Doda Yoga

12/10/2026

Today is World Arthritis Day, and as someone living with Palindromic Rheumatism, it feels important to share.

Around 10 million people in the UK live with arthritis. It’s not just about joints. It can affect surrounding tissues, sleep, energy, mental health, work, relationships, independence and even our sense of identity.

There are different types:

• Osteoarthritis – the most common type, involving changes to the whole joint.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis – an autoimmune condition causing joint inflammation.
• Psoriatic Arthritis – inflammatory Arthritis associated with psoriasis.
• Axial Spondyloarthritis – mainly affects the spine and pelvis.
• Gout – caused by crystals forming in the joints.
• Palindromic Rheumatism – episodes of joint pain and swelling that settle between attacks.

It took me a year to get diagnosed, and it was a painful year. Nearly 8 years later I’m now in remission.

A diagnosis matters because different conditions need different treatments. Understanding your condition helps you access appropriate care and learn how best to support yourself.

Yoga Therapy may complement medical care by supporting movement, relaxation, stress management and emotional wellbeing, with practice adapted to the individual.

For me, it’s about seeing the whole person, not just the joints.

With love,
Naomi ✨

10/10/2026

What a night! Thank you to Augusta Park Community Centre and for an evening filled with laughter.

A Victorian séance with yogis, their partners and the local community.

Feeling so lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful people, sharing laughter, making memories and creating a little magic together.

A big shout out to Gemma and everyone at the centre who helped organise such a brilliant evening.

With love,
Naomi ✨

10/10/2026

💚 World Mental Health Day 💚

Today is a day that means so much to me, both personally and through the heart of my business.

Mental health is something that touches all of us in different ways, whether people can see it or not. Life can feel overwhelming at times, and we can put so much pressure on ourselves to keep going, to be everything to everyone, and to appear okay even when we don’t feel it inside.

That’s why creating space to pause, move and reconnect with ourselves is so important to me.

Doda Yoga is about so much more than Yoga and it’s hard to get that across in the squares of social media. It’s about connection, finding moments of calm amongst the chaos, listening to our bodies, giving ourselves permission to slow down, and remembering that we don’t always have to be strong.

Sometimes, taking care of ourselves starts with the smallest things: one deep breath, one moment of stillness, one hour just for us.

I feel so passionate about creating a space where people feel welcome, supported and able to show up exactly as they are. No expectations, no judgement, no need to be perfect. Just a little time to reconnect with yourself and perhaps others.

On World Mental Health Day, I want to remind you that your mental health matters. You matter. You don’t have to have it all figured out, and you don’t have to navigate everything alone.

Let’s keep talking, keep checking in on one another, and keep making space for our wellbeing, not just today, but every day.

Thank you to everyone who is part of the Doda Yoga journey. Your support, your energy and your willingness to take time for yourselves mean more than you know.

Please be kind to yourself and remember, that you deserve the same care you give to everyone else.

With love,
Doda Yoga ✨

08/10/2026

Hi 👋

I’m hoping for your help, I know lots of people are asking for a donations, so anything you could donate would make my daughter very happy.

Dotty is part of why my company is named Doda Yoga, she is the Do in DOda Yoga.

I’m incredibly proud of my daughter, she is just 8 years old and absolutely obsessed with swimming.

This November, she is taking on an amazing challenge, she’s going to swim 15km, which is 600 lengths! 🏊‍♀️

Her goal is to raise £600 for WWF — £1 for every length she swims, to help protect our planet, safeguard wildlife and support efforts to prevent animals from becoming extinct.

We’ll be keeping her fundraising page updated throughout November so you can follow her progress and cheer her on!

If you’re able to support, any donation, no matter how small, would mean so much to her and us.

Thank you so much for your support!

Find out more and support here:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/dotty-swims-15k?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

With love and thanks,
Naomi ✨

Help David Hurst raise money to support WWF-UK

08/10/2026

Autumn always feels like an invitation to slow down a little 🍂

I recently went to a wonderful Ayurveda workshop with which reminded me that there are some really simple practices we can adopt as the seasons change, nothing complicated, just little ways of bringing more warmth, nourishment and calm into our everyday routines.

Think warm, nourishing meals, adding warming spices like ginger and cinnamon, starting the day with warm water, keeping a regular sleep routine and taking a little time for self massage with warm oil.

And then there are the simple things that make the darker evenings feel cosy, candles on, a new cosy knit and my personal favourite a paint by numbers at the ready!

I love the idea of working with the seasons rather than fighting against them, slowing down, creating warmth and making space for rest and creativity.

Here’s to embracing autumn, one ritual at a time.

I encourage you to bring a cosy blanket to classes now to elevate your savasana experience!

If you are looking for ways to embrace autumn, I have 2 spaces left tomorrow evening 1830 at Augusta Park for my Yin evening. I'd love to see you there.

With love,
Naomi ✨

07/10/2026

Today I had the opportunity to be part of something a little different.

After a morning of beginner ba****ck horse riding, which, I have to admit, sounded pretty thrilling! I joined the group to deliver a beginner friendly and accessible Yoga Therapy session as part of an Equine Assisted Wellbeing Programme with the The Armed Forces Equine Charity

A new location. A new group of people I’d never met before.

And if I’m honest, I felt nervous prior to walking in (I really care about the work I share and how I share it).

Just before I left home, I pulled a few cards. The messages were:

✨ I am confident in the presence of others.
✨ I will speak with confidence and self-assurance.
✨ Being successful comes easily to me.

I remember looking at them and thinking… okay, I’ll take that!

And I really needn’t have worried, the session went really, really well.

The group were wonderful; engaged, open and willing to give things a go. We explored gentle movement, breathing, grounding and relaxation, with the focus on simple tools they could take away and use in everyday life.

The feedback so far has been fantastic, and I’m incredibly grateful to have been invited to be part of the programme.

It was such a lovely reminder that sometimes we can walk into something new carrying all our own doubts and nerves, when actually we already have everything we need.

Thank you to the Armed Forces Equine Charity for inviting me to be part of such a meaningful programme.

Now I think I might need to try that ba****ck riding myself one day!

With love,
Naomi ✨

06/10/2026

🤍🫶

Yoga for Wellbeing course is underway, registrations open for the next course that will run in January 27.

With love,
Naomi ✨

02/10/2026

When was the last time you gave yourself an hour and a half where you didn’t need to achieve anything?

Next Friday, I’m creating exactly that.

We’ll begin with Yin Yoga, giving the body time to slow down, soften and release through longer held, supported postures.

Then we’ll move into Yoga Nidra, a guided meditation practice, practiced laying down designed to take you into a deeply restful state.

No need to be flexible.
No need to be experienced.
No need to be “good” at relaxing.

Just come as you are, get cosy and allow yourself to be looked after for a while.

As the seasons change, these moments of intentional rest become even more important.

Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra
📅 Friday 9th October
✨ 1830
📍 Augusta Park Community Centre

Last remaining spaces available.

If your body has been asking you to slow down, perhaps this is your invitation to listen.

Link in comments to book🔗

With love,
Naomi ✨