Shanti Spirit Yoga

08/09/2026

Your yoga practice doesn't begin and end on your mat.

This week, I invite you to tune into your breathing as you move through your everyday world. Notice when you hold your breath. No judgement. Nothing to do. Just notice.

Look for patterns. What's happening? Are tense? Bracing or guarding yourself? Are you ultra-focused and concentrating? Is it a habit with certain actions or thoughts?

Finally, what happens when you notice you've stopped breathing? Be curious and notice with kindness. Let me know how you get on.

There are still spaces for the new term. You can book online at https://bookwhen.com/shantispirit or reply to book a place.
See you on the mat! 🙏 Jayne

06/09/2026

It's nearly time.

A new season of yoga begins on 14th September. Join me at Burbage Junior School on Grove Road. Book online at https://bookwhen.com/shantispirit or message me to save your space.

Let's move, breathe and rest.
See you there, Jayne 🙏

09/08/2026

Kindness is associated with a concept in yoga called 'ahimsa' which means non-violence. It applies both to other people and also to yourself. This research explains that kindness:

❤️ Kindness associated with lowering cortisol levels.
❤️ Kind acts may improve inflammatory markers.
❤️ Three weekly kind acts decrease anxiety and improve self-esteem.
❤️ Giving a gift before a stressful event means your pulse and blood pressure recover more quickly

The science behind being kind https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/science-behind-being-kind-2026a1000ovc?ecd=a2a

See you on the mat this week! 🧘

Research suggests kindness isn’t just a virtue — it’s measurably good for your health.

25/07/2026

This is the venue for Shanti Spirit Yoga Classes - ready and waiting for you to join🙏

12/07/2026

✨Summer school yoga classes start on 13th July✨
📍Burbage Junior School
🧘Monday 6.30pm Wellbeing Yoga
🧘Monday 8pm Wellbeing Yoga
🤸Tuesday 6.30pm Dynamic Flow yoga
🧘Wednesday 6.30pm Online Wellbeing Yoga - live & recorded
Book online at https://bookwhen.com/shantispirit
See you on the mat! Jayne x 🙏

12/07/2026

This is where the magic of yoga lies—not in the perfect ex*****on of a pose, but in how we approach it. Can we let go of the outcome, of how we believe our body should move, and instead cultivate curiosity? Can we be curious about how it feels to try a new pose, how it feels to breathe deeply, or how it feels when we let go of striving altogether?
~ Yoga to transform

02/07/2026

Do something today that your future self will thank you for. I'd suggest a little yoga. Maybe simply rolling around on the floor and soothing away tension. But then, I would say that wouldn't I? I'm a yoga teacher. 😆🙏

01/07/2026

Research that concluded that the drop in oestrogen at menopause directly affects brain function. Nice for science to prove what we said all along! 🙃

"By scanning the brain during a “resting state,” University of Vermont neuroscientists proved that menopause changes how brain networks talk to each other even when you aren’t doing anything at all."

https://neurosciencenews.com/menopause-resting-state-brain-30856/

28/06/2026

📣It's the last summer term block yoga classes this week at Burbage Junior School on Grove Road:

✨Wellbeing Yoga Monday 6.30
✨ Wellbeing Yoga Monday 8pm
✨ Dynamic Flow Yoga Tuesday 6.30pm
✨ Wellbeing Yoga Tuesday 8pm

🙏 Book online if you're not already on the list!
https://bookwhen.com/shantispirit

I'd love to see you there ❤️ Jayne

21/06/2026

Yes, yoga classes are going ahead as usual on Monday and Thursday evening in person and online on Wednesday. It'll be a slow, gentle, rhythmic practice to set you up for a good night's sleep. We may stay on the floor for the whole of the Wellbeing class depending on how we feel. All classes will close with a long and deeply relaxing yoga nidra. You may want to bring a pillow. 😴🙏❤️

No classes on Tuesday as the school are using the hall.