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Lucy believes that yoga is a state of being. Established in this state, we naturally make the best choices for ourselves and our environment.
She is the owner of A Space to Be Yoga Retreat in Northumberland, where she lives and works with her husband and two children.
Lucy has practised yoga since 1998 and completed the British Wheel of Yoga diploma in 2010 under the guidance of her formative teacher Tara Fraser. Since then, she has studied intensively with Uma Dinsmore Tuli, Judith Hanson Lasater and Ranju Roy.
Lucy is most at home in the breath-based and sutra-informed practice of TKV Desikachar, but her practice has also been shaped by her journey as a mother, her female teachers (outside of formal lineages), the wild landscapes of Northumberland, many hours of vipassana meditation and a healthy respect for her own inner compass.
Inspired by the natural world and the changing seasons around us, Lucy’s practice invites us to embrace the ebbs, flows, and changes within us. Lucy’s teaching may challenge you in ways you are not expecting. She hopes to guide you home to your felt sense of what’s right and true, and your passion for a purposeful and intentional life.
From 9.45 to 11.00 -
From 9.45 to 11.00 -
Being in the Cycles
Being in the Cycles
The philosophy of yoga teaches us that the macrocosm of the universe exists within the microcosm of the body. To practice yoga is to journey in this inner landscape, and to practice yoga ‘in the cycles’ is to pay attention to its seasons.
Begin the day by connecting with the circle of breath, and a rhythmic movement sequence that can be performed gently or with vigour.
Our aim in this session is to establish a connection with our prāṇa, or lifeforce.
There will be discussion of the first two Yama from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, ahiṃsā and satya.
From 11.45 to 1.00
From 11.45 to 1.00
The Rivers of Prana
The Rivers of Prana
The three major energy channels, ida, pingala and suṣumnā, can be imagined as three great rivers within the landscape of the body. Our aim in this session is to clear those rivers of debris, blockages or obstructions so that our prāṇa can flow unhindered. The practice will be simple but challenging (with options) and conclude with prāṇāyāma.
There will be discussion of the third and fourth Yama from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, asteya and brahmacarya.
From 3.30 - 4.45
From 3.30 - 4.45
Mother Earth Has Got Your Back
Mother Earth Has Got Your Back
Have you got hers?
Have you got hers?
Our aim in this session is to contain our prāṇa through a practice of stillness. We will use restorative yoga techniques to create support and ease in lying and seated postures and discuss the fifth Yama, aparigrahāḥ.
Props required: 2-3 blankets, a bolster or chair and something to cover your eyes e.g. eye pillow or scarf (optional).
To conclude the day, we will look at the five Yama as our ‘great vow’ as a yoga practitioner and a roadmap to living yoga off the mat, for the benefit of people and planet.
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