Courses & workshops

Autumn News

We have new teachers joining us this Autumn for regular classes and some very exciting workshops. There are also a few changes to class times on the website so make sure you check it all out and keep up to date by signing up to the newsletter for all the latest news .

Please contact the workshop teacher for bookings and further information – their details are listed in the course information:

 

 

Awakening The Dancer In You

Come into deeper alignment and intuitive knowing of your SELF

In this workshop with mindfully selected music and gentle facilitation,  we will explore 3 main dimensions to support your inner dance landscape:

The Tree of Life – Our vertical connection to the ground beneath us (our roots). The Trunk (Torso & Spine). The Branches (our emanation out towards life and others).

Awakening the Dancer – Being able to feel and move into and from different parts of your body, exploring ranges of movement from small to big. Having awareness of personal areas that are less fluid and working to embrace these.

Breath – Connecting breath and movement, allowing and releasing the breath with and without motion.

Anyone in a body can do this, so that means YOU, take a deep breath. Your drum is calling you. Its rhythm is in your blood. To those of you who love to dance and those who never have, to those of you who used to dance and stopped, to those of you who believe you have 2 left feet, whoever you are, wherever you come from, however old you are, whatever you look like or the condition you come with, the spirit of dance is waiting for you. Go ahead, take a chance, wiggle your toes, DANCE! This aims to be the first of a succession of monthly workshops, it will be a small intimate group. A maximum of 10 people in order to support a sacred and safe space for our journey together.  Please email for more details if you feel the call. Come however you are, with a water bottle, a blanket, comfy layered clothing, and a Journal.

  • Teacher: Melanie Philip
  • Date: coming soon!
  • Time: 
  • Cost: £35 (Payment in advance)
  • Email: becomebalanced@yahoo.com 
  • Mobile:07715 952896

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Breathing and Yoga Nidra

Suitable for beginners

This class begins with simple breathing practices to relax and prepare for Yoga Nidra. The Yoga Nidra practised is a simple technique adapted by Swami Satyananda Saraswati. It is a systematic method of inducing complete mental, emotional and physical relaxation which is suitable for all, with breath awareness, body scan, sankalpa and visualisation. This class is suitable for beginners.

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Candlelight Yoga 

In this class Kim  will celebrate the Winter Solstice – the turn of the seasons, where the days are shortest and from here on in, the light grows stronger every day until the Summer Solstice in June.
 
 
Tune in and listen to the rhythm of the earth and shifting seasons it can provide solace – let out the last of our exhale, and then pause before beginning the fresh inhale of spring…?
Join me for an hour and 15 minute yoga class by candlelight to restore and nourish for this busy time of year. We will be going for drinks close to the yoga centre after the class and you will be most welcome to join me.

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Drum and Chant

Hearts open when all co-create the soundscape together 

Welcome to a live soulful event with drumming, chanting, music making and being together! 

What to expect? Magdalena’s  events are the unique original blend of Magdalena’s  spiritual music woven into the community spirit. Nothing touches us more  deeply individually or collectively then being fully engaged in a  joyous & positive activity. Interactive concerts have been created on  the foundation of this principle. The structure of the gathering falls between a chanting / kirtan / drum circle category.

During the  workshop  you can choose how much you want to participate, by listening, singing or playing together. Everyone has an opportunity to be fully engaged, invited to join with a voices and rhythms. Magdalena performs her music and skillfully  teaches her original chants and songs to the audience, gradually  introducing more instruments and more freedom of expression. She creates  a thriving environment, leading all to the community music making, full  of exuberant joy and healing.

Watch a video about Magdalena’s similar event – “Thrive” Interactive Concerts: https://www.magdalenaatkinson.co.uk/thrive-interactive-concerts.

Magdalena has been sharing her events at festivals and retreats, always moving the audience deeply and allowing all to be the authentic, creative  and joyful! 

Itinerary: Opening circle, Chanting, Body percussion/movement/Iching rhythms, Drumming, Soulful Yoga Nidra, Closing the Circle

What to bring: A drum, shaker (if you have, if not I will provide), A mat, blanket, pillow (for healing relaxation at the end), Comfy cloths

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Holistic Yoga

We are pleased to have Duncan Hulin back from The Devon School of Yoga with his familiar Holistic Workshop, which will include:

  • breath-only kriyas,
  • sopana & asanas (both held and dynamic),
  • satsang (meditation followed by philosophical discussion),
  • miscellaneous practices, and
  • pranayama
Booking details are below:
 
  • Teacher: Duncan Hulin
  • Date: 27th January 2024
  • Time: 10.00-4.30pm
  • Cost: £45.00
  • Bookings: info@dorchesteryoga.co.uk
  • Mobile: 07742821937
 
 

Honouring The Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice is a time when the sun stands still and we teeter on the brink of a new year, from darkness into a gradually awakening light, welcoming the slow return of the sun and lengthening days.While still deep in the quiet of our personal hibernations, we are invited to embrace the teachings that come from our natural world as we honour our journeys and
receive into our hearts the seeds of the Sacred Dream of our Soul for the year ahead. Our workshop includes Yoga, Free Movement, Nidra, Music, Ritual,Reflection and Meditation.
 
  • Teacher: Sian Lalita Alcock
  • Date: Saturday 23rd December
  • Time 10.00-1.00pm
  • Cost : £35.00
  • Email: sian.sacredshores@gmail.com
  • Mobile: 07527 052273
 

Iyengar Yoga Workshop

Cheree is a certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor who holds a Level 3 certificate. She began practising and later teaching yoga in the greater Dallas area , USA before relocating to Bournemouth, UK. Cheree’s  teaching is characterised by her enthusiasm and humour, encouraging students to refine their practice to develop awareness and intelligence in the mind and body. Her classes are dynamic and precise, while sensitive to the needs of all students.

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Let Love Shine: Angelic Healing Meditation & Journalling Workshop

We were all born with the gift of communicating with our angels. Everyone has this skill, but sometimes when life gets hard we forget how to listen. This workshop provides the space for you to relax and tune back in to your intuition to receive guidance from the angels.

Relax and reconnect with your heart; discover how to use journaling as a tool for self-discovery and compassion. Join us for a transformative in-person experience that will uplift your spirit and promote healing. Let Love Shine is a unique event that combines the power of meditation, tuning fork sounds and the therapeutic practice of journaling. This is a lovely way to enter a state of deep relaxation, allowing you to release stress and tension, and get clarity for any worries or life decisions you may be facing.

We’ll begin with writing exercises designed to promote self-reflection to gain clarity, and focus on a question that captures the support or guidance you’re looking for. Then you’ll be guided into a beautiful meditation journey accompanied by the healing sounds of tuning forks and percussion. Following the meditation, there will be time to note down any words that your guides or spirit animals have communicated to you.

Whether you are a seasoned journaler or new to the practice, this event is open to all. Blankets, cushions are provided, and you are welcome to bring your own to make sure you’re comfy and warm. Please bring a notepad or journal.

This is an allergy-friendly event so please don’t wear perfumes or fragrances, and leave mobile phones outside. 

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Mini First Aid

Award Winning Baby & Child first aid class for parents and carers.
The 2 hour class covers CPR, choking, bumps, burns, breaks, bleeding, febrile seizures & meningitis awareness.

  • Teacher: Sue Fisher
  • Dates:
    • Monday 15th January 10.00-1.00pm
    • Wednesday 28th February 10.00-1.00pm
    • Wednesday 27th March 10.00-1.00pm
  • Cost: £20.00
  • Email Sue
  • Mobile: 07890 400 461

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NCT

We run regular NCT Birth Preparation classes with local teachers  throughout the year. Please contact the National Organisation to book onto  a course

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Reiki Share

The Japanese word ‘Reiki’ literally translates as universal life force energy. This system of healing was developed by Mikao Usui the early 20th century. It is a non-invasive complementary therapy that has been taught and used in the UK since the late 1900s, but Eastern medicine has for thousands of years worked with this energy, recognising its flow through all living things. Reiki supports orthodox medicine or can be used alone but is not a replacement for traditional medication or treatments. It is not based on any belief, faith or suggestion, yet, scientific research using quantum physics is starting to help us to understand how Reiki healing may work to benefit the individual. It has been suggested that in years to come it may be known as energy medicine based on scientifically measurable energy emitted from the practitioner’s hands.

A reiki share is a gathering to give and receive Reiki in a casual atmosphere of friendship, honour, positive energy and devotion.If you are new to Reiki and interested in joining please contact Karen. The class will be led by Reiki Masters Karen Giles and Wrio Russell. The Reiki Share is held every two months, the last Saturday of the month.

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Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra

Nurture yourself using Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra. Through passive and supported stretching using bolsters, blocks, chairs and blankets the body is given time to unwind, the breath to slow and the mind to become present. This will be followed by the practice of yoga nidra, a systematic method of inducing complete mental, emotional and physical relaxation with body scan and breath awareness. Suitable for all and particular if you are very tired, stressed or recovering from illness. This extended class will finish with tea and delicious, healthy cake from Feed the Soul.

  • Teacher: Sharon Cox-Button
  • Dates:
    • 10th December 1.30-4.00pm 
  • Cost: £30.00 
  • Email Sharon
  • Mobile: 07742 821 937

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Restorative Yoga for Deep Rest

A practise of deliberate stillness for deep conscious rest to reset your nervous system, reduce muscular tension, clear your mind and create space for the breath.
You are invited in this nourishing practise of true self care to rest in long held postures, fully supported with props for the opportunity to find deep and nourishing rest, reduce feelings of stress and anxiety and leave you feeling truly restored, rejuvenated and replenished.
Investment is £20 paid in advance to book your space and booking will be confirmed once payment has been received. 
 
  • Teacher: Tracey Boast
  • Dates:
    • Sunday 3rd December 10.00-12.00pm
  • Cost: £20.00
  • Mobile:  07792150811
  • Email: tbnottinghill@hotmail.co.uk

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Saturday Soundbath Meditation

Come and join Rebecca for a transformational experience with cosmic gongs and crystal tone sound healing bowls with an variety of other sacred healing instruments for a cosmic journey through different soundscapes to take you deep into your own conscious exploration experience.
Rest your eyes and drift into the blissful cocoon created by the wave of harmonics from the gongs, Himalayan & crystal bowls & chimes,

  • 32″ Symphonic gong
  • 32” Chau Gong
  • 30” Sun Gong

Listen to a wide spectrum of Pure Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, Tibetan bowls
and experience a Guided meditation.

Everything you see is in a state of vibration, including us and we are constantly influenced by heard and unheard sound frequencies.
Sound has the capability to affect how we feel and heal here are just a few reasons why a sound bath will be good for you

  • Heals your body by reducing stress and anxiety. …
  • Impacts the human nervous system and decreases blood pressure. …
  • Helps tune out your thoughts and tune in your meditation. …
  • Allows you to open up and reconnect with yourself . …
  • Makes you more relaxed, balanced, and focused.

 I’d like to give you this opportunity to take advantage of bringing along someone special at an investment of £25 per couple. (Usually £15pp)

  • Teacher Bex Leonard ( Sacred Crystal Tones and Healing UK)
  • Dates:
    • 25th November 5.30-6.45pm
  • Cost : £15.00 payable in advance
  • Mobile: 07341 828482

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General Yoga Workshop

The class offers an opportunity to go into greater depth with your practice, followed by
restorative poses and pranayama. With trainee teachers to assist, the workshop also offers
an insight into how we learn to teach yoga. Suitable for everybody with at least 1 years
yoga experience.
Hannah Lovegrove has been both a Massage Therapist and Yoga practitioner for over 40
years. Her life-long interest in the human body led her to the practice and teaching of
Iyengar Yoga. She began teaching in 2002 and is now a Senior Teacher, trainer & mentor.
She teaches regular yoga classes and workshops in Bridport and Dorchester. As a visiting
teacher she presents workshops further afield.
Over the years, she has continued to study subjects associated with human health and
wellbeing, including aromatherapy, nutrition and specialist massage techniques. She has run
regular training workshops in anatomy and related subjects for body workers and people
interested in a deeper understanding of the human body.
Hannah teaches all levels, providing modifications and offering support as necessary, always
with insight, understanding and plenty of humour.

  • Teacher: Hannah Lovegrove
  • Date:
    • Saturday 16th December 9.30-11.30am
    • Saturday 27th January  11.00-1.00pm

More details and booking HERE.

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Tuning Fork Stress Release

A soothing relaxation to calm the mind and body.

Lay back, get comfy and enjoy a tuning fork sound bath and meditation to reduce anxiety and promote healing with sound therapist and spiritual life coach Nicki Greenham.

This is a fabulous way to leave the world behind and discover a place of peace and calm. Enjoy a unique blend of the Om, heart and Solfeggio frequencies to bathe your body, mind and soul with the optimum frequencies for wellbeing.

Dress in comfortable clothes, with layers to take off or put on as you need them.. Yoga mats, blankets and cushions are provided and you are also welcome to bring your own pillow/ cushions to lay on if you want to.

This is an allergy-friendly event so no perfumes or fragrances. Please leave mobile phones outside.

About NIcki:

Nicki Greenham is a spiritual life coach, accredited sound healer, artist and one of the UK’s leading experts in Low-Tox Living. Through a unique combination of intuitive healing conversations, sound therapy and grounded, practical action plans she is passionate about helping people to release their creative and emotional blocks, so they can empower themselves to be who they truly are.

For more information about Tuning Fork Sound Therapy see: www.GetYourLifeBack.today/sounds

 

Vedic Chanting

 
Vedic chanting is a wonderful thing to do, and complements yoga practice beautifully: it helps to deepen our experience. The Veda-s are the amazing ancient teachings of India, in which you can see the beginnings of yoga. They are in Sanskrit, the language of yoga and of mantra, and go back thousands of years. (Passed on orally for a very long time, they were only written down about three thousand years ago). Chanting them helps with self-expression, and gives us joy…. and you don’t have to be able to sing! There are only 3 notes!
I have been fortunate enough to be learning this practice for over 30 years, and still have lessons with my teacher.
If you decide to continue, you will need to buy the book that has the chants we shall be using, but you wont need this to begin with.
Sarah  teaches the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali from 10.30-11.45am before this class, and the two are wonderful together as both are written in the ancient text of Sanskrit and complement each other.  Both are also the beginnings to our modern yoga practice. This class is a donations based class and all proceeds will go to the charity:
 
Practical Action 
Your gift will support people around the world in tackling their toughest challenges. Adapting to and withstanding the worst affects of climate change. Harnessing the transformational power of clean energy. Improving sanitation and living conditions in overcrowded cities. Recovering from the long term impact of the pandemic. 
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  • Teacher: Sarah Ryan
  • Day: Saturdays 12.00-1.00pm
    • 13th January
  • Cost: Donations,  see above
  • Landline: 01258 839230
  • Email Sarah
 
 

Viniyoga Therapy Training

Self  empowerment and healing through body, breath, mind and 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 individualized complementary Yoga Therapy processes for students with different ailments or health concerns.

By undergoing this intense 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 faculty for this training program will be Dr Kausthub Desikachar. This is the first ever Viniyoga Therapy Training offered in the UK!

In the classical Viniyoga® tradition, Yoga Therapy is practised with the following orientation:

  • As a self-empowering process, where the Care Seeker is responsible for his/her healing process

  • In an individualized, one-to-one setting

  • As multi-dimensional in its approach, often utilizing many tools of Yoga

  • As a process focused on the individual, not just the illness

  • As a context-sensitive method, respecting the age, occupation, ability and other parameters of the individual

  • As an evolving process, not an instant solution

  • As a personal and spiritual development path, a process for developing one’s own unique potentials

  • As a collaborative and complementary system of self-health care

 

 

 
  • Teacher: Dr Kausthub Desikachar
  • Dates:
    • Module 03: Mar/Apr 2024 (14 – 24 March 2024)
      Module 04: Sep 2024 (Precise dates TBA)
      Module 05: Mar/Apr 2025 (Precise dates TBA)
      Module 06: Sep 2024 (Precise dates TBA)
  • For more information or to apply please follow the link:
  • https://www.viniyoga.com.sg/therapy-training-uk-2023

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Yin Fascial Yoga

Roll, Release, Relax

Exploring our embodied Selves through Myofascial Release, Intuitive Movement, Deep Rest & Yoga Nidra.
 
Hi everyone, I’d love you to join me as I guide you through a deeply immersive session of:
 
  • Myofascial Release; tuning up and tuning in to this amazing body wide web of interconnectiveness, our internal communication system and a sensory organ like no other.  We will plump up the tissues and awaken our bodies from the inside out with direct techniques of myofascia release and deep self massage.
  • Intuitive Movement to shift us toward the felt sense experience of our internal landscape, moving our bodies and freeing our minds a little with whole body and integrated movement.
  • Deep Rest, encouraging our whole system to fully absorb and integrate the somatic experience of fascia release and intuitive movement with some deep restorative yoga

and Spacious Yoga Nidra, a journey of wakeful sleep to Reawaken ourselves into deep and peaceful awareness of mind, body, being.It’s a WonderFull experience and I hope you can join me.”

  • Teacher: Dominique Preston
  • Time: Sunday 3rd December
  • Time:2.00-5.00pm
  • Cost: £35.00
  • Email: dominique_100@hotmail.com
  • Mobile: +447971206491

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Yin Yoga Monthly

Monthly Yin Yoga class, suitable for beginners and more experienced practitioners alike.
 
Yin Yoga is for you if you ~
 
 Would like to slow down and relax.
 Are recovering from illness and are looking for a gentle practice to restore health
 Are suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, the menopause or hormonal imbalance, insomnia or any chronic illness (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, diabetes, lupus etc)
 Want a meditative practice that will help you gain greater understanding of your mind & emotions and how they relate to your body
 Want to maintain or restore your range of motion
 Find it difficult to switch off the chatter of your mind
 Need a balance to a busy life, a chance to rest & listen to your deeper self
Want to build your relaxation skills
 
Yin yoga is a slow-paced, passive type of yoga that incorporates long holds and deep breaths for a stretch that gets into the connective tissues and joints.  Designed to prepare the body for comfort in seated meditation, Yin yoga is the perfect complement to more vigorous Yang-based practices like Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Power Yoga.
 
These classes offer a space for serenity in stillness, an opportunity to experience a surrending sensory awakening that melts away residual stress, and allows for release of repressed or stored emotions, leaving the yogi feeling lighter, clearer and completely relaxed.

 

  • Teacher: Toni Franklin
  • Days: Last Friday of the month 
    • Time: 6.00-7.30pm
  • Cost: £10.00
  • Mobile: 07570 345541
  • Email: tonifranklin6@googlemail.com

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 Yin Yoga

November- Metal Element, Large Intestine and Lung Meridians.
December- Fund raiser for Alrowwad, an arts charity for women and children located in Aida refugee camp near
Bethlehem.

Come and join me for an afternoon of relaxing and rejuvenating Yin Yoga and Myo Fascial Release. We will be
focusing on supporting and balancing the energy of the Meridian system of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Workshops will start with some Myo Fascial Release techniques to encourage hydration, increase circulation and
release knotty areas in our tissues. We will follow with gentle, floor based, long held Yin poses to open and stretch
the body, allowing plenty of time for rest and stillness for the absorption of the work.
The session will conclude with a long relaxation accompanied by the sound of crystal singing bowls.

  • Teacher: Chrissie Haskett
  •  Date:
    • 19th November 2.30-5.00pm
    • 17th December2.30-5.00pm
  • Time: 2.30-5.00pm
  • Cost: £20.00
  • Email: chrissie.haskett@yahoo.com
  • Mobile: 07341820716

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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, probably composed around 2,000 years ago, are universally recognised as the classic teaching and ultimate authority on yoga. Amazingly, they are still completely relevant to our life and times.

They consist of 195 short aphorisms, because they were designed to be learned by heart. They therefore have to be explained and discussed with a teacher who has learned them with a teacher. Sarah Ryan has been studying the sutras for many years and has a wealth of information.Each session is a mix of teaching, discussion and practice, with one or two sutras studied in depth each week. It is not only very suitable for yoga teachers who can use it as In-Service Training, but also for any student who wants to know more about yoga.The ideas behind yoga practice are fascinating and extremely useful, helping us to better understand ourselves and our life. Do come and join us. These monthly meetings work as stand-alone sessions – you don’t have to have attend each month.

Sarah  teaches Vedic Chanting directly after this class at 12.00-1.00pm and the two are wonderful together as both are written in the ancient text of Sanskrit and complement each other as both are the beginnings to our modern yoga practice.
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  • Teacher: Sarah Ryan
  • Time: 10:30 – 11.45am
  • Day: Saturdays
    • 4th November
    • 25th November
  • Cost: £12.00  per class
  • Landline: 01258 839230
  • Email Sarah

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