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Embrace Winter Wellness with Reiki: Nurturing Your Body, Mind, and Soul

November 29, 2023 / autumn, healing, health, injury, mindfulness, nourish, Nuture, recovery, Seasonal, self care, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

As winter blankets our world, it's a time for introspection and self-care. The chilly months invite us to turn inward, focusing on our well-being and finding solace amidst the cold.

New Season, New Challenges

November 2, 2023 / autumn, healing, health, injury, mindfulness, nourish, Nuture, recovery, Seasonal, self care, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

We're turning our focus towards cosier days – warm clothes, woolly blankets, candle-light nights and other comforting ways to sustain ourselves through the colder days (and nights). BUT it’s important

Autumn Days

September 29, 2023 / autumn, healing, health, injury, mindfulness, nourish, Nuture, recovery, Seasonal, self care, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

Autumn brings a promise of harvest, bounty and colour. For sun-seekers and summer-lovers, this seasonal shift can mark the slow slide towards winter days and long nights. For some of

Yoga and Injury

September 1, 2023 / athlete, exercise, healing, health, injury, mindfulness, recovery, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

Injuries can happen to us at any time. On or off the mat, and sometimes with far-reaching, even life-changing consequences. More people are turning to yoga as part of their

What to expect from your yoga class

July 19, 2023 / healing, health, meditation, mindfulness, Types of yoga, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, Yoga Class, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

At Yoga on the Edge we are always refining our timetable to make our classes as accessible as possible. With new members, new teachers, and new classes, it feels like

The fun in fundraising…

June 5, 2023 / charity, community, donations, fundraising, healing, health, Intentions, meditation, mindfulness, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

One of the most important elements of what we do at Yoga on the Edge doesn’t feature much on our timetable. We don’t have a special page of the website

Dealing with stress…

April 19, 2023 / community, healing, health, Intentions, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, stress, stress management, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

None of us are immune to stress. But the way we view stress, how we respond to it, and how much space it occupies in our minds and bodies can

5 Ways To Spring Clean Your Practice

March 28, 2023 / community, healing, health, Intentions, meditation, mindfulness, practice, reading, season, spring, summer, wellbeing, wellness, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

How about a few shifts to reinvigorate and energise your practice? Renew your energy on the mat and let it flow through all that you do. Here’s 5 easy ways

World Book Day

February 27, 2023 / community, healing, health, Intentions, meditation, mindfulness, practice, reading, wellbeing, wellness, world book day, yoga, yoga off the mat, yoga practice

World Book Day (March 2nd) is a charity-run endeavour to encourage the habit of reading for pleasure in children and young people. It’s now observed in over 100 countries around

No Year’s Resolutions

January 31, 2023 / community, healing, health, Intentions, meditation, mindfulness, morning, new year, practice, resolutions, sound, wellbeing, wellness, winter, yoga, yoga practice

New Year’s resolutions aren’t for everyone. Now that January is (finally) over, it raises the question: If you made New Year’s resolutions - have you kept any? Do you envisage

Winter Solstice

December 18, 2022 / community, healing, health, meditation, mindfulness, morning, practice, sound, wellbeing, wellness, winter, yoga, yoga practice

December 21st is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. It is the counterpart and opposite of the June 21st summer solstice and brings us to the final part of

Winter Morning Warmers

December 1, 2022 / community, healing, health, meditation, mindfulness, morning, practice, sound, wellbeing, wellness, winter, yoga, yoga practice

Colder, darker months don’t always inspire us to leap out of bed and roll out the mat. But, with a few tips, you can build a routine for healthy, happy

Gong Baths

November 3, 2022 / community, gong baths, healing, meditation, mindfulness, practice, sound, wellbeing, yoga, yoga practice

Many of us love to step into a long, relaxing bath at the end of a hard day. Soaking in, allowing troubles, tensions and stresses and aches to melt away.

Autumn Equinox

September 19, 2022 / autumn, community, equinox, meditation, mindfulness, practice, Seasons, wellbeing, yoga, yoga practice

Well, it depends on who you ask! For some, autumn begins on September 1st - which is the start of autumn, meteorologically speaking. Its the time of new school term

Yin is In

August 23, 2022 / community, Masterclass, meditation, mindfulness, practice, wellbeing, Workshop, yin, yoga, Yoga Class, yoga practice

Workshops are a really important part of our program at Yoga on the Edge. It's an opportunity to really dive deep and immerse yourself into an aspect of your yoga

Yoga to Beat the Heat

July 17, 2022 / community, Heat, Hot yoga, meditation, mindfulness, nature, practice, summer, wellbeing, yoga, Yoga Class, yoga practice

With a UK heatwave on the cards this week, it's a good time to consider how yoga can help to beat the heat. As summer stretches out before us, here's

Summer Solstice

May 6, 2022 / celebration, community, meditation, nature, practice, solstice, summer, wellbeing, yoga, yoga practice

June brings with it the Summer Solstice. On the 21st June we reach the shortest night and the longest day. The solstices have long been a point of celebration, so why

Yoga for Mental Health

May 6, 2022 / anxiety, community, depression, meditation, mental health, practice, wellbeing, yoga, yoga practice

It may be widely accepted that yoga improves flexibility and health of the body. But what about the mind? In 2022 - post-lockdowns, modern society has a combination of stresses

Community at our Core

April 20, 2022 / charity, community, meditation, mental health, practice, yoga, yoga practice

At the core of Yoga on the Edge is the community we build. We want our studio space to act as a retreat from the outside world as well as

(Why you can’t) Beat a Retreat

March 1, 2022 / Beach, meditation, Portugal, practice, retreat, yoga, yoga practice

Fancy working on your asana for a weekend in Wales? How about a savasana on sun-kissed shores? You’re not alone… Yoga retreats have exploded in popularity in recent years, and

Good Intentions

January 31, 2022 / Intentions, meditation, practice, yoga, yoga practice

Have you ever been sat on your mat, ready to start your yoga practice, when your teacher asks you to ‘set an intention’… only to have your mind go blank,

Introducing A Beautiful Therapy

November 17, 2021

By Maria Pringle I’m so excited to meet some new faces, but before I do I thought I’d introduce myself and share my background story. My name is Maria, I’m

What’s the Difference Between Stress & Anxiety?

October 12, 2021 / breath, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, pranayama

By Sonia Morales, Integrative Health and Wellness. Mind Body Medicine What is stress and anxiety and when does it become an issue? In this post Sonia explores these topics as

What’s Your Yoga?

July 7, 2021 / class styles, practice, yoga

By Hazel Littlemore-Young Starting a new yoga class can be daunting, but to choose when you don’t know your elbow from your asana?

Getting Back on The Mat: A Mental Health Check

June 28, 2021 / breath work, meditation, mental health, yoga practice

By Natalie Phillips The idea of walking back into a studio can be quite daunting after a considerably long time in isolation. How do we cope and what lessons have

Journey to Back Bends

June 22, 2021 / ashtanga, backbend, experience, journey, yoga, yogateacher

By Clare Broomhead Clare writes about her journey to back-bending: The benefits, emotional comeuppances and physical challenges to the obtainment of these postures.

How Reiki Helped Me Heal

June 15, 2021 / alternativemedicine, holistic, reiki, therapy, treatment

By Ashleigh How this holistic therapy can and does help.

The Theory Of 5 Elements

June 8, 2021 / 5elements, chinese medicine, TCM, yang, yin, yinyang

By Trisha Hills A glimpse into the theory of five elements, the qualities of Yin and Yang and the Meridian system.

Recipe: Wild Orange Chocolate Ganache

June 1, 2021 / DOTERRA, PLANTBASED, PLANTBASEDCHEF, PRIVATEVEGANCHEF, vegan

By Kelly Mason A plant based recipe made using doterra wild orange oil. It's Vegan & Gluten free.

What is Ashtanga?

May 18, 2021

By Calum Thomson An introduction to the history of the practice of ashtanga.

Your Yoga Finds You

April 21, 2021 / yoga, yoga journey, yoga practice

by Clare Broomhead There are so many different types of yoga practice available now, which is both incredible and can be truly daunting. It’s so important to commence your journey

Making Sense Of Mindfulness

April 7, 2021 / meditation, mindfulness, yoga practice

By Trisha Hills The word ‘mindfulness’ has become ubiquitous in today's language, we’ve all heard it, read it, maybe even used it, but how many of us understand what it

Recipe: Vegan Coleslaw – Asian Style

February 22, 2021 / clean eating, recipe, vegan

By Kelly Mason A beautiful, light and Asian infused slaw packed with goodness & nutrition. This is a completely vegan hemp, miso, white sesame & almond coleslaw made using Lets

Our Studio Philosophy

February 22, 2021 / philosophy, yoga, yoga studio

By Clare Broomhead We do not ask our members to dedicate to practice every day, nor do we demand that you be a contortionist. We simply ask you to enter

Meet The Teacher: Clare – Studio Lead

February 8, 2021

By Clare Broomhead An introduction to Studio Lead Clare Boomhead and her vision for Yoga On The Edge