LVC Yoga, Houghton Conquest (2026)

10/06/2026

Last Tuesday and Wednesday’s classes explored Samskara - the patterns, habits and impressions shaped by our thoughts, actions and experiences - the grooves we slip into, often without realising.
This week we moved into Vishranti - rest, ease and deep relaxation. A natural partner to Samskara. As we begin to recognise the patterns we carry, yoga invites us to soften our grip on them, pause, breathe and create a little space.
After class I was admiring this hosta, feeling rather pleased that I’d finally grown one that hadn’t immediately become slug fodder.
Then I spotted this rather impressive slug already lurking nearby😂❤️
It made me smile because yoga philosophy often appears in the garden as much as on the mat. Samskara reminds us that familiar patterns have a habit of returning. Just when we think we’ve moved beyond them, there they are again, quietly showing up in a slightly different form. Vishranti reminds us that we can meet them with a little more ease, patience and perspective.
The slug was gently and loving relocated, the hosta survived and the practice always continues❤️❤️

08/06/2026

After days of grey skies, rain and cloud, this evening’s view felt particularly special.
Tonight’s class explored Adhikara - the yogic idea of meeting yourself where you are and trusting your own timing. A reminder that growth doesn’t always happen in great leaps forwards. More often it unfolds gradually, one experience, one lesson and one day at a time.
Sometimes we spend so much energy looking ahead that we forget to notice what’s already here.
This sunset felt like a little reminder of that.
A beautiful end to the day, and a lovely way to leave class.

04/06/2026

I quite like this quote because it gently challenges the idea that yoga is something you have to achieve. In a world that constantly encourages us to do more, improve more and compare more, yoga offers something different. Yoga doesn’t ask you to be good at yoga. It asks you to be yourself. Some days your balance feels steady. Some days your mind is busy. Some days your body feels strong and capable and some days it asks for a little more patience. The practice isn’t really about perfect poses or getting everything right. It’s about showing up honestly and learning to work with what’s there. The longer I teach, the more I see that the people who gain the most from yoga aren’t necessarily the most flexible or the strongest. They’re the ones who allow themselves to arrive exactly as they are and practise from there and that feels like a practice worth keeping ❤️❤️

03/06/2026

A second Samskara class tonight, this time with a different group of yogis. We spent the evening exploring the grooves and patterns we create through repetition, both on and off the mat and how awareness gives us the opportunity to choose a different path from time to time.
The weather had other ideas for most of the day, with plenty of rain, but afterwards this beautiful rainbow appeared. A lovely reminder that even on the greyest days there’s often something unexpected waiting on the other side.
It also made me think of some of my lovely yogis who aren’t able to be in class at the moment because they’re navigating illness, treatment, recovery or rehabilitation. They were very much in my thoughts tonight❤️
One of the things yoga continually reminds me is how much community matters. I’m always genuinely happy and grateful to see every person who walks through the door each week and it’s often when someone can’t be there for a while that you realise just how much they’re part of the fabric of the class ❤️❤️
Wishing all of you who are taking some time away exactly what you need right now and so looking forward to welcoming you back when the time is right❤️❤️❤️

03/06/2026

Last night’s yoga class explored Samskara - the grooves and patterns we create through repetition. In yoga philosophy, samskaras are the pathways formed by our thoughts, actions and experiences. The more often we travel them, the more familiar they become. Sometimes they support us beautifully. Sometimes they’ve simply become our default setting.
So last night we played with that idea on the mat. Familiar poses, but approached a little differently. Different transitions, different routes, different ways of moving. Just enough to remind us that there’s often more than one way.
It’s a useful reminder off the mat too. We all have habits, routines, assumptions and ways of responding that feel comfortable because we’ve travelled them so often. Awareness gives us the opportunity to pause occasionally and ask whether those pathways are still serving us.
Then after class, this sky appeared.
Layers of cloud, layers of colour, and a reminder that there’s often far more going on than we first notice.
In next Tuesday’s class, we’ll continue the journey with Vishranti - the yogic art of deep rest. Once we’ve noticed the patterns we constantly reinforce, we can begin to explore what happens when we soften them ❤️

31/05/2026

Happy Full Blue Moon in Sagittarius.
This morning’s full moon peaked at 9.45am BST and despite the name, the moon itself won’t actually look blue. The phrase “once in a blue moon” comes from the rarity of having two full moons within one calendar month, which is exactly what May has given us this year.
There’s something quite fitting about this second full moon arriving in Sagittarius too. In astrology, Sagittarius is often associated with expansion, wisdom and the search for deeper truth - themes that also resonate with many yogic teachings around self-awareness and growth. It invites you to lift your gaze beyond the distractions of daily life and reconnect with the bigger picture - the inner knowing that sits beneath the noise.
This moon feels less about rushing forwards and more about pausing long enough to notice how much can shift in a single month. What felt uncertain at the start of May may already feel different now. Sometimes growth arrives dramatically, but often it unfolds quietly through awareness, reflection and presence. A stronger sense of what matters. A softer honesty with yourself. A feeling that something within you is opening and ready to evolve.
Full moons tend to illuminate what’s been hidden and Sagittarius brings a clear, expansive energy to that process. Not to create chaos, but to gently guide you back towards alignment, towards the people, practices and intentions that nourish your spirit and support your path.
And somehow it feels very Sagittarius that a moon linked to rarity arrives carrying themes of possibility, openness and trust in what lies ahead.
Definitely one to step outside for, take a few grounding breaths and spend a moment under the moonlight 🩵
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15/05/2026

Sunrise in Polignano a Mare a few minutes ago.
One of those mornings where everything feels very still for a little while - soft light, quiet skies and that lovely calm before the heat of the day arrives.
Definitely appreciating these slower starts at the moment.

01/05/2026

Happy Full Flower Moon in Scorpio (6.23pm BST)
This one arrives alongside Beltane - that turning point where spring tips fully towards summer, a sense of warmth building, light stretching further into the evening, and life really starting to show itself more fully.
And then there’s Scorpio.
This is big energy. Not loud or chaotic, but deep. The kind that brings things up from underneath - emotions, truths, patterns that have been quietly sitting there. Full moons always illuminate, but this one feels a little more intense, a little harder to brush past.
There’s a strong thread of transformation here. Not dramatic or forced, more the kind that comes from recognising what no longer quite fits and allowing it to loosen, gently. Scorpio holds that space between endings and beginnings.
The Flower Moon brings growth, blooming, expansion - but also that quiet clearing out underneath it all. Not everything comes with you into the next season.
With the Sun in Ta**us, there’s something steady running alongside it, a grounding that lets you feel it all without getting completely swept up in it.
So tonight isn’t about doing more, it’s about noticing, being honest with what’s there, and allowing a soft kind of release where it’s needed.
Full moon in Scorpio, Beltane fire energy, and something quietly shifting.

02/04/2026

Happy Full Pink Moon.
This morning’s full moon in Libra arrived as the first full moon since the Spring Equinox - a point where things are already shifting, even if they don’t feel fully settled yet.
There’s been a quiet sequence building to this. The Virgo eclipse asked you to clear space. The Pisces new moon softened things, nudged you back towards what matters. And now this Libra full moon brings the question of balance into sharper focus - not as a concept, but as something you feel in your body, your energy, your relationships.
Libra is about harmony, but not the kind that keeps the peace at your own expense. It’s about noticing where things feel off. Where you’re overgiving, overthinking, overextending. And gently adjusting, rather than forcing change.
Full moons have a way of illuminating what’s been sitting just under the surface. Emotions, patterns, habits - all a bit clearer now. Not to overwhelm you, but to give you something honest to work with.
In yoga, this is the practice. Not chasing a perfect state, but learning how to come back into balance again and again. Through your breath, your awareness, the way you meet each moment.
There’s also something quietly creative about this moon. Libra is linked to beauty, expression, the way you shape your experience. So alongside the clearing, there’s space here to begin again. To plant something new, even if it’s just a small shift in how you move through your day.
If you can, step outside at some point. Let yourself notice the season changing around you. The light, the air, the sense of things moving forward and if your mind feels busy or pulled in different directions, keep it simple. Come back to your breath. Come back to what feels steady enough, just for now.
That’s usually where the balance starts to return ❤️

23/03/2026

End of another Wilstead yoga block tonight, and we finished with a theme of endurance. Not pushing through for the sake of it, but learning how to stay when things feel challenging. Using breath to steady you, focus to guide you, and your form to support you so you’re not just surviving the hold, you’re working intelligently within it.
We began with a strap practice, creating space with control and awareness, gently building flexibility without forcing it. That same approach carried through the rest of the class, steady, supported, and intentional.
There’s something in that which reaches beyond the mat. Life doesn’t always soften on cue, and these moments in practice give you a way of meeting that with a bit more steadiness and clarity.
And then of course… cake. Always there to mark the end of the block, made with as much attention as the practice itself. Thank you to the always wonderful yogis who come to these classes - such a lovely group to teach❤️❤️❤️
So looking forward to seeing you again on 13/4 ###
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