Emma's Summer Yoga Newsletter 2017

Hello Lovely Yogis, Summer is finally here-hurrah! It is time to get out

and about on the beach, in the forest, in the park, in your garden and

make like the forest Ashram Yogis- watch nature, feel yourself a part

of the Prana around you, the susurration of the leaves, the shiny

ladybirds in the sweet smelling grass, the beams of warm surya (we

hope), brush the cobwebs off your mat and get Yoga- ing outdoors

Here is news of all things Yogic and otherwise both indoors and

outdoors…

Sirsana in the park…

Race for Life, Lister Park, Bradford, May 2017

Proud medal holders!

This was such an inspiring day: my brave mum decided she wanted to

walk the race days after getting the all-clear so we thought we would

join her and help to fund raise. Lots of women ran, walked and wheeled

around the course including twins who were in recovery and lots of

colourful Hindu ladies in pink sarees handing out samosas-mmm! Our

competitive spirit kicked in and we came top 20 out of 1600, not too

shabby- we then tracked down mum and walked the rest of the way in

the sunshine. We would all like to thank those of you who donated to

our charity page and left us a message- we raised £250 which was

amazing.

My mum will be putting in a guest appearance at my Yoga-in-the-

Meadow event on the 1st July as she would like to meet my students and

say thank you for all your support- more of that later…

Liz Lark

The Purple River Workshop with Liz Lark, Leeds, June 2017

This was a fabulously creative workshop with Liz with a focus on the

Vagus nerve. Using Vinyasa Krama, Liz led us in a 3 hour journey

through Yin and Yang, Qui-gong, Soma, Kriya, Pranayama and

Meditation to a blissful relaxation at the end where she sang mantra

and directed us to images of butterflies in her artwork at the front of

the shala. She gave us both a big hug and even mentioned my retreats

with Free Spirit! Look out for some of the things I learned in upcoming

classes….

Youtube Channel-update…

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback about the classes and for

your donations which have gone towards batteries and chargers.. It has

been great to be able to offer these classes and know that you are

able to keep up your practice whether I am home or away! We do have

to continually update equipment and are currently saving for a new

camera so we can store more classes at a time. We would welcome any

donation you can make into my donation pot which I have in my classes

and workshops if you have been using the classes and enjoying them.

You can access them directly by following a link under the ‘News’

section on my website www.emmaliveyoga.com Just click on the link and

it should take you straight there!

Serenity News…

My good friends, Kat and Jonny have now relocated to their new home

in Saltburn and I for one am looking forward to seeing their new

Therapy room where they will be now offering their full range of

therapies. Yoga will continue as usual at Serenity above ‘Hidden Gems’

and we have some exciting collaborations planned for the future so

watch this space!

You can check out their website www.my-serenity.co.uk for all their

treatments, classes, courses, guest holistic practitioners and training

which will continue at Serenity.

NEW FOR THIS SUMMER!

Introducing…

Yoga-in-the-Meadow Events, Yearby Village, nr Redcar

Preview…

8am-12:30 pm Saturday 2nd September, £30,

Indian Summer Yoga

This will be a full morning with a choice of 4 Yoga classes (Ashtanga, Vinyasa,

Shadow Warrior flow, Hatha and Meditation), light healthy breakfast and optional

FREE 20 minute one to one Personal Training taster session with Zuzana- yes, as

well as being a Doctor of Optical Physics and Research Fellow she has also been a

Personal trainer for the last 8 years at Teesside University. Is there anything the

woman can’t do?!

Everything is included in the bargain price of £30. If you do all of the classes

which you are very welcome to do then you are getting a lot for your cash!

Yoga Retreats Home and Away…

Cober Hill March-April 2017

Retreats for 2017

16th-18th June ‘Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga’ weekend retreat with Emma and Marnie

Sullivan, The Orange Tree, Pickering (FULL)

Crete 2016

10th-17th October ‘Sun, Sea and Yoga’ retreat, Western Crete (1 place available)

5th-15th November Palm Tree Yoga Centre, Kovalam, Kerala, India (5 places

available)

Source of Light, Malaga September 2016

7th-12th December ‘Source of Light’, Yoga, Nutrition and Cookery retreat,

Mountains above Malaga (6 places available)

New! Retreats for 2018

3rd-10th February ‘ Sun, Sea and Yoga’, The Gambia (12 places available)

9th-11th March ‘Spring Awakening weekend retreat’, Cober Hill, Cloughton,

Scarborough (10 places available)

15th-22nd May ‘Sun, Sea and Yoga’ retreat, Western Crete (7 places available)

16th-23rd June Casa Benedetto, Succhivo, Ischia, Italy (12 places available)

23rd-30th June Casa Benedetto, Succhivo, Ischia, Italy (2 places available)

NEW!

20th-22nd July ‘Yoga and Pilates’ retreat with Lisa Wood, Cober Hill, Cloughton,

Scarborough

A full description can be found under ‘Retreats’ on my website or in brochures

available at classes and workshops. Let me know if you’d like to book any of them

and then contact Debby or Jilly at Free Spirit Travel and they

will give you all the assistance you need. I have brochures available with all the

contact details on if you’d like to get one in class or when you see me.

Workshops and Events for June, July and August

June…

16th-18th June ‘Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga’ weekend retreat with Emma and Marnie

Sullivan, The Orange Tree, Pickering (FULL)

10am-12pm 24th June Sirsana (head stand) for the Nervous and Terrified, £15,

Serenity, Gboro (1 place left)

July…

8am-12:30pm 1st July Yoga- in-the-Meadow, £17(£5 goes to Yorkshire Cancer

Support)

10am-12pm 22nd July Yoga for a Healthy Back, £15, Sunnyfield House

August…

8am-10am Pop-up Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series, Mysore style, £15, Emma’s Yoga

Shala

What I’m up to this Summer, Yoga and otherwise…

Looking forward to more Ashtanga Yoga training in July as well as a

holiday in the sun

2017 is the year of the party as I continue to dance my way through

my 40th year! We had an amazing time seeing Craig David twice and

Bruno Mars as you can see!

Euphoria!

I am really excited about the next gig as I will be seeing a lifelong

hero of mine, Will Smith, The Fresh Prince himself over the August

Bank Holiday in party central, Blackpool(!) Not only is he an amazing

actor and performer he is a bringer of good vibes and laughter, always

welcome in an uncertain world. I might dig out a baseball hat and some

Fila trainers and keep it real- look out for a review in the Autumn

newsletter!

Hope you have a sunny and exhilarating Summer and some well-

deserved time off from your usual routine. Happy holidays!

Much love, Namaste, Emma xx