June, a great day relaxing, restoring, re-energising whilst taking part in gentle yoga, meditation, breath-work, yoga nidra, time spent outdoors in the grounds and woodland, a creative activity and a delicious and nutritious lunch.  The day runs from 11:30am - 4:50pm and costs £75.  Our theme in June looks at the many benefits of bees, honey and the outdoors.

Relax & Restore Retreat March

On Saturday we held another Relax & Restore Retreat Day with Laura from The Wellbeing Feeling.

It was a lovely relaxing day and great fun.

We started the morning with a gentle flow yoga session and meditation.

Followed by a delicious lunch.

The theme of the retreat was "Sowing the Seed", whether quite literally sowing seeds, eating seeds and psychologically planting seeds of thought etc

Seeds have many dietary benefits, and are great added to our cereal in the morning, our salads at lunchtime, our cakes and bakes at tea time, and our casseroles and pies.

I made a vegetarian cottage pie, very vibrant thanks to the beetroot!

recipe here 

With a winter slaw salad, with an extra sprinkling of seeds and a tahini dressing.

After lunch Laura took everyone into the woods for a mindfulness walk, some meditation and lots of chat!

And they returned to sowing seeds, which was fun, coir pots and interesting seed mixes.

And after all that exhausting work (!) it was time for relaxation and a good lie down.

Finishing with a wonderful Yoga Nidra session

(More than one person fell asleep!)

If you would like to join us on our next Retreat Day, we are holding one on Saturday 5 May.

11:30am - 4:30pm

£75

Namaste

Relax & Restore Latest News ....

Snowy at Treetops

Now that it's all gone, you may be experiencing cabin fever and need to escape ....

Laura and I are running our Retreat Day this Saturday, 10 March and we have a couple of places left, the day runs from 11:30am - 4:30pm and costs £75.  You will have a lovely relaxing day, full of yoga, meditation, relaxation, eating, walking, talking, being creative and discussing wellbeing!

We have another Yoga Candlelit Supper Evening on Tuesday 13 March, from 7pm - 9:30pm this evening is heavenly, by the fireside with candles glowing, we will enjoy some gentle flow yoga, some meditation, breathing exercises, a warming soup supper and some blissful yoga nidra.  The evening costs £30.

We have two Monday morning sessions of Yoga and Meditation before Easter, Monday 12th and Monday 19th.  We have a Restorative Yoga session from 9:30am - 10:30am.  And a Meditation class from 10:45am - 11:45am.  Each class costs £10.  All of your equipment is here, just call ahead to book a mat.

We hope to see you soon

If you visit the newly updated Treetops website you will see photos and further information of our Relax and Restore events.

Yoga in Newbury

Blissful Candlelit Yoga Supper Evening

Following last night's beautiful Sunset in Newbury, we had our Candlelit Yoga Evening with Laura Routh-Parsons.

The hall was lit by 'millions' of candles, the fire was lit and the room was cosy.

Following a warming welcome drink of mulled apple, Laura led a gentle yoga flow and meditation.

Our 8 Yogis enjoyed a soup supper followed by chai lattes and warm cacao drinks.

We had a delicious lightly spiced butternut squash and butterbean soup

 and this yummy broccoli soup ...

... served with gluten free croutons, roasted seeds, dairy free coyo yoghurt, roasted peanuts and pomegranate seeds

After supper, Laura took us through some pranayama breathing before we laid down under the duvets with warming eye masks listening to the sound of the crackling fire.

Bliss!

Our next Candlelit Yoga evening is on Tuesday 13 March 2018

7pm - 9:30pm

£30

Cosy Yoga on a Frosty Morning!

This morning's white frosty lawn took me by surprise.

This morning's restorative yoga and meditation was perfect inside with warm blankets as the golden sun shone through.

Laura took us through a guided meditation, using all of our senses and I found myself looking out to sea, it was so calming.

The deep stretches are perfect after a busy weekend, especially the hip ones, having had my 10 month old nephew on my hip this weekend!

Today's cake after class today was a warming apple, cinnamon and chocolate chip cake, with warming pukka teas.

Come and join us for a session, perfect for beginners or those looking for some calm in a very relaxed and friendly setting.

Laura is here on:

Tuesday 14 November

Monday 4 December

Monday 11 December

9:30am - 11:30am

£25

We have 1 space left on our Candlelit and Fireside Yoga Evening on Thursday 7 December

7pm - 9:30pm

£30

This includes a warming soup supper and hot drinks.

The evening will include restorative yoga, meditation & breath work, finishing with yoga nidra.

(pyjamas and onesies optional!)

Candlelit Yoga by the Fire - Book now 7 December

COSY YOGA EVENING

On Thursday 7 December we will be holding a meditation and restorative yoga class by firelight and candlelight with Laura.

The combination will help destress your body and mind and release any held tension with gentle movement, combined with Laura's soothing breathwork.

It will be so relaxing and comforting, you can even come in your onesie or pyjamas!

A warming bowl of soup and hot drinks will be served during the evening.

7pm - 9:30pm

£30 

Places are limited

(We will provide all the equipment needed).