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22/11/2023

December Workshop

This workshop is currently low on numbers. If you are planning to join us, please book your space asap so I can ensure we have enough numbers to be able to run the session. If you're waiting on payday that's totally fine, just let me know you plan to come, and I can reserve you a spot. Thanks!

Fundraiser Raffle

I am planning to draw the raffle on Thurs 30th Nov (next week) so if you've not yet bought a number, you can buy one at classes, or get in touch with me directly. Numbers are £5 each and you could win...
3rd Prize - 1 Yoga Class
2nd Prize - 1 Yoga Workshop
1st Prize - 5 Yoga Classes!

ALL profits will go to Action for Children
(Learn more about this important charity HERE)  

Christmas Dates

I will be teaching classes on our normal timetable up until the 18th December.
There will be no classes 19th, 20th, or 21st December.
Classes will resume after New Year on Monday 8th January. I will release January's classes for booking at the end of next week

And Finally...Sound Baths!

This week I completed my course in Intuitive Sound Therapies! I'm currently hatching plans for delicious Sound Baths in the New Year, so give me your FEEDBACK! What would you like to see? Where? What days of the week? Times of day? Mixed with yoga, or stand alone sound baths?
 
My current thoughts are to use the gorgeous room at Esh Winning, as the heating is silent, and it is light and airy, and has a high ceiling great for acoustics - but if you know of another suitable local venue then get in touch! 

13/11/2023

Win up to 5 Classes!

I am running a raffle for some yoga classes in aid of Action for Children, a UK charity helping families in hardship. Catch me at a class, or get in touch if you would like to enter!

28/06/2023

Yoga Summer!

Hello Yogi's,

I hope you are all well and that this muggy heat isn't proving too uncomfortable for you! I've just been away enjoying the delights of the Haybergill Retreat Centre with Callie Meakin (Callie Yoga and Somatics), a wonderful yoga teacher who encorprted loads of delicious somatic movements into her sessions - I'm inspired so expect a few new bits and bobs at classes in the near future! She runs online classes and I would highly recommend her sessions if you are wanting some online to supplement your weekly classes with me.

Summer Timetable

Meanwhile I have also been frantically arranging childcare for the summer holidays and I'm happy to report that I can offer you two classes a week throughout the holidays!

So, through the school summer holidays I will be running my Tuesday 10 am Lanchester Class and my Thursday 10am Esh Winning Class. All other classes (Monday Wolsingham and Wednesday Lanchester) will restart in September.

For the following dates classes will be taught by my lovely cover teacher Moira as I am on holiday:

Tuesday 1st Aug

Thursday 3rd Aug

Tuesday 8th Aug

Thursday 10th Aug

All other dates will be taught by myself.

All of the usual booking options, terms, and conditions apply, but feel free to contact me with any questions. I am not applying a booking priority password this time as there should be plenty of spaces due to the usual summer quiet period.

Classes are available to book on the booking system now, so get booked in asap to secure your spot.

Chanting Sessions

I have been asked to share details of the following local chanting group sessions with you all - they sound fabulous!

"Witton Women chanting group meets once a month at the community hall in Witton Gilbert, usually on the second Saturday morning of the month and you are very welcome to join us. The next session is on Saturday 10th June.

We share chants from a variety of different cultural traditions, including Sanskrit mantra accompanied on a harmonium. No musical experience is needed and no expertise in singing. There are no complicated tunes or words to learn, no 'good' or 'bad' voices, no pressure to perform. It's joyful, uplifting and heart-warming.

Starts at 10.45, finish about 12.00, followed by tea and biscuits if you can stay a little longer.

There is a car park at the hall and a bus stop close by.

You may like to bring water to drink, also percussion instruments such as a frame drum, rattle or shakers to add rhythm to our chants.

Pay on the door: £10, or pay as you can afford.

Please contact Paula Bolton for further information, e-mail paula_shiatsu@yahoo.co.uk, phone 0756 2651281"

Thanks for reading!

That's all for now. It's just begun to rain so here's hoping that clears the air a little for a cooler evening! Hope you all have a fantastic week and hopefully see you on the mat soon!

Om Shanti (Peace)

Laura x

16/08/2022

Please be aware that over the school summer holidays I am running on a reduced timetable - see my booking system for dates, times and locations

The timetable below will be running from 5th September 2022 

All Classes are suitable for beginners and more experienced alike

Timetable:

Mondays:

9.45am - 11.00am

Wolsingham (Wolsingham Town Hall, DL13 3AF

Tuesdays: 

1pm - 2.15pm

Langley Park (Organic Pilates, DH7 9XE)

Wednesdays:

9.45am - 11am

Langley Park (Organic Pilates, DH7 9XE)

Wednesdays: 

9.45am - 11am

ONLINE (Via Zoom) 

(attend live or get the recording)

Thursdays:

9.45am - 11am

Quebec (Village Hall, DH7 9DF)

All classes are suitable for beginners and more experienced alike

Booking and Pricing:

Booking is required for all classes.  BOOK HERE. You can either block book a half term of classes (5-8 weeks), or book individual classes.

Prices:

In person Hatha Yoga:

• Block booking: Equivalent to £7 per class (payable in half term blocks eg 6 weeks for £42)

• Individual classes:  £9 per class.

Online classes:

• Block booking: Equivalent to £5 per class (payable in half term blocks eg 6 weeks for £30)

• Individual classes:  £7 per class.

06/07/2022

Summer & Beyond!...!

Apologies to anyone who I haven't been able to tell about this in-person yet, but with just two weeks of the current term of classes left, I now need to get the message out to everyone. There are going to be some big changes to the timetable from 25th July onward. In the first instance there will sadly be no more classes at Taylored-Fit Physio in Langley Park, as they have decided to add more Pilates to their timetable instead. I'm sure you'll all join me in thanking them for the use of such a lovely space and wishing them well in the future.

06/07/2022 CONTINUED...

Summer Timetable:

I will be running some classes over the School Summer Holidays but on a DIFFERENT TIMETABLE:

Mondays - Wolsingham 10.30-11.45am (block booking only and limited spaces - contact me for info)

Tuesdays - Lanchester 10.30-11.45am (open to all)

Wednesdays - Langley Park 10.30-11.45 (new venue - open to all)

Wednesday - Online 10.30-11.45 (live via zoom (or recorded) at my Langley Park session)

(there are some gaps due to bank holidays and my own family holiday)

BOOKING IS NOW LIVE ON MY BOOKING SYSTEM 

Price Changes:

To bring all my classes inline and offer more flexibility and payment options I will be going to the following system:

(Wolsingham Monday will remain block booking only due to the size of the venue)

Hatha Yoga In Person:

Block booking: equivalent to £7 per class

Pay As You Go: £9 per class

Hatha Yoga Online:

Block booking: equivalent to £5 per class

Pay As You Go: £7 per class

BOOKING IS NOW LIVE ON MY BOOKING SYSTEM 

September Timetable:

From September I will be going to an all new timetable which is likely to look like this:

Monday Mornings - Wolsingham (block booking only and limited spaces - contact me for info)

Tuesday Afternoons -Langley Park (open to all)

Wednesday Mornings - Langley Park (open to all)

Wednesday Mornings - Online (live via zoom or recorded at my Langley Park session)

Thursday Mornings - Quebec (open to all)

I will be in touch via my Mailing List in due course with full details and when booking opens.

Pregnant? New Mum?

In March I had to cancel my Prenatal and Mother & Baby Yoga Classes. I am now considering with this new venue that I may re-start these classes in September, but as a combined class. I'd be interested in your feedback.

It would be a "Mindful Bumps and Babies" class with both Pregnant women and Postnatal Women with their (non-mobile) babies attending. It would be during the daytime (possibly on a Wednesday late morning) and would be in Langley Park. We would use gentle yoga movements, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques to ease aches and pains, and reduce tension, stress, and anxiety. And of course there would also be plenty of time for a chat over a cuppa after class!

Let me know what you think! and Please SHARE with anyone who you know who may be interested. 

03/03/2022

I have had to make the very difficult decision to cancel my Prenatal and Mother and Baby Yoga Classes. Unfortunately the numbers have been low for a while and I have struggled to get enough people to run a sustainable class. Thanks for your understanding.

23/02/2022

I have now added some workshops to the booking system! See my workshops page for info!

04/02/2022

Classes for next half term (Feb/Mar) are now on the booking system (aside from Prenatal and Mother and Baby as I am waiting for confirmation on room/time changes)

I have sent and email concerning the results of the survey. If you haven't already, please sign up to my mailing list via the link above so you will receive these updates and others about your classes, workshops and retreats.

20/01/2022

Classes are all up and running again after our Christmas break. And you can book via the booking system as usual.

I am also looking for FEEDBACK about what you would like to see from Yoga North East in the future! 

*Survey now closed*

21/11/2021

Christmas Holiday Dates:

Last class before Christmas: 16th Dec

First class after Christmas: 10th Jan

26/10/2021

Lanchester class size change

As we've moved into the smaller hall at Lanchester, and I'm conscious of still giving people space to feel comfortable, I've reduced the maximum class size to 14 for that class. So please do make sure to cancel your space if you can't attend do as to allow someone else to take it if needed.

Week-by-week booking now available

Because there are currently spaces at Langley Park on Mondays (1pm) and Tuesdays (11am), I have added a week by week booking option for those classes. Being a smaller room, and a higher quality venue, the cost is a bit more, but I hope it will go some way to helping provide more flexibility and more options for your weekly classes.

You can see the new booking options via ➡️https://bookwhen.com/yoganortheast⬅️

If you've already booked these classes as a block and wish to change to week by week booking then please let me know. 

Prenatal Yoga

You can also now book the Prenatal Yoga classes week-by-week throughout your pregnancy to allow more flexibility for those who work shifts etc! Spread the word! 😄

12/10/2021

Half Term:

I have got myself all confused around the half term dates! And consequently been telling people all sorts! So here is the final version: There will be no half term break this term, as I had already booked you all in when I had the dates wrong! And I have now found childcare for all but one class.

So ALL CLASSES WILL GO AHEAD in half term EXCEPT Mother and Baby (Thurs 28th Oct) which has been cancelled for that one week. If you had booked that class you should have been refunded.

NEXT Half Term:

Classes for next half term (starting week commencing 1st Nov) are now all live on the booking system. For the Wolsingham class you will be sent a priority booking password separately. No other classes need a password.

BOOK NOW

Price Changes:

Mother and Baby Yoga:

Funding for this class has now ended. Classes are now £6 per class, but this still includes your tea and biscuits after class, and you can still book week-by-week. 

Prenatal Yoga:

You can now book this class week-by-week (£9 per session), or do a block booking for a discount (cost equiv. to £8 per session).

BOOK NOW

16/09/2021

Just some important info about some changes to your classes in relation to Holidays etc - scroll down to your class for full info. Thanks! 

Monday 9.45am Wolsingham Hatha:

No changes aside from to say this class will be covered by the lovely Hollie on Monday 4th October as I am hoping to go away for a mini break with my hubby! Hollie is a lovely teacher who works in the Weardale Physiotherapy centre already as a massage therapist among other things, and she promises to be gentle with you all! 

Monday 1pm Langely Park Hatha:

No changes aside from to say this class will be covered by the lovely Jacqui Gunnion on Monday 4th October as I am hoping to go away for a mini break with my hubby! Jacqui is a very experienced teacher with training in a gentle but surprisingly effective style of yoga called somatic yoga, as well as our usual Hatha and I'm sure you will love her session. I have combined the Tuesday and Monday class for this one week but there will still be no more than 12 of you all together. 

Tuesday 9.30am Langley Park Prenatal:

No changes aside from to say that the class on Tuesday 5th October is cancelled as I am hoping to be away on a mini break with my hubby and unfortunately I've been unable to find cover for this class. No other classes in the block are affected, and you should all have been refunded (takes 5-10 working days to process) for the missed class if you have already paid for it. Thanks for you understanding.  

Tuesday 11am Langley Park Hatha:

No changes aside from 5th October when I have combined this class with the Monday 1pm class as per my email to you earlier, and that Monday 1pm class will be covered by the lovely Jacqui Gunnion as described above. None of the other classes in the block are affected. 

Wednesday 9.30am Lanchester Hatha:

FIRSTLY: apologies to those who attended on wednesday this week and were disturbed by the noise from other groups in the centre. The sound really travels in the community centre and it was inevitable that at some point someone would book the adjoining hall. I've made the decision to move the class back to the Croft View Hall EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. The address is  Croft View Halls, Croft View, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0HY. 

There is no on site parking at this hall so please park with consideration of local residents in the street nearby. The hall is accessed by walking up a short path from the roadside between the end of the terrace and the house with the double garage on the corner of front street and Kitswell Rd. We are in the bottom hall (down the steps ahead of you and to your right as you enter the hall). The time is still 9.30-10.45, and all current bookings still stand.  Thanks for your understanding. 

SECONDLY: on Wednesday 6th October the class will be covered by the lovely Hollie-ann Coleman as I will hopefully be away enjoying a mini break with my hubby. Hollie is a fabulous teacher with a wide range of skills and experience and she has promised to be gentle with you all! I think you will all really enjoy her session. 

Thursday 10am Castleside Mother and Baby Yoga:

No Changes to this class aside from one cancellation. There will be no class on Thursday 7th October as I am hoping to be away enjoying a mini break with my hubby! Anyone who had booked that session should have had a refund (takes 5-10 working days to appear). No other classes are affected. Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.  

24/08/2021

September Classes Now Open for Booking

All of the September/October term of classes are now available on the booking system, so get yourself booked in now to avoid disappointment! 

BOOK HERE!

17/06/2021

Yoga Summer School

As I will be at home with my boys over the school summer holidays I have decided to run and online (prerecorded sessions) summer school for Hatha Yoga. It will include all the lovely stuff you're used to at classes, but you can do the sessions in your own time, in the comfort of you own home.  There will be 7 x weekly Hatha Yoga Sessions (45 mins each, prerecorded), PLUS 2 x Deep relaxation recordings, PLUS 2 x Pranayama (breathing) recordings! You'll also get lots of encouragement and motivation from me, via the weekly emails, a WhatsApp Group and/or a Facebook group (should you choose to join).

See the booking system to sign up: 

!BOOK NOW!

11/05/2021 

All Go for Yoga!

The next stage of lockdown easing has been confirmed, and  I am really looking forward to getting back to in-person classes! All classes currently have just a few spaces left, so book now to avoid disappointment! Booking is now open to all, no priority booking passwords required. 

I have the following classes on the booking site NOW -click the links for more info!

HATHA YOGA     -     PRENATAL YOGA     -     MUM & BABY YOGA

See you on the mat! 

26/04/2021

17th May - Hatha and Prenatal Classes to re-start!

Priority Booking is now open for in-person Hatha Yoga Classes and you should have received and email with information on that if you were booked on to our last classes in Oct/Nov last year.  From 7th May all remaining spaces will be opened up for others to book as well! 

And Prenatal Yoga is open for booking with no restrictions or priority booking!

I'm really looking forward to seeing you all there!

29/03/2021

Mother and Baby Yoga Re-Starting 14th April!

I am very excited to announce that, in line with the government's road-map out of lockdown, my Mother and Baby Yoga classes are re-starting in-person after the Easter break! 

-> Find out more here! <-

Hatha Yoga Still on Zoom:

Hatha Yoga is still on zoom for a little longer, and you can book your spaces for next term here: BOOK NOW!

24/03/2021

Easter Break and Beyond

Thank you so much to everyone who has joined us for Hatha Yoga on Zoom over the past months. We will be off for two weeks for Easter and classes will re start (still on Zoom) from Monday 12th April on the following schedule:

Zoom Hatha Yoga from 12/4/2021:

• Mondays 9.45am - 11am

• Mondays 1pm - 2.15pm

• Wednesdays 9.30am - 10.45am

->-> Book Here! <-<-

From 17th May 2021, all being well, I hope to return to all face to face classes on our previous schedule, but I do plan to continue with one Zoom Hatha Yoga class per week. To ensure you get updates on all my classes please join my mailing list ->-> here <-<-

07/02/2021

Charity Yoga Workshop

Please see the WORKSHOPS page for details.

30/01/2021

Current Class Schedule:

I am currently running Hatha Yoga online (Zoom) classes only. Prenatal and Mum and Baby Yoga classes aren't running currently. The Hatha classes are as follows:

Mondays 9.45-11.00am

Mondays 1pm - 2.15pm

Wednesdays 9.30-10.45am

Either join us Live on Zoom, or you can book a "Recording Only" ticket and do the class at your own convenience. 

You can BOOK HERE. 

03/01/2021

Class Schedule Changes:

Unfortunately due to school closures I am having to reduce my class schedule. If you were booked onto an affected class you should have received an email. Details below:

For the next two weeks (possibly longer - to be reviewed 16th Jan) I will NOT be running the following classes:

• Tuesday 9.30 Prenatal Yoga

• Tuesday 11am Hatha Yoga

• Wednesday 11am Mum and Baby Yoga

If you are booked onto these classes you may either transfer to one of the classes I am running (below) or you can cancel and get a refund. Please contact me to let me know your preference asap.

I WILL be running the following classes:

• Monday 9.45 Hatha Yoga

• Monday 1pm Hatha Yoga

• Wednesday 9.30am Hatha Yoga

If you can't make these times live, book yourself on anyway, and you will receive a recording on the Hatha session for that week.

If you are pregnant you are very welcome to attend these Hatha Classes, and I will be sure to offer alternative postures where needed. 

If you are interested in Mum and Baby Yoga, please get in touch as I am able to offer recordings of last term's classes at a reduced fee. 

Take care of yourselves and your loved ones everyone.

Om Shanti (Peace)

Laura x

30/12/2020

Online Booking is Now Open!

All Hatha Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, and Mum and Baby Yoga classes for January will be online via Zoom.

->->-> CLICK HERE TO BOOK <-<-<-

All classes are now pay as you go, so you will need to book each individual class that you wish to attend, including those you would only like a recording of, even if you normally pay in a block.

You can book to attend live, or simply to get the recording, both options are on the booking system.

Links to all the zoom meetings will be in your confirmation email which you receive directly after booking. Retain this email because it includes ALL of the classes you've booked.

Anyone who isn't able to book online for whatever reason, please contact me, even if you have previously, as I struggle to remember from last time! 

I know that zoom isnt everyone's cup of tea, but personally I've been really pleasantly surprised by how personal and connected it still feels teaching classes this way, and I would really encourage you to try it and see.

I am planning a lovely set of sessions enjoying the use of sankalpas (intentions) for our practice, to really help you find, and feel, the benefit of yoga for you, personally. It's a hard time for so many of us right now, and I only hope that by joining us and taking a little bit of time for yourself to get on your mat, you might be able to enjoy some (literal and figurative!) breathing space.