FAB - Fitness at the Beach with Kat

My beautiful helper with me yesterday soaking up the vibes for our kids immersive yoga at La Hougue Bie tomorrow with Soul Grounds Summer Gathering

Growing up down the road from here / one of the world’s oldest inhabited sites - I love this sacred spot and tomorrow will be great.

Walking here my daughter was really chilled. You are here as there’s trees no traffic and you get away from the hustle and bustle of hecticness.

This is what kids need and this is why I love teaching kids yoga.

The Yoga Initiative is my new yoga immersive yoga project for children and young people The Yoga Initiative CI .

We start at roots 🌱 level with the littlies programme Little Beans Yoga age 3 to 7.

Then further Yog.I. (Yoga Initiative) programmes for 7- 11 yrs
12 -15 year old Yog.I
15 -18 years

At all levels and ages we focus on mental health.
With the younger years up to 11 we incorporate education learning native to Jersey about our culture, language and history - ie this weekends Little Beans 🫘 Yoga at La Hougue Bie.

Middle years we focus on strength, building and maintaining awareness, positive thinking and motivational skills and resilience targeted sessions for children who most need them.

15 -18 years focusing on individual strengths and how we can immerse these into local community by thinking globally acting locally- with again a strong focus on mental as well as physical health.

Yoga is about the lifelong journey and how we adapt to our journey,

The Yoga Initiative has come about after 25 years of practicing yoga and over 20 years teaching yoga and fitness. I’ve had many injuries, been concussed, broken bones, had three children and know first hand what it is like to be non verbal and both cognitively and physically impaired and how with good teaching, a positive, resilient mindset and motivation you really can rewire the brain.

Everyone has their strengths and this is what we at The Yoga Initiative CI focus on.

We all need community to help us on our journey but first we need to take control of ourselves, or brains and become rooted and focused.

If you don’t have the community you build one you create one and we can all start with our own tribe.

Starting here at La Hougue Bie - interacting in community life.

Just some simple paths like this to make our beaches accessible here in Jersey

I went for a most stunning swim last pm at St Ouens high tide sun setting … and you know what was missing …. My daughter … she can’t access the huge cobbles on the slip on either foot or wheelchair

Steps down from le port X

Steps down from the Splash X

St Ouens is one of our most beautiful beaches and everyone should be able to access it any time without having to rely on others / like the amazing Healing Waves / to help

Come on Jersey government , Children’s Commissioner, Visit Jersey, St Ouens parish, Jersey everyone..and get together and start looking after All your Islanders

After spending the whole morning looking for an accessible beach, we ended up back at Playa El Escambrón with Olas Para Todos. They have an amazing program where their staff helps you get into the water using an amphibious beach wheelchair. You can also use their changing room and restroom. However, I’m not sure if all wheelchairs will fit, as the restrooms are old and not very clean, so come prepared.
This beach feels like a swimming pool because the water is so calm, making it a great option for wheelchair users and families. Their services are available Monday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for those with disabilities who needs this services.

Wild Summer Gathering 2026

We are almost ready to open the doors to you all this weekend! What a feast of beauty this time of year is and Lammas/Lughnasadh is the time to come together to celebrate with our creativity and give thanks together in all the ways we can.

We know these crazy times arent all about celebration as wildfires rage across Europe and genocides happen in front of our eyes, and we welcome the whole of our human experience so we can take comfort and care with one another in times that we might feel powerless, and stand up and remember that we are NOT powerless, especially when we are feeling connected, nourished, inspired, safe and with our roots of belonging reaching deep and strong.

Just 3 days to go and there's still time to join us on the sacred grounds of La Hougue Bie.

All the info on the link in bio ✨️🌟🌞🌳

This Saturday 1st August
Summer Gathering with Soul Ground
La Hougue Bie, St Saviour