Cariad Yoga

💫🌙 New Moon vibes today as I travel down to London to stay with some of the most wonderful women in my life🌙💫 Although we only see each other a couple of times a year, when things get hard we rally around and support eachother. No questions asked. I'm looking forward to holding space for a friend this evening who really needs to be reminded of her worth and how to take care of herself! ❤
✨The New Moon's darkness offers space for introspection, it's also a time to release and... most of all REST. ✨
Thank you to all the beautiful souls that came to my Reggae Yoga New Moon Flow this morning, please note no class on bank holiday Monday!
🌸🌸🌸 And for all you Moon Lovers last few Spaces remaining for my Full Flower Moon Yoga & Meditation afternoon 🌸🌸🌸
Sunday 19th May 1.30pm - 5.30pm @federationmcr
🌙 The afternoon will offer 🌙 ☄Pranayama ☄Meditation ☄Lunar Prana Flow Yoga ☄Herbal tea & plant based treats ☄Meditative Yin Yoga
Investment £30 - pre booking essential
Have a restful weekend folks! Eirian ✌❤
#NewMoon #Moon #MoonChild #Yoga #Lunararts #Energywork #YinYoga #Introspection #Manifestation #SelfCare #womensupportingwomen #Meditation #ChandraNamaskar
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🌙 Thank you @birdandblendtea for hosting a wonderful Yin &Tonic this eve and for making iced tea cocktails with my fave MOONDROP DREAMS Tea blend 🌙
It was lovely to see so many regulars plus some new faces - the best thing about these social events is that I get to have a good chat with you all after class so big LOVE to everyone that came down 💕
Class schedule this week below - come play!
... 💙 Monday 29th Vinyasa Flow 6.30pm - 7.45pm @federationmcr
💙 Thurz 2nd Mandala Vinyasa & Yin 6.30pm - 8pm @hyperislanduk
💚❤💛 Sat 4th Reggae Yoga 10.30am - 12pm @hyperislanduk
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Full Moon Yoga & Meditation afternoon Sunday 19th @federationmcr
#Yoga #birdandblendteaco #YogaManchester #ManchesterYoga #YinYoga #CariadYoga @ Manchester, United Kingdom
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🌞🌴Retreat update - PANAMA CALLING! 🌴🌞
💛 As we only have two spaces left on my Ibiza retreat this September with @anandayogaibiza - I'm seriously considering hosting a seven day retreat in Panama in 2020 and would love to gauge interest from you all 💛
🌴I'm looking at Bocas Del Torro - a beautiful province of Panama comprising of an island chain off the Caribbean coast, plus a section of nearby mainland with biodiverse rainforest.
... 🌴 The retreat will take place either early March 2020 or end of October 2020
🌴I know these dates are pretty far off, but I want to throw them out there to give you plenty of time to plan a trip - after all you may want to spend more than just a week exploring this amazing part of the world.
🌴 Please drop me an email to register your interest and preferred month out of March or October 2020. If you register your interest now, I will offer £50 off your booking should the retreat go ahead.
🌴 Gathering all this info will really help me decide on a date and a suitable venue - and once there is enough interest I will make this thing official.
🍍 WHOOP! 🍍
Eirian ✌❤ Eirian@cariadyoga.com
#PanamaYoga #PanamaYogi #Tropicalvibes #Yoga #YogaRetreat #Travelbug #Retreatlife #flyaway #Travel #CariadYota
@ Bocas del Toro, Panama
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Mandala Vinyasa & Yin - weekly class taught by Eirian Collinge
All forms of Yoga can be described as Yin or Yang based on which tissues of the body they target. A practice that focuses on exercising the muscles and moving blood in Yang. A practice that focuses on connective tissues is Yin. At this Mandala Vinyasa & Yin class the two styles of yoga will be intelligently blended together through a firm intention, such as an element (Fire, Air, Water, Earth) or Chakra. You will... start the practice by awakening your body slowly through deep, long held Yin Yoga postures focusing on a specific group of muscles, preparing you for the more dynamic, Yang like - Mandala Vinyasa flow. Following the main structure of Ashtanga Vinyasa, The Mandala Sun Salutes will move you in a spiralling way, 360 degrees around the mat – honouring the spiral patterns that nature uses to shape and create all the material and energetic substances in our bodies. �In the Standing / Seated section of flow, the poses will continue massaging the group of muscles focused on as you move towards a peak pose. In the closing sequence of Yin Yoga, you will make the transition from the outside to the inside, reaching a feeling of introspection as you seal in your energy through a deep, meditative Shavasana.
FAQ's Are mats provided? Yes but feel free to bring your own
Can I come if i’ve never done yoga before? Yes of course you can! Classes are for mixed ability so just come with an open mind and try it out.
I have an injury – should I attend? Please ask your doctor for permission before attending a class and make the teacher aware of the injury. Listen to your body and take your time.
Are there changing rooms? There are ladies and gents toilets
What should I wear? Comfortable clothing that you can move in. Please bring layers for relaxation
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This is a new weekly, mixed level vinyasa flow class hosted by Eirian inside The Federation every MONDAY.
With a fun loving spirit, Eirian ensures her classes are playful and accessible, creating a safe environment where students can move freely, reconnect to themselves & feel empowered through their practice.
Eirian teaches a mixture of Yoga styles from Vinyasa Flow – a beautifully creative, dance-like style that links movement with breath, to Yin Yoga – a slow, grounding, ...deeply meditative style of practice.
At the sessions expect to build strength, stretch & sweat whilst you lift your spirits in a creative environment.
Mixed level class, beginners welcome.
About the space...
The Federation is a community of digital businesses and innovators based in the heart of Manchester, built on ethical values. We are also a co-working space, events venue and a global mission to create positive social impact and work collaboratively towards an equitable, diverse and inclusive digital economy.
http://www.thefederation.coop
FAQ's Are mats provided? Yes but feel free to bring your own I have an injury – should I attend? Please ask your doctor for permission before attending a class and make the teacher aware of the injury. Listen to your body and take your time. Are there changing rooms? There are ladies and gents toilets What should I wear? Comfortable clothing that you can move in. Please bring layers for relaxation
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☇Thundery Manchester this eve has me filled with a buzzing energy - but before the storm came my head was foggy and I felt drowzy. Who else feels affected by storms?
🌳 Whilst I'm a bit sad the sun has gone the earth needed a drink 🌳
This week our focus is on finding clarity and perspective as we work on calming the nervous system through inversions 🙃 Time to get upside down again folks ✌❤
... Thurz 25th Mandala & Yin 6.30pm - 8pm @hyperislanduk
Sat 27th Reggae Yoga 10.30am - 12pm @hyperislanduk
Sunday 28th Yin & Tonic @birdandblendtea MCR 6pm - 8pm (last few spaces remaining please email jill@birdandblendtea.com to reserve your space )
#Yoga #Perspective #Calmmind #Calrity #Inversion #Pincha #Forearmbalance #YogaManchester #ManchesterYoga
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🌍 Peacefully protesting on Earth Day in Llangollen earlier - asking the government to take greater action on climate change!
🌍 Loads of different generations got involved which was great to see. I enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone about their concerns and ideas for solutions
💚 Now waiting for Manchester to announce a date to protest! 💚
... See my other posts to read more about how to make a difference through Yoga in Action with @yoga_international's Climate Awake challenge ✌❤
#Earthday #extinctionrebellion #wearestrongertogether #Wales #Climatechange #Climateawake #thereisnoplanetb #sustainability #Healtheworld #Community #Yoga @ Llangollen
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🌍 Earth Day - throwback to me frolicking around on one of the hundreds of beautiful San Blas Islands which literally won't exist in the next 15 years due to rising water levels 😔
Today I'm starting the Climate Awake Yoga in action challenge to help tackle climate change. It's FREE and you can be part of it too...
🌳 Climate Awake: Heal. Restore. Protect the Earth 💙
... This 5 week challenge includes 3 components, each week: conversations on climate change, asana practices, and meditation practices.
Join five extraordinary teachers for a challenge that is designed to inspire us and give us the tools to practice turning the tides on Climate Change! Let’s rise together and be part of the solution!
Each week, you’ll explore a different theme: Knowledge with Shiva Rea, Suffering with Sierra Hollister, Community with Michelle Cassandra Johnson, Action with Chelsey Korus, and Practice with Hawah Kasat.
Register Here at @yoga_international
#climateawake #yogachallenge #yogainternational #ProtectEarth #2billionyogis #EarthDay #Bethechange
@shivarea108 @sun_lotus_kundalini @SkillinAction @chelseykorus @everlutionary @andrewpowelljones @charles_eisenstein
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TODAY IS EARTH DAY and I'll be joining this online movement as well as attending Llangollen's Extinction Rebellion gathering 2pm today outside the Town Hall.
“It’s real. It’s us. It’s bad. Scientists agree. And there’s hope.” —Drew Jones, Co-founder and Co-director of Climate Interactive on the subject of climate change. 👉 Yoga is the practice of union, of understanding and feeling our interconnectedness with each other and with nature. Ahimsa, or non-harming, is an important... principle of yoga philosophy, and in terms of climate change, it is a call to action. And taking action can be a practice that brings us real joy. 🌎 In this five-week challenge hosted by yoga teacher and social activist Sierra Hollister, you’ll be asked to reflect upon how you can make a difference in the health of our planet by considering the lifestyle choices you make every day. Your feelings of grief will also be held, but with a focus on healing instead of defeat. And, you’ll be encouraged to use the tools offered to converse with your community about the pressing problems our earth faces. The challenge launches this Monday, April 22nd. 🌏 👉Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2XfouaE Who's in?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8_s9rvIw hY&feature=youtu.be
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This WEEKLY class is taught by Eirian from Cariad Yoga.
REGGAE YOGA - CELEBRATING MUSIC & MOVEMENT, CREATING POSITIVE VIBRATIONS!
Pre booking essential to access the class.
... At the sessions expect to build strength, stretch & sweat whilst you lift your spirits to a roots reggae soundtrack.
You must book online via Eventbrite to access the class, limited spaces available so booking is essential. Please bring layers for relaxation!
FAQ's Are mats provided? Yes but feel free to bring your own Can I come if i’ve never done yoga before? Yes of course you can! Classes are for mixed ability so just come with an open mind and try it out. I have an injury – should I attend? Please ask your doctor for permission before attending a class and make the teacher aware of the injury. Listen to your body and take your time. Are there changing rooms? There are ladies and gents toilets What should I wear? Comfortable clothing that you can move in. Please bring layers for relaxation
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Mandala Vinyasa & Yin - weekly class taught by Eirian Collinge
All forms of Yoga can be described as Yin or Yang based on which tissues of the body they target. A practice that focuses on exercising the muscles and moving blood in Yang. A practice that focuses on connective tissues is Yin. At this Mandala Vinyasa & Yin class the two styles of yoga will be intelligently blended together through a firm intention, such as an element (Fire, Air, Water, Earth) or Chakra. You will... start the practice by awakening your body slowly through deep, long held Yin Yoga postures focusing on a specific group of muscles, preparing you for the more dynamic, Yang like - Mandala Vinyasa flow. Following the main structure of Ashtanga Vinyasa, The Mandala Sun Salutes will move you in a spiralling way, 360 degrees around the mat – honouring the spiral patterns that nature uses to shape and create all the material and energetic substances in our bodies. �In the Standing / Seated section of flow, the poses will continue massaging the group of muscles focused on as you move towards a peak pose. In the closing sequence of Yin Yoga, you will make the transition from the outside to the inside, reaching a feeling of introspection as you seal in your energy through a deep, meditative Shavasana.
FAQ's Are mats provided? Yes but feel free to bring your own
Can I come if i’ve never done yoga before? Yes of course you can! Classes are for mixed ability so just come with an open mind and try it out.
I have an injury – should I attend? Please ask your doctor for permission before attending a class and make the teacher aware of the injury. Listen to your body and take your time.
Are there changing rooms? There are ladies and gents toilets
What should I wear? Comfortable clothing that you can move in. Please bring layers for relaxation
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What a lovely Easter weekend and we still have tomorrow off in the sun - whoop! 🌞 Hope you're all having a good one - Big Love to all that came down to my classes at The Refuge on Friday and thank you @therefugemcr for inviting me to teach I absolutely loved it ✌❤
🌼 No classes on tomorrow evening- enjoy the rest of your Easter folks! 🌼
Schedule below - come play 😗
... 💜 Thurz 25th Mandala Vinyasa & Yin @hyperislanduk 6.30pm - 8pm
💚❤💛 Sat 27th Reggae Yoga @hyperislanduk 10.30am - 12pm
🍸 Sun 28th Yin & Tonic social at @birdandblendtea Manchester 6pm - 8pm (only a few spaces left!)
#EasterYoga #TheRefuge #MCRUK #ManchesterYoga #YogaManchester #YinYoga #ReggaeYogaMCR #Yoga @ The Refuge
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🌸 April’s full moon is always named the pink moon because of the moss-pink flowers that appear during early spring 🌸
Anyone hoping to see a rose-tinted moon tonight will, however, be more likely to be greeted with a moon that is a pale shade of orange – weather permitting.
Depending on its position in the sky and the stage of its cycle, the moon can vary in colour due to atmospheric effects.
... When tonight's Full Moon appears above the horizon, Rayleigh scattering will cause the moon to appear orange to observers on the ground. The higher in the sky it rises, the lighter it appears.
The Full Moon is the energetic peak of the moon’s cycle and is a time when we can focus on manifesting, connecting to our intuition, and honing in on our spiritual practice. This phase is when we’re plugged in fully to the power of the moon, which rules over the subtle energetic body, our intuition, our connection to our inner world, shadows and emotions
This Pink Moon is in Libra which is all about equanimity and harmony. We are being asked to look towards the places where we are over-giving our time and energy as well as those where we can show up more. With ease rather than judgement, we can support ourselves in expanding into well-rounded higher versions of ourselves.
🌼 I will be hosting a Yoga and Meditation afternoon on May's Full Flower Moon 🌼
Sunday 19th @federationmcr
🌙 The afternoon will offer 🌙 ☄Pranayama ☄Meditation ☄Lunar Prana Flow Yoga ☄Herbal tea & plant based treats ☄Meditative Yin Yoga
Investment £30 - pre booking essential
Eirian ✌❤
#FullMoon #Moon #MoonChild #Yoga #Lunararts #PinkMoon #Energywork #YinYoga #Introspection #Manifestation #Witchtips #Meditation #ChandraNamaskar
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I've just signed up for this and can't wait to share it with you all, starting next Monday on EARTH DAY 🌎 In this five-week challenge hosted by yoga teacher and social activist Sierra Hollister, you’ll be asked to reflect upon how you can make a difference in the health of our planet by considering the lifestyle choices you make every day. Your feelings of grief will also be held, but with a focus on healing instead of defeat. And, you’ll be encouraged to use the tools offered to converse with your community about the pressing problems our earth faces. The challenge launches next Monday, April 22nd. 🌏 👉Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2XfouaE

Sun's out which means we can GET ON THE ROOFTOP for tomorrow's Mandala & Yin class - let's make the most of this weather Manchester 🌞✌❤
#rooftopyogamcr #RooftopYoga #Getoutside #Yogaoutdoors #Gratitude @ Stevenson Square, Northern Quarter, Manchester City Centre

My dad just sent me this video. So I'm going to quickly share my thoughts based on my experience with IBS. It's great that awareness is being built about IBS and the benefits of Yoga - but what really needs to be shouted about is the very last sentence in the video, the BRAIN / GUT relationship. Not just the physical action of 'twisting' and stimulating the digestive system in a physical Yoga class.
I suffered from IBS for a while in my mid twenties. At the time I went to th...e doctors and paid for a private nutritionist and not one of them made the link between my stressful sales job, emotional wellbeing and my IBS. At the time I was literally locking myself in a toilet at work with horrendous pain in my stomach - not linking the obvious connection that I was physically exhausted and putting myself under loads of pressure to perform at work.
The Head, Heart and Hara (gut) all speak to each other as we work through our emotional and mental 'stuff' - and when we are stressed and anxious, for some people symptoms of IBS can be triggered
Yes a strong physical yoga practice has many many benefits but isn't always right if you're exhausted with stress, anxiety and burnout. Sometimes you need to allow yourself to slow down and do more relaxing practices like meditation, restorative yoga, Yin Yoga, pranayama (breathing exercises).
There is no right or wrong here, ultimately practicing yoga is a great tool to manage stress. I just wanted to point out that yoga isn't just about twisting and stimulating the digestive system like this BBC video is portraying.
Eirian x
https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/yoga-eases-my-i rritable-bowel-syndr…
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Slug Life Sunday 🐌 I've been in my pyjamas all day today at home and it's been GREAT. Now I'm going to lie on my bedroom floor and do some Yin.
Hope you've all had a fab weekend folks!
Class schedule this week below - come play ✌❤
... Monday 15th Vinyasa Flow 6.30pm - 7.45pm The Federation
Thurz 18th Mandala & Yin 6.30pm - 8pm @hyperislanduk
Friday 19th @therefugemcr Easter Weekender Wellness day 💚❤💛 Reggae Yoga 11am - 12.30pm (fully booked)
🍸Yin & Tonic 2pm - 4.30pm (last few spaces)
NO CLASSES on Sat 20th or Mon 22nd
#Sluglife credit to my Slug Life MUSE @piproberts__
Thanks @rhea_barry_ for being my photographer in Marrakech 😂
#Balance #Slowdown #Yoga #YinYoga #Meditation #Yogaoutdoors #CariadYoga #AnimaMarrakech #Arttherapy #Sculpture
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Mandala Vinyasa & Yin - weekly class taught by Eirian Collinge
All forms of Yoga can be described as Yin or Yang based on which tissues of the body they target. A practice that focuses on exercising the muscles and moving blood in Yang. A practice that focuses on connective tissues is Yin. At this Mandala Vinyasa & Yin class the two styles of yoga will be intelligently blended together through a firm intention, such as an element (Fire, Air, Water, Earth) or Chakra. You will... start the practice by awakening your body slowly through deep, long held Yin Yoga postures focusing on a specific group of muscles, preparing you for the more dynamic, Yang like - Mandala Vinyasa flow. Following the main structure of Ashtanga Vinyasa, The Mandala Sun Salutes will move you in a spiralling way, 360 degrees around the mat – honouring the spiral patterns that nature uses to shape and create all the material and energetic substances in our bodies. �In the Standing / Seated section of flow, the poses will continue massaging the group of muscles focused on as you move towards a peak pose. In the closing sequence of Yin Yoga, you will make the transition from the outside to the inside, reaching a feeling of introspection as you seal in your energy through a deep, meditative Shavasana.
FAQ's Are mats provided? Yes but feel free to bring your own
Can I come if i’ve never done yoga before? Yes of course you can! Classes are for mixed ability so just come with an open mind and try it out.
I have an injury – should I attend? Please ask your doctor for permission before attending a class and make the teacher aware of the injury. Listen to your body and take your time.
Are there changing rooms? There are ladies and gents toilets
What should I wear? Comfortable clothing that you can move in. Please bring layers for relaxation
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