Sada Yoga

18/06/2026

A small website update...

I've recently added an appointment request option for Ayurvedic consultations and packages, making it a little easier to get in touch and arrange a suitable time.

Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health and wellbeing that looks at the whole picture, not just individual symptoms. Together we explore things like digestion, sleep, stress, energy levels, daily routines, and the many factors that can influence how we feel.

If you're struggling with low energy, ongoing symptoms, feeling out of balance, looking for support through stress or life changes, or simply curious about how Ayurveda could support your wellbeing, consultations are tailored to your individual needs.

You can now request an appointment directly through my website, or if you'd prefer to chat first, feel free to send me a message. I'm always happy to answer questions.

Find out more at -sadayoga.co.uk/ayurvedic-consultations/

Link in the bio :)

17/06/2026

As somebody who lives with chronic illness and fatigue, this is a conversation I have with myself regularly.

There have been times when I’ve pushed through exhaustion because I thought that was what discipline looked like. I’ve also had times when I’ve avoided movement altogether because I felt completely depleted. Looking back, rest has rarely been the problem. Pushing through usually was.

What yoga has taught me is that before we decide what we need, we first have to listen. Sometimes that listening reveals that a practice would be supportive. Sometimes it reveals that what we really need is rest. We can’t know the answer in advance, because each day we arrive as a slightly different version of ourselves. The enquiry must come first.

The challenge is that many of us have become disconnected from our own signals. We override tiredness, ignore stress, and keep going because we feel we should. Sometimes that’s because of our own expectations, and sometimes it’s because the demands of life make it difficult to do anything else.

But exhaustion is information.

The enquiry must come first.

What do I actually need right now?

Not what I needed yesterday. Not what somebody else would do. Not what I think I should do.

What do I need today?

We don’t always need the answer straight away, we just need to be willing to ask the question?

Start there 🙏🏽

11/06/2026

There was a time when I thought feeling disconnected from my body meant I needed to try harder. More yoga, more meditation, more awareness. If I just practised enough, surely the connection would come.

What I’ve learned over the years, both personally and through working with others, is that connection isn’t something we can force.

For many people, feeling disconnected isn’t a problem to be fixed. It’s often an adaptation. Sometimes it develops through stress, overwhelm, illness, trauma, grief, addiction, or simply spending years focused on getting through life rather than noticing how we actually feel.

This is one of the reasons I teach yoga the way I do. I’m rarely interested in whether somebody can achieve a particular pose. What interests me more is whether they can notice their breath, feel their feet on the floor, or spend a few moments paying attention to their experience without judgement.

And sometimes even that can feel difficult.

Some days you may not feel much at all. Some days the connection doesn’t come. In my experience, that’s not a sign that you’re doing it wrong.

The practice isn’t about forcing yourself to feel something. It’s about creating the conditions where connection can slowly begin to return. Often through the simplest things: a breath, a sensation, a moment of curiosity.

Especially if being in your body hasn’t always felt easy.

10/06/2026

Stretch a bit. 🧘‍♀️
Rest a lot. 😴
Eat really good food. 🍛

That’s basically the vibe of Yoga Chaats.

A slow and steady morning of yoga, deep rest, and plant-based Indian street food with Dark Arts Rebel Kitchen

We still have some spaces available.

THIS SATURDAY! - 13th June
Bleadon Coronation Hall
10:20am

Come as you are. Hungry humans encouraged.

Book here - https://momence.com/l/vrhybx0n

09/06/2026

When You Can No Longer Be Who You Were.

A reflection on living with chronic illness, identity, grief, and the practice of beginning again.

For anyone who has ever found themselves trying to get back to who they used to be.

Maybe because of illness. Maybe because of grief, burnout, loss, ageing, or simply because life changed.

Link here: https://sadayoga.co.uk/2026/06/08/living-with-chronic-illness-and-identity/

Living with chronic illness, identity, and the practice of beginning again. Living with chronic illness has been humbling. For the last ten years, I’ve stepped onto my yoga mat not knowing who would be there to meet me. Perhaps that’s always been true, but illness simply made it impossible to ig...

08/06/2026

Hello and welcome to all the new faces here.

I'm Sayeeda, the person behind Sada Yoga.

For nearly ten years, I've been teaching yoga, meditation and, more recently Ayurveda, but my relationship with these practices goes much deeper than my work.

Yoga helped me find my way out of addiction. It has supported me through chronic illness, burnout, the often messy process of unmasking my late-diagnosed neurodivergence, grief, and some of the hardest periods of my life.

These experiences have shaped how I teach. I'm less interested in what a pose looks like and more interested in how a practice helps you meet yourself.

I'm interested in helping people feel more at home in themselves and learn how to use movement, breath, rest and awareness in a way that supports who they are and what they need.

Many of the people who come to my classes are navigating stress, overwhelm, chronic health conditions, anxiety, recovery, or simply the demands of modern life. Rather than striving to achieve something, the focus is on developing awareness, self-compassion and a deeper understanding of what helps them feel well.

Alongside my group classes, I also offer on-demand yoga, Ayurvedic consultations, retreats and one-to-one support.

You don't need to be flexible, fit, calm, spiritual, or experienced. You just need to show up as you are.

I'd love to know - what brought you to this page?

05/06/2026

Current status: feet up. 🦶

It’s been a busy week of classes, plus lots happening behind the scenes as I work on plans for the 2027 Reconnect Retreat.

A good kind of busy, but busy nonetheless.

So for the rest of the weekend I’m taking my own medicine and embracing some proper rest.

My main activity? Listening to the new Boards of Canada album on repeat. 😁🎵

After waiting 12 years for a come back - I think that’s a perfectly reasonable use of time.

Have a good weekend 💜

01/06/2026

One of the biggest myths about meditation is that the goal is to stop thinking.

If that were true, many neurodivergent people would decide meditation wasn’t for them.

But the truth is, this applies to everyone.

All minds think.

Some minds may be louder, busier, or more crowded than others, but meditation isn’t about having fewer thoughts.

It’s about developing a different relationship with them.

Learning where to place your attention, rather than getting pulled around by every thought that appears.

Does your mind ever feel like Slide 3? 👀