Yoga Courses
Yoga for Stress Relief with Sally
A 6 week course for beginners.
Come and learn techniques from holistic wellbeing that support your nervous system and shift you from overwhelmed and overloaded to mentally clear, calm and relaxed.
Tuesdays, 6-7pm, 167 High Hill Rd, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4HG, starting on 7th January 2025
Thursdays 7-8pm, Riverside Wellbeing, 1 Market St, Whaley Bridge, High Peak SK23 7AA, starting on 9th January 2025
Investment of £66 for six weeks
This is for you if:
You've been told yoga will help you but you have no idea where to start.
Life feels a lot right now and you need a gentle, quiet hour for you each week
You've tried yoga before in person or online but struggle to commit or maintain a regular practice
You specifically want to focus on relaxation and reducing stress
In this course we practice gentle and longer held postures and other practices to improve wellbeing and support relaxation. The poses stimulate energy flow in meridians, energy channels, and restore, rewire and replenish our nervous system. This is slow, meditative, and beginner friendly, giving you space to turn inward and tune into both your mind and the physical sensations of your body. Yoga helps you stretch and lengthen those rarely-used tissues while also teaching you how to breathe properly and sit with your thoughts.
This style of practice is based on ancient Chinese philosophies and Taoist principles which believe there are pathways of Qi (energy) that run through our bodies. By stretching and deepening into poses, we’re opening up any blockages and releasing that energy to flow freely.
Many of us live fast-paced, active lives, whether we’re going for a run, powering through several Zoom meetings, or sweating it out on our bike. Slow yoga is the perfect balance to those intense exercises, providing a slower, more meditative counterpart to help you round out your workouts. During these busy, often chaotic, times, yoga helps us to manage life as it is showing up for us right now.
What are others saying?
“I really enjoy Sally’s yoga classes at Riverside in Whaley Bridge. They are such a gorgeous mix of breath work, meditation and movement and are the perfect mid-week reset. The space there is so cosy and welcoming and she creates a really lovely, calming atmosphere. Her Sunday self care classes are also fantastic. Would highly recommend if you need more yoga in your life.”
“I’ve taken both Shake the Dust and Yin Yoga with Sally and found her classes to be approachable, emotionally powerful, effective, fun, and safe (her qualifications are really impressive, and it shows in her cues). Sally holds space warmly for everyone and makes all feel welcome. I’m really glad I found her”
“Ive been going to Sallys classes for about a year now and still get the same enjoyment and therapy from going each week.
As someone who struggles with their joints/muscles/movement for medical reasons Sally always gives adaptions or options if I can’t quite manage certain things without being judgemental and also makes you feel inclusive.
Even my consultant is encouraged to see the range of movement I’ve managed to maintain through certain flare ups.
Apart from the physical side it helps mentally - giving you space for you to just “be” and breathe/relax and make time for yourself.
Will always recommend Sallys classes as a safe space to come to and practice”
“Absolutely love this class. Taken me a little bit out of my comfort zone....but In a good way. I always sleep well after class❤️”
“Sally is warm and welcoming and her classes are inclusive and non judgemental as well as varied and fun. She is encouraging and intuitive in her approach and there is always something for everyone in class. The space at Riverside is perfect for yoga classes and I’ve really felt the benefits of stretches, breathwork and learning to meditate on both my physical and mental wellbeing. I feel stronger and more flexible than before and at the end of a class feel both energised yet calm. I have the best night of sleep of the week after yoga on Mondays!
I love the soundtracks that accompany and inspire our practice, too.
Would highly recommend - it’s been the best thing I’ve done for myself this year.”
Come and explore Embodied Awakening
Yoga and Somatic Movement: A Six Week Course
Starting on Wednesday 8th January at Riverside Wellbeing
Wednesdays 6.30-7.45pm
Yoga and Somatic Movement: A Six Week Course
Join us for a six week journey of transformation, wellbeing, and embodied awakening.
Each week will offer a unique focus, allowing you to dive deep into different aspects of somatic movement and yoga that can be integrated into your daily life. Whether it's gentle stretches to unwind tight muscles, breathwork to soothe the nervous system, or mindfulness practices to cultivate presence and peace, you'll leave each session feeling refreshed and renewed.
You can expect an embodied slow flow practice, designed to held you build and regain strength as well as grow greater flexibility with dynamic and fluid stretches. We intersperse some traditional sequences, such as variations of sun salutations but we also include some more non-traditional sequences to build strength and also to promote good circulation of energy around the body. This class always involves the chance to experience a flowing sequence of yoga postures coordinated with the movement of the breath as well as some seated meditation. Flow creatively from one position to the next with movements subtly linked by your breath - a sure way to take you out of your head and into your body whilst building muscle strength and flexibility. Expect to find a combination of standing, balancing and seated postures, some pranayama (breath work) and challenging sections, but with options and modifications offered for all abilities, as well as opportunities to learn about yoga philosophy, the bridge between science and spirituality and much much more.
This course is not just about physical movement; it's about reconnecting with yourself on a deeper level and learning to listen to your body's wisdom, with the foundation of the philosophy of Tantra, somatics and embodiment. You will develop tools and techniques to support your ongoing well-being for life.
Week 1: Breath
Week 2: Bones, muscles and fascia
Week 3: Nervous system
Week 4: Pathways of movement
Week 5: Prana and energy body
Week 6: Bringing it all together
What are others saying?
“Sally’s teachings are helping me get back in touch with my body and heal energy that is no longer serving me. The practice is kind and challenging and I always feel better after it. I would highly recommend Sally’s classes and her teachings to move stuck energy and focus on your general wellbeing. ”
“Sally is such a passionate and knowledgeable teacher and brings something different to her yoga classes. She has expansive knowledge across many different disciplines which I find fascinating. I always come away having learnt something new.
I have attended some workshops and started to more regularly attend her evening class at Riverside Wellbeing in Whaley Bridge.
The space is always so pretty, welcoming and smells beautiful.
It’s lovely to feel transcended to a different dimension, in a good way :-)”
“Without a doubt one of the best decisions I ever made was to come to one of Sally’s classes. Sally offers a safe space, free from all judgement and so welcoming. I can honestly say that Sally’s teachings have changed my life both physically and mentally, and I am so grateful. I cannot recommend working with Sally enough, she is a beautiful soul and a knowledgeable teacher.”
“I chose to book onto Sally’s course so that I could use the 8 week block of classes as an anchor point, at a time when every aspect of my life was providing me with challenge and uncertainty. What I gained from doing so was well beyond my expectations. I have attended many yoga classes in the past; Vinyasa, Iyenga, Ashtanga, Hatha, and Yin. All of which provided me with insight and growth, but nothing on the scale of what I gained from my classes with Sally.
Sally is clearly a well educated therapeutic practitioner who invests a lot of herself into understanding and practicing techniques that are good for the body, mind and soul to heal. Every single week I came out of the class feeling like I had reconnected to my own body and inner knowing. I realigned with my true self, which led to an improvement in my decision making, my authenticity outside of the yoga space, and feeling confident and assertive in ways that have felt new to me.
Before I started the course, I felt as though I was swimming in stormy waters of uncertainty, just well enough to keep my lips to the surface for air. It was as though Sally came along with a terrific boat, told me to pull myself on to it, and taught me how to sail back to my inner knowing.
Sally uses techniques I have never experienced before but I could sense how much my body loved them, especially the heal tapping. There were plentiful opportunities to listen to your body and move freely, something that I resisted initially but quickly came to love.
Sally incorporates the seasons, the moon, hindu god mantras, song, and much more to help us counteract the habitual behaviours and mental cycles we find ourselves stuck in. This class was one of the most liberating and important experiences of my life, and I will be back again.”
“This is the most amazing yoga session…so different. Body and soul boost!”