The C Word

Anyone that knows us well, will know that Christmas is not our favourite time of year. As soon as November begins, it feels like the C word is everywhere.

We appreciate that for many people the festive season can be an incredibly challenging time of year. If you are like us and you find the run up to Christmas challenging, know that you are not alone in this.

Here are our self care tips for these next couple of months:

✨ Prioritise your needs - take care of your body, mind and soul in any way that nourishes you

🚫 Give yourself permission to say no - reassure yourself that you don't need to do anything you don't want to

💰 Take care of your financial needs - you have the power to choose where you invest your finances

📵 Take breaks from social media - disconnect from social media to be able to reconnect to yourself 

🌳 Enjoy nature, sunlight and gentle movement - lift your mood and your vibration

💛 If you would like to connect with us before/during the festive season, we have three beautiful events on offer alongside all our weekly classes and courses.

Sound Healing & Restorative Yoga @ Nurture, Saddleworth
Pre Christmas Unwind @ Inhale Studio, Hale

See you soon!
Love Sarah & Jane Xx

What if the rest of this year is the best of this year?

I love asking myself this question ➡️ What if the rest of this year is the best of this year?

I have noticed that each year as the darker nights arrive and the weather gets colder, many people decide to write off the rest of the year.

Does this resonate for you? If so, what if you shift your perspective and take inspired action to make the rest of this year the best of this year?

What would this look like for you? For me, the rest of 2024 is all about taking brave steps forward towards my long term life goals, whilst remaining consistent with my self care rituals ✨🦋

If you would like to connect with us we have so much on offer for the rest of 2024 and beyond!!

I hope that the rest of this year is the best of this year for you! See you soon 💛 Love Sarah Xx @the_yoga_family

Reiki Magic

I was introduced to reiki by a good friend many years ago who kindly gifted me a reiki treatment... I had never felt so relaxed!! From this experience I knew that I needed to learn more.

After completing my first degree reiki course I knew that I felt the calling to become a teacher. I have now had the privilege of guiding over 100 students on their reiki journey.

Reiki is a safe and powerful form of energy healing. My courses will teach you to safely channel reiki for yourself (and others if you wish). First and foremost, reiki is for your self care tool kit. Self reiki can be used to relax and replenish your energy, and has so many healing benefits for mind, body and soul.

Reiki has been an integral part of my self care for over 8 years and has supported me to transform my health and my life!

If you feel called to learn more, I am sharing my First Degree Reiki Training in January 2025 in Stockport, Manchester. If you are already trained, you can join me for Second Degree Reiki Training this November (1 place available).

As always, please feel free to reach out anytime with questions.
Love Sarah Xx

“No” is a complete sentence

I was moved to witness our Bali retreat guests settings and maintaining their own personal boundaries during our retreat. This is a subject that is very close to my heart. I have been working on my personal boundaries for a fair few years, and I continue to learn more everyday!

At the beginning of each retreat, I always share our boundaries, and I invite our retreat guests to consider their personal boundaries and to share them if they wish.

We cover:

✨ Bodily autonomy

✨ Saying yes and saying no

✨ Authenticity

✨ Verbal consent for any touch - including hugs

✨ The power and choice to always do what’s best for you (on and off the yoga mat)

✨ Unapologetically taking time and space away from the group whenever needed

✨ Confidentiality

✨ Honouring personal intentions for the retreat

I’m constantly learning and growing 🌱 Hosting our retreats continuously teaches me so much - so thank you to all those that are on this journey with me ✨ Love Sarah Xx

Nutritious homemade granola

Make nutritious homemade granola with me 😍

My favourite thing to eat is a smoothie bowl. Ever since we went to Bali for our first Bali yoga retreat many years ago I have eaten one for my breakfast every day. Don’t be fooled by the picture on IG - that was taken purely for aesthetic reasons. When I eat my smoothie bowl I sit there with my kilner jar of granola and just keep piling it on 😂 I hope you enjoy this recipe too. Love Jane xx

Recipe:

500g Oats

125g mixed seeds

100g ground nuts

Drizzle of maple syrup/honey

Cinnamon

1/2 cup water

Goji berries (optional)

Head to our IG reel for the full instructions @the_yoga_family

Let’s root for each other and help each other grow

Taking a moment to appreciate the beautiful community that we are a part of and those we collaborate with ⬇️

🌻 @the_yoga_rooms We love our Wednesday lunchtime classses at The Yoga Rooms in Chorlton! Plus, deep gratitude for @janinehkelly for supporting us to begin to improve our website and finally understand SEO’s 🙃

✨ @narali It’s such a blessing to be part of Rania’s team at Narali in Altrincham, thank you @raniafawazyoga 💛Jane guides a restorative flow every Monday at 12.15pm at Narali.

🌱 @nurturesaddleworth We are so excited to share our first Sound Healing & Restorative Yoga event at Nurture, thank you for welcoming us @wild.was.her.soul 💛 Our next event at Nurture is on Friday 22nd November 7.30-9pm ➡️ https://theyogafamily.as.me/soundhealingandrestorativeyogaatnurture

💛 @astleysportsvillage You will always carry a special place in our hearts! We started our first Manchester based yoga classes here many years ago when we moved home from Asia, and we’re proud to say that they are still going strong! We have met the most wonderful humans at ASV. This community is kind and supportive, and you all always make us smile!

🌈 @yogainhale You’ve been the home of our events for over 8 years now, thank you! We’ve made friends for life at Inhale, and somehow we still enjoy the 5.30am drive down the M60 for our Rise & Shine classes 🙌🏼

🦋 @mividainnerhealth It makes my heart so happy to drive to Inner Health in Stockport to offer my reiki trainings. This is the same drive I used to take to work when I was an A&E nurse, how life has changed!

💫 @withingtonbaths Many of you will know Victor from his classes at Withington Baths. What a wonderful and welcoming community this is!

🌳 @natures_reach_saddleworth It’s such a pleasure offer yoga, sound healing and reiki to those staying at Natures Reach in Denshaw. This is a perfect location for a personalised retreat!

🙌🏼 Shout out the those that trust us to cover their classes when needed! Thank you @cariad.yoga yoga @libbypinkess_yoga @yogacheadle

🥰 @wellbeing.with.emma Thank you for inviting me to bring sound healing to your beautiful retreats in Harrogate!

➡️ We’ve added a new page on our website with details of our collaborations ➡️ https://www.theyogafamily.com/yoga-class-locations

2 years alcohol free

Today marks 2 years alcohol free 🥳 I feel incredibly proud to have chosen to let go of alcohol completely. My life is so much better for it!

I have to say a huge thank you to @coachingbyanneka for inspiring me and supporting me with creative ways to navigate through life without alcohol! Plus Jane, who is always my biggest cheerleader! And of course Victor, who’s made me lots of alcohol free alternatives over the past two years 🍹

No Alcohol = More Connection & Joy ✨

Look how far you’ve come

I find it so useful to reflect and remember how far I’ve come. I make space every evening to acknowledge my daily accomplishments, and to be grateful for all that I am and all that I bring into this world 🙌🏼 I highly recommend this as a daily practice 💛

Take a few moments at the end of each day (maybe while you brush your teeth and get ready for bed). Remember your accomplishments from the day - no matter how small they may seem. The trick is to view everything you’ve done as a win, because it is! You’ve likely achieved more than you give yourself credit for 🥰

I hope you enjoy this practice. See you soon! Love Sarah Xx

Remote Reiki (also referred to as Distance Reiki)

Prior to the lockdowns in 2020, I hadn’t offered remote reiki as a service to our community. I guess I held myself back - who would pay for a reiki treatment that was offered remotely?

Then 2020 happened and so many people were in crisis. I started by offering gifted remote reiki to a wide community through a crystal grid. Within days there were well over 100 people signed up to receive remote reiki, and the positive feedback was flooding in! I quickly realised that my self limiting beliefs were holding me back, and that it was time to offer remote reiki (sometimes referred to as distance reiki) to our wider community!

Four years on and I’m happy to share that I now work with reiki clients worldwide. These remote reiki treatments are not only relaxing for the body and mind, but also support chakra healing, relief from pain, improve sleep quality and trauma recovery.

My remote reiki treatments have been an expected gift from the wild time that was 2020!

Welcome to The Yoga Family

Welcome to The Yoga Family! We are delighted you have connected with us.

We offer yoga classes, yoga courses and yoga workshops across Greater Manchester.

We also offer reiki courses, reiki treatments and life coaching - all of which is trauma informed.

We host all our yoga retreats through Brave Spirit Yoga Retreats. Our yoga retreats are friendly and welcoming to all!

Please contact us anytime with questions.

See you soon!

Love Sarah, Jane & Victor Xx