Anja Yoga

Seasonal change online workshop - this Saturday afternoon!

This will be a mix of ayurvedic wisdom for autumn and the change of seasons, grounding as well as soothing nourishing yoga and yoga nidra. 

Autumn is such a special time. Transformation, transitions... in the external world (think about the change of weather, the leaves on the trees changing colour) and internal (we might feel our digestion change, dry skin).

It’s Vata season. Vata being change and mobility. The wind and space element of movement. So our minds might also feel a bit scattered with too much thinking, overwhelm and anxiety. We may feel ungrounded in our mind from the increase of wind and dryness. 

And change is always unsettling - although it is constant. Change or junctions (in ayurveda) can be vulnerable times so we want to be grounded and nourished. Find ways to soothe us through yoga and ayurveda. 

This is what we will explore in the session together.

I know it’s short notice but if you are around you can join live although it is also recorded

Saturday the 3rd October 2:30-4:30pm

Saturday the 4th October 2:30-4:30pm | Autumn Workshop online
This will be a mix of ayurvedic wisdom for autumn and the change of seasons, grounding as well as soothing nourishing yoga and yoga nidra

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I’m in the DMs and emails for more information and to book

🌕 Full Moon morning greetings
This Sunday morning we’ll ease into the day with a soothing relaxing grounding and supported yoga session inside the monthly membership- online.

A “yin” style class to drink in the soma or nectar of the abundant moon.

Class inside the membership. Recorded for the online library.

Do you wan to join? Send me a DM or go to the website 💛

We reply on the internet and computers. And mine has crashed. Or the screen has. Looks like it’s time for an investment in something new.

Classes runs as usual. But I haven’t been able to upload them. But as soon as my new laptop arrives they’ll be up on the website.

I was going to update the website (and email you all) with:
💤 chill out yoga Sunday inside the membership
🍂 autumn workshop online coming VERY soon
🐚 Ayurveda course early bird expires end of the month

All details of the Ayurveda course is in the website and you can book there.

Join the online member anytime

Details of Sunday fullmoon chill out and autumn workshop coming! Get me newsletter to stay up to date!)

Ghee - butter for your whole being 💛
In ayurveda ghee is lubricating nourishing and nurturing our body and mind. Plus it can be taken internally (as food) or used externally on the skin. And it’s perfect for autumn

💛 It’s Sattvic for our minds and it soothes both Vata anxiety and Pitta frustrations

💛 It nourishes all our dhatus - or body tissues in ayurveda

💛 It kindles the digestive fire, agni, yet it is also cooling and soothing.

💛 It nourishes the skin and can also be used for skin irritations (bites or sun burn).

💛 It increases Ojas and has the resemblance of this healing nectar.

I wanted to share this ayurvedic gem with you because is is perfect for autumn with its nourishing qualities (for body, mind and skin). But it also kindles the digestive fire *and* it is cooling for any excess pitta or heat we might have accumulated over the summer.

Use it in your food, cook with it or add a spoonful over freshly cooked food so it can melt.

Apply it on the skin. I’m obsessed with Osi Oils Sacred Organic Ayurveda Face & Eye Cream. Yes, it ghee based and soooo nourishing on the delicate eye area - yet also light and calming

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Autumn is a beautiful example of one of Ayurveda’s simplest ideas:
⬆️ like increases like.
🔁 opposites bring balance.

As the weather becomes cooler, drier and more changeable, Ayurveda describes the qualities of Vata becoming more prominent.

Vata is associated with qualities such as:
🍂 light
🍂 dry
🍂 cool
🍂 mobile
🍂 changeable

So rather than trying to push through the season in exactly the same way we did in summer, Ayurveda invites us to consider what might balance those qualities:

More warmth.
More nourishment.
More oil.
More steadiness.
More rest.
More grounding.

This doesn’t need to mean a complicated Ayurvedic routine.
It might simply mean a warm meal instead of a cold one, oiling your skin after a shower, slowing down your yoga practice, or giving yourself a little more space between doing and doing and doing.

Over the next few weeks I’m going to share some of my favourite simple ways of bringing Ayurveda into autumn — through food, yoga, self-care, breath and everyday life.
Because Ayurveda isn’t just something to know.
It’s something to notice.
🍂

This is the kind of seasonal wisdom we go deep into in Āyurveda: The Sister Science of Yoga — starting 13th Oct, early bird ends 1st Oct. Link in bio.