Brave Bodies

My BraveBodies bags that I ordered as Christmas presents are having a great time travelling around the world! :-) This latest contribution is from Viv all the way from Goa. Share yours if you have any! ❤️

23 days until "YOGA BASICS: 10-week yoga course for beginners" starts in Bitterne! Get in touch now to book your space!

My friend's just made these and they are great. Heading out to stock up on lemons and ginger -- will be adding these to my mornings! Give these a shot! :)

Ginger Shots (Better Than Store-Bought) - Downshiftology These homemade ginger shots are the perfect immunity booster packed with health benefits and much more affordable than store-bought bottles!

How many of these exercises do you recognise from our class? Quite a few I hope! Especially Supple Silver classes. We work hard, but for a good reason.
Supple Silver classes run on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:30am in Woolston, St. Mark's Institute, and on Thursdays at 11:15am-12:15pm at the Hamble Village Memorial Hall in Hamble-le-Rice.

Experts Say Weight Lifting Is The Fountain Of Youth. Here's How To Get Started At Any Age Plus, tips and testimonials from real women.

Where do you buy your fruits and veg? Are you careful about chemicals at all? I am just rethinking my shopping habits... wonder where to find the organic version of the dirty dozen... not too many choices here, I'm afraid! I do get a Riverford box but that's not quite enough... Share your ideas!

The ‘dirty dozen’:

Strawberries
Spinach
Kale
Peaches
Pears
Nectarines
Apples
Grapes
Peppers/chilli
Cherries
Blueberries
Green beans
Tomatoes

The ‘clean 15’:

Avocado
Sweetcorn
Pineapple
Onions
Papaya
Peas (frozen)
Asparagus
Honeydew melon
Kiwi
Cabbage
Mushrooms
Mangoes
Sweet potato
Watermelon
Carrots

After about 11 years at St. Mark's in Woolston, we've moved our Monday and Thursday yoga classes to the Bitterne Spiritualist Church on Bitterne Road. Last night was our first class there, and we love it! We even have underfloor heating, a dream come true! If you want to join, please note that both classes start at 6:10pm now. There is parking directly in front od the hall.

I'm seriously thinking about face yoga. Has anybody tried? Have you had good results?

Did you know there are over 60+ muscles in your face and neck? And yet we all know perfectly well how important it is to exercise our body muscles, but we somehow miss the face. You see, it has become known that facial muscles can be exercised. But it’s mostly linked to smoothing out the lines and removing wrinkles naturally. However, there’s so much more to the Face Yoga Method than facial exercises and effects it has on the wrinkles. Mastering different techniques will help depuff the face, remove excess fluid and toxins that make our face look bloated, improve circulation, and bring more oxygen and nutrients. So in a way, it’s a self-care practice for your face. And the best way to start and implement it seamlessly into your everyday routine is the Face Yoga Fundamentals mini-course. Don’t miss the opportunity to claim $80 off and forever access to this 6-bite-size educational videos and a perfect 30-minute Face Yoga Morning Routine. Register NOW!

An invitation to anyone waiting to try a Pilates class... we've moved to Larch Hall (at the Bursledon Community Centre) so there is more space for us all now! Tuesdays 6:40-7:40pm. There is plenty of free parking outside the hall, too. Come for your trial session and pay £3 only.

Reminder! Our Evening for Women with Dr. Kari Nightingale is coming up on Monday 9 October at 7:45pm at the St. Mark's Institute in Woolston. Here is the original post to refresh your memory. Please share with anyone who might find this helpful! .
I would like to invite you to join us for a Monday evening presentation and Q&A on women's health during perimenopause and menopause, as this is an issue which many of you will find relevant and perhaps want to seek some support for. Dr. Kari Nightingale is a local GP and has been taking part in many conferences and talks on the subject, and has kindly agreed to share some of her knowledge with us. Some of the things she will discuss are:
*what is perimenopause/menopause, and how our hormones change during these periods
*the symptoms these changes can cause
*the health risks associated with menopause
*the best options for their treatment and management, both for symptoms and future health
*HRT -- myths and facts, and how it can work for you
There will be plenty of time for a discussion at the end of her talk, too. I hope you will come in good numbers!

This event is free of charge (£1 for hall hire costs would be appreciated). Please feel free to bring friends/relatives who would find this helpful. Let me know if you're planning to come!

Looking forward to seeing you there,
Barbara

Happy Wednesday! There is a great sale going on (70% off) at M Life just now, so if you need some new yoga/Pilates clothes or accessories, take a look! I really like their stuff, ordering some new yoga pants! :)

Holiday Sale – M Life London