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New year, new timetable

So, welcome to 2026, heading into the Full Wolf Moon (she’s a beauty!).

This is a quiet time of the year, not one to make bold shifts (who has the energy right now, wait for Spring!)

So let’s orient, first: how do you feel, what’s going on for you right now? Listen in to body and breath and ground, tune inwards before considering movement. Then consider what moves you: community, people, values… this sets the scene for any intentions, which should align with these. Think gentle, symbiotic shifts rather than goal-focussed achievements.

You might play with intentional affirmations such as:

I will shape my year with care and intention rather than pressure
I notice, allow and accept what support I need
I find and adapt to my own rhythms and pace.

To support you in compassionate, intentional living throughout the year, yoga drop-ins offer community connection, a space to ground, a touchstone and regular, gentle reminders of practices that can support your bodymind.

The Monday Hanover class will no longer run, but instead we will meet 6.45-7.45pm on Tuesdays at Lunawave

New class timetable

I also have some wonderful workshops coming up to ease you through Winter and into Spring:

Learn Thai Massage + Sauna, January 11
Emerging Into Imbolc, with Lou Thomas, February 1
On Receiving; Menopause Retreat, with Kate Codrington, March 29 & April 26, 2026
Dalyan, Turkey, Sept 28-Oct 5 2026, with Charlotte Watts
Kerala, India, October 31 – November 10

And you can book in, as usual, for therapeutic Thai massage and 1-2-1 yoga.

Let’s start the year intentionally together,

Leo x

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Winter class dates & practices

Here we are approaching Winter Solstice, the darkest night of the year. It can be an artificially busy time that feels out of sink with the natural drop in energy – less light means more of the ‘darkness hormone’ melatonin; an invitation towards more sleep. More dream time to tune in to the subconscious realms, shadow and space.

The portal, or 12 Sacred nights of Yule, starting the night before Solstice, celebrated across Celtic and Northern European cultures, offers up the invitation that may resonate more than some of the more modern (and often consumer-driven) constructs. Lighting candles, opening doors (actual in your home, as well as through your breath, spiritually accessing a deeper consciousness and openness, greater clarity) connecting to the cycles of life, death and rebirth in nature, deepening meditation and your connection inwards to stillness, storytelling and seeding intentions (not yet bringing to fruition) are all gentle ways we can connect to the inseparable nature of all things.

Read more about Wintering and Seasonal practices to explore at this time of year over on my Substack.

And join me, in person, or online over the next couple of weeks. I also have gift vouchers available and retreats here in Sussex, in Turkey and Kerala next year to set your intentions on.

Wishing all beings peace and freedom from suffering for 2026,

Much love,

Leo x

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Leaning into Autumn

After Samhain, last week, traditionally the last harvest before Winter, we move into the darker months. This festival, and time of year, offers the opportunity to tune in to the liminal space, between the life and fruitfulness of summer and the inevitable ‘death’, the letting go of autumn/winter, reflecting nature’s cycles.

So, it’s beneficial to take time to reflect as you transition. You might notice how your energy shifts with the changes in light and temperature, how your body adapts and responds (or not?). Our culture can be so misleading in its impetus to be constant in our levels of doing, even giving the sense that we should be constantly ‘growing’, whether that’s financially or emotionally. We all need time to winter, to regroup, stop, and allow rest and healing in order to evolve in Spring and Summer.

I’m leaning into more restful practices right now, as I’ve just handed in the manuscript for my next book, Embodied Menopause (out next year, can’t wait for you to read it!) which celebrates and brings gentle attention to the Autumn/Winter of Peri- and Menopause. 

On November 30, why not join me for a day of real retreat? Dropping into these slow-moving, restorative and reflective practices that will allow you space to be quiet, reflect and notice what you need now to resource yourself for Winter. Retreating into Winter, 10-4pm, at Barcombe Village Hall includes an incredible vegan lunch from Lynne at The Vegan Experience, herbal teas and snacks. More and booking

Review from last year’s event: “A warm nurturing space with guided visualisations, meditations, journaling, affirmations, tapping, somatic movement and Yoga Nidra all wrapped up with love. It was a blissful, restorative space which gave much needed rest for the body and soul. If you get the opportunity, do it!” Jane

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Are you committed?

How are you at commitment? As with care and compassion, this starts with ourselves – how committed are you to yourself? To filling your cup so that you have enough to share? We are often so good at extending to everyone else but miss out on essential nourishment and nurture for ourselves. Do you regularly give yourself time to dream, reflect, take up space or even just simply to be? How many of you tend more to your bike/boilers/garden/dog/children/etc than you do your own body or mental health? Or perhaps you just wait until something breaks and then scrabble to fix it?

Beyond the odd 1-hour class (which is great, do come along as this is a baseline! See the yoga timetable), allowing yourself a retreat day, or even a yoga holiday, can offer you more space to really drop in to more meditative, healing mode, where you can properly reset a tired body and a frazzled nervous system. It also offers you space to learn more about the deeper philosophy of yoga, as well as taking time to feel how your whole-body orchestra can play more harmoniously together. Time out from the busyness of your everyday can give you space and perspective to go back in with greater clarity.

Learn Thai Massage , October 5, 10-4pm
Learn the basics of therapeutic Thai massage, to share with family and friends.
More info & booking

Retreat into Winter November 30, 10-4pm.
Gentle, nourishing yoga, walking countryside meditation, shared Thai massage and delicious vegan lunch in tune with the turning of the season.
More info & booking.

Pride & Joy Day Retreat, February 1, 2026, 10-4pm .
A day of gentle, nourishing and affirming yoga, shared massage, meditation and community, co-hosting with Lou Thomas.
More info & booking

On Receiving, March 29 & April, 2026, 10-4pm .
A two-day deep dive with Kate Codrington. We will explore, through cognitive and embodied practices, what it is to receive deeply, to surrender and ‘lose control’ during menopause.
More info & booking

Dalyan, Turkey
Sept 14-21 2026, with Charlotte Watts
7 days of unspoilt beaches, incredible boat excursions, relaxation around beautiful pool with amazing veggie food, with two sessions of yoga daily.
More info & booking

Kerala, India, October 31 – November 10, 2026
10 days of incredible yoga immersion overlooking the Indian Ocean
More info & booking

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Yoga4Pal Global Action class

June 21, 9.30-10.30am, Hanover Community Centre.
Book here to come to class

In place of celebrating the state-sponsored International Day of Yoga, we are reclaiming the practice to serve justice and liberation, specifically in solidarity with Palestinians facing ongoing occupation, genocide and displacement.

The usual Saturday morning class in the Hanover Centre will be open to anyone wanting to practise in community, recognising yoga as a practise for collective liberation and healing.

All proceeds from the class will be donated to support the fundraising for Al Jawad School in Gaza which offers displaced children in Gaza education, commmunity and care.

Suggested donation £12, but you are welcome to donate more (even if you can’t make the class!)

Book here to come to class

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Class times over Easter break

Most classes are as usual over Easter apart Monday 14 April and Bank Holiday Monday. I am also away teaching in Crete (there’s one double room left if you’d like to come!) 22-29 April, so no classes during this time.

Boulder Brighton classes are not on during school holidays or while I’m away, so back May 6

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Liminal Space day retreat

barcombe village hall yoga retreat

BOOKING NOW
16 February, 10-4 at Barcombe Village Hall          
£95 or £180 for 2
Both seasonal and life transitions ask of us to drop into the pause and reflect as opportunity to release held patterns of thought/feeling/physicality and to explore new possibilities.

Ati (Surrey Hills Wellness) and I will guide you through gentle practises throughout the day which will allow you to explore this liminal space. Vegetarian lunch included.
More info and booking

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Gifts of presence

Voucher for therapeutic Thai massage - the perfect gift

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:

buy Yoga Teacher in a Box

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

Gift order form

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.