About

Sakura Studio Classes

Join me in my lovely little garden studio for mindful movement, conscious stillness, connection, healing and happiness. Here is the place to comfortably and safely release the unwanted, calm the mind, unlock tensions in the body, and leave feeling energetically restored, refreshed and recharged, on both a physical and mental level. Enjoy time in this nurturing environment to let go, to experience a renewed state of balance and ease, and to find heartfelt peace in presence, truth and awareness.

To access the studio, please go through the gate to the right of Sakura House. You will find the studio at the bottom of the garden. Please take care on the steps as you make your way down to the studio.

Please close both gates on your way in and out to keep our little Harley safe from the road. Thank you.

Please pre-book and pay for your class in advance, as a drop-in system is not being operated.

Arrive ready to practise, dressed in clothing suitable for movement and stretching, with only minimal essential items to hand, which can be placed on your designated shelf.

Use the toilet before arrival as bathroom facilities are not available.

Arrive no more than 10 minutes before class start-time.

Please do not walk across fellow students' mats - keep to the wooden floor space when moving through the room.

If you are unwell, are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, please notify me and do not attend the session - your paid for class can be carried over to another time when you are feeling better.

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Please take a look at the timetable below, feel free to contact me for further details, or to reserve your place,

or check the FAQs for more information.

I look forward to welcoming you soon.

Namaste

Timetable

Weekly Studio Group Yoga Class

YinYang Flow & Relaxation

Monday 7-8.30pm £15

Workshops

Qigong, Pranayama, Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra/Meditation,

Sound Healing & Tea

7-9pm

£25

Friday 30th June

Holistic Harmony Massage Appointments

Private Yoga Sessions Available

Please enquire for availability & details

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Yin & Yang Retreat

1st-3rd March 2024

The Cotswolds

A beautiful retreat space to balance and restore the body, heart, mind and soul.

With Francesca Kasteleneides of SoYoga and BEAM Academy

Wild Spirit Celebration

Weekend Retreat

1st-4th September 2023

*ONE CAMPER SPACE AND ONE TENT SPACE LEFT *

A collaboration of connection, fun and frolics for finding our authentic Self through nature practices in motion, meditation, music and massage,

with

Pascale, Wabisabi Yoga

Emma, Orchard Barns

Teresa, The Engine Room

Unleash your creative expression with us at Campwell, Cherry Wood nr Bath

https://campwell.co.uk

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Please also visit the Sakura Yoga and Wellbeing Facebook page for details

More Details

Qualifications:

200hr Yoga Instructor (Goyoga) (Ashtanga/Kundalini/Yin Yoga)

Kids Yogadance (Young Yogis Academy)

Tween and Teen Yoga (Goyoga)

Mindfulness for Children (Beam Academy)

Restorative Yoga (Whitespace Yoga)

Bhakti Yoga - Chanting: Yoga of the Heart (Janet Stone School of Yoga)

White Shell Yoga (Shaman College)

Special Yoga for Special Children (Special Yoga Foundation)

Special Yoga for Autism and ADHD (Special Yoga Foundation)

Shibashi Tai Chi Qigong & Acupressure Session Leader

(Holistic Tai Chi Qigong Training Academy UK)

Dreamsong Yoga Nidra

(Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Susie Ro-Prater)

Reiki Master Teacher & Trainer (Barbara Morgan)

Ayurvedic Massage Practitioner

(Sunita Passi - Tri-Dosha)

Indian Head Massage Practitioner

(Gateway)

Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner (Gladwell School of Massage)

Crystal Healing (Gateway)

Gentle Touch Refexology Instructor

(Sue Ricks Academy)

Gong Practitioner (Mark Swan)

Access Consciousness Practitioner (Katie Holland)

In gratitude for their wisdom and teachings, I would like to thank those who have inspired, supported and guided me so far, acknowledged by the images at the foot of the page.

My Story

Arriving at a particularly chaotic point in life some years ago, and feeling somewhat depleted by it’s mental and physical effects, I turned to Yoga.

Noticing how much better I was feeling, I wanted to learn more, and the more I learned and experienced, the more I wanted to share.

Similarly, after several years of working with children and of fundraising as an ambassador for Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough, and supporting from afar Tilinanu Orphanage in Malawi, I found myself both loving the positive impact of Yoga on my own life, and also wishing to work more closely with the children I was raising funds for.

Without knowing quite where my path would lead, I trusted this sense of inner guidance, took a leap of faith, and retrained in Yoga for Children, Teenagers and Special Needs.

My personal curiosity and interest around Yoga and Wellbeing was growing, and for my own development, I continued this learning journey, training in Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, White Shell Shamanic Yoga, Hot Yoga, Mindfulness and Qigong.

I began to teach Yoga classes and workshops at various locations across the county; Bridge4 Health Studio in Birstall, Leicester City Football Club, Sunita Passi at the Engine Yard, Belvoir Castle, Balance Yoga Studio in Sileby and Hotpod Yoga in Leicester, and Ragdale Hall Spa.

During this time, I had begun to volunteer at the Glebe House project for Special Needs Children and Adults in Loughborough. Before long, I was invited to teach at Homefield College, and soon after, at Aspire Lifeskills Learning Centre, and at Ashmount School in Loughborough.

Simultaneously drawn toward a variety of deep healing tools, I studied and practised to become a Master Reiki Trainer, an instructor of Gentle Touch Reflexology for Babies and Children, and a practitioner of Gong, Ayurvedic Massage, Indian Head Massage, Thai Yoga Massage, Crystal Healing and Access Consciousness. I am pleased to be continuing my holistic journey, developing my knowledge and experience by training in Chinese Medicine for Yoga and in Clinical Aromatherapy, and by furthering my skills, enjoyment and interest in music, voice and sound, as I test TablaTom's patience in my gradual learning journey of the Harmonium and Dholak instruments.

I also continue to support the wonderful work of the Tilinanu and Love Support Unite charities in Malawi.

I am so delighted to be sharing my new nurturing studio space for enhanced wellness practices at Sakura Yoga and Wellbeing in Old Dalby. Here, I will be focussing upon assisting friends, families and local community in finding increased joy and harmony, through the weaving of Yogic principles into their daily life.

Finally, after several years of research and development, teaching and practice, I am absolutely thrilled to be collaborating with BEAM Academy with the launch in early 2022 of our Teacher Training programme:

https://www.beam.academy/senyogacourse

“Hi Julie Once again, thank you for the amazing experience, which I enjoyed very much. I particularly enjoyed all the classes with you, I love your energy and your personality and all styles of yoga that you practice. Warm regards and namaste”

Aleks
“Hi Julie The retreat was just wonderful! I had no idea what to expect as it is not something I have ever done before but I was so pleasantly surprised. The venue was just beautiful and had a really lovely vibe, so peaceful. You planned the weekend so well and I loved the classes we did as they gave us a taste of different aspects of yoga. I loved the Saturday morning session, the music was amazing (please tell me what you played for that class), I liked the speed of it, how it really got you working. The restorative was really lovely, the time flew by, so relaxing and calming. The Kundalini was a really good class too and the gong playing, wow, I have to admit I did have a peak at you playing a couple of times from under my eye pillow, you are so talented!! The walk out at Brimham Rocks was fun, we didn't care that people were looking at us doing our poses, it was just such fun and really lovely. I liked all the food and the herbal teas, it was lovely to try something new. I feel as though I have grown a couple of inches, my spine feels as though it is all spaced out how it should be, physically I feel like a new woman. You have such a beautiful aura about you, you're truly such a kind and generous person. Thank you for arranging the weekend I will treasure it forever.”

Caroline
“Hi Julie, Firstly a very big thank you to you for putting such a lovely weekend together. There was plenty going on to keep us occupied but at a nice steady pace so that we didn't feel rushed. The highlight for me was spending time with some really great people and sharing talks, experiences, meals etc together, Including our adventurous at Brimham rocks. It's so easy to feel self conscious and worry what other people are thinking, so for us all to be care-free and feel completely non-judged for the weekend was really nice. Thanks again xx”

Tamara