Our Events
From workshops to special gatherings, we offer a range of activities for you to enjoy
We host regular sessions, and you can find out what’s coming up by checking the information below. We can’t wait to welcome you!
We host regular sessions, and you can find out what’s coming up by checking the information below. We can’t wait to welcome you!
We meet once a month to enjoy mind-expanding conversations in a safe space with like-minded people. Come to ConsciousCafe to meet others and make friends.
Visit https://consciouscafe.org/group/canterbury/
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year and marks the start of Summer. Take time to savour this special time with our Consciouscafe group. There will be some meditation and a mindful walk in our lovely garden with time to reflect on all the benefits of nature
For centuries writers and poets have written about the beneficial effects of Nature. Now scientific research is confirming those benefits. Studies show that being in Nature has profound effects on our brains and behaviour – reducing anxiety, brooding, stress, lowering blood pressure and cortisol levels and increasing attention, memory, creativity and even kindness.
Why and how does nature have this effect on us? Is that your experience? How can we increase our soul consciousness through nature? Meet like-minded people and join us for the conversation and light refreshments.
Bookings can be made via the Consciouscafe website
Cost is £8.00 if paid in advance and £10 on the door if there is space.
Or Contact Cora Kemball-Cook by email: corakc@hotmail.com or phone: 07711 830275.
With Katherine Winter
This is a floor-based, gentle, and restorative class suitable for all skill levels. For the first half, we will gently warm up the joints and then practice a slow flowing sequence of soft and revitalising poses. For the second half, we will lie down, with optional bolsters/blankets, for a Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra). This is a type of meditation where participants experience a relaxed state in between sleep and awareness, in order to fully relax the body and mind. Yoga Nidra has many benefits, including reducing stress and anxiety, and helping to promote better and deeper sleep.
Katherine began her yoga journey in 2015 and noticed a profound transformation in her mind and body. She decided to train as a yoga teacher to help others experience the healing effects of yoga and studied at Ayur-Yoga Eco Ashram near Mysore, India, completing her training in 2019 and 2023. She is also a qualified Rainbow Yoga Children’s yoga teacher and a Mental Health First Aider. Katherine is an empathetic and calm teacher whose classes range from Hatha, Vinyasa, and Yin. She encourages people to use yoga techniques to develop a deeper connection with their minds and bodies to grow in flexibility, strength, grace, and confidence both on and off the mat.
Please contact Katherine Winter (07939 262893) or katherinejwinter@gmail.com for info and booking or @katherinejoyyogi
We are very honoured to be hosting this joyful event at Canterbury Yoga which will be led by Emma Slade/ Lopen Ani Pema Deki who is a well known and popular inspirational speaker.
Emma Slade is a yoga teacher with 25 years of experience, in addition she has been a Buddhist Nun for 13 years and is the founder of the UK registered charity Opening Your Heart to Bhutan which helps children with special needs in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
For the morning of June 22nd, she will be speaking on the fascinating links and contrasts between yoga and Buddhism – both of which specify a gradual eight step path to freedom from suffering. The morning will consist of teachings, discussion and advice on practice. Emma will be giving her time freely and all proceeds will go towards her charity walk across Bhutan this Autumn.
Both Buddhism and yoga have their origins in a very positive and powerful belief of what it is to be born as a human. Both offer a way to enlightenment which involves practices of body, speech and mind. Emma will clearly identify these common roots and practices in a way which will benefit everyone from the mildly interested to the highly experiences practitioner or meditator.
A handout will be provided and it will be possible to attend either in person or on line in order to maximise the benefit to the charity. If you are attending in person, please bring a cushion and notebook and pen.
If you cannot attend and you want to support the work of the charity please visit our website where you can also make a donation – www.openingyourhearttobhutan.com
https://yogaandbuddhism.eventbrite.co.uk
