April Newsletter
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At last Spring is finally here, and we've even had some nice warm days this week!
Change is in the air big time and with such big news this month I am going to say no more and let you digest what i'm about to tell you!
MASSIVE NEWS!!! Welcome to Inner Guidance Retreat Centre, Lavenham, Suffolk.....
I am soooo excited to tell you that Inner Guidance is moving to Suffolk. Welcome to our 16th Century Grade 2 Listed Retreat Centre!! Dominic and myself will be moving from Ware on 1st July, and the retreat centre will open from September. The plan is to hold retreats and workshops (and weekly classes for locals of course), and when I am not teaching we will rent our fabulous space out to other yoga/pilates/fitness/holistic teachers to bring their groups to. Our practice room is huge! We will have sooo much space for yoga that we will not know what to do with ourselves!!
.....and not only that! We are also planning on operating as a holistic Bed and Breakfast so you can come and stay for as little or as long as you would like when you need to! We have 8 customer bedrooms including a ground floor disabled room, and will have a daily timetable including morning meditation and evening yoga.
Our beautiful 500 year old venue is just outside the village of Lavenham, which is probably the most picturesque medieval village you could come across. Click here for information about Lavenham.
The reason that i think this is such an important move is that transformation happens at retreats. Just the intention of putting aside 24 or 48 hours for yourself gets energy moving, so that even before you get to us change is happening! I've been going on retreats for years, and have been watching my own students transform their lives at my retreats over the past few years. A one hour class per week is only going to get you so far....a weekend is going to catapult you into your new happier and healthier life! So this is where i want to direct my energy now -helping people make deep lasting growth x
Opening Weekend
Our opening retreat weekend will cost half the usual rate and run from 1pm Friday 30th August to 1pm Sunday 1st September. Once the retreat has come to a close at 1pm on the Sunday, we will open our doors for an open day/party for all to attend! If you are interested in attending the opening retreat the information is here:
Date: 1pm Friday 30th August to 1pm Sunday 1st September
Cost: £200 for 2 nights full board
There are only 8 rooms available and will of course be on a first come first served basis, and once we have your full balance you are booked in :)
Please RSVP if you are thinking of coming to the retreat weekend and/or party on Sunday 1st September 1pm to late!
Already we have a yoga group, raw food group and book writing workshop hiring our fantastic house. If you have a group and are interested in renting the house, we have an amazing introductory offer from September to December with prices raising to their standard rate in January 2014. As you can see the practice room is a beautiful space to bring your group for an amazing weekend.
Mandy and I now have a date for our yoga and pilates weekend which is Friday 15th to Sunday 17th November. Prices to be announced in the next week, which will be posted on Facebook and our websites. Again please register your interest with either one of us for this weekend, and in next months newsletter I will detail the new website, email addresses and prices for what will become regular retreats that we plan to hold together.
Currently the house is being renovated in readiness for the De Rosa arrival on 1st July :)
As news develops i will post on Facebook and the website, so keep checking in for the latest.
Let me know what you think on this exciting news!!! x
Living Life in Flow
This is something that i am doing more and more, and it is finally becoming quite natural! In the beginning there is so much struggle, and fighting against what is going on in your life, and very little trust. But the more you do trust that 'everything is happening for a reason' the more you can let go of what doesn't work for you -even if it's what you've always done! It's amazing how we continue on a destructive or unhappy path simply because we know no better. What if we could just step out for a few breaths and imagine life a different way!
This is something i have personally been experiencing recently because i have stopped drinking now for 6 months! As I grew up i was a total party girl -the life and soul as they say! I have lived life to the excess which has meant most social events including a lot of alcohol. So now at 40 it's as if i'm starting over -sober! I've never done sober at parties, or at the pub. I've never done Christmas or my birthday without an alcoholic celebration....it's all new, and I Love It!!!
I have had to let go of what was familiar and what i always did in the past to allow for this new way of living. And it's scary doing something that you've never done before, but why don't you decide to do something positive for yourself next month, let go, and enjoy the flow of life x
What I'm Eating This Month
Chia Pudding
This is delicious and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack :)
There are just 2 main ingredients: Chia Seeds and Almond Milk, then you can add different things for a different angle on the same dish.
Mix 2/3 cup of Chia Seeds with 1 1/4 cups of Almond Milk and mix together. The milk will be absorbed by the seeds within 15 minutes, add more milk and stir if the mixture is too thick. Then you can add the following, and why not try a different addition each time you make it -thats what I do!
-Cacao Powder
-Cinnamon
-Agave for added sweetness
Keep some in the fridge, so that if you are feeling peckish there is a healthy option always available -rather than reaching for something full of chemicals.
I Need Your Help!
I need to ask your help. I am trying to get some reviews for my book on Amazon, and would really appreciate if you could take a couple of minutes to do this for me. It really helps people that are thinking of purchasing it, but don't know me, get a better understanding of how the book might help them. Especially if you felt inspired by what you read, why not pass that on to others who may need some encouragement and motivation in their lives....
Click here for the hardback link, and click here for the kindle version. Anyone can add a review on these pages.
Thank you!
Leaving Dinner Date
As i am leaving Ware in July it is only fitting that we have a final dinner together. We have had some really lovely meals in various restaurants over the past few years, and I really think this is a wonderful part of our practice to socialise together and get to know each other 'off the mat' too : )
Date: Friday 21st June
Time: 7.30pm in The Vine (for early birds)
Venue: 8pm at Sala Thai
Please RSVP so that i can keep the restaurant updated on numbers. And do try and come along even if you have not been to one of my classes for a while xx
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Classes
Classes will run as normal until the end of June.
Jo is then planning on finding a venue in Ware to hold 1 or 2 weekly group classes from July. If you know of any good venues in the Ware area please get in touch!
Jo will also be available once a week for private sessions in the comfort of your own home.
Watch this space!
Tuesday 30th April
5pm Private session available
Thursday 2nd May
5pm Private session available
Saturday 4th May
10am Private session available
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Workshops
The next workshop dates are as follows:
Saturday 25th May
"Detox Your World"
* 2 spaces *
Saturday 1st June
"An Introduction to Vision Boards & Coaching"
* 6 spaces *
Saturday 15th June
"Balancing The Chakras"
* 3 spaces *
Saturday 29th June
"A Morning of Meditation"
* 6 spaces *
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Retreats
30 August - 1 September
Opening Weekend
50% discount
15 spaces
4th-6th October
Full
15th-17th November
Yoga and Pilates with Jo & Mandy
15 spaces
December (date tbc)
End of Year Detox
15 spaces
January 2014
New Beginnings
15 spaces
Somerset:
6th-13th May
20% discount to IG customers
12th-19th July
£800 - £1,450
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