An afternoon of mindful movement, yin yoga, mudras and yoga nidra to balance your summer energy
Summer is often a time of increased physical activity as we make the most of the warmer and longer days and our inner fire element is at its peak. It’s a wonderful time to honour the sun in all of its glory and acknowledge the infinite source of light within ourselves.
However, all of the excitement, warmth, and outward flowing energy that comes with the summer can also lead to us feeling ‘overheated’ in our body and mind, resulting in anxiety, agitation, or disturbed sleep, and we can often burn out by Summer’s end.
We need to balance all of the activity, stimulation and social interaction of summer with some quiet time and deep rest, and this afternoon’s workshop is an invitation to slow down and turn inwards, to rest, and to cool, calm and rebalance our body and mind.
Starting with some gentle and mindful movement, we’ll move into the stillness of longer held yin poses, followed by a long and delicious yoga nidra, to leave you fully rested and relaxed by the end of the practice.
We’ll also explore some cooling breathing practices, soothing self-massage and mudras, to help restore balance to our system during the hot days of summer.
You’ll finish the workshop feeling balanced, calm, re-focussed and ready to mindfully embrace all the joys that summer has to offer.
The workshop is open to yoga practitioners of all levels, including beginners and those new to yin yoga.
“Great class, Sarah is a brilliant instructor, the class always leave me relaxed and ready for the rest of the week, and has also given me the opportunity to make new friends and increase my social activities. I’ve attended this class for two years and will continue to attended while it continues. Thank you Sarah.”
“Always a peaceful practice! Sarah is a wonderful teacher and I’m always excited for yoga each week! I’ve never felt so calm since starting yoga.”
About Sarah:
I’m a yoga teacher based in East London, and have been practising yoga for 25 years and teaching for over 18 years. Starting to practice yoga is one of the best things I ever decided to do in life, and I am so happy to be able to share all of the benefits of this wonderful and potentially life-changing practice through my teaching.
I truly believe that everyone can benefit from yoga, whatever their background, age or current physical condition, and my approach to teaching is one of warmth, encouragement and care and is always tailored to an individual’s needs. I try to always make the practice as simple and accessible as possible for people.
I have worked with people of all ages and in all types of settings, ranging from a sheltered housing facility and community centres through to leading yoga studios, as well as with many corporate clients including banks and law firms. I also have a great deal of experience of working with people on a 1:1 basis, and really enjoy this way of supporting people in a very individual way.
My own practice and teaching encompasses everything from the more dynamic practice of vinyasa yoga, through to gentler hatha yoga and somatics, and the slower practices of yin and restorative yoga.
I am also a fully qualified and experienced pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher, and love supporting women through this special time and big transition in their lives. More recently my studies have taken me into the realm of yoga therapy and teaching yoga for stress, anxiety, burnout and Long Covid, as well as for Menopause.
Having lived and worked in London for many years I am very aware of the stresses and strains of big city living and knows how a regular yoga practice can help to combat these and enable people find more space, peace, ease and balance in their body and mind.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding this session, please email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk
Venue: The Canvas at St Margaret’s House, 27 Old Ford Road — E2 9PJ
Access: If you have any access needs of which we should be aware, please let us know. Entry to The Canvas is step-free, but the toilet is not accessible. If you require access to an accessible toilet, please get in touch with us on 020 8980 2092 or email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk so we can arrange this for you.
Dates: Sunday 9th August 2026
Time: 3.30-5.30pm