Yay4yoga

11/09/2026

~ REST ~
Last night’s UNWIND - Nurturing Yoga for Women invited the question “why is it so hard for women to rest?” - we pay to rest?! 😅 Women are so used to being in active planning mode it can be hard to allow a switch off.
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Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (ancient yogic philosophy) says “yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind”. A reminder that the ultimate aim of yoga is not the gymnastic “asana” poses per se but rather to use movement to reach a point where we feel innermost content and stillness in mind and body.
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We began in Constructive Rest pose, lingering here noticing how it felt to be a well-rested woman.
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I have one, possibly two spaces the last two weeks of this block if any of this resonates at all, I’d love you to join me.
Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm, Deeside Wellbeing Collective Studio, Banchory.

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01/09/2026

SEPTEMBER - the gateway to autumn 🍂
A season that gently invites a softening. A letting go of rushing in favour of a steadier rhythm.

In class, we often begin with Constructive Rest: lying on the back, knees bent, feet grounded, back body fully supported. It’s a beautifully simple, yet powerful way to help the nervous system settle. The breath steadies, the lumbar spine releases its tension, the whole body remembers how to let go, somatically sensing all is well in the moment.

I practise it every day, setting a timer for just 10-15 minutes. It’s amazing the difference it makes. Maybe this is your season to gift yourself that pause too - a small daily check-in to refill your own cup, noticing how it feels to be a well-rested woman.

What’s Coming Up:

https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule

• UNWIND - Nurturing Yoga for Women: Thursdays, 7:30-8:30pm, Deeside Wellbeing Collective CIC studio Banchory. Gentle movement to relieve tension, before supported restorative poses and lingering guided relaxation. One weekly drop-in space available.

• PEACE & JOY At FINZEAN HOUSE - Yoga Mini-Retreat - 5th & 6th December. Save the date. Booking opens soon.

• Candlelight Yoga and a Menopause Yoga workshop are also on the horizon.

Hope to see you soon on the mat.

Whether you’re completely new to yoga or have practised before, you’ll receive a warm, friendly welcome - with support to adapt as needed, tuning into what feels most appropriate for your body and mind on any given day.

“A savasana a day keeps the nonsense away.” ✨

* Check out www.yay4yoga.co.uk for a deeper dive. You can sign up to the newsletter there to be first to hear about events *

26/08/2026

~ NURTURING YOGA FOR WOMEN ~
Two spaces have become available for tomorrow’s class 7:30-8:30pm Deeside Wellbeing Collective CIC studio, Banchory.
We continue our focus of reconnecting to self.
Join me for some gentle, mindful movement encouraging a steady breath and a chance to quietly tune inwards. Find your anchor through gently grounding poses. Notice how it feels to anchor a perhaps wandering mind. Enjoy deeply restful restorative yoga supported by a multitude of props allowing ultimate rest. Leave feeling a well-rested woman 😃💕
Booking link below.

https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule/c8043f0a-f6f9-4c3e-9140-e10753d81048_1787855400

25/08/2026

19/08/2026

~ LAST CHANCE ~
One space left for the next block of Nurturing Yoga for Women.
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Join me for a blend of gentle mindful hatha yoga movement and breathwork leading into beautifully restful restorative yoga to close.
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We will begin this block with an invitation to re-connect to self as summer draws to a close.
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No expectations, just quiet suggestions with options allowing you to draw in what feels good for your body and mind on any given week. We are fallible, imperfect human beings and that’s more than ok 🤗
You are welcome whether new to yoga or experienced or anywhere in-between.
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Book using link in bio/comments
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If you book the block you receive a 10 minute guided relaxation to use on repeat through the whole block, allowing you to access a regular nervous system reset in your own home/when travelling/even a quiet moment on a work break. 💕
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📍Deeside Wellbeing Collective, Banchory
🕣 Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm starting 20/8

16/08/2026

~ PAUSE, LISTEN, RESET ~
💕 “Put your ear to the ground and listen hard.” This line, from Matt Haig’s profound and inspiring book Reasons to Stay Alive, stayed with me as I listened during a long drive to visit my Mum — mid-life sandwich very much ongoing.

💕 As we reach the tail end of summer, autumn is coming into view. For many women, this can be a season of significant change, with family rhythms and responsibilities shifting in all sorts of ways.
A regular yoga class can offer a much-needed opportunity to step out of the busyness of the day, turn inward, and show up for yourself in the way you so often show up for others.

💕 YOUR WEEKLY RESET
I invite you to gift yourself a guaranteed weekly time slot to reset, rather than continually pushing through.
If you are craving a little space from the daily responsibilities of life, I would love you to join me.

• 6-week block starts this Thursday, 20 August
• Time: 7:30–8:30pm
• Booking details and link are available via the link below
• Last 2 spaces remaining

💕 No yoga experience or prowess required!
Very happy to answer any questions at [email protected].

https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule/d3205ebc-7cca-47aa-af8b-a4b03280621e_1787250600

29/07/2026

BOOK YOUR OASIS TO UNWIND
Spaces tomorrow for the last class before a 2-week break.
After that a new 6-week block begins.
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Thursday 30/7, 7:30-8:30pm at Deeside Wellbeing Collective CIC studio in the heart of Banchory.
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I’d love to see you there 🤗
Your body and mind will thank you for the reset.
No experience needed. Booking via link https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule/ea183ff4-448d-4233-924b-3eae40037ce7_1785436200 or at www.yay4yoga.co.uk in “schedule”
Any questions at all please get in touch at [email protected]
Ali

22/07/2026

👋 Who’s joining me for class tomorrow evening - Thursday 23rd 7:30-8:30pm?

Expect a gently revitalising class, relieving stress in the shoulders, tension in the hips, lubricating the spine, allowing a softening into deep rest.

This week I have felt the strain of the classic mid-life sandwich, with travel, too much sitting, emotional stress and then trying to catch up on home life when my body craved rest. I’m guessing I’m not alone, as we typically try to embrace the summer “doing” alongside daily responsibilities as women. Yoga can help to draw a line in the sand, to reconnect with ourselves and press pause.

Gift yourself this hour and offer some balance back to your body; bring some ease to the mind.

This is a stand-alone class bookable by the week. This is a great opportunity to try a class before the next block of classes starts. No experience needed - whether you’re new to yoga, experienced or returning yogi, you are welcome.
£11
Book using this link
https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule/ea183ff4-448d-4233-924b-3eae40037ce7_1784831400

09/07/2026

~ 🦥 SLOTH YOGA! 🦥 ~
It’s so hot right now I was called to offer a theme of “slow like a sloth” this evening 😃
A favourite pose was a deluxe variation of forward facing savasana - just hanging out sloth-like on a pile of bolsters, cushions, blankets.
When the body is fully supported, the nervous system trusts it can let go of holding, tension… The mind stills. We more easily access deeply restorative rest.
Feedback confirmed the desired effect 😊💝😴
We closed the session in another Savasana relaxation pose, with a guided Cooling Stream visualisation - amazing how the mind really can cool the body.
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No class next week, but we’re back 23rd and 30th July.
Book by the week. Use this link

https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule

or email me, Ali, at [email protected]

08/07/2026

~ UNWIND ~
Book by the week during July.
Book online and come along to the cool studio on a Thursday evening at 7:30pm. Enjoy some relaxed gentle movement, easing out any tension, then settle into restorative yoga - soothing frazzled mind and body after the heat and activity of the day.
A savasana a day keeps the nonsense away.
At Deeside Wellbeing Collective CIC studio, Banchory
Thursdays 9th, 23rd, 30th July, 7:30-8:30pm.
Booking is essential but no experience is needed at all. You can book via the website schedule here
https://www.yay4yoga.co.uk/schedule