Iridescent Watercolours

We were painting with Iridescent Watercolours this week, adding shimmer, sparkle and shine to birds, animals and fish, it was a great class, it's always good to try something new.

Hummingbirds, peacocks, kingfishers and cockerels were our popular birds.

The day felt very autumnal, it was lovely to be inside painting.

These fish are wonderful!

We had a delicious Lamb Hot Pot with vegetables for lunch followed by an Apple, Elderberry Syrup and Blackberry Crumble, all found from the local hedgerows and trees, so good!

Come and join us later in the month for an Acrylics class, we have had alot of requests for more Acrylics.

Acrylics Book Now 27 October

Our Autumn has started

 

We've been working hard behind the scenes to create some great classes for you this term, we've been enjoying some lovely Aroma Yoga classes with Rachel and have welcomed lots of new faces who are enjoying getting away from it all, relaxing, moving with some gentle yoga and then snuggling under a duvet and eye mask for some savasana.  Which is then followed with delicious nibbles and warming drinks.

The classes book really quickly but we have a waiting list system, upcoming classes in November and December will be on the booking system soon.

In other news we are launching a Treetops Wellbeing range, which has started with a gorgeous candle, made from locally sourced beeswax from a local maker.

 

I wanted to evoke the scent of Treetops, with flowers, the woodland and being relaxed.  And after researching a variety of scents we came up with this one which is Geranium and Warm Woods, with lighter notes of lavender, patchouli and vanilla.

We've had a great response, they make a great gift or addition to your candle collection!  These are available on the website.  Please note that all our goods in our Online Shop are posted free of charge.

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We are busy working on creating a Wellbeing Gift Box ready for Christmas, it will include the candle, these beautiful bath salts below, an essential oil rollerball made by Rachel, a small lavender bag and an optional yoga eye pillow.  Look out for the announcement for these, or join our mailing list to hear from us first, as we will only have limited stock of these.  

We have collaborated with a great new local magazine called Made in the Shires that supports local small businesses, the latest magazine has just been printed and will hopefully be found out and about in West Berkshire, they also have a website for you to look at.  Please support local this Christmas, there are some wonderful companies local to Newbury who are all working extremely hard at the moment.

Visit Made in the Shires

We're looking forward to seeing a group tomorrow for our Iridescent Watercolour class and have some really good subjects coming up:

Thursday 27 October

Acrylic & Acrylic Inks

Waterfalls in Wales

Tuesday 1 November

Watercolour & Indian Inks

Boats in Cornwall

Wednesday 2 November

Watercolour

Locks & Reflections on the Kennet & Avon Canal

Tuesday 8 November

Oils

Lily Ponds with colour and reflections

Monday 28 November

Watercolour

A Winter Scene

Wednesday 30 November

Pen & Wash

A Winter Scene

All of our art classes run from 9:30am - approx 3pm, for further details please visit the website HERE

Don't forget our amazing collection of Online Art Workshops that you can buy and do in your own time at home, you will receive a film we have taken of Claire teaching in the stages, in her usual style, so you can watch it on your computer or laptop.  You also receive a materials list, paint chart and copies of the stages.  Great value at just £27.  Our Beginners Workshop is still available for a while longer for FREE (I Know!) with code FREEBEG.

We have a fantastic Autumn Berries Workshop for you to try

BUY AUTUMN BERRIES

There are some new Yoga Online Workshops too, we have a new Yoga for Fatigue, Stress & Burnout, perfect for if you need something gentle, we have Autumn Yoga filmed in the woodlands here if you fancy something seasonal, and also a Seated Yoga, perfect for if you have limited movement, have been suffering with illness or just need a gentle stretch.

Our Online Yoga Workshops are here

I think that is all the news for now

We hope to see you soon

Emily, Claire and Rachel

PS: Gift Vouchers are now available to send out for Christmas Gifts, you can buy these from the website and I post them out to you.

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Autumn Term dates announced ...

 

Hello Everyone

Claire and I have our Autumn Term dates for you, featuring a great selection of subjects and mediums:

Autumn Colours with Reflections

Watercolour

Tuesday 4 October

Hummingbirds, Kingfishers & Peacocks

Iridescent Watercolours

Wednesday 5 October

A Waterfall in Wales

Acrylics & Acrylic Inks

Thursday 27 October

Boats in Cornwall

Watercolour & Indian Inks

Tuesday 1 November

Locks & Reflections along the Kennet & Avon Canal

Watercolour

Wednesday 2 November

Lily Pond

Oils

Tuesday 8 November

A Winter Scene

Watercolour

Monday 28 November

A Winter Scene

Pen & Ink

Wednesday 30 November

All of our classes run from 9:30am - approx 3pm

Watercolour classes are £85, and Oils and Acrylics are £90

This includes all of your materials used during the day, a 2 course lunch with a glass of wine and refreshments throughout the day.

Please book through the website and feel free to email me with any questions.

Yoga Filming and Photography

 

We have had some Yoga filming and photography sessions in the past few weeks, thanks to Alex and his camera.

It's been very hot, but we found some shady spots around Treetops and have made 3 new Online Yoga Workshops which will be going on the website soon and available to buy.

There is a Summer Yoga, which is going to join our Spring and Autumn ones

To Buy Autumn or Spring

And Seated Yoga, which is a shorter workshop, all done from a chair, really good for stretching and calming.

And lastly Yoga for Fatigue, Stress & Burnout

This is amazing, I did the workshop whilst editing, it was incredibly gentle and relaxing, I felt amazing afterwards, it provided me with an all over stretch and calmness.

Rachel has personal experience with this and qualified several years ago to teach this.  It's perfect as an Online Workshop, especially if you are too poorly or fatigued to make it out to a class, this is gentle effort, but oh so good.

We then invited a few brave souls who wouldn't mind being photographed to join us for an Aromayoga evening, so Alex could get some photographs for Rachel and I to use in our marketing.  He tiptoed around (in his festive socks?!) and managed to get some great shots, that you will see over the upcoming months if you follow us on our social channels.

We have some spaces available on our September AromaYoga class

Book September AromaYoga here

If you need any filming or photography for your business please contact Alex via instragram @alexstoreyfilm or if you don't have access to instragram just email me at Treetops

Summer AromaYoga dates

 

Rachel and I have FOUR new AromaYoga dates for you, please book on the website

Treetops Website

When the booking calendar appears, click on the green "check next availability" button for the class and date to appear, or click on the workshop date on the calendar.

AromaYoga Balancing Hormones

Wednesday 20 July

and/or

Thursday 11 August

AromaYoga Relax & Destress

Wednesday 17 August

AromaYoga & Chakras

Wednesday 21 September

All evenings run from 7pm - 9pm and cost £25, this includes a warming drink and delicious nibbles after the class.  We also provide all the equipment needed plus filtered water.  You just need to wear comfy layers and bring some snuggly socks.

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Also don't forget our great Online Yoga Workshops that are available on the website, they are great to do at home, when you haven't got the time or energy to go to the studio, or just want to do a yoga flow and then flop into bed!  Once downloaded the film is yours to keep, so you can rewatch and practice your Yoga as many times as you like.  Rachel has also supplied Spotify playlists with each workshop.  Investment £10.

Buy Online Yoga Workshop

Sunsets Watercolour - St Michael's Mount

Last week we had a great group in to paint Watercolour Sunsets.

Claire had chosen St Michael's Mount in Cornwall as the image.

After the drawing, everyone mixed up their paints before laying out their washes.

The finished paintings were full of glow and atmosphere

We had a delicious lunch of Fish & Fennel Stew served with home made sourdough bread and some summer fruit sundaes to finish.

It was a Bucks-Fizz celebratory lunch as it was Claire's birthday the following day and there were some beautifully painted cards given ...

I managed to get a photo of everyone with Claire before they went home.

Thank you everyone for coming, it was a great day.

Claire is now off to Marlborough College Summer School to teach for 4 weeks, classes will resume in October.

If you need any summer Art Materials don't forget to have a look in our Online Shop.  We have a Summer Sketch Kit Offer available at the moment.

Our popular Online Watercolour Workshops are also available, just £27 each, treat yourself to one for the summer and let me know what you think.

Finding Balance Aromayoga

 

We had a lovely evening with Rachel and seven yogis for our Finding Balance Aroma Yoga Workshop.

A very relaxing yin workshop with a beautiful piano soundtrack in the background.

Rachel shared various oils with us, talking about their properties and benefits.

After class we stay wrapped in the savasana duvets whilst enjoying a warm drink and delicious nibbles

We have some new dates coming up, keep an eye on facebook

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