The Soul Shala

Are we ready for a new week? Here's what we have on a the Shala tomorrow if you need some yoga in your Monday:
9:45-10:30am YOGA HIIT w/Chelle
11:00am-12:00pm RESTORATIVE YOGA w/Chelle
... 12:30-1:15pm Pay What You Wish Meditation w/ Chelle
6:00-7:00pm ALIGNMENT YOGA w/Daisy
Classes are £7.00 drop-in or are included within memberships and class passes (apart from meditation which is donation based).
Hope to see you on the mat ūüėäūüôŹ
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We have a few spaces left for our 'Going Mindfully into Autumn' workshop tomorrow if you'd like to join us, 4:00-6:00pm, ¬£25.00, all materials provided. Click through for full details ūüėäūüôŹ

We are so excited to share with you that we have added a weekly chanting class to our timetable. We've shuffled things around a bit on a Wednesday evening and now have chanting with Manoj at 7:45-8:15pm every week. Enjoy 30 minutes of chanting sacred mantras that help connect us with our pure potential for peace and happiness. Chanting mantras is also a beautiful way to send love and light out in to the world. These classes are free to members or are pay what you wish if you want to do them as a drop-in.
These new classes start next week, if you'd like to reserve your space please book online via our website or you can just turn up :)

Join Sarah Gatford of Supple Fitness for this fun pilates workshop on Saturday 20th October at the Shala:
AUTUMNAL MID_SECTION MELTDOWN 2 CIRCLES, 2 ELEMENTS:
... Supple Burn- a cardiovascular & conditioning session using a weighted hula hoop.
Supple Body- firm & tone the entire body using the Pilates magic circle.
Have FUN whilst:
-Sculpting the thighs, arms, waist & bottom. -Developing your core, muscle control & balance. -Speeding up weight loss & inch loss as you target the deep core.
Supple Fitness has a distinctive approach to Pilates, drawing on Sarah’s passion for movement as a former ballet dancer, Pilates through studying the classical repertoire and the completion of a BSC (Hons) in Sports Science, together with other influences such as Yoga, Sports Massage Therapy and attaining an MA in Education focusing upon the importance of feedback when undertaking movement. As a qualified Sports Lecturer and Pilates tutor her teaching style is unique enabling you to get the most from your body and mind.
Cost: £25.00 please book via www.thesoulshala.co.uk/workshops
Any questions about this workshop please email info@supplefitness.co.uk
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We're delighted to be running our fifth Wild Woman Project Circle at the Shala. These circles are facilitated by Studio Owner Chelle who is a qualified Wild Woman Project Circle Facilitator.
This time we are celebrating the New Moon in Libra.
What to expect at a moon circle (taken from the Wild Woman Project Website):... "A Sensuous Sacred Space held by a trained WWP Facilitator with Guided Meditation, Sharing, Intention Setting Ritual & more held on or near the New Moon. These circles are not associated with a singular path or religion, but rather, an inclusive coming together with women from all paths. We all come from different spiritual/cultural backgrounds and gather around the ideas of: Sisterhood (having each others backs, empowering one another), a respect for the earth (wildness, turning to nature as a teacher) & co-creation (the understanding that just as we co-create our experience in circle, so do we co-create life on earth). We also tend to be a heart-centered bunch, lots of laughter & tears.
We unite under a common theme each New Moon & explore it in our own ways. Each Facilitator brings her own special magic & orientation based her own knowledge and passions."
What to bring to circle:
A cushion or blanket to keep yourself cosy, if you find it uncomfortable to sit on the floor you might also like to bring a camping chair with you as there aren't any chairs at the studio. please bring a journal or notebook as part of the circle includes journaling.You might also like to bring something to place in the sacred circle - flowers, incense, crystals or anything that you feel is beautiful and we also bring snacks to share during the evening. There's no pressure with either of these things though.
Tickets cost £5, please book via the workshops page of ourwebsite: www.thesoulshala.co.uk/workshops
If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch at hello@thesoulshala.co.uk
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We're so looking forward to this cosy workshop this Saturday. Join us for an afternoon of mindfulness meditation and crafts to help you head in to Autumn in a peaceful, positive and centred way. Click through for more info ūüėä

We've got another exciting change to our timetable, Monday evenings at 6:00pm will now be changing to ALIGNMENT YOGA FLOW with Daisy. This will be a flow based class with emphasis on correct alignment in the poses and finding what feels right for your body. Join us this Monday 6:00-7:00pm, ¬£7.00 drop-in. Beginners welcome ūüėä

** Learn to Ukulele - 4 week course ** Saturdays 4:00-5:00pm Oct 13th, 20th, 27th & Nov 10th (no class Nov 3rd)
Have you ever fancied playing a musical instrument? The ukulele is a simple instrument that is fun and easy to play.... This course is aimed at complete beginners who have never played the ukulele, or even a musical instrument, before.
You will learn:
- How to hold and tune the ukulele - Several basic chords and strumming patterns - A number of easy songs
All materials are provided, and ukuleles are available if you don’t have your own to bring along. You just need to bring yourself and a willingness to take part.
Course cost: £30.00 for the 4 weeks. Booking essential as spaces are limited to 10 people. Visit our website to book www.thesoulshala.co.uk/workshops
Any questions about this course, please email hello@bluewaveguitar.com
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Chakra Activation Workshop coming up on Saturday 22nd September. Join us for an afternoon of yin yoga, aromatherapy and meditation to bring yourself back to balance ūüėäūüôŹ
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How are our eco warriors getting on since our eco workshop? We'd love to hear about any changes you've made ūüėä

We're so proud to stock No Fuss products, not only are they organic and vegan but they are also locally made. Next time you're at the shala come check out our No Fuss range of products. We also offer free mini facials to anyone that would like to try the products and learn how to make the switch to natural skincare :) #organicseptember

We're so excited to officially welcome the wonderful @manoj.ji.yoga to our team. Manoj is now teaching our evening classes on a Wednesday night. You can join him tonight for the following classes:
7:00-8:15pm Hatha Yoga 8:30-9:30pm Yin Yoga
... Manoj has a beautiful passion and enthusiasm for yoga which really shines through in his teachings, we're delighted to have him on our team ūüėäūüôŹ #yoga #yogastudio #hathayoga #yinyoga #yogaeveryday #stourbridge #westmidlands
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Tuesdays at the Shala have a fresh new look. We've added in a morning Yin class and changed Sivananda to yoga flow. Here's Tuesdays new timetable:
7:00-8:00am STRALA YOGA with Nozomi
9:45-10:45am YOGA FLOW with Chelle
... 11:00am-12:00pm YIN YOGA with Chelle
6:00-6:45pm YOGA HIIT with Chelle
8:30-9:30pm YOGA CHILL with Chelle
These classes are all ¬£7 drop-in or are included in memberships and class passes. Don't forget you can take advantage of our intro offer, ¬£20 for 2 weeks unlimited ūüėäūüôŹ #seeyouonthemat
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** HAPPY SEPTEMBER EVERYONE **
We hope you've all had a wonderful Summer break. We have a few things to update you about but first of all can we just say a huge thank you to everyone for supporting the Shala. We have now reached 600 likes on here and it really means so much that you support our business. We've had some wonderful charity events over the summer holiday, raising money for Greenpeace, The British Heart Foundation and Mary Stephen's Hospice so thank you to those o...f you that joined us for these special events and donated.
Classes are back in full swing this week and we've added some new classes to our schedule. Head over to the classes page on our website to have a look at our new timetable.
Yoga Souls is still running her beautiful classes but to save confusion we have taken them off our website, if you'd like to join Emma for any of her classes please contact her directly on namaste@yogasouls.co.uk to book in.
We have some wonderful workshops coming up over the next few weeks so visit the workshops page of our website if you'd like to see about upcoming events. We also have some very exciting events coming up in November and December which we can't wait to tell you about.
Our therapy room is starting to get very booked up for September so if you wanted to make an appointment please get in touch sooner rather than later. From October onwards Chelle will be opening the therapy room on Fridays afternoons/early evenings to be able to fit more appointments in. We will continue to keep you updated on our special offers.
We will have new stock arriving in the next few weeks to go in our beautiful ethical shop, think snuggly and comforting Autumn items ūüėä
As you may have seen from our post a few days ago, the Shala is going to be running teacher training next year, if this is something that interests you please get in touch and we can give you some more information.
We're looking forward to a cosy and peaceful Autumn here at the Shala and hope you are too ūüėäūüôŹūüćĀūüćĀūüćĀūüćĀūüćĀūüćĀūüćĀūüćĀū üćĀūüćĀūüćĀ
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Join us on Saturday 27th October for this special Lunar Flow and Samhain celebration. Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival (we now know it as Halloween) that marks the division between the lighter and darker parts of the year. During this special event we will be celebrating the full moon as well at this ancient festival. Samhain is a wonderful way to take stock of the year so far and prepare ourself for the winter months.
Be guided through a 75 minute gentle flowing yoga cl...ass to welcome in the full moon. Learn the calming and soothing moon salutations (Chandra Namaskar) and enjoy a lengthy savasana with yoga nidra and meditation followed by a tea and chat.
Please feel free to dress up for this special Lunar Flow if you would like to honour the traditions in this way.
Cost, £8.00
To book in to this event please visit www.thesoulshala.co.uk/workshops
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Happy Friday everyone. Join us for the following classes today:
9:45-10:45am YOGA FLOW with Sophie
7:00-8:15pm Nozomi is covering for Catherine tomorrow with a STRALA RELAX AND RESTORE
... Feel free to drop-in or book via our website. If we don't see you at the studio have a wonderful friday ūüėäūüôŹ
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We've got a couple of spaces left for our 4 week beginners course starting this Saturday if you'd like to join us ūüėä
https://www.facebook.com/events/378747609 196461/

Join Daisy tonight for strong yoga flow, 6:00-7:00pm, ¬£7.00 drop-in ūüėäūüôŹ

Happy hump day everyone. Here's what we have on at the Shala today ūüėä
9:45-10:45am Strala Yoga 6:00-6:45pm Yoga HIIT 7:00-8:15pm Hatha... 8:30-9:30pm Yin Yoga
Feel free to drop-in or you can book online via our website www.thesoulshala.co.uk/classes
Also, for those of you that are new to the Shala, this is the view from our studio, we are opposite Wilko's and our entrance is the same door as the Stourbridge dance academy ūüėä See you on the mat ūüėäūüôŹ
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This place is so great, it’s full of genuine love and community yogic spirit.



I’ve also been having regular massage here for a few months and can feel the years of solidified tension breaking down. Chelle really understands the body and targets exactly what is needed!! Xx

The most gorgeous space created by the most beautiful yogis, feel really very lucky to be a part of it ÔŅĹÔŅĹ

Such a great place with a real mix of physical and relaxing yoga classes. Very welcoming and Chele is a wonderful Yogi ÔŅĹÔŅĹÔŅĹ

Love love love The Soul Shala. It has a beautifully serene yet joyful ambience about it. The instructors I‚Äôve met so far are lovely and it‚Äôs made me fall in love with yoga all over again ÔŅĹÔŅĹÔŅĹÔŅĹ

I've been doing yoga on and off now for around 8 months. I've done three very different classes here this week and I've thoroughly enjoyed all of them. Everyone is friendly and approachable, the room is bright, colourful, spacious and just lovely. Looking forward to next weeks classes already. See you next week. Namaste xx

I did energising yoga this morning in this beautiful space, Sophie our teacher was lovely and inclusive making sure there was a variation of the move we could all do. Thank you for a wonderful practice :)

Attended the aroma yoga workshop today - absolutely fantastic !!!!

Chelle provided an excellent introduction to using aromatherapy to enhance my yoga practice .I had the opportunity to produce a personal cooling mist and a gorgeous temple balm, experienced restorative yoga and also came away with goodies ..!

I highly recommend this workshop and will be returning to The Soul Shala very soon !

As an absolute novice, I was made to feel very welcome-thank you. A lovely space.

Absolutely loved it. The studio is gorgeous and I met some beautiful people. Leannes class had me sweating and really getting in to the drum and bass. I can't wait until next week. Thankyou.ÔŅĹ