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Autumn events, holidays & book launch

Embodied Menopause front cover

Sept 20 Perimenopause: A Spiritual Portal with Kate Codrington (this is FULL but do join the waiting list as there’s sometimes change)

Sept 28 Turkish yoga holiday at Grenadine Lodge – there are still spaces for some spontaneous autumn sun, sea and rest.

Oct 8 Drumroll please… PRE-ORDER Embodied Menopause my new book with Charlotte Watts. We can’t wait for you to read our narrative-shifting companion to this transitional shift!!!!

Oct 10 Learn Thai Massage & Sauna at Lunawave – a great opportunity to learn some shareable skills but also a taster for…

Feb 20: Mudita Therapeutic Thai Massage Training begins. 200hr+ in-depth course for bodyworkers/massage practitioners/healers.

Nov 11: Join me for 10 days yoga holiday in Kerala!

Nov 29: Book now for Winter Dreaming seasonal yoga day retreat at Barcombe Village Hall

May 4 2027: And plan ahead, come with me on yoga holiday to Kissamos, Crete,

This week’s classes are abridged as I’m off for a few days:
Tues 9.30am at boulderbrighton
Weds 7.10pm at intentionalfitnessbrighton
(All other classes resume after bank holiday, see full class timetable)
And I’m taking bookings for massage from September 7.

In the meantime, move with curiosity and love, play intentionally, rest well and challenge systems of oppression with even the smallest of everyday acts of love, community and rebellion,

Leo

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Mudita Thai Massage training

I’m delighted to invite you to my new Therapeutic Thai Massage training school, which begins in February 2027. I’ve been working (as much as extreme heat will allow!) behind the scenes to prepare a really exciting, challenging, deep and rigorous programme, which I will deliver over 6 monthly weekends, with online theory webinars (so all in-person time is hands-on), 1-2-1 tutorials and then time for case studies to refine and practice, followed by a final observed practice where you will receive really useful feedback and a qualification that feels rigorous and well earned. Unlike so many courses I’ve been on, you will have plenty of opportunity to practice, practice, practice: so while there will be loads of really effective techniques to learn, it’s not just a big info dump and then you’re churned into the world with no real confidence.

My aim is to help you to become a really, really good practitioner, with skills and self assurance to treat complex bodies and do real good in the world. I will be sharing decades of study and learning generously with you; and you will also be in a room of existing practitioners and body workers who also bring great skill and perspective. It’s going to be really great and I’d love you to join me.

Find out more or get in touch if you’d like a chat to find out if the course is right for you.

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Are you feeling your energy shifting yet?

I’ve been thinking about the whole ‘new year, new you’ thing beyond January 1. There are various traditions which mark ‘newness’ at different times – from the Celtic Imbolc on Feb 1, and Spring Equinox on 20 March, the Chinese/lunar new year on Feb 17, your birthday… All of these surely point to variance and process; there is no one ‘right time’ to start if we remember that we are part of continuum, cycles within cycles of existence rolling on and around. Take this a step further and question, do we even need ‘newness’?

Read more on Substack, for some gentle practices and enquiries into how you meet (and if you need, newness)…

Kate Codrington (author of Second Spring) & I also had juicy chat about how a gentler start to the year (whenever you feel you’re ready) might look… Watch video

On Receiving
March 29; 10-4pm, at Barcombe Village Hall, with Leo and Kate Codrington
Part of Kate and my ongoing discussion as colleagues offering symbiotic therapeutic work is how caught up in constant doing we are all conditioned to be. When this meets perimenopause, a perfect storm of physical and emotional exhaustion, shifting hormones and social conditioning can lead to dramatic burn and fall-out. And at this time, more than ever, being on ‘people pleasing’ and ‘serving others’ mode might need a radical overhaul. But what a challenge!

In this day retreat, we will explore embodied practices to unpick and unravel deep-held patterns that sabotage our ability to receive, and which can inhibit us from healing and evolving at a time in life when we need to gather in resources to support a huge and vital transition.
MORE INFO & BOOKING

Would you like to become a therapeutic Thai practitioner
Coming 2027, at Gather Brighton
I’m very excited to let you know that I will be offering an in-depth training in the therapeutic applications of Thai massage in 2027. This will be a small-cohort, deep dive for anyone who would like to explore the incredible potential of this discipline, either in addition to existing bodywork skills or as a standalone practice. I have been busy writing and developing the course, which will be a mix of online and in person training over six months, leading to a professional diploma.
Register your interest

Leo x

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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.

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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

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Welcome to 2023

Whether you’re starting the new year full of intentions, spark and energy or emerging reluctantly from hibernation, I’m looking forward to supporting you back in classes (all levels, all bodies welcome) and for therapeutic Thai massage from Wednesday 4 January.
See full class timetable for online and in-person classes and Email to book your next treatment.

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Festive dates and treats

Christmas class dates:
Last classes Mon 19 Dec, all resume January 4 2023.
NB There is NO yoga for menopause Dec 14 or 21, back Jan 4.

FREE holiday online classes
As a gift, we are are offering you a month of FREE yoga and somatics classes, whole health webinars, and a special festive package of daily meditations and physical practises to support your wellbeing over the festive break. Simply register for a complementary month of Whole Health using code CW100 at checkout.

And don’t forget, I have vouchers for Christmas for yoga and therapeutic Thai massage for you and your loved ones to enjoy a truly memorable, deeply nourishing, extra thoughtful (and not least sustainable) gift.
Email

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Sustainable Black Friday

thai massage voucher

Look around.
All that clutter used to be money.
All that money used to be time.

With the onslaught of sales and push to consume, it’s easy to get caught up, reactive, knee jerk. Marketing works on the premise of creating a problem you didn’t know you had (from hairy legs to ageing bodies to vegetables that could be chopped differently) and then offering you the miracle cure/fix/balm. All of which is available, on this one day only (unless you subscribe for early access, special, lucky you!) at such an amazing deal. So you didn’t know you had a problem, now you can fix it and quick… just don’t think about the mindless consumption, the landfill, the production values, worldwide shipping, waste, or even if you/ the recipient of your gift actually needs more stuff?

Time for a new way of giving. More thoughtful. More meaningful. More sustainable. The gift of time and space, compassion, deep care and attention.

I have vouchers for Black Friday, Christmas or any special occasion.
They are not discounted because they are of real value, and offer therapeutic space for deep healing, physically and emotionally.

Choose from vouchers for:
• Therapeutic Thai Massage
• Partner massage session – learn techniques to share with a family member or friend
• 1-2-1 Yoga
• Group / family yoga session – in person or on Zoom

All are £50 for 60 mins/ £70 for 90 mins or or £90 2 hours and I will email you a personalised voucher. Call/text Leo on 0780 907 5602 or email to book or discuss your requirements.

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A truly heart-warming Christmas gift

Thai herbal compress

Are you thinking of a more sustainable Christmas? Want to ditch the ‘stuff’ and treat someone you love (or yourself) to something really memorable and genuinely enriching? I am offering vouchers for Christmas, which can be redeemed for therapeutic Thai massage (including steamed herbal compresses, pictured), yoga classes at the Hanover Community Centre, or upcoming workshops (next one in February). From £10-, to suit your budget.
Get in touch to book.