Soma /ˈsəʊmə/ noun 1. [Ancient Greek origin] the body of an organism. 2. [Sanskrit origin] to distill, extract or sprinkle. Often connected to an intoxicating drink holding a prominent place in Vedic ritual, which was prepared from the nectar of an unknown plant.

Monthly Soma

Throughout 2025 I would like to offer you a monthly opportunity to gather in conscious community and gift yourself a moment to pause. These sessions will combine embodiment practices such as somatic movement, gentle Yin Yoga and Sound Baths to connect deeply with ourselves. They’ve been designed to build on one another throughout the year, but can also be experienced as stand-alone workshops.

1st March

Sacred Centre - Harnessing the Power of the Pelvis

30th March

Liquid Spine – Creating ease and fluidity

26th April

Soft Core – A new way of feeling into our core body

25th May

Heart Land – Freeing the breath through movement

Sunday Soma will be on hiatus over the Summer months (June, July, August) and will continue in September.


Past Events

  • 10.30am-12.30pm on Saturday 4th May 2024

    at Soma Home

    Get ready to flow through an invigorating yoga sequence and immerse yourself in the powerful sounds of singing bowls. This event is all about finding your rhythm, connecting with your body, and letting the frequencies calm your mind. This is an opportunity to harmonise your body and soul in joyful community.

  • Sunday 1st October 2023

    1.30-2.45pm at Third Space Moorgate

    An introduction to the basics of yoga arm balances, focussing on crow pose (Bakasana). We’ll condition and mobilise our bodies to prepare for crow pose and its many variations, as well as looking at injury modifications. We’ll round it all off with a little cool down session and Q&A at the end.

  • Saturday 30th September 2023

    3-5pm at Basic Space

    We spend a large portion of our lives in motion - often moving from point a to point b - without much thought behind the intentions or motivations for these everyday actions.

    For many of us, yoga represents the first time we experience the possibility of moving mindfully and consciously which is what draws us into this ancient practice. But even within yoga the postures and transitions can become overly familiar territory.

    In this workshop I’ll be sharing, for the first time, a more fully-formed expression of my personal movement practice which weaves together a rich tapestry of teachings from the worlds of yoga, somatics and soft acrobatics.

    Yoga will provide us with a common ground from which we can venture towards new possibilities. Somatic explorations will allow us to bring an element of curiosity to the in-between moments as we transition through postures, while soft acrobatics will expand our repertoire of free-flowing, dynamic movement that is more akin to the unpredictable nature of how we move through everyday life.

    My hope is that you leave the workshop with a whole arsenal of new tools under your belt, empowering you to continue to develop and expand your own movement practice to support you through life.

  • Saturday 15th July 2023

    2.30-4.30pm at Yogacampus

    Our simplest and earliest movement patterns form the stepping stones that carry us through life, as well as leading us towards more complex and dynamic ranges of motion. In this workshop series we will scale back our physical yoga practice to its most basic forms - sitting, standing, walking and lying down.

    By looking at these postures through a somatic lens we’ll explore our unique individual alignment, break free from habitual movement patterns and discover new possibilities. As we reintegrate these insights into our yoga practice they will allow us to move from the inside out with more ease, skill and grace.

    Each workshop will include:

    • Breath awareness

    • Somatic movement exploration

    • Restorative & Yin yoga practice

    • Guided meditation

  • Saturday 1st July 2023

    2.30-4.30pm at Yogacampus

    Our simplest and earliest movement patterns form the stepping stones that carry us through life, as well as leading us towards more complex and dynamic ranges of motion. In this workshop series we will scale back our physical yoga practice to its most basic forms - sitting, standing, walking and lying down.

    By looking at these postures through a somatic lens we’ll explore our unique individual alignment, break free from habitual movement patterns and discover new possibilities. As we reintegrate these insights into our yoga practice they will allow us to move from the inside out with more ease, skill and grace.

    Each workshop will include:

    • Breath awareness

    • Somatic movement exploration

    • Restorative & Yin yoga practice

    • Guided meditation

  • Monday 29th May 2023

    4-5.30pm at Third Space Moorgate

    An introduction to the basics of yoga arm balances, focussing on crow pose (Bakasana). We’ll condition and mobilise our bodies to prepare for crow pose and its many variations, as well as looking at injury modifications. We’ll round it all off with a little cool down session and Q&A at the end.

  • Sunday 3rd March 2019

    1-4 pm at Studio Om

    “I am the Soul in the body, the Mind in the senses, the eagle among the birds, the lion among animals. Among all trees I am the sacred Bodhi tree, and of the seasons I am Spring.”

    - Lord Krishna describing himself in The Bhagavad Gita

    Our Western culture commonly associates Spring with change: we Spring-clean our homes, we donate or throw out the old and bring in the new, but we rarely use it as an opportunity to assess our own habits. The transitional qualities of Spring can be challenging, or even overwhelming, for our bodies - allergies, hay fever and Spring flus often take our immune system on a wild ride, potentially leaving us drained by the time Summer rolls around.

    I will draw upon traditional and contemporary approaches to preventative Self-care that are informed by my studies in Yoga, Breathwork, Meditation and Ayurveda. Each workshop will focus on highlighting the specific guidance for each season of the year, whilst also introducing you to practical tools of Self-care that can be practised throughout the entire year to maintain a healthy, supple and adaptable body and mind.

    This Spring-centred workshop will cover:

    • The basics of Ayurveda

    • How to determine, understand and balance your Doshas

    • Advice on structuring your morning routine in a way that supports and fortifies your overall well-being

    • Abhyanga (Ayurvedic self-massage)

    • Season-specific food guidance

    • Adaptogens for better immune health

Oceana demonstrates an assisted back bend yoga pose holding on to a tree branch in front of a volcano.
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