YOGA

Hello,

​Rest and relaxation is your birth right.​

I’ve been telling myself this since I first began practicing restorative yoga 6 years ago. It took another teacher to inform me of this and I thank them immensely. I feel it’s only right to pass on the message and tell you the same.​

For the past 6 weeks, I’ve been teaching livestream restorative classes every Monday. I’ve been asked how I theme these classes and how I find the content. Honestly, the answer is through my life. Life gives me the content I need to create, to theme, to lead, to teach. So I continue.

I’m delighted to share with you the course now on-demand livestreaming for life. The classes are deep and powerful designed to restore your heart and soul, not just your body.

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THEMES:

WEEK 1: THE FLOW STATE

WEEK 2: HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

WEEK 3: TRANSITION

WEEK 4: PACIFY

WEEK 5: THRIVE!

WEEK 6: AGNI

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Each class is 75 minutes long and I recommend investing in some deliciously luxurious yoga props to fully immerse yourself in the experience. Preferably a bolster, strap, two wooden blocks, cosy blankets, cushions, eye pillow plus your favourite things to make a beautiful nest – think candles, essential oil, dreamy music (or use my playlist).

I hope they serve you and bring you more peace.​

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Something to ponder about.

What’s stealing your peace?

What can you stop feeding and eliminate from your life to bring you back to more peace and harmony?

Remember, rest and relaxation is your birth right.

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Stay Inspired,

Catherine

xo

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PS. I am going LIVE here on Monday 2 November 6PM BST offering a 20 minute Yoga Nidra for 1000 Suns Online. I recommend their Free Resilience Toolkit!

PSS. Yoga Teachers – the Spring 2021 Empower Programme intake is almost full. Please contact me for a clarity call.

Hello Community,

​“The Flow State”. I’ve heard this phrase a few times now, most recently in The Self Care Issue of The Waitrose & Partners HEALTH magazine (highly recommend and it’s free with the myWaitrose card!)

​So what is it?

​In positive psychology, a flow state, also known colloquially as being “in the zone”, is the mental state in which a person preforming an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.

Most recently I experienced this collecting sea glass on Hove Beach. It was SO relaxing and I could have stayed for hours!

Pyschologist Mihaly Csizszentmihalyi explains in his book Flow that the Flow State is being

​“Wholly immersed in what you’re doing”.

Csizszentmihalyi states, this is achieved not when you’re relaxed but during challenging activities that need your concentration.

“The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.”

I disagree with the above in part in bold, and would challenge Csizszentmihalyi on this.

Restorative Yoga is deeply relaxing and puts me in the flow state. I feel immersed in my breath, my bodily sensations and all sensory feedback. Restorative Yoga is deeply challenging and requires concentration to dive into the parasympathetic and to deeply relax. ​
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Why?

We are wired as a society and culture that success = doing. We should be doing more, making more, constantly being productive and there is a huge guilt attached to slowing down, lying down, taking a nap and resting more.

Luckily, I feel this attitude is finally changing in 2020.

Apparently you do too!

I was initially surprised that my new vinyasa class offering didn’t receive a nibble. Not one single nibble! Restorative on the other hand, to all of you signed up to the 6-week course, I’m delighted. It makes perfect sense – the whole world is coping with some form of PTSD right now and ongoing trauma due to COVID. We need an ACTIVE rest and a serious lie down to process everything that’s happened! As dedicated Yogis here WELL DONE for listening to what you needed versus what you may feel you should do.

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As an active advocate of Restorative Yoga and it’s benefits, I’ll forever strive to encourage others to experience the transformational effect of it for themselves.

It’s powerful to slow down.

When you simplify you amplify.

Less really is more.

For those who missed out on the first class of my new Restorative 6 Week course, I’m happy to offer you a last minute sign up if you’d like to join us (live + replays plus last week’s replay). Otherwise look out for my future 6-week terms on offer.

Be well and enjoy exploring your flow state.

Catherine xo

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​PS. The Flow State was the first class theme of our 6-Week Course. I offered these Journal Prompts which are good soul foods so I’ll continue to share them:

What put’s me in the flow state?
Write a list of creative pursuits you would like to learn / explore / spend more time with.​

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YOGA TO SOOTHE YOUR SOUL

VIA ZOOM + REPLAYS​
Lunar Restorative Yin + Nidra (Not sure what Nidra is, try my complimentary 25 minute Meditation here)
Every Monday
6-7.15
14 Sept – 26 Oct
Excludes w/c 12 Oct (Ibiza Goddess Retreat)

​Buy Term Here*

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*EMPOWER ALUMNI COMMUNITY, Contact me for a 50% discount code to practice these classes! I got you teachers <3

PS. TEACHERS, my EMPOWER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME is FULLY BOOKED for the October – December intake. Wow! I’m welcoming clarity calls for serious applicants only please who’d like some FaceTime with me before making an investment in the 10 January – 28 March 2021 intake.

Hello Yogis,

At this potent time I first wish to say that I’m coming to you this month sending deep support. I have had many of you reaching out to me individually for guidance, advice and strength. Meditation teaches us to pause before our response. In lieu of that I’ve carefully considered how to show up for you all. I’ve created three separate online offerings* – a meditation series, a weekly online class schedule and the Empower Mentoring Package for newly qualified yoga teachers.

Never before for me has it been so important to put all my training and all my own inner work into practice, to be there for you and be deeply of service. That’s why these offerings are designed to induce much needed peace, calm, inspiration and creativity during this global shift + reset.

Don’t waste this time. Use it wisely to nourish yourselves and your families. Find peace in the pause before your response. Stay steady and work on growing your mental + spiritual “muscles”! PRACTICE the practice.

With love + gratitude for your support at this time

Catherine

*Please contact me if you’ve fallen on exceptionally hard times so I can help you to participate.

If you know anyone who could benefit from these online offerings please forward on.

ONLINE OFFERINGS

Weekly Classes + Zoom Links

Mondays – Healing Yin + Meditation 6-7pm GMT

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/510166370

Meeting ID: 510-166-370

Wednesdays – Fiery Vinyasa Flow 7.30-8.30am GMT

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/337486945

Meeting ID: 337-486-945

Fridays – Calming Restorative + Yoga Nidra 6-7pm GMT

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/816678497

Meeting ID: 816-678-497

Payment*

Via this link on PayPal.

£6 per session

£15 weekly pass

*If you are out of work, unable to pay or front line staff there’s no charge. I’d love you to join anyway. For those of you who can, thank you so much for supporting me at this time.

Pure Awareness Meditation Course

At this challenging time, there’s no better time than the present to begin a daily calming meditation practice.

Pure Awareness is a meditation course designed to draw you gently back into your natural state. The natural state of pure awareness where deep liberation, peace and happiness resides within us – if only we remember how to find it…

By choosing this series you are taking an active step towards understanding the nature of your mind via the use of guided meditations, and deep concentration techniques.

The practice of meditation is just that. A practice. It requires curiosity, effort and interest. Come to this series to observe the mechanism of your mind, witness how it works and your response to it. Be ready to experience, explore, discover and delve deep rather than to accomplish any desired goal.

With non-attachment and non-identification to the fluctuations of your mind, there is the beauty of the pause, space, clarity. It’s here we dwell in our true home of pure awareness where no emotion, chaos or discomfort can exist.

What’s included?

12 Meditations varying in length, method and theme.

1 Supportive PDF Guide to the Pure Awareness course

It’s a one-off purchase of £29 and the meditations + guide will be available to you for life.

Discount code: purity10

Never has it been more important to get creative within the industry!

Learn about passive income + online work + doing the bigger inner work on yourself!

You will need to dedicate no more than 3-4 hours weekly to complete this course.

o  6 live-stream recorded 60-90 min calls

o  6 modules including audio + video content, homework and assignments

o  Access to our exclusive Private Facebook Group 

o  1 30 min check-in follow-up session on 19 July 

o  Maximum intake – 10 people

Finally…

All FREE offerings including Yoga Nidra meditations, a meditation for creativity + yoga playlists are housed here.

Hello Yogis

I hope you’ve had a cosy and warm festive season. If like me, the winter blues sometimes get you down here’s a guest blog I wrote recently on topic and another chance to listen to my lovely granny’s positive advice!

Give yourself the time to slow down and hibernate a little this January. Your body, mind and immune system will LOVE you for it! Recorded live in warmer climates this FREE 30 minute Goddess inspired Yoga Nidra from Ibiza is here for you to settle into and tap into your deeper layers of consciousness. Yoga Nidra can provide a deeply healing and beneficial experience totally resetting your energy levels.

My GODDESS, Ibiza and BREEZE, North Devon retreats currently have EARLY BIRD offers on until the end of the month. So how will you RE-TREAT yourself in 2020? With sunshine, luxuriating, delicious food, white beaches, massage, travel, surfing,glamping? My offerings include retreats for every yogi – different budgets, destinations and activities. Which one’s for you?

Take care this Winter and I’ll be back with an update for you in the Spring.

With love & light

Catherine

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EVENTS UPDATE

MENTORSHIP

For budding entrepreneurs, yoga teachers and/or people after some genuinely supportive advice from the heart.

Available Mentorship Packages:

EMPOWER

Monthly Mentorship Programme

CONFIDENCE BOOSTER

Quarterly Mentorship Programme

REFRESH

One-off Mentorship Call and Support* 

*Only available following a Yoga with Catherine Mentorship Package

OFFERINGS

ZEN DOs

Are you a yoga loving Bride-to-Be or a Bridesmaid organizing a hen party? I’m currently taking bookings for Yoga Hen Do “ZEN DO” party packages. Let me know where and when so we can organise the perfect package together!

Possible Locations:

Brighton (West/East Sussex)

London

Cornwall (North Coast)

When was the last time (or ever) that you heard a 90-year old’s perspective on things? This month my lovely Granny turns 90. I’m named after her and we’ve always been close. Both the youngest of our generation, both adventurous and fun loving, my Granny is one of my biggest supporters with humbling, wise and truly positive advice. Hear for yourself! I guarantee her chuckle will at least make you smile!

In this short 8 minute interview, we discuss overall wellbeing including healthy relationships, mental health, her tips to longevity and the huge importance of a sense of humour!