Debbie is the awesome Finisterre designer, and yogini, she has created a wonderful collection in stunning colours that I wear to teach my classes and to practice in.  So today I am focusing on my favourite Finisterre yoga item (which is a tough one as I am in LOVE with their Lalita leggings) the Tara dress.  As you can see in the photo it is very feminine and flattering, great for adding a sexy twist to your yoga outfit in class but also perfect for anytime wear – dress it up for fun or keep it simple for practical wear.  What more could you want from a dress?!

Really their whole range is fabulous and I am sneaking a few peeks at their active wear as I’m toying with the idea of taking up running – crazy I know – but I’m desperate to get some fresh air in these winter months and walking doesn’t seem to quite cut it against elements.  If anyone has any advice about running or what gear is good ‘beginner’ wear please shout.

Lots of love and Happy Christmas!

Gemma

Due to popular demand we are launching a brand NEW Monday evening Scarlet Yoga Course!

We have been running 6 week courses at the Scarlet on Tuesday evenings which have been going so well we are now fully booked for the next course and are turning people away.  Therefore we are opening up the course for Monday evenings too – the same deal – £60 per 6 week course, class starts at 6.30pm and ends at 8.30pm.  Everyone is welcome – all ages, abilities and levels of experience – and you are welcome to stay for a cuppa afterwards too

For more information see the Scarlet page or if you would like to join us please pop us an email or give us a bell on 07947 647 697.

Bridget teaching at Yoga Rocks

The Yoga Rocks charity event on the beach at Lusty Glaze was a huge success – thank you so much to everyone who helped out behind the scenes, all the teachers for their time and energy and most importantly thank you to all of you who came along to enjoy some yoga, yummy food and great company.

We raised over £1,300 for our two charities which are over the moon about!  We had yoga for surfers on the beach, baby and children’s yoga on the sand, Anusara yoga with Jock, Rhoda and Bridget Woods Kramer.  The wonderful live music started with devotional chanting with Barry and Jo from Elmsgrove Yoga and continued with live music from Funky Acoustica and Tom James.  The auction was such fun with great prizes for those who got involved.  The whole Finisterre team was on hand to help, guide and entertain.

All in all it was a wonderful, uplifting evening on the beach filled with yoga, laughter and lots of love – can’t wait for the next Yoga Rocks!

We are so excited to be involved in organising Yoga Rocks – a brand new yoga charity event – this time held at the stunning location of Lusty Glaze Beach in Newquay.  The event is an evening of yoga fun, food, music and chanting on the beach – everyone is welcome; children, grannies and grandpas as well as yogis and those who are yoga newbies.  There will be something for everyone and a luscious Lusty meal to top it off!  Here are the details – for tickets contact us or Finisterre on the details below:

Monday August 15th
6pm – 10.00pm
Lusty Glaze Beach
Newquay

A chance to flex your yoga moves for the first time, or to try a new practice, or come just for Lusty’s famous BBQ and music.

Yoga Rocks the Seaside Sessions is brought to you by…
Finisterre with Love Yoga Cornwall and Om Padma

- An evening of Anusara, Hatha, Iyengar, babies and kids yoga, acroyoga, laughter yoga, and meditation plus Ayurveda consultations and mini massages from the Scarlet Spa ladies
-Kirtan with Barry Kristadas – Devotional chants from India and other traditions.
- Live acoustic sets as the sun sets
- Infamous Luscious Lusty BBQ
- Charity Auction

Tickets £10, including food and unlimited yoga workshops.

All profits raised for …

Precious lives – Cornwall Children’s Charity
and
GNHCT – The Global Natural Healthcare Trust – Helping Children and their families with HIV and AIDS in South Africa

Bring a mat if you have one or a towel if not

For more information contact Finisterre on 01872 554481
or email: debbie@finisterreuk.com

www.yogarocks.org.uk – coming soon!

The fabulous and supremely stylish Boutique Retreats have a huge social conscience and have teamed up with a number of local business to offer a long weekend of “Glamping” at one of their holiday homes in aid of the charity Shelterbox.  The bank holiday weekend at the end of August is up for grabs on Ebay with all proceeds going to Shelterbox and their work in international disaster relief.

The Boutique Retreat team are kitting out the Shelterbox Tent with a full sized cast iron double bed, Egyptian cotton sheets, towels & robes, fairy lights and flowers – what else would you expect?  LYC are donating a personalised yoga class to add to the fun for the weekend and other local businesses involved include Cornish Food Box, Anna Victoria and Trevarno Skincare.

Click here to add your bid for charity on the Ebay page!

Gemma founded Love Yoga Cornwall in 2009 when she moved to Newquay from London after spending time training with the Sivananda Yoga Organisation in India.  The training and the experience of India was incredible and life changing.  The classical system of yoga is an excellent basis of understanding and the learning experience is deepened by the Gurukula system; guru meaning teacher and kula meaning home – students live, work and study with the teachers in an ashram.  The 5 Points of Yoga according to Swami Sivananda are; Proper exercise, proper breathing, proper relaxation, proper diet and positive thinking and meditation.

Gemma has practiced and enjoyed many styles of yoga; Iyengar, Ashtanga, Anusara, Vinyasa Flow and is currently training with Shiva Rea to complete the Prana Flow 500 hours certification.  Taken from Shiva’s website, Prana Flow is:

an evolutionary method of embodied transformation and radiant health
cultivating inner and outer
strength and fluidity
skill and intuition
vital energy and relaxed being
activation and receptivity
through balanced and creative fluid sequences (vinyasas)
a catalyst for transforming old patterns and paradigms of the body, self and
the world to discover the potency and creativity within
a way of liberating the natural flow of the spontaneous intelligence
a cultivation of the art of yoga including movement, music, sound, visual arts
and poetry to deepen the flow
a way to ride the waves of breath, change and life rhythms
living, loving, serving life in all forms

Scarlet Spa - Indoor Pool

Love Yoga Cornwall are running 6 week yoga courses in the gorgeous tranquility of the Scarlet Hotel Spa.  The classes are held in the stunning, dedicated yoga room with views out over Mawgan Porth Beach and the ocean beyond.  The classes will remain small and intimate to ensure that all participants get lots of 1-2-1 attention and can feel able to ask questions and make comments during the class.  The content of each class will build upon what we have learnt previously to develop each individual’s yoga practice in the way that best suits them, one of the most wonderful aspects of yoga being that it can be modified to suit all body and personality types.

The Scarlet Yoga Course is very special as the venue is perfectly suited to yoga, the Scarlet’s Ayurvedic Spa is warm, welcoming and ultimately peaceful.  There are changing rooms and showers which you are welcome to use, although use of the other spa facilities is not included.

Whether you are a seasoned yogi or have never tried yoga before there will be something for everyone to enjoy and be challenged by, therefore everyone is very welcome.  The benefits of yoga are many; some coming to yoga are hoping to strengthen and develop flexibility of the physical body, others are looking for the peace of mind and relaxation enjoyed by yoga practitioners, what ever your reason for coming to yoga you will take away physical benefits by toning the core and stretching the outer muscles, stillness and increased focus of mind as well as grounding and a sense of calm by connecting deeply to your breath.

The courses runs for 6 consecutive weeks on Tuesday mornings at 10.30am – 12pm and Monday and Tuesday evenings at 6.30pm – 8pm at the Scarlet Hotel, Mawgan Porth.  The cost of the course is £60.  Please contact us for more information and course dates.

Yoga at Work

We are very excited to be launching our Yoga at Work programme this month with GE Money based in Truro.  We were involved in an Active Health Week at the Truro office of GE Money in March; a brilliant initiative to educate and allow their team to experience many ways to improve their health and well being.

We taught a number of short seated yoga sessions in order to give the team a flavour of what yoga is and what the benefits are – it was great and they loved it!  It was wonderful to see so many people who have never experienced yoga before walk out of the room smiling and relaxed after 20 minutes of stretching and breathing.

As the staff got so much from it and were very keen to learn more we are planning a 6 week yoga course at the GE Office to offer regular yoga classes to the staff to improve their health, strength, flexibility and, very importantly, to deeply relax and feel the yoga bliss.

It is fantastic to see a well established company in Cornwall taking big strides forward in caring for the well being of their staff and actively offering ways to improve their health and vitality – well done to GE Money – we look forward to many more following in your footsteps.

NEW - Yoga range for women at Finisterre

We are very excited to let you know that fabulous local brand Finisterre is launching a NEW yoga range for women!  Finisterre specialises in technical apparel with minimal environmental impact.  The founders’ vision of the business saw ‘Finisterre being a vehicle for our passions and inspirations – the surfer, the product and the environment.’

Love Yoga Cornwall are looking forward to experiencing and testing the yoga wear which has been designed and developed to move with your body, allowing a full range of movement without restrictions and distractions during your practice.  Sounds great!

To find out more and pre-order your items please see the Yoga page on the Finisterre website.