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August 2020

31/7/2020

Wishing you a warm welcome to the August newsletter. I hope this finds you and your family well.

In our July yoga sessions, both online and in-person, we have been working on reconnecting and opening the whole body with special focus on releasing tension from the shoulders, improving upper body posture and strengthening and opening the respiratory system through stretching and focused breath.

In our online meditation classes we are exploring stress related illness and stress-relief meditation practises that work on all the different layers of our being.

All of the online sessions are now in the Online Yoga and Meditation Library if you missed them or would like to experience them again. You can join the live sessions and access the library by signing up at www.victoriayogaonline.com.

Online Live Session Timetable and Updates

Mondays 8pm - 8.30pm - Meditation Session
Thursdays 8pm-9pm - Yoga Session

Remember you don't have to join in live if you don't want to, all the live sessions are in the library and available for catch up at a convenient time.

You are now able to opt-in to receive email reminders for the live sessions. To opt-in go to My Account > Settings > Emails Enabled. You can then select to receive an email 1 hour before the event and 30 mins before the event starts. You may also like to set your timezone by going to My Account > Settings > Your Timezone. From there you can select your timezone from the drop-down.

You'll find the live sessions listed in the events tab in your online library or on the calendar tab when you sign into your account. The Join Session link will go blue at the time of the event allowing you to join the session.

In the class description you will find a link to a Spotify Playlist you might like to enjoy whilst doing the class and also a donate link if you want and are able to contribute towards the sessions, a percentage will go to REACH charity who are really struggling at this time. A huge thank you for all the donations so far!

Secret Garden Yoga Timetable and Updates

Wednesdays 10am -11am - Yoga Session
Saturdays 11am - 12noon - Yoga Session

Booking is now open for August and there are spaces available so please contact me if you would like to book into any sessions. Please see the following link for details and guidelines on these sessions http://www.victoriayoga.co.uk/outdoor-yoga.html

If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me.

Peace and blessings
Victoria

Secret Garden Outdoor Yoga

5/7/2020

We had a beautiful Secret Garden Outdoor Yoga session yesterday and we are very blessed to have such a special location and space to use.

Secret Garden Timetable

Wednesdays 10am -11am -Yoga Session
*NEW* Saturdays 11am - 12noon - Yoga Session

If you would like to book in for any of the July sessions please contact me so I can book you in.

If you prefer to form your own private group with friends and family please contact me for availability.

Guidelines for Secret Garden Yoga Sessions

Secret Garden sessions are held in a private garden in Stock, the address will be given on booking.

Sessions are strictly limited to just 5 people in a session and social distancing must be adhered to at all times following the government guidelines. It is advisable that you wash/sanitise your hands before and after your session.

You will need to use your own equipment so please bring your own yoga mat, blanket, eye pillows, cushions etc. You can get a 10% discount on yoga equipment at Manduka by using the code: VICTORIAYOGA. If you are unable to purchase equipment please let me know and I may be able to long term loan/sell my second hand equipment to you. Manduka sell specific yoga mat wash to spray down and clean your yoga mat after sessions.

You may like to bring a ground sheet to place under your mat, a picnic blanket works perfectly!

Sessions are £10 and you can pay cash on the day or do a bank transfer/PayPal transfer if you prefer. Booking is on a first come, first served basis and pre booking is essential. Due to the limit on numbers, if you book in for a session, you will be required to pay for it even if you are unable to attend unless another student can take your place.

Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes before your session and please leave promptly to allow change over time between classes.

There are toilet and hand washing facilities and hand santiser available at the venue.

I have invested in a gazebo to give us some protection against the elements if needed, but I will have to cancel in extreme bad weather. A WhatsApp group has been set up to allow me to directly contact everyone in the session if this is the case. If you don't wish your number to be shared let me know and I will contact you separately. Whilst we do have the gazebo for shelter and shade please consider that we are outdoors and so bring adequate protection from the elements i.e sun hat if sunny, layers if chilly

Don't forget to bring your own water to drink especially if the weather is hot!

Please don't worry if you do not feel ready yet to return to in person classes, whilst we may be weathering the same storm we are all in very different boats! Only do what you feel comfortable doing and take all the time you need! Online classes will be continuing indefinitely so please feel free to make use of this resource - www.victoriayogaonline.com for details.

If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me.

Peace and blessings
Victoria

July 2020

1/7/2020

Wishing you a warm welcome to the July newsletter. I hope this finds you and your family well.

In our June online live yoga sessions, we started the month with a challenging session including an Ashtanga style sun salutation. We then slowed it right down and took a few chilled, stretchy, soothing and relaxing Yin style sessions, staying close to the ground and offering nourishment and self care. We used the heat in our last session to deeply stretch through the whole body.

In our online meditation classes we explored why self care is so important and how it has the power to impact the world around us. We dedicated the whole month to self care, self love and emotional and physical healing.

All of these sessions are now in the online yoga and meditation library if you missed them or would like to experience them again. You can join the live sessions and access the library by signing up at www.victoriayogaonline.com. There are now 3 options for access -

- Discounted Annual Subscription
- Monthly Subscription (cancel anytime)
- 'Pay as You Go' Daily Pass option

Online Live Session Timetable

Mondays 8pm -8.30pm - Meditation Session
Thursdays 8pm-9pm - Yoga Session

Remember you don't have to join in live if you don't want to, all the live sessions are in the library and available for catch up at a convenient time.

You'll find the live sessions listed in the events tab in your online library and a donate link if you want and are able to contribute towards the sessions, a percentage will go to REACH charity who are really struggling at this time. A huge thank you for all the donations so far!

Secret Garden Yoga

I am very pleased to announce that we are starting outdoor yoga sessions this month! I am unfortunately limited to just 5 people in a session following the government guidelines, so it will be on a first come, first served basis and pre booking will be essential. I have invested in a gazebo to give us some protection against the elements if needed, but I will have to cancel in extreme bad weather. I have set up a WhatsApp group to be able to keep those booked in updated if this is the case. If you would like to join a session please let me know and also provide me with your mobile number so that I can add you to the group messages. Please see the timetable below for days and times.

Secret Garden Timetable - Starts Saturday 4th July 2020

Wednesday 10am -11am -Yoga Session
Saturday 11am - 12noon - Yoga Session

Secret Garden sessions will be held in a private garden in Stock, details will be given on WhatsApp if you are booked into a session. Sessions are £10 and you can pay cash on the day or do a bank transfer/PayPal transfer if you prefer. Due to the limit on numbers, if you book in for a session, you will be required to pay for it even if you are unable to attend unless another student can take your place.

Please ensure you respect social distancing and wash/clean hands before and after your session. You will need to use your own equipment so please bring your own yoga mat, blanket, eye pillows etc. You can get a 10% discount on yoga equipment at Manduka by using the code: VICTORIAYOGA

Manduka also sell specific yoga mat wash to spray down and clean your yoga mat after sessions.

If you are unable to purchase equipment please let me know and I maybe able to long term loan/sell my second hand equipment to you.

Owed Classes
We stopped short in March due to the lockdown and I know that I owe classes to some of you. Some of you contacted me and kindly offered to waiver the classes which was so very kind and I trust that you can see the money has gone back into the business with the set up and running of the online platform and also now with setting up these outdoor sessions. If you do however still would like the owed sessions, you are of course more than welcome to make up these sessions as we start back. Please just let me know if this is the case and also do remind me how many sessions I owe you.

Published Meditations
Lastly I am pleased to share with you that along with Insight Timer some of my meditations have now been published on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music and are also available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon. I would absolutely love your support if you use any of these platforms in the form of following me as an artist, giving a review or just using and sharing the meditations. You can find all the links on the Meditation page of my website http://www.victoriayoga.co.uk/meditation.html

If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact me.

Peace and blessings
Victoria

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