Dominique Preston - Yoga: Mindfulness: Embodied Movement

A week of hamstring and glute strengthening... anyone else feeling it!? 😬💪💨A week of hamstring and glute strengthening... anyone else feeling it!? 😬💪💨

There are sooo many awesome pigeon variations to play around with... I'll post a few over the next few days. ⚓ This pigeon twist is one of my faves ... a deep hip stretch AND a twist!..Yum.Ma ⚓ Gently press the parts of the body that are touching the floor to the ground to keep the body active ➺➺ this will also help to bring space into the body to open up the twist. ⚕ Sweeeet!... ⚓ If you can't get the bind... use a belt or grab the waistband of your trousers 👌👍 ⚓ I teach at the Sea cadets Venue in Exmouth on a Wednesday morning... this is my spot! 💙⚓⛵😀
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Blanket Love... it's real. 💜🧡💚🖤💛❤💙 Just starting to prep for this weekend's super chilled Yin & Sounds Spring Retreat in Cornwall.
... and due to 2 last minute cancellations, we have 2 spots open.... ↠come snuggle up with us!
✨29th - 31st March. ✨Landulph (nr Saltash, Cornwall)... ✨£320 (sharing a beautifully renovated self contained farm cottage with one other).
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The physical practice of yoga tends to have an overemphasis on stretching the hamstrings and often strengthening the quadriceps ... over time this can compound tightness through the front body and weakness & instability along the back line.
In my classes over the next few weeks we're going to bring our bodies back into balance as we flip this and work on s t r e n g t h e n i n g the h a m s t r i n g s and g l u t e s developing strength in the back body while... s t r e t c h i n g the q u a d s and h i p f l e x o r s as we open up the front body. 👌
Come join me...
🌼Mon 8-9pm Ottery LED
🍃Weds 9-10am Exmouth Sea Cadets
🌼Weds 8-9pm Ottery LED
🍃Thurs Exmouth LED 8-9am, 9.15-10.15am, 10.30-11.30am
🌼Thurs Exmouth LED 11.45-12.15 Meditation Station
🍃Thurs 6.30-7.30pm Exmouth, Alexandra House
🦋🌻🐞🌼 Spring Yin & Sounds Retreat this weekend ❈ 2 spots available ❈
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I was back at this stunner of a yoga studio yesterday Ministry of Yoga.... a great afternoon of yin yoga and myofascial release, exploring new movement patterns and totally yinning out!!
Thanks for coming everyone and for getting so involved 😀👍 and thanks Shelley and Dan for having me again.
See you soon. X

⚖ It's all about the balance ⚖
I can't wait for this one day retreat that I'm holding on the 15th June....
A whole day filled to the brim with lots of inspiring practices, countryside walks and a group lunch set in the beautiful East Devon countryside... we'll be taking rest and relaxation to the next level! 🙌
... ➤AND it's perfect for those of you who perhaps like the idea of a retreat but don't have the time, money or desire to book onto something longer....
Come join us!.. I have 3 places remaining.
Hunger Hill Yurts (10 mins from M5 at Exeter)
Loads more deets inside... 👇
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Ya get me... 😬🙄🤔

🌼◮🌼 ⋮⋮⋮ u n w i nd t h e s p i n e ⋮⋮⋮ ▵BRISTOL▵ yogis and movers... ⋮⋮ On the 6th April I'm bringing a Yin Fascial Yoga workshop back to the gorgeous WILD WOLF'S YOGA studio in Bristol ... 🐺🕺... ⋮⋮ This workshop is all about the back and spine 👌... it will have a deliciously soft, slow & luxurious feel to it ⋗⋗⋗ as much a restorative, restful practice as it is a yin and myofascia release workshop... SAWEEET🙏 ⋮⋮ Similar to a traditional yin yoga practice we'll be gently stretching and accessing the deeper parts of the body with long held yin postures, as well as working with myofascial release techniques and some lovely undulating, spiraling and free, fluid movement to help encourage the unraveling of tension and tightness in the muscle and fascia throughout the body... ⋮⋮ This will be a slow & mindful practice with the intention of staying connected to the present through breath and body; a complete practice that will leave you feeling mentally and physically relaxed, rested and ready for the week ahead.🤙 ⋮⋮ April 6th, 1-4pm, £30. Get in touch if you want to book.
Dominique x
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Sooooo... we’ve just one place left on our ’Yin & Sounds’ weekend retreat in the Tamar valley in 2 weeks time! ✦ If you’d like to join Kate and I for a wonderful weekend of yoga, meditation, sound healing, lovely nutritious food and lots of other nourishing gorgeousness, we’d love you to join us! 😊 ✦ ✨29th - 31st March.... ✨Landulph (nr Saltash, Cornwall). ✨£320 (sharing a beautifully renovated self contained farm cottage with one other). ✦ Get in touch if you'd like to book on. 👌👉07971 206491.
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Sunday Morning Podcast... maybe this will be a thing 😁 ⇣ I AM a massive Esther Perel fan, but this is a great conversation on relationship regardless!! ... Loneliness is seen now by many as a health epidemic and in this podcast Esther Perel speaks about why connection is so important....
... Esther tells us that "relationships are at the core of our existence, but often we don't talk about them in depth, embracing their complexity ... we brush over them, we trample them, we neglect them, we dismiss them... we put achievements and products ahead of people.... relationships are essential and at the core of our life, to who and what we are. [...] really the fabric of our society is relationships." 🙌
It's a great conversation.
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F r i d a y N i g h t Y i n F i x tonight! Come get some. 🌙 Hands-on Health, Exmouth. 6.30-8pm, £10 🌙... This short and sweet Friday evening yin practice is all about winding down from the week past, and easing ourselves quietly into the weekend ahead... 🌘... Not much movement but loads of rest and relaxation with long held seated yin postures. Yum.Ma! 😊✌☯. Get in touch to book. X
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...quite funny 😀

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I like this ❤️... and I'd also suggest speaking her suggestions out loud when you can...🙂... I find when I'm anxious if I speak out loud, it's easier to separate myself from the anxiety.... 👌👍

I couldn't not 🙄 | 🌳b e • l i k e • a • t r e e🌳 | ➙🌿stay grounded.... ➙🌿connect with your roots. ➙🌿turn over a new leaf. ➙🌿bend before you break. ➙🌿enjoy your unique natural beauty. ➙🌿keep growing. ♥️ 🌿 HAPPY SUNDAY FUNDAY FOLKS🌿👊 . . . . . . . . . . #yogacliche #belikeatree #grounded #connected #bendsowedontbreak #growth #beauty #yogafun #yogalove #treepose #vriksasana #embody #strength #power #trust #flow #breathe #move #bodyandbreath
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⇡↟💎↟⇡ Just a shape I made a few years back... ✦✦✦ the diamond lift; preparation for lolasana and the jumpback.... sorta, kinda easier.........BUT NOT.

♥️.... moving through the 5 elements as the theme for the next 6 weeks of Thursday Flow classes beginning tonight in Exmouth at 6.30pm. ⛰🌊🔥🌬✨ Drop-in if you want to come along.... we'll be starting with a solid practice of embodied movement as we connect to the element of EARTH ⇅ ... #stability #connection #grounding #purpose #trust
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