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October 2022 Newsletter

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We have just celebrated the Autumn equinox.

The autumnal equinox as defined by astronomers usually occurs between September 22nd and 24th, the time when the sun is directly over Earth’s equator. This means everyone across the globe gets a day and night lasting approximately 12 hours each. For the Northern Hemisphere, the September equinox marks the first day of autumn. On the other side of the equator, the Southern Hemisphere, the Autumnal equinox marks the onset of spring.

equinox in sky with lines of sun movement

On the day of the equinox observers all over the globe will see the sun rise from the direction of due east and set in the direction of due west.

Astrologer Pam Gregory says equinoxes cause cracks in the Earth’s magnetosphere and open up portals for higher frequency energy to flow in. The ancient peoples knew this and that is why they always held ceremonies around this time.

She says “… just focus on creating more love in your world. If that becomes your focus you will guarantee that you are on the highest timeline going forwards. So many of us are coming together regularly in powerful groups to create something more beautiful than we have ever known. Every time we come together in like-minded groups we create an energetic hologram to add more form and substance to the Earth.  See every new wave of energy that comes in as a stepping stone towards a better world.”

red brown and yellow autumn leaves on tree

Whether you see the Autumn equinox through the eyes of an astronomer or an astrologer or both, it is also a time to be thankful for the abundance and fun of the long Summer days, it is a time to slow down, be less busy, enjoy the beauty of Autumn, and the cosy dark evenings, eat warm and nourishing soups and stews and for our yoga practices to have more yin and restorative practices to bring about the balance that we need in our lives.

woman doing yin yoga pose against wall

The first week of September we were extremely lucky to have Dr Kausthub Desikachar teaching about Yoga For Healing. His simple and beautiful summary to the weekend was:

1. Regulate your breathing
2. Delight in your life
3. Stay connected to the Divine in your heart

For those yogis of you with “The Heart of Yoga” by TKV Desikachar, you will find this summary in one of T. Krishnamacharya’s beautiful manuscripts, “Yoganjalisarum”  towards the end of the book.

The weekend also launched the Viniyoga Yoga Therapy training which will start next March at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy centre. You can read about this in the section below.

We hope you are enjoying your regular classes. If you haven’t got yourself back into your yoga stride for whatever reason, there are still places available in many classes. Please see the classes page on the website or drop us an email if you need help choosing the right class.

We have lots of wonderful nurturing workshops for you this Autumn.

Embrace the changes, enjoy the colours, the changes in nature, food, clothes, slow down and be kind to yourself.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

Viniyoga Therapy Training | UK | 2023 – 2025

Viniyoga® Therapy Training | UK | 2023 – 2025
SELF EMPOWERMENT & HEALING THROUGH BODY, BREATH, MIND & SPIRIT

This course will offer in-depth training in applying the holistic principles of Yoga as a complementary healing system. It is most suited for those who want to become Yoga Therapists and those who wish to develop individualised complementary Yoga Therapy processes for students with different ailments or health concerns.

By undergoing this intense three year training, students learn about the therapeutic aspects of Yoga so that they may facilitate others in the journey towards self-empowerment, healing and personal transformation. It will also provide trainees an excellent opportunity to develop their unique strengths as healers.

The main person delivering this training program will be Dr Kausthub Desikachar. This is the first ever Viniyoga Therapy Training offered in the UK! Please click on the link below for more information about this event

 

Classes, Courses and Workshops: October

 

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Yin Yoga Workshop with Chrissie Haskett

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Iyengar Yoga with Cheree Low

Better Balance Beginning Pilates with Sharon Morgan

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Mini First Aid with Sue Fisher

Om Shanti/Kirtan with Magdalena Atkinson

Birth Preparation Workshop with Kim Jones

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Saturday Soundbath with Bex Leonard

Gong Bath with Arianna Purna Udini

Shakti Dance with Magdalena Atkinson

It is not arrogant or egotistical to feel good inside.
You had nothing to do with it.
It’s simply the honest response to clearly perceived reality.
~ Erich Schiffman ~

September 2022 Newsletter

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We hope you have had a wonderful Summer and maybe like us, enjoyed yoga, tai chi or pilates in some different or unusual locations. We would like to share some of our photos with you:

Phew! Yoga never stops!

As we settle down to our Autumn routines, and come back to our weekly classes we have lots of changes to share here at the Dorchester Yoga and therapy Centre.

Nikki Oakley is established in her Re.Form Pilates studio. If you haven’t seen her yet, pop your head around the door and say hello, she is very happy to explain all that goes on behind the poster!

We have two new teachers: Helen Daniel and Rosy Kearney. A warm welcome to them both.

Helen is offering Yoga for Blokes which is exactly what it sounds like! Rosy is a newly qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher and she is taking over the Beginners Yoga Class on a Friday morning at 9:00. Jez Culley was teaching this and is taking a break in beautiful Croatia; we wish her wonderful travels and thank her for all her teachings.

There are quite a few changes to the timetable from September onwards so check it out to see what is on and make sure your favourite classes are still where you thought they were.

We are always open to suggestions if there is something you don’t see and would like.

All our regular workshops are back, the gong baths and sound baths, yin, restorative and Iyengar with a few new special events too!!

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

New classes starting in September

Yoga For Blokes with Helen Daniel

Beginners Yoga with Sharon Cox-Button

Beginners Yoga with Natasha Hope

Gentle Yoga with Helen Heger

Qi Gong and Tai Chi with Tim Button

Beginners Yoga with Rosy Kearney

Classes, Courses and Workshops: September

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

The Yoga of Healing with Dr Kausthub Desikachar

Gong Bath with Arianna Puran Udini

Menopause Workshop with Kim Jones

Restorative Yoga For Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Iyengar Workshop with Cheree Low

Mini First Aid with Sue Fisher

Reiki Share with Wrio Russell

Better Balance Standing Pilates Workshop with Sharon Morgan

True yoga is not about the shape of your body,
but the shape of your life.
Yoga is not to be performed;
yoga is to be lived.
Yoga doesn’t care about what you have been;
yoga cares about the person you are becoming.
Yoga is designed for a vast and profound purpose,
and for it to be truly called yoga,
its essence must be embodied.
~~ Aadil Palkhivala ~~

July 2022 Newsletter

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June has been a busy month at the yoga centre!

We had an amazing three day seminar with Dr Kausthub Desikachar on cakras.

 

It was very powerful and a deeply insightful way of looking at health from a non Western medical point of view. Those of us who took part were powerfully and deeply affected by it.

We are delighted that Kausthub will be back in September with a weekend workshop on The Yoga of Healing. Read the details of the Yoga for Healing workshop here.

We had a wonderful International Yoga Day on June 21st, when we offered free classes morning and evening.

All the classes had a sense of calmness, they were nourishing and gentle, from the peace chanting at the beginning, to the gong bath at the end, whether it was asana, breath work or relaxation, maybe a reflection of the times we find ourselves in, but everyone seemed to float home lighter!

Thank you to all the teachers who offered their teaching for free, thank you to the students who came and supported us. 

The seminar and the yoga day together raised £217.50  for four different  charities: The Horse Course, The Freedom Programme, The Refugee Council and The Network for Animals. Thank you to all who donated. It was especially lovely for the teachers to enjoy one another’s classes, which we don’t really get the chance to do.

Nikki Oakley giving therapy
We are also very excited to announce the addition of a Classical Pilates Studio which is being adapted in one of our therapy rooms.

Nikki Oakley will be joining us from August with her studio apparatus. More on that below.

SO… Phew! … Deep breath…

Enjoy the beach, the beautiful countryside, gardens, friendships, appreciate life!

1.33 of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras reminds us:

Develop friendliness (maitri) towards those who are happy, compassion (karuna) to those who are suffering, appreciation (mudita) of those who do good, and non-judgementalism (upeksanam) towards those engaged in ignoble actions… and then the mind will find tranquility (prasadanam).

We hope your yoga classes continue to feed you through the Summer months and the newsletter will be back in September with all the Autumn news.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

Pilates Studio comes to DYTC

Nikki Oakley will be joining us from August with her studio apparatus. The studio apparatus is based on Joseph Pilates original designs, with each piece having its own speciality for every body-type. The apparatus uses springs of varying degrees of tension and resistance, helping to strengthen and lengthen muscles, develop the “powerhouse” (the deepest core muscles), joint stability and overall flexibility.

Each session is personalised to suit the needs of the individual and the reasons for coming to the studio are varied; some people come to manage injuries, for others it is their first time participating in any kind of exercise programme, and for some, who are already athletes, it’s an opportunity to really improve and develop further.

Nikki Oakley, the owner of Pilates Re.Form has been teaching and practising Pilates in and around London for the past 25 years. In 2013 she opened her own studio in
Hertfordshire and then in July 2021, spurred on by the Covid Pandemic, Nikki and her family fulfilled their lifelong dream of selling-up and moving to Dorset.

Nikki is offering FREE 1:1 taster session to DYTC students

For further information and to book your FREE taster session, please

Two new classes for July

Breathe Deeply with Al Beale

Beginners Yoga with Natasha Hope

Classes, Courses and Workshops: July

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Reiki Share with Wrio Russell

Saturday Soundbath with Bex Leonard

“Wear gratitude like a cloak
and it will feed every corner of your life”
~ Rumi ~

June 2022 newsletter

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Happy June

Yoga class doing side balances

We have a busy June at The Dorchester Yoga and Therapy centre, but then it is a busy time of year as we fill all these long light days with activity!

Make sure you get the right balance of yin and yang. Chrissie Haskett’s Yin workshop will do just that – “nurture the energy of the Fire Element, the Element of summer in the Traditional Chinese system of medicine”.

We are very excited to have Dr Kausthub Desikachar giving a 3 day seminar on the Cakra-s.

cakra image

This three-day immersion course will provide a solid platform for serious practitioners to explore the topic of Cakra-s in depth. I am sure it will be amazing.

Dr Kausthub Desikachar is known for his remarkable knowledge and his ability to present the ancient teachings in a way that is both profound and applicable for modern day practitioners. He will also offer an hour of Peace Chants and an Introductory seminar on his Yoga Therapy course which he hopes to run in 2023.

kausthub photo

We reach Mid -Summer, the longest day of the year and the day that yoga is celebrated all around the world.

For International Yoga day this year we are listing a whole load of free classes, we hope you will come along and join us and bring your friends and family! Please keep an eye on the website and all events will be listed there.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

New / changing classes

We have three new classes starting soon

‘Breathe Deeply” with Al Beales

Beginners Class with Natasha Hope

Tai Chi and Qi Gong class with Tim Button

Magdalena’s Om Shanti  and Shakti Dance workshops will finish for the Summer, but she will host a drumming and chanting evening at Ringstead beach on 25th June from 7:30pm onwards, please contact Magdalena for details: 07796 656969. Bring drums and food to share!

Classes, Courses and Workshops: June

Exploring Our Energy Centres with Dr Kaushub Desikachar

Vedic Chants For Peace with Dr Kaushub Desikachar

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Introduction to Yoga Therapy Course with Dr Kaushub Desikachar

Pilates Masterclass with Sharon Morgan

Mini First Aid with Sue Fisher

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Yin Yoga with Chrissie Haskett

International Yoga Day

“When you listen to yourself, everything comes naturally.
It comes from inside, like a kind of will to do something.
Try to be sensitive.
That is yoga.”
~ Petri Räisänen ~

May 2022 newsletter

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Welcome to our May newsletter.

To lighter days, more sunshine, blooming gardens,  and bank holidays! Our horse chestnut tree outside the window is at its most glorious!

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

Energy centres, Cakra-s and health

cakras diagram
The Yogin-s understood the human body differently from how we perceive it today. Apart from understanding it as a complex physiological structure, the Yogin-s also realised that we are made up of an intricate subtle body.

An important part of this subtle entity is the major energy centres known as Cakra-s, (note Western spelling with an ‘h’ to help pronunciation of the Sanskrit) which are linked together through subtle channels called the Nāḍī-s. Each of these Cakra-s is associated with vital physiological and emotional functions. Hence the Yogin-s firmly believed that any imbalance in the Cakra-s could result in physiological and emotional illness and vice versa.

Thus they had a deep and profound understanding of the Cakra-s and also developed tools and methods to influence them when they were in a state of disharmony. In fact this understanding of the subtle body was the main basis for evolving the multiple tools of Yoga.  For each modern Yoga practitioner it is important to learn the way Yogin-s saw the human body through this understanding of the subtle anatomy and how Yoga’s tools can be utilized to influence the energy centres in the body. When the Cakra-s are properly understood and Yoga’s tools are appropriately administered, they become powerful allies in the path of health and expansion of hidden potential.

The many tools of yoga include postures (Āsana), breath regulation (Prāṇāyāma), meditation (Dhyāna), dietary recommendations (Āhāra-niyama), lifestyle suggestions (Vihāra-niyama), chanting (Mantra), visualisations/affirmations (Bhāvanā), special energetic seals (Mudrā), symbolic gestures (Nyāsa) and guided self-inquiry (Svādhyāya).

Dr Kausthub Desikachar will be in Dorset in June and will offer a 3 day course at the yoga centre on the 10th, 11th and 12th June exploring these energy centres.

In addition, on Friday evening he will offer Vedic Chants for Peace (donations to charity), and on Saturday evening he will give a free lecture on his 3-year yoga therapy course, which he hopes to run again in 2023.

A simple practice to become more aware of each energy centre is to hold your hands over each cakra, either going to sleep at night or in the morning before getting up, or both and noticing any sensations such as  heat, coolness, a sense of energy or lack of, or simple take your thoughts to each centre when you have a quiet moment.

As with any aspect of yoga, practice is needed to be become more aware and skilled.

~ Abhyasa vairagyabhyam tat nirodhah ~
~ Patanali  Sutra 1.12 ~
~ The state of yoga arises out of regular practice and detachment ~

Classes, Courses and Workshops: May

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Yin yoga with Chrissie Haskett

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Om Shanti/Kirtan with Magdalena Atkinson

Yoga Sutra of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Restorative Roll and Release with Dominique Preston

Iyengar Yoga Workshop with Cheree Low

Shakti Dance with Magdalena Atkinson

Reiki Share with Karen Giles and Wrio Russell

 

 

Courses: May

6 week IAIM Baby Massage Course with Sharon Cox-Button

3 day Exploring our Energy Centres Course with Dr Kausthub Desikachar

April 2022 Newsletter

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Despite unknown origins, Yoga was documented for the first time in the form of the Yogasutra, authored by the great Yogi Patanjali (we study this text once a month with Sarah Ryan). This text documents the entire philosophical system of yoga, exploring our deep psyche, and helps to facilitate personal and spiritual transformation. Yoga is not just a physical exercise, tying yourself up in knots!

Sutra 1.12: Abhyasa-vairagyabhyam tat-nirodhah

“Mastery of the fluctuating mind comes from practice (concentration/meditation) together with detachment.”

patanjali

As life ‘seems’ to become ever more bonkers, it seems our meditation practice and detachment is needed more than ever. Detachment doesn’t mean ignoring or being selfish to what is going on around you, but it does mean choosing carefully when to watch news/read newspapers, and choose your sources carefully. News is always biased and always someone else’s opinion.

Remember to feed yourself on all levels with good things: music, books, laughter, pets, nature, exercise and quiet contemplation, life has so many wonderful things on offer….

I have spent the weekend in mid Wales, doing just that. A friend invited me for walking and yoga in the Welsh mountains and it was just what I needed. To be taught rather than teach, to walk rather than sit at a computer, to eat healthy food that someone else made! It doesn’t take much, just two days in my case to come back restored; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, all the many layers that make us whole. To make us feel like we can cope with our everyday commitments and chores. It is worth it! You are worth it.

You may not not be able to find a weekend away but hopefully we have plenty on offer that I hope will feed you too!

A bit of outside yoga: a hip opener as I dried my feet after a very cold paddle in an icy lake:

Happy Easter to you all 🙂

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

Courses update

 

Classes, Courses and Workshops: April

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Om Shanti/Kirtan with Magdalena Atkinson

Yin Yoga with Chrissie Haskett

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Iyengar Yoga with Cheree Low

Saturday Soundbath with Bex Leonard

Shakti Dance with Magdalena Atkinson

“Learning to be present with yourself and to abide in that which is steady and comfortable does not allow space for self-judgment.
When you live this way, you are practicing yoga: you are living fully.”

~ Judith Hanson Lasater ~
~ Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life ~

March 2022 Newsletter

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Happy March.

We have a wonderful Yoga Sangha at the yoga centre.

Sangha is a Sanskrit  word that means company, or community or association. The shared sense of community amongst yoga practitioners has grown worldwide in recent years. This has helped novice yoga practitioners to assimilate more easily into the yoga culture, whilst seasoned yogis are able to share their experience and lifestyle choices with a larger audience. Yoga is fashionable!!! What starts out as a physical exercise for many, is the beginnings of a lifelong practice of turning in, listening to the body, and beginning the steps to concentration and stilling the mind, and answering the questions ‘Who am I?’.

Our own Dorchester Yoga Sangha continues to grow and grow. Our aim has always been to  provide classes to suit everyone depending on age, interest and ability no matter where they are in their yoga journey. The yoga centre is coming to the end of its sixth year, and many of our students have been regular, and committed to the centre since the beginning. They give as much to our yoga community as they receive. They offer supportive groups to their fellow yogis through times of need, and I witness that so much throughout the weeks.

One of my recent emails from David one of my chair yogis, had been inspired after we were practising Mountain Pose (Tadasana):

man doing Tadasana yoga pose

The idea of a vertical line connecting heaven and earth comes from Vedic times. Later this was symbolised as a mountain, with its roots in the earth and its peaks in the heavens. The mountain is aligned along the pull of gravity and should be both stable and relaxed. David was inspired to go home and paint a picture of mountains:

picture of wintery mountains

And then proceeded to bring me a framed copy along with a poem by Hokusai. It was so beautiful I had to share it, and I have put it up for all to see in the centre.

Hokusai says look carefully.
He says pay attention, notice.
He says keep looking, stay curious.
He says there is no end to seeing

.

He says look forward to getting old.
He says keep changing,
 you just get more who you really are.
He says get stuck, accept it, repeat
yourself as long as it is interesting.

He says keep doing what you love.
He says keep praying.

He says every one of us is a child,
every one of us is ancient
,
every one of us has a body.
He says every one of us is frightened.
He says every one of us has to find
a way to live with fear.

He says everything is alive —
shells, buildings, people, fish,
mountains, trees, wood is alive.
Water is alive.

Everything has its own life.
Everything lives inside us.
He says live with the world inside you.

He says it doesn’t matter if you draw,
or write books. It doesn’t matter
if you saw wood, or catch fish.
It doesn’t matter if you sit at home
and stare at the ants on your veranda
or the shadows of the trees
and grasses in your garden.
I
It matters that you care.

It matters that you feel.
It matters that you notice.
It matters that life lives through you.

Contentment is life living through you.
Joy is life living through you.
Satisfaction and strength
is life living through you.

Peace is life living through you.
He says don’t be afraid.
Don’t be afraid.
Love, feel, let life take you by the hand.
Let life live through you.

Sometimes I just have emails that make me burst out laughing, as my student Ann shared a use for her heavy yoga bag propping the door shut in the recent windy weather:

yoga bag holding a door closed

We love our sangha!! And love to hear from you.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

New courses in March

6 Week Baby Massage Course with Sharon Cox-Button

Developmental Circle Thursdays with Jayne James

Classes, Courses and Workshops: March

Yoga Sutras with Sarah Ryan

Winter Yin Yoga with Chrissie Haskett

Mini First Aid with Sue Fisher

OM Shanti Concert/Kirtan with Magdalena Atkinson

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Saturday Soundbath with Bex Leonard

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Gong Bath with Arianna Puran Udini

Iyengar Yoga  Workshop with Cheree Low

Reiki Share with Karen and Wrio

Shakti Dance with Magdalena Atkinson

The mind can go in a thousand directions,
but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace.
With each step, the wind blows.
With each step, a flower blooms.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh ~

February 2022 Newsletter

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Happy February to you all.

Although we are all waiting for the first signs of Spring, I thought I would share my lovely Amaryllis that I had for Xmas.

amaryllis

The yoga centre and therapy rooms are busy and there is an air of optimism for more normal times. It feels like we may be heading back to a more ‘normal’ way of life!

A yoga practice is a constant that keeps us calm through uncertain times.

If you haven’t had that through the last few years and feel like it’s time to start, please let us help you find a class or some one-to-one sessions.

January has always been a busy month for us, and it is always good to see everyone coming back with all those good intentions. We still have some classes with spaces.

Check whether a class is full or not by looking at the classes page on the website.

So many of our teachers and therapists are carers, nurses and/or parents, giving constantly to others. Despite all that, they still find time to teach and share their passions, saying that they get so much back from it.

Dorchester and the surrounding area is lucky to have such a great, committed team of people!

Looking to February we have an interesting array of workshops so make sure you find some time for yourself to enjoy some of them.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

We have a few changes to our timetable this month

The Qi Gong class with Tim Button has moved to 5:00 – 6:00pm on Tuesdays.

There is a new Intermediate Mat Work Pilates class on Tuesday evenings 7:45 – 8:45pm with Sharon Morgan. Her Mat Work Pilates classes on Tuesdays 8:00 – 9:00 am and 9:15 – 10:15am, and  Wednesdays 9:15 – 10.15am are also  resuming.

sharon morgan doing pilates

tim button doing qi gong

Chrissie Haskett took a short break to look after her elderly parents and is very keen to get back to her teaching. Her Yin Yoga classes are on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30am – 12:00pm.

 

Classes, Courses and Workshops: February

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Gong Bath with Arianna Puran Udini

Pilates, Movement and Balance Masterclass with Sharon Morgan

Winter Yin Yoga Workshop with Chrissie Haskett

Mini First Aid with Sue Fisher

Indian Head Massage with Jayne Jame

RajaDhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Om Shanti Interactive Concert with Magdalena Atkinson

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Couples Connection with Sixe

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Reiki Share with Karen and Wrio

Shakti Dance with Magdalena Atkinson

 

Have only love in your heart for others.
The more you see the good in them,
the more you will establish good in yourself.

~ Paramahansa Yogananda ~

January 2022 Newsletter

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Welcome to January 2022!

We started the New Year with a wonderful Om Shanti Concert with Magdalena, chanting and drumming, shaking our shakers and relaxing to Magdalena’s beautiful voice; a very special and soulful way to begin the new year in the centre.
egg shaped shakers

We have a new class of Gentle Yoga starting on Thursdays at 1:30 – 3:00pm with Helen Heger. We also have a new IAIM Baby Massage Course starting on Thursday 13th January with Sharon Cox-Button 12:00 – 1:15pm.

Our January workshops are below.

We wish you all a Happy New Year and look forward to welcoming you to our centre.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

Workshops: January

 

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Saturday Soundbath with Bex Leonard

Restorative Yoga For Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Mini First Aid with Sue Fisher

Restorative Yoga For Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Iyengar Yoga with Cheree Low

Reiki Share

Shakti Dance with Magdalena Atkinson

Saturday Soundbath with Bex Leonard


December 2021 Newsletter

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Hello and welcome to our December newsletter

Yoga centre sign at night with christmas tree
We have made it to the end of a precarious year, and like many others we are extremely glad to be still open!

Thank you to all the teachers and therapists who have worked through such difficult times watching their class sizes go up and down, their clients go up and down, not knowing if they will have enough students or clients to cover their rents.

And of course, a big thank you to all our students and clients who have supported us on Zoom and in the studios and therapy rooms.

What a positive and determined group of teachers, students and therapists, working hard to keep the centre going.

The Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre lease came up for renewal throughout lock down and many said I would be stupid to sign another in such uncertain times, but there was no doubt that we have all come to realise what our priorities are, and for many the classes and therapies offered here are things we cannot live without!

For anyone unfortunate enough to have suffered Covid 19 and still has some ongoing symptoms (or if you know someone who has), the article below about Sarah Burt may interest you.

Xmas Vouchers

Yoga relaxation pose

Enjoy spending time with your friends and families this year. Remember it is a time for relaxing, slowing down and resting, and of course eating and drinking in moderation, as is the yogic way.

As ever, the details are below and in the calendar – please check it!

With best wishes from Sharon and all the teachers and therapists at Dorchester Yoga and Therapy Centre

7 Weeks to Wellbeing Course

For anyone unfortunate enough to have suffered Covid 19 and still has some  ongoing symptoms (or if you know someone who has), this article might be of interest to you:

Sarah Burt photo

Sarah Burt has over 20 years experience working as a naturopath, herbalist, homeopath, iridologist, and nutritionist, and is a member of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), and the General Council of Registered Naturopaths (GCRN).

This is what she has to say about her “7 Weeks 2 Wellbeing” course:

Post viral symptoms are no laughing matter. Extreme fatigue, anxiety, memory impairment, digestive changes and inability to sleep are just some of the symptoms people are left with after viral infections such as Covid-19.

In order to return to full health it is vital to repair the organs and systems that have been compromised from having the viral infection, to enable the immune system to restore itself.

The 7 weeks 2 well-being programme is a carefully researched and designed 7 week course of herbal tonics that aims to do just this using NATURES WAY and not chemicals.

The first two weeks of tonics restores the liver function and digestive system as the breaking down and absorption of food will have been compromised.

The next two weeks of tonic include medicinal plants that nourish and mend the nervous system and the adrenals which have been weakened causing lower resistance to stress. If not addressed this can lead to further deterioration of these areas leading to possible mental health issues.

The final three weeks of tonics cleanse and restore all the organs associated with cleansing toxins and waste products from the body, the kidneys, bowels and lymphatic systems. This means that all remaining by products of the virus are successfully removed out of the body leaving all these areas toned and able to effectively detox again.

The 7 week 2 well-being course is made from 100% organic herbal products and the programme is £89 including postage.

This course is extremely good value and if anyone books this in December, Sarah will give them a free copy of her book Getting Healthy in 7 simple steps.

Classes, Courses and Workshops: December

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Breathing and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Iyengar Yoga Workshop with Cheree Low

Yin Yoga Fundraiser with Chrissie Haskett

Gong Bath with Arianna Puran Udini

Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra with Sharon Cox-Button

Rajadhiraja Yoga with Jez Culley

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Sarah Ryan

Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest with Tracey Boast

Winter Solstice Workshop with Sian Lalita  Alcock

Candlelit Soundbath with Bex Leonard

 

Looking forward to the New Year!

OM SHANTI – Interactive concert with Magdalena Atkinson