Alison Foster Yoga

31/10/2026

🕯Samhain Blessings & Free Gift 🍂

As the Wheel of the Year turns towards winter, Samhain invites us to pause, reflect and honour the changing seasons, both around us and within us.

Life has a way of presenting us with experiences that challenge us, sometimes quite unexpectedly!

I've had a few of those moments myself recently, and they've reminded me how deeply rooted our patterns of thinking, feeling and responding can be.

It's one thing to understand the philosophy of yoga intellectually, and quite another to experience it unfolding in everyday life, in real time!

Our attachments, aversions, expectations and deeply ingrained beliefs can all influence how we respond to life's challenges. And even with years of practice, those old patterns can still catch us out, particularly when we're feeling overwhelmed or vulnerable.

And this is where the real practice of yoga comes alive, however messy and imperfect it might sometimes seem.

Through awareness, breath and reflection, we gradually create a little more space to recognise our patterns, loosen our grip and respond with greater clarity and compassion.

Pause. Breathe. Reassess. Re-member. Respond.

As the trees release their leaves and the earth begins to settle into the quieter months, perhaps we can take a little inspiration from nature.

What are we ready to lay down?

What wisdom do we wish to carry forward?

And what might we nurture within ourselves during the darker months?

🕯️ I've created a free Samhain Reflection Companion — What We Carry, What We Release.

A gentle 15–30-minute ritual of reflection, remembrance, journaling and release, to enjoy in your own time.

I'll be taking some time for this practice myself this evening.

Wishing you a peaceful and reflective Samhain.

If you'd like a copy,

You can download your free Samhain Reflection Companion here:
https://www.alisonfosteryoga.com/samhain-imersion-2026

With love,
Alison x 🍂

pause • notice • breathe

07/10/2026

Slow down. Breathe deeply. Come back into your body.

Autumn is beginning to draw us inward.

The trees are releasing their leaves, the evenings are getting darker, and there is a natural invitation to slow the pace a little.

The work of summer is done. Now comes a quieter season — a time for letting go, gathering ourselves in and listening more closely.

Over the next six weeks our yoga will follow that rhythm.
We'll spend more time moving with awareness, breathing deeply through pranayama, becoming quieter and noticing what we can actually feel within the body.

Having explored the koshas — the different layers of our being — last term, we'll now give ourselves more space to experience them.

- Less explanation.
- More breath.
- More presence.
- More time to simply be.

As the nights draw in, perhaps this is your invitation to draw inward too.

What do you need more of as we move into autumn?

Come and meet yourself on the mat.

16/09/2026

Where are you placing your energy today?

In class this term we’ve been exploring the first two of the Pancha Koshas — in simple terms, the physical body and the energetic or breath body — and how closely the two are connected.

It’s been a useful reminder that how we move, rest, breathe and where we place our attention all affect how we feel.

So perhaps a little check-in today: where is your energy going — and are you leaving some for yourself?

Over the next couple of weeks there are a few opportunities to make some space for you:

☺️ Friday Yoga & Friday Stillness
☺️ Sound Healing & Deep Rest — Friday 18th September
☺️ Rest • Release • Restore — Saturday 26th September, falling on the Full Moon

Different ways to move, breathe, pause, rest and replenish.

www.alisonfosteryoga.com

29/08/2026

New Friday Yoga & Meditation in Streetly

Hi folks, I’m starting two new Friday morning offerings from 4th September:

Friday Yoga | 9:30–10:45am
A gentle, balanced Hatha practice to support flexibility, strength, balance and wellbeing, ending with a deeply restful Yoga Nidra.
Drop-in £12.50 | First class half price at £6.25
Beginner friendly.

Friday Stillness | 11–11:30am
A simple seated space to pause at the end of the week, with gentle breathing and meditation. No experience needed — beginners are very welcome.
Free to attend | Booking required | Optional charitable donation

You’re very welcome to come to either session, or stay for both.

More information and booking:

www.alisonfosteryoga.com

https://www.alisonfosteryoga.com/book-online

Feel free to message me if you’d like to check whether the class would be suitable for you.

Location: Foley Road East, Streetly, S/C, B74 3HS
(Near Streetly Community Centre)

Plenty of easy parking.

Explore more at Alison Foster Yoga:
Beginners
Chair Yoga
Hatha Yoga
Vinyasa Flow
Meditation
Sound Baths
Workshops
Retreats
1:1 Yoga

https://www.alisonfosteryoga.com

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26/08/2026

Yoga, relaxation & seasonal workshops
Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, B74.

I have a few spaces available in my regular yoga classes this autumn, along with some new Friday offerings, Sound Baths, Rest • Release • Restore sessions, New Sunday sessions and seasonal workshops including Samhain and Winter Solstice.

Classes are friendly, welcoming and suitable for a range of experience levels, with options for beginners too.

If you’d like to find out more, see the current timetable or book a place, you can visit:

www.alisonfosteryoga.com

Location: Foley Road East, Streetly, S/C, B74 3HS
(Near Streetly Community Centre)

Plenty of easy parking.

You’re also very welcome to message me directly with any questions. 😊

26/08/2026

🍂 Autumn at the Shala

There’s lots coming up over the next few months — new Friday classes, Sound Baths, Rest • Release • Restore, Sunday Sadhana & Sangha, Samhain, Winter Solstice and festive workshops.

I’ve gathered everything together in my latest newsletter so you can have a browse, check the dates and see what you’d like to join me for.

Grab your diary and take a look here 👇

I hope you’ve been enjoying the summer and finding some time to rest, recharge and enjoy the longer days. September is almost here, and the Streetly Yoga Shala will soon be opening its doors again — with familiar weekly classes, some new additions, deeper Sunday practices, sound and restorative ...

20/06/2026

Greetings everybody, ☺️ love to all.

I've been taking a break from Social Media recently, but today I'm back to share something with you as its the Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day tomorrow.

I’ve created a free 17-page Summer Solstice Companion to honour the longest day and International Yoga Day.

It brings together some of the practices I’ve shared in past Solstice workshops, including Sun Salutations, a gentler stretch practice, stories of the Sun, the Gayatri Mantra, reflection, deep rest and a simple ritual.

You can access it here:
https://www.alisonfosteryoga.com/product-page/summer-solstice-companion-the-light-within

I hope it brings a little light and steadiness to your weekend.

Warmest Blessings, Alison ###

The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year and a natural moment to pause, reflect and honour the life-giving light of the Sun. Created alongside International Yoga Day, this 17-page printable companion offers gentle ways to explore the season through movement, mantra, story, reflection, r...

14/05/2026

As we move towards this New Moon, the energy may feel a little heightened, stirred, or unsettled.

At this time of year, nature is full of movement. Blossom is falling, fruit is beginning to form, bees are gathering, and the green world is growing quickly.

It can be beautiful.

It can also remind us how much change is happening beneath the surface.

This week, a small iris in my garden caught my attention. It had been transplanted from my mum and dad’s garden next door — uprooted, disturbed, and asked to find itself again in new ground.

And here it is now: small, steady, perfectly formed, and blooming in her own time.

It felt like a quiet teaching.

In yoga, we keep returning to the body, the breath, and the ground beneath us. We practise softening what is tense, releasing what we no longer need to hold, and coming back to centre.

These simple practices can support us when life feels fast, uncertain, or full of change.

I’ve written a new blog reflecting on this New Moon, the turning of the season, Beltane, nature as our guide, and how we stay rooted as life moves forward.

You’ll also find links to my May New Moon Companion and my free Step Back • Tune Out • Drop In pause practices.

And this Saturday, I’m holding Rest, Release, Restore — an afternoon of gentle yoga, rest, sound, and deep relaxation.

There are currently 2 spaces left, and it feels like a very timely space for this New Moon weekend.

Read the blog here:
https://www.alisonfosteryoga.com/blog

Rest, Release, Restore:
https://www.alisonfosteryoga.com/rest-release-restore

22/03/2026

A beautiful thank you to those who shared the Spring Equinox workshop with me yesterday.

Spending time creating balance within ourselves and giving space for the body, breath, mind and spirit to come into union, felt especially meaningful.

Closing with the mandala and the offering of love and healing, out into the world was a beautiful way to complete the morning, particularly at a time when it feels so needed. ✨💖🙏🕯️✨

20/03/2026

Hello lovely people, I hope you are enjoying your Friday.

Today is a special day in the turning of the Wheel of the Year, - The Spring Equinox. A point of stillness and balance.

Across the natural world this point acts as a hinge. Light and darkness meet. Winter loosens its grip, Spring gathers strength and new life prepares to emerge.

Take a look outside for a moment... Nature isn't rushing this change.

We too can take our cues from nature. Taking a moment or two to bring our attention back to the rhythms that support steadiness.

To pause, notice, breathe. To notice where life feels balanced and where small adjustments may bring us greater ease.

If you'd like to join me tomorrow and share some time to slow down, tune in, and gently realign your body, mind, and spirit through yoga, ritual, symbolism, and seasonal reflection there are a few spaces left in my Spring Equinox workshop tomorrow.

Message me if you’d like to join or follow the link in the comments below.