Tag: Mindfulness

  • Welcome Back: A Personal Update, A New Website & February Gifts

    Welcome Back: A Personal Update, A New Website & February Gifts

    It has been a while since we last posted an update, and there have been quite a few changes here at Love Yoga Crew. As we step into February, we wanted to share some personal news, show off our fresh new look, and offer you some gifts to support your wellness this month.

    A Personal Update

    Many of you will be aware that Douglas has spent some time in hospital recently. I am very pleased to report that he is now home and making a recovery.

    Douglas and Stephanie smiling together in a restaurant beneath a bright red neon sign that reads "MAKE SOME TROUBLE".
    After all that hospital food, Douglas was delighted to have dinner at Pizza Punks!

    He is back to work next week, and we hope to have our studio classes back to normal as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and well wishes during this time.

    A Fresh New Look

    While Douglas has had some downtime during his recovery, he has been busy revamping the Love Yoga Crew website.

    We are thrilled to launch the fresh new design. It is cleaner, faster, and easier to navigate. Do take a look around at loveyogacrew.com.

    Your February Wellness Gifts

    To celebrate our return and support you this month, we have curated some free resources for you. Please feel free to share these with friends, family, or anyone who might enjoy them. There is no gatekeeping here. We want these tools to reach anyone who needs a little boost.

    • Heart Sanctuary Meditation: Our monthly meditation for February is out now. Take 12 minutes to come home to yourself with this free guided chair meditation. It offers a gentle space to swap self-judgement for a little February heart-warmth. It is perfect to listen to whenever you need a reset.
    Listen for FREE
    • Daily Mantra Puzzle: If you need a little inspiration for a positive mindset, try our new puzzle feature. It reveals a different affirmation every day.
    Solve for FREE
    • Your Wellness Library: We have updated our library with free guided sessions and tools. Please enjoy these as a gift from us to you.
    View for FREE

    Practice with us @home

    If you cannot make it to the studio, remember that you can find inner peace and flexibility from the comfort of your own living room with Love Yoga Crew @home.

    Our online offering is accessible, affordable, and made for real life. It includes weekly live Zoom classes, our full on-demand library, meditations, breathwork, and access to our members-only community.

    It is just £5.77 per week, billed monthly, and you can cancel anytime.

    Start your free 7-day trial

    Back in the Studio

    For those who prefer to join us in person, you can easily book your spot for our upcoming classes online. I cannot wait to see you on the mat.

    Book a Class

    Peace and Love,

    Stephanie x

  • Yoga for Mental Health: Finding Calm When the World Feels Overwhelming

    Yoga for Mental Health: Finding Calm When the World Feels Overwhelming

    Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s a vital reminder of the importance of good mental health and how we must consciously prioritise and invest in our well-being.

    We all have mental health, just as we do physical health, and both are likely to change, be stronger or weaker, at different times in our lives.

    The theme of this year, “access to services—mental health in catastrophes and emergencies,” highlights the incredible challenges people face globally. And while major crises dominate the news, we’re all dealing with a low-grade ’emergency’ of our own: the daily stress, anxiety, and constant overwhelm of modern life.

    When the world feels hard, where do we find our personal access point to calm?

    Embracing the calm. This evening’s salt cave yoga session was a beautiful reminder of how we can find peace, even when the world feels overwhelming. #WorldMentalHealthDay

    I’m no stranger to poor mental health myself. I was lucky to survive a serious eating disorder decades ago, but I clearly remember the crippling anxiety. All these years later, I’m navigating a different kind of anxiety as my body undergoes hormonal changes. As dramatic as this can feel, I remind myself that this is a transition, and balance is achievable and in my future.

    Of course, as a yoga teacher, I’m going to tell you that yoga helps, but it truly does! My practice and my teaching have changed drastically. I used to be all about the strong and dynamic flow, a ball of energy.

    Fast forward to today, and my mission is different: to bring a little bit more calm to myself and those around me. I love to focus on calming and reassuring the nervous system by slowing the breath and moving more mindfully.

    I’ve found particular value in Yin yoga, where we hold postures for extended periods. This slow, gentle practice targets the deep connective tissues and is incredibly valuable for training the nervous system to switch from ‘fight or flight’ to ‘rest and digest.’

    My routine of practicing Yoga Nidra (or ‘yogic sleep’) every night before I sleep has brought me much more sleep and much less insomnia. Allowing tension to melt away and for the body to reset is truly magical and feels so much better than the state of constant readiness that we are often in without even realising.

    Please know, I am no doctor or health professional, and I’m definitely not qualified to replace these people. But what I can offer is a calm, tranquil space and proven tools to ease the body and mind.

    Using yoga to help find peace myself has been transformative, and I love sharing that with others.

    If you would like to join me in finding your own calm through movement and breath, please check out LoveYogaCrew.com or get in touch to chat.

    Peace & love,

    Stephanie