Yogi Sanctuary

Yogi Sanctuary I discovered yoga as a single mum of a demanding toddler. Having been active and fit all of my life, I was shocked at the state that I was in.

A beautiful, peaceful space in North Cardiff
✨Yoga ✨Pilates ✨Sound ✨Tai Chi ✨Circuits ✨Aerial ✨Wellness ✨Creativity ✨ Events & Retreats
Fit by Wix app code EMAYRP I was working full time, overweight, unfit and needing to find something that I could do in my own home. I remember downloading an app and struggling to do even the most basic asanas (postures). The beginners yoga that I followed was gentle on my stiff, unfit body, which was good because I really could do very little! But when I rolled out my mat it gave me a peaceful sanctuary that I couldn't get anywhere else. It felt like a moving meditation. It wasn't until a few years ago, with my son all grown up, that I was able to really turn my attention to me. I joined a gym and lost weight, became fitter than I had been in over two decades and found a love and respect for my body that had been missing for many years. I went to my first ever yoga class on the gyms open day and that is when I really fell in love with yoga! I have seen my body change, my health change and I have gained an understanding of myself and what I want in my life. I started to dream that maybe one day I could become a yoga teacher and help others feel the same peace, empowerment, energy and rejuvenation that I get when on my mat. October 2020, I took the plunge and enrolled on a 200HR Hatha and Restorative Teacher Training course with Cardiff Yoga School. Amanda opened my eyes to a world beyond breath and physical movement. Yoga is so much more than just the postures and breathing and I feel like I have only just begun my journey into understanding the incredible effects of living and embodying yoga. This will be a life long learning for me. And the more I learn, the more I can share this incredible life changing experience with others. I have since then qualified in Kids Yoga - I dont know who gets the most joy from these classes the kiddies or me. And following my love of strong althetic yoga I recently qualitifed as a Rocket Yoga instructor. I love a strong vinyasa class that gets my blood pumping, my muscles burning and my heart singing with its powerful flow, but I also appreciate the subtle gentle benefits of breath, the life changing affects of inward focus, the importance of correct alignment in building and protecting a flexible, strong, healthy body and I have learnt to treasure the calming effects of a restorative practice. I remember what it is like to barely be able to move so can understand a beginners perspective, but I am also incredibly proud to now be able to work at a strong intermediate level. Last year I took my training further studying Sound Healing and qualifing with the Complimentary Medical Association. With Alchemy Crystal Bowls and Gongs I now offer the incredible healing vibrational energy of sound healing to my classes and events. Sharing my love of yoga and sound healing with the physical and mental health benefits with my community is the best job in the world!

The return of our wonderful monthly Earth, Sky & Sound events begins on Friday 30th October 💛 This deeply restorative jo...
19/09/2026

The return of our wonderful monthly Earth, Sky & Sound events begins on Friday 30th October 💛 This deeply restorative journey is the epitome of self love and care.

Embrace the gentle release of a quiet contemplative yin yoga practice that will invite you to leave behind the noise and drama of your week and step onto your mat with an intention to slow down, stretch it out and drop fully into the present moment before moving onto the calming effect of floating in our silk hammocks while being supported by the soothing vibrations of therapeutic sound.

✨Guided grounding meditation sat on h**p and buckwheat meditation cushions
✨Candlelit Yin with Nicola, on padded cotton mats with blankets, bolsters, blocks and other props
✨Floating Sound Bath with Stef with alchemy Crystal bowls, gongs and chimes while you lie in the hammocks covered with a thick fleecy blanket with lavender eye pillows
✨Refreshments brought to you as you sit resting in the hammocks or with friends sat once again in the ground

Two hours well spent
Last Friday of each month 🥰

How’s your balance?It’s something we rarely think about - until suddenly we need it.Stepping off a kerb. Getting dressed...
19/09/2026

How’s your balance?

It’s something we rarely think about - until suddenly we need it.
Stepping off a kerb.
Getting dressed standing up.
Reaching into a cupboard.
Walking over uneven ground.
Catching ourselves when we stumble.

As we get older, maintaining our balance, strength and coordination becomes increasingly important.
Research has even found associations between the ability to balance on one leg and wider measures of health and longevity.

But I’m less interested in turning balance into a test of how well we’re ageing.
I’m interested in keeping us doing the things we love for as long as possible.

That’s a big part of our Chair Supported Yoga class.
And despite the name, we don’t spend the whole class sitting down.

We use the chair as a tool. Much of the practice is seated and accessible, but around 20 minutes is spent standing with the chair there for support while we gently work on balance, leg strength, mobility, coordination and confidence.

No need to be able to touch your toes.
No need to already have good balance.
No need to worry about keeping up.

In fact, if your balance isn’t what it once was, that’s a very good reason to come.

Because growing older might be inevitable.
Losing confidence in what our bodies can do doesn’t have to be.

🪑Chair Yoga - A gentle, supportive practice to help you keep moving, keep balancing and keep doing more of life.
✨Wednesdays 11am
✨Yogi Sanctuary, Pentyrch

“I’m not flexible.”
“I can’t balance.”
“That’s my bad side.”
“I always need the brick for this.”
“I’m terrible at that p...
18/09/2026

“I’m not flexible.”
“I can’t balance.”
“That’s my bad side.”
“I always need the brick for this.”
“I’m terrible at that pose.”

How many things about your body have you decided are true … without ever stopping to ask if they’re still true?

Over the last couple of weeks in class, we’ve been exploring what happens when we stop practising the body we think we should have and start paying attention to the one that actually arrived on the mat.

And something rather lovely has been happening.
Bricks are being used without prompting. Child’s poses are being taken.
People are pausing, adapting, exploring, making choices rather than simply following instructions.

So next week, we’re going a little deeper.

Because sometimes the thing we’re listening to isn’t our body at all.
It’s an old story we’ve been telling ourselves.

Next week, I’m going to invite you to question a few of those stories.

To try something before deciding you can’t.
To notice before deciding you need help.
To explore before deciding what your body is capable of today.

No proving. No achieving. No expectation.
Just curiosity.

Svadhyaya isn’t simply observing ourselves, self-study becomes interesting when we’re willing to discover that our assumptions about ourselves might be wrong

What if you don’t already know?
Come and find out on the mat next week. 💛

There will always be a reason not to come later.The meeting that overruns.The traffic. The dinner that needs making.The ...
18/09/2026

There will always be a reason not to come later.

The meeting that overruns.
The traffic.
The dinner that needs making.
The sofa that suddenly looks very inviting.
The tiredness that tells you tomorrow instead.

And sometimes those reasons are completely valid.
But there is something rather wonderful about rolling out your mat before the day has had a chance to ask anything of you.

At 7am, the studio is quiet.
The world feels a little softer.
You hear the birdsong, watch the awakening light.
You move. You breathe. You wake up your body.
And by 8am, your yoga is done.

Not squeezed in.
Not something still sitting on the list.

Done. For you.

The hardest part might be getting out of bed.
But I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone leave Morning Ritual saying, “I wish I’d stayed in bed.”

So perhaps don’t wait to see whether you feel like doing yoga.
Set the alarm.
Put your clothes out the night before.
Book the class.

Give yourself the first hour of the day, before you give the rest of it away.

🌅 Morning Ritual
7am – 8am Monday – Friday
Yogi Sanctuary

Yoga doesn’t have all the answers but it’s a really good place to start. Maybe it’s strength you want, improved flexibil...
16/09/2026

Yoga doesn’t have all the answers but it’s a really good place to start.

Maybe it’s strength you want, improved flexibility and ease in your body, to reduce your stress, have better overall health, a stronger understanding of your own mind or simply a connection with others - a sense of community.

You will get all of those here …. you just need to show up.
💛

PS if you would like to share what yoga has given you or taught you, do share it in the comments. It might be help someone new to yoga decide to give it a try.

I used to go to the gym on my way home from work. Because I wasn’t a morning work out type of girl and once I got home a...
15/09/2026

I used to go to the gym on my way home from work. Because I wasn’t a morning work out type of girl and once I got home and got involved with cooking dinner and then sat down I couldn’t get myself back out again.

And that’s why our 5.30pm class might be the perfect time for you too. A little time that you can set aside for you - not for your job, or your family - for you.

Because you deserve that time to take care of your body, your mind, your heart and switch off from your day before you arrive home.
Replenished, recharged, and rested.

✨Join, Nicola, Richard, Fran and myself at your perfect In-between place

Monday : Nourish with Stef. Gentle feel good flow
Tuesday : Nourish with Nicola. Gentle feel good flow
Wednesday : Align with Richard. Slow strong hatha flow
Thursday : Evolve with Stef. Creative, progressive vinyasa flow
Friday : Empower with Fran. Circuits for strength and fitness

💛

As autumn comes gently to a close, nature begins one of its greatest acts of wisdom.It let’s go. The trees have lost the...
15/09/2026

As autumn comes gently to a close, nature begins one of its greatest acts of wisdom.
It let’s go.

The trees have lost their leaves, the evenings become longer, animals burrow into hibernation, the world grows quieter.

But while nature slows, we often do the opposite.
We rush towards Christmas, fill our diaries and carry more than we need.

The Quieting offers something different.
An opportunity to pause before the business begins.
To soften. To breathe.
To release physical and mental weight and to give yourself the gift of your own presence.

Through grounding gentle yoga, guided nidra meditation, soothing sound and quiet reflection, we’ll create space for your nervous system to settle and your mind to become still. This is about remembering that rest is part of the rhythm of life. To help you let go a little and trust in the energy of the quieter season.

🕯️Sacred Seasons: The Quieting
✨Sunday 29th November 7 - 9.30pm

Creativity has a beautiful way of quietening the mind. When we stop trying to make things perfect and simply allow ourse...
14/09/2026

Creativity has a beautiful way of quietening the mind.
When we stop trying to make things perfect and simply allow ourselves to create, something shifts.
Attention softens. Thoughts become quieter. We become more present.

Join Ellie of Painted Palms for a peaceful afternoon sat at an easel in a creative and mindful art workshop to explore the expressive beauty of Indian inks using flowing colour, brushes and stencils to create your own unique piece of art.

Indian inks hold both structure and freedom. Delicate details can sit alongside unexpected movement and flowing marks, allowing creativity to unfold naturally. Whether you are drawn to gentle layering, bold shapes or intuitive expression, this workshop creates space to experiment, play and discover your own creative style.

I hear all the time people say, “oh I am no good at art, I can’t paint”. But I promise, you will be amazed at what you create under Ellies superb tutorage. Ellie will guide you layer by layer, whilst allowing room for your own imagination. So no artistic experience is needed, in fact if you haven’t picked up a painting brush since school now’s the perfect time to tap into the magic of your creativity.

✨Indian Ink Workshop
✨Saturday 10th October 2-4pm
✨Yogi Sanctuary Studio, Heol y Pentre, Pentyrch, CF15 9PY

Bookings open via our website or app

Mum and Babies are starting back at the studio. Get in touch with Michelle, details below and join the other new mums ev...
14/09/2026

Mum and Babies are starting back at the studio. Get in touch with Michelle, details below and join the other new mums ever Wednesday 🥰

Yogi Sanctuary - Time Well Spent 💛Since clocking off from work on Friday we have had a yin class, four flow classes, an ...
13/09/2026

Yogi Sanctuary - Time Well Spent 💛

Since clocking off from work on Friday we have had a yin class, four flow classes, an aerial yoga class, a beginners course, a restorative yoga class, a pottery workshop and a crochet club.

What a weekend 🥰

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Heol Y Bryn
Pentyrch
CF159PY

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