Last in-person class Sat 21 December at the Hanover Centre, do drop in for some restive space. All classes resume January 2 2025.
Have a peaceful rest if you can,
Leo x
Restive season classes
Gifts of presence
As a small ‘business’, I’m not offering Black Friday deals as it’s symptomatic of overconsumption, excess, waste and reactivity. The very nature of it can breed a heightened state of stress and anxiety, which is the antithesis of my offerings, which are designed to bring calm, spaciousness and a deeper sense of connection to breath, body and community.
But you can gift these offerings, to yourself or others:
Vouchers
* 1 yoga class* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * £12
* 10 yoga class pass at the Hanover Centre* * * £95
* 1 hour therapeutic Thai massage * * * * * * * £55
* 90 minutes therapeutic Thai massage * * * * * £75
* 2 hour therapeutic Thai massage * * * * * * * £95
* Liminal Space workshop, 16 February * * * * * £95
Pay it forward
If you would like to gift someone in the community to receive an hour’s massage or attend a yoga class, you can contribute here Even a little makes a difference. Whenever the contributions add up to the cost of a class or massage, I will randomly select someone from the list. This is specifically for folk who are struggling financially, and cannot otherwise access holistic healthcare.
You can also nominate someone to go on the nomminations list.
Warming winter retreat days
I’m currently booking for the following incredible workshops, all of which feel into seasonal snugness, hunkering in and drawing into more meditative practices:
*This Sunday*, Oct 27, Healing at the Tile House, Preston Park
An afternoon of Shamanic healing, sound bath and body work.
More info & booking
Dec 1, Wintering Meditation and Yoga Retreat, at Barcombe Village Hall, with vegan lunch and nature walk.
More info & booking
Feb 16, The Liminal Space, co-hosting with Ati Balding of Surrey Wellness, Barcombe Village Hall, , with vegetarian lunch, .
More info & booking
March 23, Embracing Paradox: Coming Closer to Who We are, with Kate Codrington Barcombe Village Hall, with vegan lunch.
More info & booking
Wintering: day retreat
Dec 1, at Barcombe Village Hall
Gentle, nourishing, restorative yoga, walking countryside meditation, yoga nidra, shared Thai massage and delicious vegan lunch in tune with the seasons. This will be a day of deep stillness, rest and dreaming into winter.
Class changes & retreats coming up
The new term has bought some exciting shifts here at Centred Space.
I’m teaching a retreat in Dalyan, Turkey from 30 September, back in the UK on October 9, so the following classes will not be running:
Hanover Community Centre:
Mondays 30 September & 7 October, Saturday 5 October
Boulder Brighton:
Tuesdays 1 & 8 October
Online @ charlottewattshealth.com:
Wednesdays 2 & 9, and Thursday 4 October
All classes and massage treatments resume on October 10th.
In my absence, do take advantage of the special offers for online yoga, where you can practise pre-recorded and live classes:
www.charlottewattshealth.com use code WH100 for a FREE MONTH
www.heartandbonesyoga.com use code HBLeo for a MONTH for $1.
And if you’re getting massive FOMO, you can come with me to Crete in April or Turkey in September of 2025, where I’ll be teaching yoga in the most beautiful, relaxing settings. Come with!
Summer dates
All in-person classes are paused for the end of August, returning September 7.
See timetable
A vibrational new treatment
I am delighted to introduce you to a new vibrational treatment that I’m offering as part of my traditional therapeutic Thai massage practice: Tok Sên (hammer energy lines). Gently tapping a tamarind mallet on differently shaped wooden hammers onto the body releases muscle tension and relieves pain. It also improves circulation, promotes healing and energetic balance as well as being deeply relaxing and meditative.
Tok Sên also stimulates the ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) which releases dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins, as well as improving function in parts of the brain involved in social cognition, self awareness and satisfaction.
Get in touch to book your appointment
Book Massageor read more…
30 Days of FREE meditations
Do you meditate? Or do you struggle to find time/settle/or even engage with the idea?
In conversation with a dear friend the other day I recognised a familiar pattern: her neurodiversity makes it difficult for her to start and maintain practices, but because she knows it would be beneficial, she then gets stuck in loops of ‘failing’ to start/continue/focus and then feelings of self blame.
Sound familiar?
How about rather than ‘failing’ to start/maintain a formal meditation practice, bringing meditative awareness to little moments in your day. Start with something simple; like getting dressed.
* As you stand in front of your clothes to choose, tune in to how your body feels right now? What do you need: warmth, coolness, comfort, ease, practicality, joy…? This is tuning in to your body in the present moment.
* As you get dressed, notice how it is to move into your clothes. How the fabrics feel against your skin. More opportunities for embodied awareness and connection.
* You might even extend this to feelings of Metta (lovingkindness) and gratitude to the folk who made your clothes. Even deeper, this may inspire more awareness and compassion, could you practice ahimsa, non-harm, in the way you buy clothes; not supporting companies that abuse people or planet, buying less/more ethically? There’s a little moment of enlightenment for you right there.
The possibilities to connect to the present moment, yourself and others are right there in that daily activity. Meditation tick ??
If you’d like a little inspiration to get you into formal or informal meditation practices, Charlotte, Leah and myself have recorded 30 15-minute daily meditations for you over at charlottewattshealth which are FREE throughout August uaing code WH100 at checkout. That’s one a day, exploring what mindfulness might look like for you, how to connect to your breath, developing curiosity, beginner’s mind, not over identifying with our thoughts, being patient, experiencing without interpretation and fostering trust.
I would love to hear the ways you find to be more meditative in the everyday? Perfect for the school holidays!
Access 30 days of FREE daily meditations here and use CODE WH100 at checkout.
Scar tissue therapy
I’m delighted to now be offering specialist scar tissue therapy. Whether you have c-section, mastectomy, top-surgery or other scars that you would like to work with, this is deeply healing work. We all know from experience that the visible scar is just the tip of the iceberg, both physically and emotionally.
You might have: corded or knotted, toughened and desensitised tissue that causes pulling and referred pain in your back, hips, shoulders etc because the whole body is connected, and post-surgery reconstruction gathers and pulls on surrounding areas. It may effect more deeply on the mobility of your organs. And emotionally, there may be trauma around the surgery itself that creates patterns of holding, leading to pain or dissociation.
Scar tissue therapy is gentle, slow and respectful, working at a pace that allows you to feel agency. It is deeply effective at sensitively shifting the scar tissue, to improve texture and sensation as well as profoundly healing.
I can work appropriately with you on your scar directly post-surgery to help healing from 3 weeks post-surgery to very old scars that hold stories.
Get in touch to book via email.
Book MassagePride + Joy
I’m super-excited to be co-hosting a special afternoon retreat as part of Pride month this year, with Lou Thomas. Pride + Joy will be a restive opportunity for the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends and family, to slow down, connect, and rest with yoga and massage.
Venue: Hanover Community Centre
Date: 2-6pm Saturday 9th June 2024
We’re also being supported by the wonderful Bird & Blend teas, who are kindly providing us with delicious Chocolate Digestive tea for the afternoon.