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Christmas Opening Hours
All classes are running as normal to Christmas
Monday 26th December - NO CLASSES, Tuesday 27th December - NO CLASSES, Wednesday 28th December - Semi-Private yoga at Inner Guidance Studio 6pm-7pm ON, Thursday 29th December - Meditation at Inner Guidance Studio 7pm-7.30pm ON, Thursday 29th December - yoga at Wodson Park 8pm-9.30pm CANCELLED, Monday 2nd January - NO CLASSES, Tuesday 3rd January - Normal timetable commences and Happy New Year!
We are now in Norfolk for our latest Yoga and Meditation Retreat
The house is beautiful, food delicious, and we have a whole weekend of yoga and meditation! : ) xx
YogaThon Done!
On Saturday i completed 108 sun salutations for The Prison Phoenix Trust charity. So far i have raised £110, but please help to bump up that number to my goal of over £200. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far : ) I am in the process of writing a piece for TPPT to put on their website as i stayed in a prison cell the night before the charity event to allow me to get the feel of what it's like to be in such a small space -also what's it's like to practice yoga and meditation in a 7.5 x 5ft cell. I will upload it to the website, so look out for it!
2 Norfolk Retreat Dates for your Diary
I am delighted to report the huge success of the first yoga and meditation retreat in Norfolk back in July. The next Norfolk date for your diary is: 4pm Friday 25th November to 4pm Sunday 27th November for a: Pre-Christmas-Madness-De-Stress! This is the perfect opportunity to feel healthy, balanced and relaxed as December fast approaches! Expect luxurious living and 3 healthy delicious meals, all set in over 3 acres of stunning grounds.
Following on from the November retreat, the next opportunity is 4pm Friday 3rd February to 4pm Sunday 5th February 2012. Why not treat yourself (or someone who needs it -or both of you!) to 48 hours of luxury -an ideal Christmas present. 2012 is going to be an interesting and powerful year, and what better way of getting it started than going on a retreat! This retreat will be an inspiring opportunity to plan and map the coming year and set some goals to achieve a more content and peaceful environment.
Please do not leave booking either of the retreats too late as there are only 6 rooms available in total, and some are already booked. You guarantee your place once you have paid your deposit.
The cost is: £375 for single occupancy. £575 for 2 people sharing (£287.50 each). Please note there is 1 double bed and 1 single bed in the rooms. Full payment for the November weekend is due on 7th October, and full payment for the February weekend is due on 9th December.
Go to the retreats page for more information or give the office a call. I will be bringing brochures to your next class!
It's Gong Wash Week!!
It is September again which means we have just passed the 2 year anniversary of the Tuesday night meditation class! Last year I invited Margaret to play the gong to celebrate, and this year I will be playing the gong at my studio now that it is fully operational (even more reasons to celebrate!). All 3 meditation classes in the last week of September will be loud gong washes! Please book your place asap as there are only 10 spaces at each class.
The 3 class times are: Tuesday 27th September 1.30-2pm and 8-8.30pm, Thursday 29th September 7-7.30pm
2 Extra Yoga Classes i'm Covering
I will be covering 2 classes at Wodson Park if you are available on Friday mornings. Hope to see you for an extra class!!
Friday 30th September 9.30-11am and Friday 7th October 9.30-11am
The 2011 YogaThon at London's Olympia
Once again I will be completing 108 sun salutations for charity at The Yoga Show. This year I am inviting as many of you as possible to join me -lets see how much money we can all raise for charity! There are a few different charities you can choose from, and you will need to set up your own Just Giving page which is very straightforward. We will start our training on Monday 19th September with 8 sun salutations per day, and gradually build up over the coming weeks. Don't worry! All the information you need to complete this is on the YogaThon website: www.omyogathon.com This is a great way to challenge yourself physically, mentally and emotionally, in a kind and gentle environment. I really enjoyed the experience last year and can't wait to repeat it -this time with some of you! If you prefer to just come along to the Yoga Show for shopping or a class or 3 I am being sent full programmes soon which i will bring to your class. I am raising money this year for the Prison Phoenix Trust, who provide yoga and meditation classes within the prison system (which i personally think is amazing!). Please sponser me on the following link www.justgiving.com/JoDeRosa Thank you!!
All Classes Resume as Normal This Week
All meditation and yoga classes resume today after our summer break. Looking forward to seeing you this week for some relaxation and to get rid of your stress! Inner Guidance Studio, King Edwards Road, Ware, Herts, SG12 7EJ
We are on holiday for 2 weeks
Inner Guidance is on holiday for 2 weeks and ALL classes have been suspended except Monday yoga at LA fitness Muswell Hill at 6.45pm (which will continue with a cover teacher).
All other classes will resume week commencing Monday 22nd August -see you then!! ...and in the meantime have a great August : )
Change of date for the Slovakia retreat
The new date for the Slovakia retreat is now 6am Thursday 22nd September to 4pm Sunday 25th September. There are still a few places left so don't leave it too late to book. The cost is £599 which includes flights, transfers, accomodation, full-board, and all classes with me : ) You can go to Tatra Yoga Holidays website for more details and to book click here or email/phone me for more information. Can't wait!!!
Change in class times on Tuesday evenings
From Tuesday 24th May, yoga at Wodson Park will be at 6.30-7.30pm and meditation at Inner Guidance Studio will be at 8-8.30pm. See you there!
NEW! Semi-Private Yoga Classes at Inner Guidance Studio
Now that Inner Guidance Studio is fully operational i really wanted to fill the gap between group yoga classes at Wodson Park and private sessions. Semi-Private sessions will have just 3 people attending, greatly reducing the cost. At £15 per person i hope this will reach a wider audience, and give everyone the opportunity to do yoga with me at Inner Guidance Studio. You might just want to do every other week, or even once a month in a semi-private class to compliment your weekly group classes. I'm so excited to get this started! We will start with Tuesday 12noon to 1pm starting 3rd May, Wednesday 6pm to 7pm starting 4th May, and Thursday 5.30pm to 6.30pm (coming soon!). Let me know if your interested as obviously there is only 3 spaces in each class!
Meditation Social Dinner at Casa Lua Spanish Restaurant in Ware
Due to the success of our first yoga Indian social dinner last month, it's now time for Inner Guidance meditation students to socialise! It's a great opportunity to get to know your fellow meditators as we are all on this wonderful same path to happiness and peace. The date is Wednesday 4th May at 7.30pm at Casa Lua Spanish Restaurant in Ware High Street -which is a fabulous restaurant that I frequent regularly and would like to share with you. Let me know if you would like to book a seat. And yoga students watch this space for our next social coming soon!
I'm in Retreat for One Week
I will be away in retreat week commencing 7th March, so most classes are cancelled with the exception of Monday yoga at LA fitness 6.45pm and Thursday yoga Wodson Park 8pm which are both being covered by other instructors, Rebecca and Andree respectively. I look forward to resuming classes as normal on Monday 14th March -have a good week everyone!
New For 2011 - Yoga and Meditation Retreats
I am delighted to announce the first retreat that will take place on the 8th to the 10th July 2011 in Norfolk. It has long been my plan to offer weekend and week-long Yoga and Meditation retreats in the UK and abroad to allow clients to fully immerse themselves into their practice with no worries of work or family commitments. During the retreat it's like taking off the outer layer of responsibilities and expectations, which the world and ourselves impose, leaving the participant completley open to be totally themselves and go deeper into their practice. The first retreat I will be leading is in Norfolk for 48 hours and is a real investment in yourself. The timetable includes morning and evening Meditation sessions and a daily Yoga class. We have beautiful indoor and outdoor locations for our classes depending on the weather, and healthy nourishing food will be provided all weekend. This retreat is ideal for individuals, couples, parent and child (12+), or friends to attend and the house has a total of 7 double bedrooms, ensuring a small number of attendees. The house is a Grade 2 Listed Building and set in over 3 acres of land with the oldest part dating from the Queen Anne period. Accomodation is luxurious, so expect to feel nourished physically, mentally and emotionally. I have already had enquiries about booking so below are the full cost details and how to book. The cost for this 48 hour luxurious full board retreat is £250 per person based on 2 people sharing (£500 in total), and £325 for single occupancy. Payment terms = A non-refundable deposit of 50% is required on booking to secure your place, it is also possible to pay in full at the time of booking. Payment in full is required 6 weeks before the start of the weekend. Please make your cheques out to: J.K.Grant and send to: 32 King Edwards Road, Ware, Herts, SG12 7EJ. Alternatively i can give you my bank details on request if your would prefer to do a bank transfer. Photos of the venue and a whole new Retreat page is being developed for the website, and will be 'live' on my return from Scotland....watch this space!
Meditation Venue Change
From Tuesday 15th March our 8.25pm to 9.10pm Meditation Class will change venue to Inner Guidance Studio, King Edwards Road, Ware, SG12 7EJ. There are 10 places available each week, so please text or email me to secure your place. Regular students will automatically get a place each week, and will need to notify me only if they cannot make it. A NEW daytime class will start in May this year and I encourage you to let me know which day and what time you would like this class to be.....
Our 2nd Gong Wash, what a great way to start 2011
Tuesday 18th January 8.15pm to 9.15pm. Come and join Ware's second Gong Wash and start the New Year in a really positive way! The Gong bathes the body in sound, and transmits a very deep and lasting massage of sound with the usual result being the person being Gonged feels very calm, relaxed and de-stressed, and often goes into a state of meditation automatically where healing can more readily occur. The Gong Wash is experienced sitting or lying down on your back, receiving the sound vibration of the Gong as it is played moving through the nervous system -opening, clearing and recharging the body physically, mentally and emotionally. Negativity disappears and the whole body is reset to a state of synchrony, alignment and peace.
Please call / text / email to book your place, and it's only £5! So don't leave it too late to secure your spot as space is limited.
Christmas and New Year Timetable
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Another year gone wow!
There's just one class left in 2010 on Thursday 23rd December at Wodson Park, Ware at 8-9.30pm. There are NO meditation or yoga classes between Christmas and New Year, so come along on Thursday for some festive yoga! It's going to be a very chilled balancing class with a long meditation to get everyone calm and ready for the Christmas weekend.
Classes resume in 2011:
Tuesday 4th January Yoga at Wodson Park, Ware 7-8pm
Tuesday 4th January Meditation at my studio in central Ware 8.30-9.10pm
Thursday 6th January Yoga at Wodson Park, Ware 8-9.30pm
Tuesday 11th January Meditation at Aware Yoga, Ware 8.30-9.10pm
Thursday 13th January Meditation at the Maltings Surgery, Ware 7-7.30pm
I really hope 2011 will be a fabulous year for you, full of love, peace, harmony, balance, acceptance, happiness and abudance. See you in 2011!!
CD Price Increase in 2011
I've recently been signed by a production company to record meditation CD's and adult and children's yoga CD's and, therefore, will have to put the prices up of my current CD's to fall in line with the production companies other artists.
So for a limited period I am selling both meditation CD's at the very low price of £7.50 hard copy and £5 download each, leading up to Christmas. The price will go up to around £13.95 and £9.95 respectively.
They make ideal Christmas presents for anyone who is a little stressed, and are great stocking fillers! Go to the shop page for CD 1 and contact me directly for CD 2.
No Classes Next Week
I'm off to Scotland for a few days and won't be teaching at all next week. LA fitness yoga will be covered by Rebecca and Wodson Park yoga classes will be covered by Andree but both meditation classes are cancelled. I will see you for the normal schedule week commencing Monday 1st November (other than the Gong Wash on Tuesday which is pre-book only). Have a good week everyone -oh and don't forget it's the YogaThon on Saturday 30th October so please do as many sun salutations at 12 noon as you can to support my 108!!!! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far i'm 66% towards my target of £250. Click here to make a donation to The Special Yoga Centre and support children with special needs doing yoga. THANK YOU! xxx
Ware's First Ever 'Gong Wash'
This one off event is to celebrate the first anniversary and success of the Tuesday night meditation class at Aware Yoga in Ware. Click here to view my latest blog for the Mercury Newspaper with all the information about this unique event! Right now there is just 1 space left!!!!! Book now.....
NEW CLASS TIMES
From week commencing 4th October the Wednesday yoga class at Wodson Park is cancelled. It is being replaced with an earlier class on Tuesday at Wodson Park 7pm-8pm. Hopefully students will be able to attend either the hour long Tuesday class or the existing hour and a half class on Thursday. Thank you for your understanding old students and I hope you enjoy the new earlier time xxx
Please support me doing yoga for charity!
On 30th October 2010 I will be completing 108 sun salutations for charity at this years Yoga Show at Londons Olympia. I'd love your support and you can donate any amount and all the proceeds go to The Special Yoga Centre who teach yoga to children with special needs, and train yoga teachers to teach them. Follow my progress as I train and get ready to do this over the next 6 weeks and bear in mind that at most of my adult yoga classes students are begging me to stop after just 10 sun salutations!!! Please visit my Just Giving page, click here and I most appreciate any donation you are able to make. I hope to raise at least £250. Thank you!!! Jo xxx
Check out my latest blog on the Hertfordshire Mercury Newspaper website
Check out my new blog on the Hertfordshire Mercury Newspaper website
This weeks blog is about meditation (seeing as i've just been on a meditation retreat!). The blog is fortnightly and the next one will focus on children's yoga and meditation. Click here to read the whole article.
I'm now on a 9 day meditation retreat in Scotland
All classes with resume week commencing 6th September. The retreat is working with Loving-Kindness and Compassion and 4 days will be in silence which is always an interesting experience! What is wonderful is that i will have more meditation experience to share with you after the retreat, so that all of our practices will deepen and flourish. Please keep your practice up daily, with just 5 minutes if that's all the time you can spare, as just this tiny amount of effort will make an enormous and positive difference to every area of your life. I will be offline now until Monday 6th September and I promise to reply to all emails, calls and bookings on my return. See you next month!
Check out my new blog on the Hertfordshire Mercury Newspaper website
I will be writing an article for the Mercury Newspaper each fortnight, and will give tips on meditation, yoga, nutrition and stress management to keep you happy, healthy and abundant. You can ask me any questions and I hope to be able to give advise on de-stressing you and your children. http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Blogs/
A few places still left at the new Thursday Meditation Class
Starting Thursday 9th September 7.00pm - 7.30pm at The Maltings GP Surgery, Amwell End, Ware. £4. Everyone welcome. Book now to guarantee your place and begin your journey to less stress and more happiness, because you really do deserve it. See you in September!
Inner Guidance is on holiday
We are on our summer holidays on Tuesday 27th July and back 'in the office' on Monday 9th August. This means Tuesdays meditation class at Aware Yoga is cancelled on 27th July and 3rd August. Wednesdays Yoga 8.30pm at Wodson Park is cancelled on 28th July and 4th August. Thursdays Yoga 8pm at Wodson Park is being covered by Andree so classes are ON on 29th July and 5th August. I hope you all have a fab summer and enjoy this delicious weather we're having! See you in a few weeks.....
Inner Guidance in the News!
Have you seen us in the local papers in the past few weeks? In June our new meditation class at the Maltings Surgery was featured in The Mercury in their business section under the title "Yoga teacher Jo has more time to relax". And this month we are featured in the Harlow Star and pictured at Abbotsweld Primary School teaching yoga and meditation to year 5 pupils. Keep looking out for us in the local press as there are more events planned!
New Meditation Class in Ware
The Maltings Surgery, Amwell End, Ware. Starting Thursday 9th September 7.00pm - 7.30pm. £4. Everyone welcome (you don't have to be a patient at the surgery). Bring your stressed partner, friends or stroppy teenager along! Call or email for more details or to make a booking. Spaces are limited so please secure yours asap -see you there....
We are back from our holiday!!
After 2 weeks in India, and an unexpected 6 days in Moscow, we are now happily back on UK soil. What an amazing experience we've had, and can't wait to share the stories with you at classes that RESUME THURSDAY 22ND APRIL. See you in class soon!
Inner Guidance is on holiday!!
We will be studying yoga and meditation whilst away in India so that we come back fresh, recharged, and ready to teach lots more classes!
Please look at the below dates to see when your yoga / meditation class resumes:
Monday 19th April: Yoga at LA fitness, Muswell Hill. 6.45-8pm
Tuesday 20th April: Meditation at Aware Yoga, Ware. 8.30-9.15pm
Wednesday 21st April: Yoga at Wodson Park, Ware. 8.30-10pm
Thursday 22nd April: Meditation at Aware Yoga, Ware. 1-1.30pm
Thursday 22nd April: Yoga at Wodson Park, Ware. 8-9.30pm
Classes in schools in Bishops Stortford and Harlow resume week commencing Monday 19th April.
Have a great Easter and we look forward to seeing you on our return.
Coming Soon!! Yoga classes to download. Choose from 4 different classes, plus a short meditation session.
Coming Soon!! Meditation CD 2: Deepening Your Practice at Home.
'Meditation CD 1: Beginning Your Practice at Home' available on the Shop page for purchase
Your take-away kit to help you practice at home. Five meditations ranging from 5 to 21 minutes each.
1. Breath Support 2. Responsibility 3. Ocean 4. Acceptance 5. Chakras
Download your MP3 copy today for just £5
Classes for 2010
- Yoga at LA fitness, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3PJ
Monday 6.45-8.00pm - Meditation Class at LA fitness, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3PJ
Monday 8.00-8.30pm £5 - Meditation Class at Aware Yoga, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EN
Tuesday 8.30-9.15pm £5 - Meditation Class at Aware Yoga, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EN
Thursday 1-1.30pm start date tbc £5
- Adult Yoga Class at Wodson Park, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0UQ
Wednesday 8.30-10pm. £6.80 - Adult Yoga Class at Wodson Park, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0UQ
Thursday 8-9.30pm. £6.80 - Children's Yoga Class at Wodson Park, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0UQ
Age 5-10 = Wednesday 4-5pm. £4.50 - Children's Yoga Class at Wodson Park, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0UQ
Age 11-15 = Wednesday 5-6pm. £4.50
Wodson Park CLOSED Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th January 2010
No yoga classes are being held on these days due to bad weather :-( See you next week!
Christmas Class Timetable
Monday 21st December. Yoga at LA fitness, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3PJ = CLASS ON AS USUAL
Tuesday 22nd December. Meditation at Aware Yoga, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EN = CLASS ON, BUT TIME CHANGED TO 7PM
Wednesday 23rd December. Yoga at Wodson Park, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0UQ = CANCELLED
Monday 28th December. Yoga at LA fitness, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3PJ = CANCELLED
Tuesday 29th December. Meditation at Aware Yoga, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9EN = CANCELLED
Wednesday 30th December. Yoga at Wodson Park, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0UQ = CLASS ON AS USUAL
Normal timetable resumes on Monday 4th January
SEASONS GREETINGS!!